Day 07

Mood of the day:
Today I came to realization that I have the power to push junkfood thoughts out of my head by thinking about healthy foods! I started reading my raw recipe books and realized that all of a sudden all I cared about was healthy delicious raw food. No more french fries cravings. Its amazing! So to prepare for after the juice I started focussing on researching what raw food I want to eat after this cleanse. Its so refreshing!!

Picture of the day:
I found a delish recipe online for a face mask. I used 1/4 of a papaya (preferably green), some  fresh aloe vera gel and some clay.

On the menu:
water w mineral drops
water w lemon & cayenne & salt

smoothie:
1 c. coconut water
2 kiwi's
1 pear
20 goji berries
2 t. yum berry powder
1 t. noni powder
2 t. lucuma powder
2 T. coconut oil

juice 1:
bunch of spinach
bunch of cilantro
bunch of parsley
2 red bell peppers
1 celery head
5 kale leaves
10 dandelion leaves
2 lemons
bunch of watercress
2 nubs of fresh tumeric

hot tea w fresh mint leaves

potassium broth w diced avocado, chopped cilantro,cayenne, salt and 2 T. of coconut oil

juice 2 (made 4 servings):
1 apple
greens tops from 4 fennels
1 cucumber
2 limes
5 white cabbage leaves
1 celery head
bunch of mint

salad w lettuce, sprouts, grated zuchini, olive oil and salt

BATH with epsom salts

in bed by 10.00 pm

Day 06

Mood of the day:
Yay, day 06. I think we decided that we will go to at least 10 days which means I have to go out today for another huge produce run. Although I feel like we need less and less to keep us from getting hungry, I still want to try to consume as much green produce as possible. Its time to change up the menu a little bit? I'll have to get creative! My husband is whistling right now, that is a good sign!

On the menu:
water w mineral drops
water w lemon & cayenne & salt

smoothie:
1/2 papaya
1 young thai coconut
40 goji berries
2 t. noni powder
1 orange

juice 1:
20 dandelion greens
5 dark green kale leaves
1 celery head
1 cucumber
2 lemons
2 handfuls of sprouts
1 bunch of cilantro
1 bunch of parsley

juice 2:
2 beets
7 carrots
1 celery head
leftover purple cabbage
1 inch ginger
2 limes
3 endives

water, water, water

sprout salad w baby spinach, sprouted beans, olive oil and salt

blended gazpachio:
1 cucumber
8 tomatoes
1 italian white union
3 garlic cloves
1/2 c. water
1 red bell pepper

coconut 'yoghurt'

elderflower tea

in bed by 10.00 pm!

Day 05

Mood of the day:
Today we had our first day 'working' a job and we did good. It actyally felt like I've been doing this forever and its nothing special anymore. My urge to chew, my hunger have completely subsided and made room for energy and clarity. This is starting to get pretty awesome. The only disappointment about today is that I had another episode of wanting crispy fried french fries, specially after driving past In and Out burger. But that is just so silly. I didn't even really eat fries in the first place but just because I can't now, I want it. It's a thing called reverse psychology.


On the Menu:

water w mineral drops
water w lemon & cayenne

smoothie:
water & meat of 1 young coconut
handful of blueberries
2 kiwi's
20 goji berries
1 t. yumberry powder
1 t. noni powder

juice 1:
2 beets
3 carrots
3 parsnips
5 dark purple cabbage leaves
2 inch pcs of ginger
1 celery head
1 lime

lunch:
sprout salad w shredded zuchini, baby spinach, mache, sprouted beans, olive oil and salt
blended coconut soup, same as yesterday, w 1/2 added avocado

juice 2:
10 white cabbage leaves
1 head of celery
1 stalk of lemongrass
1 bunch of mint
1 granny smith apple
1/2 cucumber
2 limes

hot water w 1 t. maca, 1 t. lucuma and 20 goji berries

potassium broth with added cilantro and 1/2 of avocado

water, water, water and water!

in bed by 10.30

Day 04

Mood of the day:
I knew that by day 04 it was going to be much easier, I think its just a matter of adjusting. Although the entire day I had the same question going trough my mind...'how long am I going to do this?'. It all fun and easy now because there is not much work, but tomorrow will be the test. My first work day. I will have to juice all the juices tonight, pack them on ice and bring them to the job. I was happy to score two boxes of coconuts for under $20 at the asian market. I'm going to try to keep the weight on by adding more coconut and avocado. We'll see what happens!

