But there are other pros to this cleanse:
I love the clarity of mind I'm experiencing. It usually took two bowls of coffee and about an hour before I could begin to think. But now I find I can wake up and begin planning, thinking, doing. It's pretty nice. Also, I've noticed that my vision is better in the mornings. It's not so blurry and useless, which might be why I drank so much coffee, waiting for my engine to warm up.
I am not sniffly, itchy eyed and stuffy nosed. And I don't have the sinus phlegm (gross, I know!) that I had before. That makes me so happy!
But the biggest plus so far has been my periods are better. It is on time, and not a runaway freight train, if you know what I mean. I can only assume that the foods I was eating before were contributing to that problem too. and why not.
The cons: I'm tired in the afternoons, but that's manageable. I am still craving things I shouldn't eat--chocolate, sugary stuff, bread. But I'm thinking some of that is habit. And the fact that it's still right there in front of me because my husband and kids are NOT on this diet. At least they're not taunting me with foods, like my friend's kids are. But it's very hard to eat a bowl of black bean pureed soup (that looked like diarrhea) when your family is eating breaded chicken and rice. Anyway, the soup was delicious, just unappealing to look at. And I seem to want more flavor profiles than tangy/bitter. I don't like vinegary tasting foods very much, and coating my favorite vegetables in them makes it harder for me to eat them. I also like savory flavors, and sweet/tart flavors, and...now I'm ready for my shake.
I really want to start collecting some clean recipes for after the cleanse, so that it'll be easier to continue. I find them refreshing, and having the freedom to make them myself with ingredients I enjoy might help me get the rest of the family to eat them too. We'll see. One step at a time, I think.
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