Posts Tagged "diet"

“Clean” – one week down

Posted by on Aug 22, 2010 | 1 comment

“Clean” – one week down

I have officially completed one week of eating Clean! I almost gave in to my coffee and crepe cravings yesterday, but in the end I persevered. I made a great zucchini puree last night (see below) that restored my faith in soups. (I’ve learned the secret to a good soup is the broth; when I [...]

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“Clean” – struggling on day 6

Posted by on Aug 21, 2010 | 0 comments

“Clean” – struggling on day 6

I am struggling and cranky today. I miss food. Hot, cooked, steaming food. I knew the weekend would be hard because that is when I usually ease up on my diet and indulge a bit.

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“Clean” – day 5

Posted by on Aug 20, 2010 | 1 comment

“Clean” – day 5

I have made it to day 5 of my cleanse without any major problems. On Wednesday, I felt very tired during the day, but my energy level picked up later and I actually got a lot done. I also had some great meals — a mango and pineapple smoothie with coconut milk, and homemade hummus [...]

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Back to the detox, and other news

Posted by on Aug 1, 2010 | 0 comments

Back to the detox, and other news

After getting distracted by my Blue Zones book from the library and actually reading some fiction again, I am back to reading Clean. For some reason, I am even more excited now to go through the Clean detox program. Maybe it’s because I’ve (mostly) given up wheat and dairy already, so I’m ready for my [...]

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Thoughts on healthy eating

Posted by on Jun 30, 2010 | 3 comments

Thoughts on healthy eating

Yesterday’s post about orthorexia nervosa got me thinking more about healthy eating, so I thought I would share some more about how we overhauled our diet. A few years ago, I rarely bought fresh produce because I would just forget about it and it would go bad. I lived alone, I worked two jobs, and [...]

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