Day 12 & 13: A Study in Contrasts

Day 12:
A cleanse day - just the cleanse juice, snack capsules, and tons of water to drink.
Accomplishments - Up at the crack of dawn, painted dining table, paid bills, had company, put antique-look glaze on dining chairs, played with 22-month-old daughter, made bread from sourdough starter.

Day 13:
Shake-Meal-Shake day - Fell off the wagon and indulged in several (won't tell you #s) homemade cookies and drank too much coffee.
Accomplishments - Straightened house for company, was in a fog from all the sugar & white flour I inhaled, couldn't take a nap when hubby did as I was wired on coffee.

Plan of Action: Back on the wagon tomorrow. Not going to beat myself up too bad as I learned some valuable lessons.

Day 7: What? No Sweets Cravings?

A week down, 3 more to go. I am surprised how easy this is. I am loving this energy. Something I just realized is that I'm not having my usual cravings for sweets, especially in the afternoon. They say that once you rid your body of those simple carbs, your body then doesn't miss them.

As Dr. Wayne mentioned during his cleanse days, the sleep during the cleanse is heavenly. I am really relishing those ZZZZs. It also helps that I take a magnesium supplement right before bed. This morning, I was raring to go at 5:30 a.m. Whoa!

Now, if I can just save sweets for special occasions only after these 30 days are up, my body will thank me...

Healing for the Bones: Day 5 of Cleanse

Something amazing to happening as I trudge through Day 5 of my 30-day cleanse. I have an old injury in my right ankle...it happened when I was in college, which is a good 10 years ago now. It was first thought to be a sprain but later proven to be a fracture. It has bugged me off and on since then. But, in the past few days I have felt a warm sensation in that area...like a rush of blood to that area that I haven't felt before. Dr. Wayne stated that he feels confident that its definitely a healing effect going on from my abstaining from inflammatory foods like grains, sugars, dairy and excess coffee. He teased me this morning and said, "The reason the rush of blood hasn't made it to your ankle before now is that it was blocked by a giant mound of Starbucks coffee grounds (and the accompanying simple carb treat!)" Just had to share...