Picture of the day:
Ranch 99 sells a box'o'coconutz (9) for $8.00, hooray for that!

Today's Menu:

water w mineral drops
water w lemon & cayenne pepper

smoothie:
water of one coconut
handful of blueberries
2 kiwi's
20 goji berries
2 T. of melted coconut oil
2 t. Yumberry powder
1 t. Noni powder
2 frozen wheatgrass shots

juice 1:
left over juice from yesterday

hot tea w fresh mint

potassium broth w avocado and cayenne
sprouts and sprouted bean salad w mache, avocado, olive oil, salt

juice 2:
5 dark green kale leaves
1 head of celery
1 bunch of cilantro
1 bunch of parsley
1 red bell pepper
1 lemon

juice 3:
15 white cabbage leaves
1 head of celery
1 bunch of mint
1 stalk of lemongrass
1 granny smith apple
1/2 cucumber
2 limes

glass of home brew Kombucha w water

blended coconut soup:
meat of 2 young coconuts
water of 1 young coconut
1 cucumber
1 roma tomato
10 cherry tomato's
2 avocado's
3 T. yellow curry powder
bunch of cilantro
salt & cayenne

hot water w 1 t. Maca, 1 t. of Lucuma and 20 Goji berries

in bed at 10.30pm

Day 03

Mood of the day:
Headache is gone, hunger is gone. For now. Great start of the day. I went to the farmers market today and got some amaaaazing produce. Fresh wheatgrass, the best mint I've ever seen, as well as some cabbage and lemongrass. Some inspiring new ingredients. I felt much colder today, but to get warm I did some Wii games and had some hot tea. I am loosing about one pound per day which can turn a little problematic soon. I am keeping a close look at it for now but might have to add some fatty's like avocado.

Picture of the day:

Thank you sprout-man at the farmer's market, I can now juice my own wheatgrass until my own crop is ready

Today's Menu:
water w mineral drops
water w lemon


smoothie:
1 c coconut water
1/2 c pomegranate juice
1 handful of blueberries
1 handful of raspberries
2 t. fresh ginger juice
1 lime
1/2 t. bee pollen


juice 1:
5 kale leaves
1 celery head
1 cucumber
1 fennel
handful of spinach
handful of sprouts
1 lemon
pinch of salt


juice 2:
10 white cabbage leaves
large handful cilantro
10 mint twigs
1 bunch of parsley
1 celery head
1 apple
1 lemongrass stalk


energy soup:
1/2 avocado
2 large handfuls of salad sprouts
1/2 bunch of (living) water cress
1/2 cucumber
cilantro
mint
2 T. Dulse flakes
1 sachet of Sun Chlorella granules
2 T. coconut oil
1/2 c. water
juice of 1 lime


Wii fit games - 32 min


water, water, water


YOGA - 30 min

juice 3:

3 small parsnip

2 beets

2 large carrots

2 inch piece of ginger

1 celery head

handful of sunflower sprouts

6 small purple cabbage leaves

juice 4:

handful of sunflower sprouts

4 dark green kale leaves

1 celery head

1 large handful of fenugreek sprouts

20 dandelion greens

handful of cilantro

1 apple

1 pear

hot water w 1 t. maca, 1/2 t. lucuma & 20 goji berries

potassium broth  w sprouts

sprouts salad w avocado, olive oil, sprouted beans

coconut 'yoghurt' w. chia seeds and lime peel

tall glass of peppermint tea

BATH with epsom salts & lavender

in bed by 10pm

Day 02

Mood of the day:

Today started off quite nicely. I seem to have a calm over me, specially when driving the car.

It seems like my brainfog is slowly fading. My husband on the other hand keeps talking about wanting junk food. I try to focus his mind on something else. 

I went out today, just to run a few arrands. I noticed that instantly I needed to pee. It really takes some planning when you want to leave the house, but I think I can get used to that.

