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Detox Wrap-Up and a Cookbook Giveaway!
I am officially done with my detox! In case you are just checking in, this past week I started a detox for the new year in order to jump start my weight loss (10lbs) that I am trying to lose. Check out my previous posts: Detox Day 1 Detox Update Detox Day 5 Day 6 and 7 didn’t go exactly as I had planned because I also had a 10K race on schedule for today. I noticed on Friday when I ran 3 miles that I felt zapped of energy from not having as many carbs as I usually do during the week. So, in order to fuel properly for…
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Detox Update
You may be wondering the status of my detox this week! I started the detox on Monday. Tuesday I ate pretty much the exact same thing. I’m happy to say its been going pretty well…I only strayed once yesterday. For breakfast I had a protein smoothie, which was made with frozen bananas, almond milk & brown rice protein powder. Lunch was another version of the veggie pupusas, but without the salsa and spinach and I turned them into tacos for easy portability, along with lots of fruit and nuts for snacks. Dinner was where I strayed. I was pretty hungry when I got home and I flipped through the cookbook…
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Detox Day 1
I mentioned in an earlier post that I wanted to begin a detox for the new year! I came across one that sounded like it was actually do-able in my sister’s cookbook, Cooking with Trader Joe’s: Skinny Dish. Some of basic rules are outlined as follows: Consume only liquids (green juices, non diary smoothies, herbal tea, water) and raw fruits & veggies until noon every day. Drink LOTS of water throughout the day. Eat lots of raw fruits & veggies, allow raw nuts and seeds (1/2 cup every day) and cooked whole grains (2 cups total). Avoid gluten (wheat, barley & rye) completely. Include a daily multivitamin Avoid all dairy…
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What I’m Loving Right Now – Gifts Edition
I’m loving my iPod touch! Its nice to have all of music in one place again (my original iPod died in July after we had a long four years together…sniff) and I’ve been downloading apps like crazy! I can see how this can be the gateway to the iPhone since I want one more now than ever…but I’m not giving in yet! Current music obsession: The Black Keys’ Brothers. One of the Christmas gifts from my mom this year was a set of lotion & body cream from Bath & Body Works in Forever Sunshine. This new to me scent is AMAZING and I love the body cream! It smells…
