I really should have eaten better today.  My snacks were too small and fatty.  I really have lost all concept of what’s appropriate for breakfast, I’m pretty sure I’ve had ground turkey for breakfast on more that one occasion.  Around 8pm I decided I felt like breakfast for dinner, and since I was way low on calories I had turkey bacon, egg whites, and a tomato.  That’s right, a whole tomato.  I’m still really struggling to get much over 1200 calories. 

Okay I may be a little delusional, but I swear trader joe’s turkey bacon taste’s like holiday ham!!  I took a break from eggs, and then had them boiled instead of scrambled- and they were tasty!!

Tuesday is basically Wednesday, which is ½ through the week, and almost Thursday…and then before I know it it’s Friday, and we all know the weekends fly by SOOO I’m on track, and excited to finish strong!! 

It’s nice to be done with the cravings, but I still can’t wait for my regular meal plans back!  Greek yogurt…granola….apples…..sandwiches…mmmm….

In the mean time I’ve been stir frying anything…any meat +any veggie combination+1 tbsp soy sauce + olive oil spray= breakfast, lunch, or dinner! 

Daily Food Log:

Breakfast:  6oz almond milk, 2 tbsp fiber sure, 2 tsp cinnamon, and 2 scoop designer whey

Lunch: 2 Trader Joe’s Garlic and Herb Sausages, 20 snap pea pods, 2 tbsp soy sauce

Dinner: 6oz chicken breast, 3 cups romaine lettuce, 1 tomato, ¼ cup salsa

Snack 1: 2 tbsp almond butter, and 4 celery stalks

Snack 2: 2 tbsp sun flower seeds

Snack 3: 6 slices turkey bacon, 2 boiled egg whites, and 1 tomato

Daily Totals: 1385 calories, 63g fat, 96 ounces water

Eating five 300 calorie meals really works better for me, I’m going to try that route tomorrow!
~MDM

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Well I’m officially on my last week of the hardcore portion of the cleanse!  Week three is about slowly re-introducing healthy carbs back into my diet.  Even though my carbs will be super limited, I’ll be so happy to get a taste of any kind of carb that week three will be like heaven!

I have been pretty low energy today, but that may be from an overall lack of calories.  I tell my client between 1200-1500calories for women and 1800-2500calories for men per day, 1200/1800 calories being the bare minimum.  I know the dangers of eating too few calories, low energy, slowed metabolism, muscle loss, etc…I am a lot more active that most in my day-to-day life, plus I’m also younger meaning my metabolism naturally is faster (don’t worry not much faster).  I’ve been making my min 1200 also, but I’m going to try to get up to 1400 or 1500 these next few days and see if my energy picks up. 200-300 calories may not seem like much, but over a week that’s 1400-2100calories.  I’m loosing a whole days worth of calories (which is energy), protein, and nutrients.  I’ve also been craving fat (nuts mainly) which can also be a sign of too few calories.

I’m actually glad I started this! (I’ll be more glad when I finish it) The foods I’ve cut out sound good still, but I’m not craving any sugar packed, highly processed foods.  I am actually really into all my veggies.  I’ve been trying to cook them different ways, and add different spices to keep myself from getting board.  Seasoned Rice Vinegar, Lemon, Olive oil, sea sale and garlic have been my favorites.  I’ve all been marinating my veggies in fresh garlic and just a little soy sauce and that’s been pretty tasty!  The trick is not to put too much liquid in with the veggies- that makes them soggy.

For the first week I was using my George Foreman for just about everything.  By day three or four the smell that the grill makes was making me a little nauseous.  I’ve since then started grilling my food on the stove.  It takes about 7-10min longer, but tastes MUCH better.  I can’t believe the difference.   I’ve been trying to remember the name of a special pan a fellow fitness buff told me about for the longest time.  Last night it came to me out of no where!  The WOK, I’m going to buy one soon and test it out!