I went for a nice hike in my neighborhood but because of all that excersise I got really hungry. With that came a light headache. Soon after nurishing myself with a nice salad and soup it all went away. I am anxious to find out what tomorrow will bring. I can already see my skin clearing up. Was in bed early with a pretty big head ache, hope it will be gone by the time I wake up.

My picture of the day:

Thank you Terra Linda for having such beautiful open space.

Today's Menu:

water w mineral drops

water w lemon

YOGA - 45 min

smoothie:

1 c coconut water

1/2 c raw pomegranate juice

1 handful of blueberries

1 handful of raspberries

2 t. fresh ginger juice

1/4 t. bee pollen

tea w fresh mint leaves

1 cup of left over beet&carrot juice

juice 1:

1 celery heart

1 cucumber

2 fennel bulbs

2 granny smith apples

double wheatgrass shot

energy soup (makes 2 bowls):

1/2 cucumber

2 endives

4 dark green kale leaves

1 zuchini

1/2 ripe avocado

1 handful of sunflower sprouts

juice of 1 lime

1 cloves of garlic

2 T. dulse flakes

1 T. nutritional yeast

1 sachet of Sun Chlorella granules

1 T. coconut oil

1/2 c. water

WALK - 45 min

juice 2:

4 dark green kale leaves

1 celery heart

1/2 cucumber

4 lettuce leaves

handful of baby spinach

handful of sunflower sprouts

tea w fresh mint leaves

broth:

potassium broth of yuka peel, carrot peel, beet greens, union, garlic, celery

I added some avocado & dill. I also added cayenne and salt.

salad:

mix of mache, pea sprouts, shredded zuchinni, sunflower sprouts, with olive oil & raw apple cider vinegar and salt

Wii fit - 30 min

hot water w 1/2 t. Maca, 1/2 t. Lucuma & 20 goji berries

HOT BATH w epsom salt and lavender essence

chamomile tea w lavender

Day 01

Mood of the day:

It is January 1st, 2010. Today was the kick off of the cleanse. I am very motivated, I am just very curious how long my husband is going to hang on. But every juice he drinks makes me very happy so I will keep good faith in him ;-) I was not very hungry, I made sure that when ever I had food thoughts, I had a juice in front of me. I never hit a point of hunger. I noticed that I do better when I avoid the things that distract me - such as TV with endless food commercials. I picked up a book in stead!

I got up later than I wanted. Last night was NYE. I had a slight headache that started after lunch, probably my sugar addiction that wants attention. I am just going to ignore that altho my husband had some banana's and was craving bad foods and saying he was hungry but in fact never drank the whole glass of juice. So all and all I had a pretty good first day!

My picture of the day:

Hot water with fresh mint, so delish! This will pull me trough!!

This is what I had (herbal supplements not listed):

water w mineral drops

water w lemon

YOGA

smoothie:

1 c coconut water

1/2 c raw pomegranate juice

1 handful of blueberries

1 handful of raspberries

2 t. fresh ginger juice

1/4 t. bee pollen

smoothie:

1 apple

1 pear

1/2 c. water

1/4 t. royal jelly

1 lime

hot tea with fresh mint

energy soup (makes 2 bowls):

1/2 cucumber

3 dark green kale leaves

1 handful of sunflower sprouts

2 leaves of lettuce

2 cloves of garlic

2 T. dulse flakes

1 T. nutritional yeast

1 handful of mache leaves

juice of 1 lime

1 zuchini

1 ripe avocado

1 sachet of Sun Chlorella granules

30 min WALK

juice 1:

3 carrots

3 turnips

2 beets

1 T. ginger juice

1 celery heart

2 lime

1/2 cucumber

hot tea with fresh mint

juice 2:

1 celery heart

1 cucumber

2 lemons

5 kale leaves

handful of sunflower sprouts

handful of dandelion leaves

salt

hot water with 1/2 t Maca, 1/2 t. Lucuma and handful of goji berries

broth:

potassium broth of yuka peel, carrot peel, beet greens, union, garlic, celery

I added some avocado to the broth because my husband asked for it. I also added cayenne and salt.

