1. DETOX diets: Have y'all ever tried one? I've been wanting to for a while...I just feel so GROSS from the past two months. ChatTeaKathy sent me one today and I am thinking about trying it next week. Please let me know if any of you have tried others...and how it went. *When I googled colon cleanses/detox/etc. there are some GROSS pictures that come up with doing a full out cleanse. Has anyone ever tried one of these...where you take pills?? This is the one I was given:
| FRUITS | VEGETABLES | LEAN PROTEIN | VERY LEAN PROTEIN | STARCHES |
| Apple (small) | Green Beans | Ground sirloin (1x) | Boneless skinless chicken breast | Low Cal Bread (45 calories or less) |
| Cantaloupe (1/2) | Greens | Wings | | Reduced Fat Crackers (6) |
| Strawberries (6 lg or 12 sm) | Lettuce or Spinach (3 c.) | Oysters | Shrimp (6 oz) | OPTIONAL |
| | Broccoli | Eggs (2) | Albacore Tuna (very low sodium) | Sugar Free Jelly or Jam (1 tsp) |
| Grapes (15) | Cabbage | Egg Whites (6) | 1% Cottage Cheese | Red Fat or FF salad dressing (1 TBS) |
| Grapefruit | Green Peppers | Fish (6 oz) | | I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Spray (5 sprays) |
Three Day Detox
This three day detox will get you ready for your optimum ability to jump start cleansing and weight loss success. It’s a combination of high impact foods (most nutritional bang for the buck) and drinking LOTS of water every day.
On this detox, drink as much water as you can, but at a bare minimum, drink 64 oz. You may add natural flavor to the water if you must (lemon slice, orange slice, mint leaves).
The fruits and veggies you eat must be fresh or frozen and the serving size is ½ cup cooked or 1 cup raw.
Seasonings should have NO sugar or salt in the ingredients. Safe to use seasonings include all fresh or dried herbs, Mrs. Dash, Morton’s LITE salt, and garlic or onion POWDER.
Breakfast: Fruit, Starch, Optional
Mid-AM: Fruit
Lunch: Lean Protein, 2 Veggies, Optional
Mid-PM- fruit
Dinner: Very Lean Protein, 2 Veggies, Optional
*If you are hypoglycemic, add ½ lean protein (such as an egg or 3 egg whites) to your breakfast menu.
3. Volunteer Work: I would like to begin some...do any of you do it? I don't really know where I want to do this at, but I just know I want to! I am becoming a "big sister" for the Big Brother/Big Sister organization soon, but I want to do more! Now that I finally am DONE with school/studying forever...I have time to do things like this.
4. Revas. Bless their little soul. I barely took mine off over the holidays, they are SO comfy!
5. The Weather. Gahhh....wish I had lots of vacation days/and money...I want to go skiing so bad!!
I adore the title of your blog... so cute! I am reading a book called "Sarah's Key" super good and I am loving. I have contemplated a detox diet. But, I have a hard time because I love junk so much. i would love to healthy up my diet. Have a super week!
ReplyDeleteI have always thought about a detox diet... not sure I could handle it:) Love your blog! I'm a new follower!
ReplyDeleteJust found your blog from G.R.I.T.S.' page! You may have already read it, but I just devoured Sue Monk Kidd's "The Secret Life of Bees." Too good...I literally read it in a day over Christmas break! ;)
ReplyDeleteanyway, I'm a new follower!
Great post! I am reading "The Help" right now and I LOVE it!! As for volunteering, I am a volunteer through a mentoring program for at risk kids and it is so wonderful. It is really similar to Big Brothers/Big Sisters, but I meet with my little girl during school hours. I think you would love BB/BS! Best of luck!!
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