FOOD LOG:

MEAL             FOOD

Breakfast: Protein Shake- 6oz Almond Milk, 1 scoop Designer Whey, 1 tsp peppermint extract

Lunch: Shrimp and Chicken Stir Fry- 1 Cup Trader Joe’s Stir Fry, 10pods Sweet/Snap Pods, 1 cup Mushrooms, 10 large Shrimp, 4 oz Chicken Breast

Dinner: Turkey Burger wrapped in lettuce- 7oz Lean Ground Turkey, Romaine Lettuce 1 leaf, 3 slice Red Ripe Tomatoes, 1 tbsp chopped Onion, 1tbsp Chaka’s BBQ Sauce, 1 Tbsp mustard

Snack: Turkey Stir Fry- 5.5 oz lean Ground turkey, 20 pods Sweet/Snap Pods, 1 cup Mushrooms, 2 tbsp Soy Sauce,

Snack 2: 1 Tbsp Sunflower Seeds, 3 celery stalks, 1 tbsp Almond Butter,

Snack 3: 1 tbsp Almond Butter, 4celery stalks, 3 tsp cinnamon
Daily Totals :  1294/ 55g fat/ 100 ounces of H2O

If you’re doing the cleanse and are not feeling so great yet, remember when you started, and how many cheats you’ve had.  If you started after I did, you may have a few more days of low energy.  Also, if you have cheated, that will extend the amount of time you have your cravings.  Either way stay strong!  You’re almost there.  It’s worth it, I promise!

~maddog

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Wow!  What a good day today.  It’s already the end of week one, I stayed in again last night, and I’m feeling pretty great.  I had a really good work-out, but strained my quad.  I warmed up and stretched, but I do remember the point where my muscles said stop, and my pride said no.  Now I’m wishing I would have listened.

Well I’m about to start week 2, and I would like to do better that week 1!! I need to concentrate on my work-outs.  I need to make sure that I’m giving my 110% each time, that also means stopping before injury.  Now I won’t be able to push my legs to their full potential all week, but I’m in need of a heavy cardio week anyway.  I also want to work on in taking more calories.  1200 is the bare bare minimum, and I really should eat 1500calories each day.

I am actually enjoying the tastes and smells of a lot of different veggies.  I’ve been seeing those dominos pasta bread bowls what feels like every other commercial.  At first they looked really nasty, but after a week of carb deprivation they’re looking pretty tasty.  Just out of curiosity I went onto the website to take a look at the nutritional facts.  Between 670-730cal and 24-28 g of fat.  Not to bad for a cheat meal I thought.  Until I double checked the serving size….I should have known….2 serving per bowl.  That means 1340-1460calories and 48-56g of fat, that’s an entire day’s calories and two days of day for an average woman!  Needless to say, those bowls aren’t looking so appealing anymore……

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Weekends are always really hard.  It’s that you’re out of your daily routine, and your mind has more room to wander.  Typically, there are also more fun events on the weekends.  I’m proud to stay I actually stayed in last night.  All my favorite people were going to a favorite spot of ours.  I considered going and not drinking…haha…then considered the truth…that if I went, I would cheat.  I told myself that when my favorite people get together, we always have a good time, and after these two weeks there would be many more to come!  I was still pretty bummed to stay home, but I can’t say I didn’t appreciate the few extra good nights of sleep!

Luckily enough for me, since I work from home these days I’m used to the freedom- but I still feel like I can relax on the weekends.  We had a great camp today, and that always helps me stay pumped.

I’m actually feeling pretty good today!  I feel like the nutrition is getting much much easier.  I’m finally starting to crave good foods!  This is one of the reasons I really encourage people to do the cleanse.  We get so spoiled with our day to day diets.  I was getting so sick of my apple, triscutts, and cottage cheese snack everyday.  Now I would pay good money to get my apple, triscutts, and cottage cheese and I vow to appreciate it each day when I get it back!!

I also really enjoyed the frozen protein shake.  I think it will be creamier with milk.  There are two tricks to making these: #1 Don’t freeze it for two long- or you end up with a protein shake ice cube.  I froze it overnight and then left in the fridge while I was at the gym (about 2 hours) #2 add mint extract.   The mint is a very powerful taste, and really gives the mind a refreshing flash back to a time when you could eat real chocolate mint ice cream!

I can’t believe I’m already at the ½ way point!  (btw I lost 3.5lbs this week!)

Daily Food Log:

Breakfast: Protein Shake

8oz almond milk, 2 scoop designer whey, 3 tsp cinnamon

Lunch: Chicken and broccoli

6oz chicken, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 2 cups broccoli

Dinner: Cleanse Friendly Turkey Taco Salad
5.5oz ground turkey, 3 cups romaine lettuce, 1 tomato, 4 tbsp salsa, 2 tbsp onion

Snack: Tomato Turkey Wraps

1 Tomato, 4 slices turkey

Snack 2: Sunflower Seeds, and celery with almond butter

1oz sunflower seeds, 1 tbsp almond butter, and 3 celery stalks

Daily Totals: 1222 calories/ 42g fat/ 96 ounces H2O

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