1 bowl of salad; mix of mache, pea sprouts, marinated beets&carrots&zuchinni, sunflower sprouts, with olive oil & salt

dessert of freshly made coconut milk w chia seeds and lime peel 

glass of Kombucha diluted with water

BATH w epson salts and lavender

a sleep by 10 pm!

Day 00 (prep)

Day 00 (prep)

Hi and welcome to my super cleanse blog. I decided to go on a cleanse and this blog is a journal for myself, as well as a way to share knowledge with others.

After I did lots of research, I customized the cleanse to accommodate my own taste, needs and goals. To prepare for this big feast I was able to find some amazing tools, all which I listed here below. I decided that I was also going to incorporate fruit smoothies (in the morning), energy soups for lunch, green juices for in between, potassium broth and a small sprout salad for dinner. I also added in superfoods and supplements. I stay away from fermented foods to the exception of Kombucha. 

I came up with a daily schedule, which will allows me to have a regime and follow it to make sure I don't forget anything (I can basically check things off the list). I numbered my supplements and put them out on the counter.

Goals:

- To clear myself from certain food allergies

- Regain energy

- Gain muscle weight and become more active

- Alkalize the body's PH

- Liven up my skin and eyes

To reduce any exposure to any toxic plastic or aluminum, I have the following tools:

- Glass drinking jars, glass flip top liter bottles, glass food storage containers, glass straws

- Vitamix high speed blender

- Greenstar twin gear juicer

- Capresso glass water kettle

- Glass Kerr jars with sprouting screen lids

- Reusable enema bag

I got the following supplements:

1. Healthy start probiotics

2. Klamath Blue Green Algae

3. Earth Source Multi-nutrient (multi vitamins)

4. Damp Water (herbs for toxin removal)

5. Amazing Grass GREENsuperfood drink powder

6. Sun Chlorella granules

7. Fish Oil (make sure to look for Mercury/Lead free)

8. Fiber Smart (colon support)

9. Coral Calcium

10. Magnesium caps

11. Rapid Relief Natural Laxative

11. AlkaMax, liquid mineral alkalizing drops

12. Marine Pythoplankton

I got the following (organic) specialty items:

- Distilled water (for the enema)

- Smooth move tea & lots of other herbal teas

- Cayenne pepper

- Nutritional yeast (excellent source of B vitamins)

- Local Bee pollen

- Royal Jelly

- Noni Elixer

- Kombucha

- Wheatgrass (frozen for now, until my home grown crop is ready)

- Himalayan high mineral salt

- Noni powder

- Yum berry powder

- Maca powder

- Lucuma powder

- Extra virgin unprocessed and unfiltered olive oil

- Raw virgin coconut oil

- Dulse flakes

- Dried seaweed (kelp, sea lettuce)

- Goji berries

- wheatgrass seeds, as well as other seeds that are in the works right now

I got the following organic produce:

- Lemons & Limes

- Aloe Vera (yes, fresh Aloe leaves)

- Kale

- Celery

- Carrots

- Beets + greens attached

- Fennel

- Yam sweet potato

- Yucca root

- Ginger

- Tomato

- Live Watercress

- Spinach

- Lettuce

- Mache

- Sunflower micro greens

- Sprout salad mix

- Dandelion greens

- Granny Smith apples

- Pears

- Grapefruit

- Blood Orange

- Blueberries

- Raspberries

- Fresh Thai Young Coconuts

- Herbs; Cilantro, Rosemary, Thyme, Mint, Dill, Chives, 

- Chia seeds

- Flax seeds

- Milk Thistle seeds

- 5 Salad mix seeds

I read the following books:

'Sunfood Diet Success System' by David Wolfe

'Super Cleanse' by Dina Niemerow

I visited the following websites:

http://www.drfostersessentials.com/store/juicing.php#everything

http://www.jigsawhealth.com/resources/heavy-metal-toxicity

http://www.hps-online.com/colon/bcc4.htm

http://www.bodycoloncleanse.com/type/kidney-cleanse/kidney-cleanse-recipe-1.html

http://www.cafegratitude.com/self-examiner/
http://www.juicefasting.org/