Getting Down With Detoxification: Day 3

The end of Day 3 has finally appeared. We are officially at the half way mark, after cutting down our detox from 7 days to 6. Why? Well, firstly we are (I like to think) generally fit, slim and healthy people, so hopefully 6 days is enough time to cleanse (veggie obsession anyone?). And Sunday, being Day 7, is a huge day for us with plans from 6am until 6pm non stop.

My thoughts (mostly of food) today brought to my attention how easy it would be to drop this kind of thing all together. In fact, I really don’t know how anyone could go on for longer than a week – although it is done, and all the support to those people. Maybe this thought was due to my lack of detoxification symptoms, as mentioned yesterday. However, right before bed last night as I was brushing my teeth, I got a quick glance at my tongue (which gets scraped every morning) and gosh did it have a thick creamy-yellow coating!! Excitement plus! Yes, I was elated.

Today felt like cheating as we had two green smoothies (breakfast and dinner), and a green juice for lunch. Both hubby and I had a bigger day of commitments today than the prior two, and so the smoothies got us through! It’s amazing what a little organic raw cacao, or spices like cinnamon or cayenne pepper, can do to make your liquid meal a treat at times when you need it most – better than quitting I say.

This morning I did a beautiful Yoga class with the divine Iyengar instructor Claire Walshe at Verve For Life. The class was delicious, and I was certainly made aware of how this cleanse had affected the way my body worked during detoxification. My muscles felt weaker, and started to shake. My heart rate increased and I felt the need to breathe into my chest more than normal. With all this said, I left the class completely blissed out, and grateful for the investment of my time.

Energetically, my mornings are feeling great, so are my late evenings. But from around 1pm until 5pm I am feeling quite tired. But in no way has this feeling been a sluggish one. There is, within this feeling, also a sense of alertness. Something has changed. Shifted.

Tomorrow we will be over the hump and intend to start our day with lemon water and a big glass of green juice. As I ready myself to hit the pillow I can tell you that my partner in crime crawled in to bed over an hour ago – this is something worth mentioning since I don’t recall it him ever beating my to bed in the 5.5 years of our relationship!

Thanks for your support world. I hope you are feeling happy and healthy wherever you are.

Good night from Australia. xo

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