Mara
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So about a month ago a bunch of us did the 7 day detox diet miracle, but we shortened it to 5 days. We're doing it again starting tomorrow (or if you are in the East Coast, today!) aka Monday AM!
So here's a thread for support, recipes, or whatever else. Anyone who would like to join us, please just chime in!
Monarch posted this in our last thread as a descriptor of the 5 day plan, so I am copying and pasting it here.
"The diet is five days to "detox" from processed foods, dairy, meat products, and alcohol. It is an attempt to detoxify our systems from chemicals used in food processing, and kind of get back to a more natural way of eating. Please see the past few workout threads for more info! We thought we'd start this thread as an alternative to the workout thread, so as not to "clutter up" that thread with our own endeavors.
Basically the "diet" consists of eating fresh fruits, veggies, and brown rice or rice products, and excluding processed foods, dairy, meat, etc. from the diet for several days. We have discussed it and kind of adapted it to mainly eating fresh fruits and veggies, as well as rice for 5 days...veggies and rice to be prepared in a minimal amount of EVOO )extra virgin olive oil) and spices with the exception of salt, etc. The idea behind it is to see how our bodies respond to a more natural diet, along with moderate exercise. A "healthier" lifestyle, without processed "extras," if you will."
Last time we did it, it worked out quite nicely...I found that I lost a few lbs of weight, but still had a lot of energy from the fruits and also the brown rice and similar. I adapted it to add things like nuts, fresh granola, and things that were not processed but still good for you. I also ate wheat like wheat pasta and similar. I have seen adaptations where you can eat fish but I did not do that this last time and won't this time either. You can also have soy products so I replaced my milks with soy and found I liked it just as much. I also entirely cut out sugar in my coffee last time and I have stuck with it!!
Tomorrow morning my breakfast is going to be Honey Puffed Kashi with soy milk and chopped banana or nectarine; lunch will most likely be wheat pita and garlic hummus and dinner I still have yet to plan but I'd like to try something like a crock pot minestrone or similar. We had dinner at home tonite where I made us turkey tenderloins and horseradish mashed potatoes (like a last supper!) and so I'd like for tomorrow night's dinner to be pretty easy!
So here is to a GREAT week for all of us...!!! 5 days...it's not so bad!
So here's a thread for support, recipes, or whatever else. Anyone who would like to join us, please just chime in!
Monarch posted this in our last thread as a descriptor of the 5 day plan, so I am copying and pasting it here.
"The diet is five days to "detox" from processed foods, dairy, meat products, and alcohol. It is an attempt to detoxify our systems from chemicals used in food processing, and kind of get back to a more natural way of eating. Please see the past few workout threads for more info! We thought we'd start this thread as an alternative to the workout thread, so as not to "clutter up" that thread with our own endeavors.
Basically the "diet" consists of eating fresh fruits, veggies, and brown rice or rice products, and excluding processed foods, dairy, meat, etc. from the diet for several days. We have discussed it and kind of adapted it to mainly eating fresh fruits and veggies, as well as rice for 5 days...veggies and rice to be prepared in a minimal amount of EVOO )extra virgin olive oil) and spices with the exception of salt, etc. The idea behind it is to see how our bodies respond to a more natural diet, along with moderate exercise. A "healthier" lifestyle, without processed "extras," if you will."
Last time we did it, it worked out quite nicely...I found that I lost a few lbs of weight, but still had a lot of energy from the fruits and also the brown rice and similar. I adapted it to add things like nuts, fresh granola, and things that were not processed but still good for you. I also ate wheat like wheat pasta and similar. I have seen adaptations where you can eat fish but I did not do that this last time and won't this time either. You can also have soy products so I replaced my milks with soy and found I liked it just as much. I also entirely cut out sugar in my coffee last time and I have stuck with it!!
Tomorrow morning my breakfast is going to be Honey Puffed Kashi with soy milk and chopped banana or nectarine; lunch will most likely be wheat pita and garlic hummus and dinner I still have yet to plan but I'd like to try something like a crock pot minestrone or similar. We had dinner at home tonite where I made us turkey tenderloins and horseradish mashed potatoes (like a last supper!) and so I'd like for tomorrow night's dinner to be pretty easy!
So here is to a GREAT week for all of us...!!! 5 days...it's not so bad!
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