9 lbs/13 days

Actually, truth be told… I had lost nine pounds on the 11th day and I haven’t weighed myself again so who can know. I’m wasting away. Mostly I am noticing that my stomach is flat as can be and I’m not bloated or pooching out, which is most of the battle, wouldn’t you say? It’s all very exciting.

As I mentioned, I did have to do the Sea Source cleanse portion (which will be once a week for the next two weeks) two days ago and I have to admit that that was the least fun part of this whole experience. First of all, I’m not used to drinking SO MUCH liquid. And to think that I actually got a head ache from not drinking enough just makes me feel like there is no winning.

With the Paleo and the Sea Source I’m supposed to feel a little hung over, and therefore, I must hydrate more than usual. Well, for me more than usual is drinking ANY water at all so you can bet that I felt pretty shitty… no pun intended…

The Sea Source, like I said, supports the colon so I made sure I had nothing going on that day outside of the house, just in case. Well, I drank the whole thing which took all day (we are supposed to sip it for 8-10 hours) and it tasted like some sort of guava drink. It wasn’t great but it wasn’t unbearable. Usually things that are kind of gross get more gross with time… this was quite the opposite. It actually got easier to drink as the day went on. I think it just takes some getting used to. But don’t get me wrong… I’m glad that I only have to do it once a week.

So I was just waiting for it to all ‘catch up to me’ but nothing happened. Half way through the day, as I mentioned, I got a headache that got worse and worse as the day went on. Drinking water really helped and by the end of the day, it had pretty  much gone away, but it was back in the morning so I did have to cheat and take some meds to get ride of it. I’m kind of a baby when it comes to a head ache. I used to get migraines so I am really sensitive to that sort of pain.

At about 10pm… well, it came. It came and came. About 4 trips to the restroom and it was over however, so it wasn’t even that bad. But it was the first time that I have had to deal with that aspect. I feel like everyone has been waiting for that, so there ya go! It was over and done with in about 45 minutes though… and everything has been fine since so I think I can deal with it.

Today I had some Free Range Ground Turkey meat as my protein in my one meal, so that’s new. It was actually really good and I think I can mix it with a lot of things. I was kind of running out of ideas for the ‘protein’ aspect of my non-shake meals… so I’m glad that I have something new to play with.

Tomorrow I will be half way through the whole program!! Also tomorrow we are stepping it up to 3 shakes a day for a few days, which will be new. Honestly, I’m looking forward to it. The shakes are so easy and they are balanced so I’m not hungry and frankly, I don’t have to cook or think up something good to eat. So I don’t think that that will be very difficult. This will mean that we will be bumping up the Paleo too though, so we will see how I react to that. Always something new!!

Blood sugar a-plummeting

DAY FOUR!!!!

SO tired. Not sure if that is a side effect of the cleanse or of my constant non-stop activity! BLAH! I did get light headed every time I stood up today. I think my body is finally starting to protest this ‘hunter/gatherer’ lifestyle I’ve suddenly adopted.

For the record, I found out what was making my pee so bright yellow… Lizzard hypothesized and my MIL confirmed… the culprit is vitamins. Goes to show you that I may need this detox more than I even realize. I’ve never had enough vitamins to turn my pee colors. Yikes!

For meals today:

Breakfast… same shake as yesterday. Stuck to the berries, added spinach, no almond butter but still using the almond milk. Forgot the ice… wasn’t as good.

Lunch didn’t occur until I had driven back up to Nevada with a baby puppy on my lap and his brother, Gizmo, riding shotgun. And yes, again I went for the carrots and humus… no messy blender, no cooking… I mean, do you even realize how much of a pain a blender is to clean? Oh yes, I also had a half a Granny apple. It’s really amazing how delicious natural sweet is. You don’t really notice until you take out all the unnatural sweet things.

Dinner I changed things up a bit. I made brown rice and black beans and I added my infamous turkey breast with some avocado. It was good for about 7 bites and then it started really needing some spices, which our cupboards are lacking here in Nevada. I think I can improve upon it though… it was a good start. It looked like a fiesta bowl at Taco Bell… cept way less calories. 🙂 NetherNetherLand had some good ideas for recipes too, athankyou! And I’m very much looking forward to Burny’s return into my life tomorrow so that he can cook me up something delicious. He is one of those people who just know what to add to something to make it divine. I am clearly not one of those people.

So here is the weird thing for today, aside from the slight headache I’m now enduring throughout the day which I can only assume is due to lack of soda: About an hour after dinner I had the most uncomfortable pain in my middle… like all the way through my middle. It was not really like anything I had felt before… What could have caused that? It wasn’t air and it wasn’t me needing to use the restroom… and then all the sudden it was gone as soon as it had come… hmmm…