a fresh start

I have a confession to make....I tried, yes, tried being the operative word...a cleanse. It was a 4 day deal some friends had been talking about it from a vegan/raw restaurant called www.lifefoodgourmet.com. It seemed like a good idea after the food gluten fest that was the NY Wine and Food Festival?! The cleanse was made up of 2 smoothies and 1 soup, originally. That's it. Nada mas. So below is a little diary of how it went....

Day 1

A mangoish smoothie in the morning. Not very good. Hard to swallow but, managed to get down 3/4's of the mucky biege drink.

Lunch a scary dark green almost purplish smoothie that just by smelling targeted a gag reflex and was impossible to get through 1/4. 

No energy, hungry, cranky=bad combo.

Ok, ok I think I can do this, come on I mean its just the first day! 

Breakdown, ate a banana. Damn.

Dinner a soup! Warmth....it was labeled dill soup and I spotted a few spinach leaves that I added water, blended to a creamy texture and ate like it was my last meal on earth.

I made it! Day 1. 

Day 2

SO at the end of day 1 I went to pick up the food for day 2 and begged to give me 2 soups but the smoothies were not working well. So they did and I also begged for a solid food option because being a frustrated foodie is bad enough to not eat is not frustrating its hell. So they said apples were ok, 2. 

And so it started with a smoothie, ew. Followed by an apple. Lunch a soup, followed by an apple. Dinner another soup, Followed by an apple (1 too many). Made it! Still hungry and cranky though.

Day 3

Dreaming of a salad, thats all just some leafy greens don't even want dressing. Crankiness now boarding a tantrum starvation induced. Smoothie in the am this time vanilla flavored, best yet. Soup for lunch. 4 apples throughout the day. Dinner, grilled branzino, feast of veggies, red wine and a bite of strawberry tiramisu....ah! Heaven.

Day 4

...............I failed in theory but, gained a new appreciation for healthy food. So I think it was pretty beneficial. I felt better, less bloated and lighter. I lost 2.5 lbs which was a plus as well. Its a great kick-start to a healthy way of life.