Yesterday was Day 3 of the cleanse. My apologies for not blogging at the end of the day. I was tired. Instead I spent a little time listening to my son read to me and then crawled in bed with a cup of chamomile tea and my hubby. A lovely way to end the day.
I labeled the 3 Day Detox like this:
Day 1 – Apprehensively Optomistic
Day 2 – Famine stricken child in a 3rd World Country.
Day 3 – Everybody’s Cheerleader
That is how it has felt. Day 3 I woke up feeling as tired as Day 2 and yet, I knew it was the final day of the detox part and thus had a spark of what must have been endorphins or adrenaline or both. Each meal (smoothie) was met with joy and anticipation of the food coming on Day 4. This is not to say I felt deprived, I didn’t. The smoothies, for the most part, have actually tasted good. Beside that one glorified flavored water, they were hearty and yummy.
For Day 3’s lunch it was sauteed quinoa, spinach and a bit of chopped mango on top. Quite delicious, actually. I found by slowing down and savoring each bite I was full before the bowl was empty. Imagine that! I chatted with a fellow friend in the challenge and she agreed, slowing down is the key to eating less.
We live in a busy world people. All of us for our own reasons rush through meals. The idea of a 3 hour meal to me means way too much food, but maybe not. Maybe it actually means tasting each bite, chewing it up and setting your utensil down in between. Throw in a but of conversation as well and the time could fly by. The key would be wine in moderation, now that could be tricky.
My afternoon snack on Day 3 was once again a cup of Sacred Hot Cocoa, as Danette calls it. The first day I thought it was bland at best and disgusting a better description. Danette does recommend purchasing her signature Cacoa Bliss, which I did not. It’s possible her’s tastes better. It is a mix of pure cacoa, tumeric and cinnamon. Not sure of the amounts used. So, for this time around I used almond milk. instead of water, the suggested 1 tsp coconut oil and 1 tsp pure maple syrup, my cacoa, added tumeric and cinnamon and brought it all to a light boil while stirring. After turning the heat off I used my frother (typically used to make a foam froth for a cappaccino or latte) to be sure it was well mixed.
I actually found it to be quite tasty. Still a bit powdery from the pure cacoa. Now sugar to melt that stuff. I think the next time I will reduce the amount of cacoa a little but.
Dinner ended the day with a smoothie. Although it wasn’t a meal per say, it was quite delicious once again. I went to bed feeling good.
Confession #2
I ate one square of 72% Dark Chocolate at bedtime with my tea. Yep, I did.
Not on the plan, nope.
That ends Day 3. Next up Day 4…….weigh in to see how the detox went. Stay tuned.
