The Cleanse: Week 2

So apparently I made a big booboo, in that this cleanse is 15 days: 5 days of week 1, 5 days of week 2, 5 days of week three. Instead, I had week one as a week, 7 days. Oh well! I will be on week two at least 5 days if not a bit longer.

We are traveling starting starting Thurs of this week, an unexpected trip. Since most of our meal is the protein drink we will be packing the protein, the greens, and the detox pills to take with us.

This week will be filled with yummy salads, soups, rice pilaf that Nancy made, and because we found the Taro Chips last week, we'll have some crunch as well. I think the challenge this week will be getting in all three protein drinks. They are very filling, and gritty.

Monday:
Breakfast: smoothie: 4 carrots(juiced), 1/4 lime (juiced), a chunk of ginger (juiced), 1 orange (juiced), then transfer to blender add banana, 1 c rice milk (120), and protein and greens mix.
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Lunch: 1:50pm, 1/4c rice pilaf mix, handful of green salad mix, 1 tbl dressing, 1 tbl pepper puree, herbal tea and detox pills
Snack: 3:30pm2 small green apples, 1/4 lime, and one orange juiced, with protein powders
Dinner:
Snack: 8:30pm: 8oz orange juice (120), water and protein powders (170)
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Workout: Zumba
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Tuesday:
Breakfast: 9am: 1c rice milk, 1c OJ, 1/3c blueberries, protein powders, detox pills
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Lunch: 2pm: 1/4c oj, 1/4c rice milk, 1/4c blueberries, banana protein powders, salad with spinach puree, red pepper puree, and 1 tbs dressing, detox pills
Snack: 7 sesame rice crackers, potato cake with garlic olive oil.
Dinner: 8:30pm 4 carrots juiced, spinach and parsley juiced, 1/4c oj, protein powders
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Workout: spin class
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Wednesday:
Breakfast: 4 carrots, spinach, and one orange, juiced, protein powders
Snack: 1C mashed potatoes with garlic olive oil
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The Cleanse: Week 1

The Mediclear cleanse starts today! Friends and I pre-made some veggie purees, soup, bean dip, and beans so that we had some things ready for us to simply pull out of the fridge.

After attempting calorie counting, which I deplore by the way, I see that my smoothies are crazy high in calories, and my portions of rice, beans, etc can be lower. I am going to switch to juicing veggies and use unsweetened almond milk rather than rice milk...120 per cup vs. 40 per cup, how could i not! If i must sweeten something I will use organic maple syrup or agave nectar and it will be noted and accounted for.

Week 1
Mon:
Breakfast: 10am: Banana, blueberry, Orange Juice, Rice Milk smoothie, with Mediclear (170), greens powder(25), and two detox pills (~498c)
Drink: Veinglorious tea ~10oz.
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Lunch: 2pm: 1/2c brown rice (320), 1/2c beans (280), a dash of olive oil, salt, pepper, and Yogi lemon/ginger tea to drink (~600)
Snack:4pm: 10oz OJ (~132), with Mediclear (170), and two detox pills (~302)
Dinner: 5pm: 1/2c brown rice (320), 1C chicken soup with salt, pepper, and cayenne to taste (~400??)
Snack:
Workout: none today, sick
Feelings/Mood: i am amazingly full, energy level a bit low, probably cuz I'm sick
Approx calories: ~1800
Tues:
Breakfast: 9am: Banana, blueberry, Orange Juice, Rice Milk smoothie, with Mediclear, greens powder, and two detox pills and herbal tea (~498)
Snack: 1:30pm 1 tbsp almond butter (97.5), celery sticks (1), 1 tsp bean dip (?~40?) and herbal tea (138.5)
Lunch:
Snack: 3:30pm: ~10oz OJ (132) with water and mediclear (170), and two detox pills, celery (1), herbal tea, one large honey crisp apple (110) (~413)
Dinner: 7pm: huge chicken breast (needed to weigh it) (too big, will have left overs for snack tomorrow) with non-cheese pesto, bowl of grilled veggies, 2 detox pills, ~15oz water
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Workout: 1:1 Jarrad
Feelings/Mood: major headache this AM, not sure if it's lack of caffeine or b/c I'm sick, energy low workout modified due to headache...also I notice I'm peeing alot...not sure if it's all the tea or what but don't feel I'm drinking anymore than usual.
Approx cal: 1049,5 (does not include dinner)
Weds:
Breakfast: 9am: peppermint, licorice tea, and two detox pills
Snack: 11am: carrot (2) (47), apple (1 lg honey crisp (110), 3 very small green(165)), 1/4 lime, .5 inch ginger juice with mediclear (170) and greens (25) (~517)
Lunch: 12:30pm: about 1c quinoa (254), 1/4 leftover pesto chicken breast, lettuce, spinach puree, and dressing (olive oil, basalmic, and garlic). ~254, does not include chicken or dressing)
Snack: 2:50pm: three small green apples (165), 1/4 lime juiced, and water with mediclear (170), and I *think* 2 detox pills (~335)
Dinner:5:40: 8 0z OJ (110), 5:45 2c green salad, 2 tbl dressing(260), 1 tbl spinach puree, 1 lg portabello (22), 2 tbl red pepper puree, 20 oz water, 2 detox pills (132, does not include purees or dressing)
Snack: 7:30pm: 2 tbl almond butter (195) with one Banana (72) (~267)
Workout: duet with Amy, cardio based
Feelings/Mood: woke without a headache, head still congested, good workout, energy level med to high
Approx calories: 1511, does not include chicken breast, purees, or dressing.
Thurs:
Breakfast: 11:30am: 1/2 Calavo Avocado (161), 1 banana(72), 1c almond milk (40), 4oz water, mediclear(170), greens (25) (468)
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Lunch: 4:30: 1/4c quinoa (63.5), big bowl of leafy greens, 2 tbs dressing (260), tbl of spinach puree, mediclear and water (~23oz) (170) (493.5)
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Dinner: 8:15: 1/4c quinoa (63.5), 1c nancy's chicken soup, a teaspoon of pesto. herbal tea, 2 detox pills
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Workout: 6:30 spin with Gabe
Feelings/Mood: energy level was moderate. seemed like when i got on the bike i was tired and couldn't keep the same pace I had at my first class, could have been b/c of Jon's workout yesterday.
Approx calories: 1025, does not include Nancy's soup or pesto
Fri:
Breakfast: 10:30am: 1/2 Calavo Avocado (161), 1 banana(72), 1c almond milk (40), 4oz water, mediclear(170), greens (25) (468) and two detox pills
Snack: 1pm: 2tlb almond butter and celery
Lunch: salad greens, 1 tbl spoon dressing, spinach puree, 1/4c beans
Snack: 2 tbl spoons almond butter, celery, one honey crisp apple
Dinner: 1/2c wild rice, 1/2c beans, red pepper puree, salt, pepper
Snack: orange
Workout: brisk walk around seward park
Feelings/Mood: good energy level, a bit bloaty
Sat:
Breakfast: 1/2 Calavo Avocado (161), 1 banana(72), 1c almond milk (40), 4oz water, mediclear(170), greens (25) (468) and two detox pills
Snack: herbal tea, protien powder
Lunch: 2c cream of broccoli soup (more of a paste), 2 detox pills, water
Snack: about 500 calories worth of taro chips!
Dinner: 1/2 chicken breast with pesto
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Workout: brisk walk around seward park
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Breakfast: carrot, lime, ginger, avo smoothie with powders
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Week 1: Jan 8-Jan 15

