I so royally messed up the first day of The Clean Program (find out what happened) that I called my friend N. and said, "should I even write about today or should I pretend it didn't happen and start over tomorrow? Will my readers think I'm a complete fraud for giving in to pizza and McDonalds?"
N. said I absolutely had to write about it because it shows I'm human.
That I am.
My official Day One was a complete waste, so I've decided to extend what was supposed to be a 21-day cleanse to 22 days.
Day 2: Can I Stay on the Wagon and Not Cheat?
Thank God I'm working from home today so I can hide away from temptation. Perhaps I won't even leave the house aside from the jaunt to the fish market to pick out my lunch.Breakfast goes down smoothly, though I still gag because I drink the shake too fast. Still have to work on that. Pills go down fine.
Before I started Dr. Alejandro Junger's "The Clean Program," I printed out all the information so I could follow the directions closely. If I followed the directions, I should be seeing any digestive problems clear up. Most of the toxins eliminated in the diet are in the bowels, so there's lots of talk about "elimination," which I find fascinating for these reasons:
1. Because you're eating super clean (no sugar, no dairy, no wheat), all gas problems are erased.
2. A clean bowel means the waste is supposed to look and have the consistency of peanut butter. It's not supposed to smell.
3. Healthy bowels means you have a bowel movement after each meal. If this isn't happening Junger (who specializes in digestive problems, hence all the talk about poop), suggests taking Castor oil.
Without going into too much detail, I will say that on Day 2, everything seemed to be going along just dandy.
For lunch, I made tilapia in a coconut milk curry sauce with chard sauteed in a bit of olive oil over brown rice. The fish, sauce, chard and rice filled me up perfectly and I ended the meal "just a little bit hungry," as Junger suggests. I ate every morsel of rice in my bowl.
I wavered only slightly when I got some bad news over the phone and I went to the cabinet and immediately ate 3 Cadbury chocolates, wondering how I got myself a house guest for 17 days. The good thing: the chocolates are small and didn't even add up to a whole candy bar.
For dinner, I was very good. My friend Crystal and I got pedicures and stopped by my local sushi place so she could eat. She had a large plate of sashimi while I sipped on sparkling water with lemon. We were both impressed with me.
We went home so I could make my shake and Crystal asked to taste it. She wrinkled her nose and said, "This would be much better with ice blended in it." I will try that tomorrow.
One of the downfalls of drinking so much water is having to pee so often. At the movie theater that night, I had to go so badly, the theater people let me in before we bought our tickets. Then later in the movie when I got hungry, Crystal laughed at me when I pulled out my baggie of almonds to snack on.
So far, so good. (Except for the chocolate).
What happens on Day 3 & Day 4?
More Diary of a Cleanse:
Read more about the "The Clean Program" on the official Website.
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