Week 17: I Am Doing This

"I have learned, as a rule of thumb, never to ask whether you can do something. Say instead that you are doing it. Then fasten your seat belt.  The most remarkable things follow." -Julia Cameron

I have had an interesting week.  On one hand, my digestive system was truly having a meltdown.  I don't have a clue why, but I am convinced it is some food allergy or sensitivity.  On the other hand, I stayed active, kept away from sugar (until last night at least...) and yes, lost weight! I am down two pounds from last week, which means I am at my lowest weight yet!

I'm happy about that, but this not feeling well thing is really cramping my style. Literally. The doctors have no clue what is going on and I was scheduled for a colonoscopy today that didn't end up happening.  I am basically sick of waiting for someone else to tell me what's wrong with my body, so I am taking matters into my own hands. 

Enter The Conscious Cleanse, a book that I had heard about and decided to look into this week.  Before you freak, don't worry, this is a NOT a juice/liquid cleanse.  I don't believe in that and I like food too much anyways.  What this book outlines is a 14 day whole foods, allergy free cleanse. Namely NO: gluten, dairy, sugar, shellfish, soy, peanuts, strawberries, chocolate, peppers, corn, tomatoes, eggplant, eggs, potatoes, or yeast. After the cleanse, you slowly reintroduce foods to check your body's reaction to them.

Sound a little awful? It might be, but at this point, I am willing to try anything that might help.  And I can do just about anything for 2 weeks.  So what will I eat? Gluten free grains (brown rice, quinoa, buckwheat, GF oats), beans, nuts (except peanuts) and seeds, some meats, plus most fruits and vegetables.  Right now, I am really excited about the prospect of being gentle to my body and seeing what results. 

Of course today being the day before the cleanse, I might have gone a little "nuts"--again, not like what most people would have done, but I made sure to get in a little bit of all of my favorite things, especially things that I may choose to never eat again if I find my body can't tolerate them.  It was a good day! 

But now it's over and I'm off to prep the gazillion fruits and veggies I purchased today! I am excited now, but I know many parts of this cleanse will be difficult (especially the no chocolate thing...), but also very worth it. You'll get a week one report next Saturday!

Pounds lost: 16.2

Pounds left to lose: 13.8

Love,

Candace