I am setting up my food intake as a blog since I'm front of the computer a lot already anyway.

Jan. 8:
Breakfast:
11am:cold press coffee with 2% milk
Workout:
Noon: Train with Jarrad, 1 Bottle ActiveWater
Lunch:
3:30: two fried eggs (fried in butter), with one english muffin with butter, about 10oz. orange juice
Snack:
10:30pm: asian pear, and 20 saltine crackers, and theraflu

Jan. 9
Breakfast:
11am:3/4 Kashi Go Lean cereal with 2% milk
Noon: walk Tanner to dog park
Snack:
3:30pm: 6oz alder smoked tuna with pickles, cayenne, and 1/2 teaspoon mayo, and one sourdough muffin with 1/2 teaspoon mayo, about 10oz orange juice
Workout:
5:45pm: Survivor class, 1 bottle ActiveWater
Dinner:
8pm: about 1.5 cups of Taco Soup (kidney, pinto, black beans, corn, tomatoes, green chilis, and ground turkey)

Jan. 10
Breakfast:
8:40am: 2 fried eggs, one sourdough english muffin with butter, 6 oz OJ
Snack:
Double Tall Latte (2%)
Dinner:
5pm: 1.5c of Taco Soup, with two handfuls of Fritos!
Snack:
8:30pm: asian pear, 20 saltines

Jan. 11
Snack:
1:00AM: Dick's Deluxe
Breakfast:
9:30am: 10oz OJ
Lunch/Snacks
(grazing btwn 11-4):
2.5c Barefoot contessa mac and cheese, 1.5c Taco Soup, 1c salad (various dressing, one oil based one yogurt based), 3 bites of duck, 4 teeny tiny bite size chocolate cupcakes, 1.5c of apple/pear crumble, 1 scoop breyers vanilla ice cream, 4oz of half/half in coffee, 20oz water, 10oz wine.
Workout:
walk Tanner to dog park (seward walk cancelled)

Jan. 11
Breakfast:
9am: 9oz OJ, 1c Barefoot Contessa's Mac and Cheese (damn the leftovers!)
Snack:
2pm: 1 large fry from McDonalds (500 friggin calories! good lord I didn't know before i ordered!), cold press coffee and three table spoons 1/2 and 1/2
Dinner:
5pm: 2C taco soup with about half a handful of fritos
Workout:
Zumba
Snack:
10pm: large green granny smith apple
25oz water

Jan. 12
Breakfast:
10am: 1c mac and cheese (it's finally gone!), 2 fried eggs, 1 sourdough english muffin with butter
Snack:
3pm: 6oz alder smoked tuna, with capers, cayenne, pepper and one teaspoon mayo, and 15 saltine crackers
10oz OJ
Dinner:
Crockpot chicken stew/soup: chicken, chicken broth, carrots, onions, celery, potatos, 4 chicken legs (meat pulled from bone).
water: 20oz
Workout: Pilates
Snack:
1/2c blood orange sorbet

Jan. 13
Lunch: 1:30pm: 1.5 cup Crockpot chicken stew/soup: chicken, chicken broth, carrots, onions, celery, potatos, 4 chicken legs (meat pulled from bone).
Snack: Ghirardelli (pecan pie) chocolate square, skinny tiny, chocolate covered candy cane
Dinner: Wasabi Bistro: 1/2 Spicy Tuna roll, 1/2 Las Vegas roll, about a handful of Edamame, 3-4 potstickers, 1 breaded/fried oyster, 1 tempura shrimp, 1 tempura zucchini, 1/2 tempura onion ring, 1/2 tempura squash, 2 tiny bacon covered mushroom, Sashimi: one slice salmon, tuna, and escarole
Workout: Training with Jon
Snack:
9pm: 16oz: Alaskan amber beer, 16oz PBR
11pm: 25 saltines

Yes, I have been very deliquent in my posts for quite some time...it's because I went to Park City to enjoy myself and did imbibe in some yummy food and drink. The cleanse has started on 1/26 and I will commence with the blog.