6.20.11 Post Paleo Cleanse

Well I made it through the 7 days, in the last 2 days I felt my energy return, so I guess the toxins had finally worked out of my system.  I am sleeping much sounder and waking up early feeling refreshed and ready to go vs. my usual where is my cup of espresso!  Learned several things, as mentioned in my prior post preparing ahead of time is critical and making sure healthy food/snacks are readily available.  This may be the hardest part going forward.  I am truly loving the different greens and no longer afraid to attack them with gusto. Next need to try Petie's Kale "pasta" recipe.

Now that the official cleanse is over my next goal is to try and adhere to strict a Paleo diet (no grain, dairy, beans, sugar, processed/refined foods) for an additional 3 weeks so can see the results of Paleo over 30 days.  I will add back alcohol on a limited basis and sugar but only in the form of raw honey.  Currently searching for a great tasting decaf espresso (processed the water method) so my taste buds can be joyous while keeping my body happy without the caffeine.   Right now the inside of my body is feeling like a smooth running engine with all the gunk removed, now if I can just get my piraformus (small butt muscle) and left rhomboid to loosen up all would be perfect, where is that lax ball?

I ate well over the week, though seemed I needed to eat every 2-4 hours, but in the end I lost 4.5 lbs, so that says something.  Below are some more tasty meals I consumed during the cleanse. Dinner: Grilled chicken, 1/4 avocado, raw asparagus, wilted spinach & dandelion greens with a cup of avocado-cucumber soup.  Breakfast: 2 eggs + 1/4 cup egg white omelet with mushroom, tomato & avocado, plus a smoothie: 1/2 cup coconut milk, 1/2 cup almond milk, spinach, 1/2 banana, fresh strawberries & blueberries, 1 TB ground flax seed, 1 TB almond butter.  I ate this breakfast about 2-1/2 hours before the "Pick Your Poison" WOD and I felt solid through the WOD and afterwards.  Guess this stuff works.