Detox Day 3
I went for a facial at Gene Juarez last week and the aesthetician recommended trying a detox diet. She said I would be shocked by how much it would clear up my skin so I figured I'd try one. I did a little research on the web and ran across Oprah's 21 day cleanse. It seemed simple and not one of those crazy plans where you just drink liquid. I just needed to eliminate caffeine, alcohol, animal products, sugar and gluten for 21 days.
Well, it's day 3 and the whole thing has been eye opening already. Richard agreed to try this with me so we went shopping at whole foods the night before we started. It's shocking how hidden ingredients like sugar and gluten are in food. 'You mean I can't have ketchup w/ my potatoes'? Richard asked in shock. 'No, honey, sugar.' We did find sugar free ketchup which isn't quite the same but it does taste like real tomatoes.
So far the hardest part has been giving up caffeine. I really am going through withdrawl in the mornings, with the headache to prove it. Our vegan dinners have been amazingly good and this has been a great opportunity for us to use our CSA farm produce share and take advantage of all the fresh fruits and veggies available in Seattle in the summer. I faced my first real challenge eating lunch out today. There was probably palm sugar or something in my curried rice noodles but I did the best I could. Tomorrow I'll face an even tougher challenge as we're having Confab at our place and it usually involves wine. We'll see how long this lasts...
