And the healing cleanse continues! Out with the old and in with the new - seems to be the all-pervasive catchphrase these days.
Looking back, it was in these first few days of the cleanse that I started to feel a shift in my diet, feeling all the more satisfied from eating higher protein foods.
You'll see for yourself when you compare each daily menu - let me know what you think.
Also on the menu of course is yoga. A daily practice for me is just as important as my morning smoothie (even if it means sneaking in a few Sun Salutations before I greet the day). Any form of yoga is another important healing practice and modality for this cleanse, and any other day in the life.
Breakfast
- chia pudding with bee pollen, almond pulp
- green smoothie with apple, berries, spirulina, hemp protein powder, flax seed, cinnamon
Snack
- 1 apple
- 6 brazil nuts
Lunch
- green salad with chickpeas, quinoa, nutritional yeast
Snack
- 2 eggs with swiss chard
- kale salad with avocado
- 2 brazil nuts
Dinner
- quinoa and red lentil soup
Snack
- rest of the chia pudding
Sleep
7 hours
The first few days of the cleanse have been interesting, because I feel hungrier, and am eating more than usual. I think I must be so hungry due to my metabolism resetting itself. Today, I also started to experience caffeine withdrawl symptoms, including a slight headache. I knew this time would come.
Day 4
Breakfast
- chia pudding
- green smoothie with berries, spirulina, hemp protein powder, hemp seeds, cinnamon, bee pollen
- 5 brazil nuts
Lunch
- quinoa and a kale salad with avocado wrapped in 4 nori sheets
Snack
- green smoothie with almond mylk, spirulina, maca, cinnamon, flax, bee pollen
Dinner
- roasted brussels sprouts and shitake mushrooms
- red lentils
- 1/2 avocado
Snack
- chia pudding
Sleep
6 hours
I woke today with another slight headache from caffeine withdrawal. However, the symptoms are not as intense as I expected they would be. I'm so surprised that I've been able to stay off caffeine for four days already!
I woke today with another slight headache from caffeine withdrawal. However, the symptoms are not as intense as I expected they would be. I'm so surprised that I've been able to stay off caffeine for four days already!
Day 5
Breakfast
- 2 eggs with leeks, shitake, brussels sprouts
- green smoothie with apple, berries, spirulina, hemp protein powder, flax seed, cinnamon
Lunch
- kale slaw with brown lentils
Snack
- chia pudding
Dinner
- kale salad with avocado and quinoa
Sleep
9 hours
Whenever I eat eggs for breakfast, I find I'm quite full and satisfied for most of the morning. As you can see here, I made a large breakfast which kept me going throughout most of the day. It's always nice to come home to a kale salad made with avocado and a side of quinoa. Sometimes there is nothing more sweeter than a yummy meal such as this.
Whenever I eat eggs for breakfast, I find I'm quite full and satisfied for most of the morning. As you can see here, I made a large breakfast which kept me going throughout most of the day. It's always nice to come home to a kale salad made with avocado and a side of quinoa. Sometimes there is nothing more sweeter than a yummy meal such as this.
Day 6
Breakfast
- green smoothie with berries, spirulina, he shou wu, maca, flax seeds
- 8 brazil nuts
Snack
- 2 kiwis
- goat yogurt, 1/2 green smoothie, 1/2 cup quinoa flakes
(sort of like vegan overnight oats)
Lunch
- kale salad wrapped in 2 nori sheets
- 2 brazil nuts
Snack
- bean sprouts
Dinner
- miso soup with vegetables and quinoa
- 2 nori sheets and kelp
Sleep
8 hours
I read that kiwis are a low-glycemic fruit and felt they could make an appearance on this cleanse. My fruit consumption has lessened quite a bit, and I'm becoming more used to the veggie way of life. I am so grateful to be sleeping for a solid right hours most nights as well - I'm not sure if this is related to laying off of the caffeine, but whatever the reason, I feel very well-rested.
I read that kiwis are a low-glycemic fruit and felt they could make an appearance on this cleanse. My fruit consumption has lessened quite a bit, and I'm becoming more used to the veggie way of life. I am so grateful to be sleeping for a solid right hours most nights as well - I'm not sure if this is related to laying off of the caffeine, but whatever the reason, I feel very well-rested.
Day 7
Breakfast
- 8 brazil nuts
- chia pudding with bee pollen and quinoa flakes
Snack
- 2 kiwis
Lunch
- kale salad wrapped in 2 nori sheets
- 1 1/2 cups cooked quinoa
Snack
- goji berries and herbal tea
Dinner
Sleep
8 hours
Today was probably the day where I really noticed my hunger started to wane and adopt to this new approach to eating. I found I wasn't too hungry throughout the day and that I was satisfied with my meals. I loved making Heather's recipe for Creamy Broccoli Soup for dinner - it was a hit! Such a simple, yet creamy soup recipe that was both nourishing and satisfying with the addition of the coconut milk.
And the cleanse fosters change -
stay tuned for more updates on my experience with higher protein eating.
5 comments:
Thanks for sharing. I think daily meal plans are so helpful to see how individual recipes/meals fit into the big picture for someone. If this is your higher protein way of eating, would you mind sharing a sample daily menu of how you were eating before yor shift? If I missed that in one of your posts, sorry!
I nominated you for the very inspirational blogger award!http://mylifeeventsblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/08/very-inspirational-blogger-award/
You are so inspiring. This seems like such a nourishing, powerful healing cleanse!
Your meals looks so delicious. I'm salivating a little just reading through them. I've been eating quite a bit of kale, quinoa, and avo lately. It's a combo that makes me feel nourished.
Hey everyone! :)
@Kate - thanks for the suggestion. That is a great idea to share my pre-cleanse diet; to be honest, it was around the holidays and my eating was all over the place. I will post a summary of my pre-cleanse eating shortly.
@ Alina - thank you very much for the award! I will post my response and nominations for the award soon!
@Gillian - aww, wow - thank you!
@Nikki - thank you! I agree, love the kale-avo-quinoa combination. So nourishing :)
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