Day 4 Detox

I was hoping my sleep would be getting better on the detox, but I haven't experienced that...yet. I have had lots of weird dreams and have been waking up a lot. I woke up this morning at 5am and was EXTREMELY dizzy! I wasn't sure if my sinuses were plugged, I needed to be adjusted, or if it was one of the detox side effects. I went back to bed until 6:30am and was still dizzy when I got up. I was VERY slow-moving and irritable. I grabbed an apple on my way to work because I didn't think I could handle a shake when I wasn't feeling very well.

9am-I took 3 AdvaClear and had oatmeal with walnuts, cinnamon, and almond milk. Still dizzy and kind of crabby!

2pm-I was finally coming out of my slump and had my shake. I talked to Ryan at work and he said he was hungry and low energy. He said he can't believe how much and how often he has to eat to stay satisfied!

4pm-I had a banana and homemade almond butter (recipe in Deepak Chopra's cookbook and I used olive oil instead of ghee) on a brown rice cake. It tasted fantastic!

I think that is what I am realizing more and more...you taste the actual food rather than extreme salt and sugar. I had a fairly clean diet coming into this process, so I think it may be important for some people thinking about doing a detox to work into it slowly. Maybe cutting out sugar first for a couple weeks, soda, etc. I think to break all bad habits cold turkey could cause some nasty side effects.

I took the dog for a walk and even though it was very sunny, it was very windy! My energy was low and combined with the wind, we cut it short! I did lay down when we got back and I felt much better. The dizziness was completely gone. Let's hope it stays that way because that was not very fun!

7pm-For dinner I had Dr. Chopra's Rosemary White Bean Soup, a salad (sprouts, cucumbers, zucchini with oil and vinegar) a rice cake and pineapple for dessert. Plenty to fill me up and feel satisfied.

The recipes I have used really make me feel like I am eating normal and not on an actual detox. The key is having these meals made up ahead of time for the busy lunches and dinners during the week.

I am hoping for better sleep tonight. Good Night!