Monday, 5 September 2011

Cleanse...Day 2

Well Hello Hello!
This is my first post on here, and it just so happens that I am doing a cleanse right now. Im doing the Wild Rose Cleanse, and this is my 3rd time doing it. I have so many low-calorie recipes, tips and what not, but  I guess I'll be mainly talking about the cleanse for the next...11.5 days :p. I think its been 3 times in one year I've done this one, and usually I do it when my body is practically BEGGING me to.
This summer has been probably the best summer of my life so far, and the effects of that are now apparent! Over consumption of things like alcohol...diet pop( my weakness ) and lack of sleep have taken a toll on me, so its time to get back into tip top shape and health by starting this school year off with a full 12 day cleanse.
This one I find pretty easy to follow, I don't know if thats because its my third time doing it, or I've just gotten more creative! Last time I did it, I purchased the wild rose cleanse cook book (I'd highly suggest it, its about $12) It gave me SO many ideas for meals and dips etc, that I would have never otherwise thought of!
If you aren't familiar with the cleanse, basically you take a variety of supplements each day, that are included in the kit you purchase. There is a detailed list of which foods you can eat, and which are off limits. At first glance, you'd probably think that there is NO WAY you can do this, but you can. You feel so much better afterwards, your skin is better, you feel lighter, healthier, and you usually lose a few pounds (I've heard some cases of people losing much more)
Id say that in general I eat pretty darn healthy.. Mostly fruit, vegetables, and protein. (of course with the occasional indulgence) but the food I'm allowed right now are certain fruit, vegetables, protein, and grains. So really not far off from the usual. Its the sauces/ condiments/ seasoning that is the hard part!(for me at least) NO sugar in any way shape or form. so that includes added sugar in almost about every possible seasoning you can buy. Including my FAVOURITE...greek seasoning.
So I hit up costco and found one that has no added sugar, which works for the cleanse. Lets hope I don't get too sick of it..
Salad dressing is another one.. you have to make your own. The cook book has lots of ideas for this. I blend light tofu with chives green onion garlic and lemon juice, with seasoning, to create a "creamy" dressing. Its not bad, you can also add any other thing you may want, to change the flavour. Tomato juice is a good one too.
If anyone wants more details about the cleanse, I can post a list of acceptable and not acceptable foods :) just leave a comment !
During this summer I've really got creative with low calorie meals. I realized that the amount of food you eat is SO MUCH MORE than you really need. You can really stretch your calories to be able to eat a large quantity of food, with hardly any guilt.
I'll go more into detail about the types of things I eat, low-calorie meals, tips etc, when the cleanse is done ( so I don't have to drool on my keyboard about the things that i CANT eat right now.
One other thing, I have allergies to wheat and dairy, so there will be lots ...make that all of my recipes will NOT include these ingredients. But they aren't that good for you anyways :p

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