Well, another week has come and gone – I can honestly say that I have done my best to stay away from fried foods, microwaveable meals, simple carbs and all of those things that critics claim are causing America to be fat.
…And what have I discovered?
1. Most of the stuff that I do like is in fact healthy! Salmon and Avocado are a girl’s best friends – especially when combined in a yummy sushi roll (brown rice of course!).
2. I feel more in control! Being forced to think about what I am putting in my mouth hasn’t stopped me from eating but it has made me more conscious of what I am choosing to put into my body.
3. Eating out can be scary! Especially if you start to pay attention not only to portion sizes but also the sheer fat and grease that makes its way onto your plate – even if you think that it’s the healthier option. Ordering can be a minefield!
4. Sometimes all you really want is a cheesy slice of pizza! And that is no reason to be ashamed – or deny yourself a treat once in awhile.
5. Not everyone is going to be as excited about your health-kick as you are. Now more than ever, it is clear to me how complicated one’s relationship with food can really be. Some people engage with food as though each meal is passionate encounter with a love and for some it is merely the fuel that gets you from point A to point B. Some people are afraid of food and events that revolve around eating. I think for the majority of us, myself included, it is a combination of all of these things.
So what have I been eating? Well, here is a list of my trusty favorites:
Avocadoes (I cannot stress this enough – yay Omega 3s!)
Eggs
Olive Oil
Fish
Whole-wheat pasta
Apples
Kefir – a Greek yogurt/drink that is proven to help with digestion among other things
Small baked potatoes (Russett & sweet potatoes)
Sushi
These foods have definitely been keeping my energy up and my eating clean! Know of any other great foods that would be in keeping with this challenge?
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So, I decided to do a 3-day Cooler Cleanse and here’s why. My first day was fun! Exciting! Refreshing! And then I woke up for Day 2 feeling a bit too much like the morning after my 21st birthday. Except I did feel a whole lot lighter (thanks to the healthy juices/lack of an entire birthday cake at 3am).
After a lot of napping, some major ‘How I Met Your Mother‘ reruns, and 6 more juices, I climbed back into bed on Saturday night (at 9pm…woof), excited to take on my final day of the cleanse. And here’s what happened when I woke up on Sunday morning:
Note: Apparently being tired makes me repeat myself a lot. Who knew?
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So, I decided to do a 3-day Cooler Cleanse and here’s why. My first day was fun! Exciting! Refreshing!… And then day 2 hit me like a campus bus. (Sidenote: In college, one of our campus buses DID hit a student. WTF, right?) It was like the worst hangover of all time…only I couldn’t eat an egg and cheese bagel to make myself feel better.
Watch my video to see how I handled hours 25-48 of not eating….or leaving the house. Or doing anything at all, really. Well, besides de-toxing.
Come back tomorrow to see how I rounded out the weekend on my cleanse!
[Disclaimer: This product was provided to us by Cooler Cleanse. All opinions are our own...and blatantly honest.]
So, I decided to do a 3-day Cooler Cleanse and here’s why. And in this here video, you can see how my first day of cleansing/drinking/not chewing/not visiting my local Starbucks boyfriend barista went.
Surprising fact: I didn’t miss food nearly as much as I thought I would. I really wasn’t hungry at all. I also thoroughly enjoyed not having to make anything/do any dishes. You mean all I have to do is twist off a cap? I’m sold!
Come back tomorrow and Sunday to see how I managed through the weekend. While all my friends were out partying. And eating. And I was sleeping on my couch.
[Disclaimer: This product was provided to us by Cooler Cleanse. All opinions are our own...and blatantly honest.]
No matter how hard we try, I don’t think any of us treat our bodies as well as we should. Yeah, we workout a few days a week and sure, we try to get some fruits and veggies in at every meal, but that only goes so far. Especially when you throw in the late night pizza parties; the PMS cookie dough feasts and; obvi, the shots, beers, vodka sodas, fishbowls, jungle juice, Four Loko….
You don’t realize it, probably because you college chicks have built up quite a tolerance for bad food and cheap booze, but all of those less-than-healthy choices are doing a number on your body.
But I, a college grad out in the real world, totally do. All the crappy things I eat and drink weigh heavily on me and leave me feeling lethargic, cloudy and at least 10 pounds heavier than I want to be. (God, I miss college.) While bitching about it to my friend, a total natural-food freak, she told me I needed to cleanse my body of toxins (and threw in some other random, voodoo terms) and recommended a cleanse.
I wasn’t too keen on the idea of of starving myself for 3 days (“how the hell is that going to make me feel better, FREAK?!”), but after doing some research I learned that if you cleanse the right way, that’s not the case at all. So I decided to do it…and to bring all of you along for the ride. Starting today, I’ll be vlogging all about my cleanse openly and honestly. Read More »
Fact: on a daily basis the majority of us treat our bodies like crap. Sure we work out, we (try) to eat healthy, we pour over the latest health magazines and shell out dough for cute workout gear. But there is nothing healthy about an existence made up of 3 hours of sleep; daily Venti Americanos; and too many weekends filled with booze, late night pizza and drunkity drunk dip, to keep count.
And yet we wonder why our skin is broken out, our energy is low and why we have that extra layer of bloat that’s keeping us from feeling anything but skinny in those damn skinny jeans. Then we ponder said issues with our friends on a hungover Sunday brunch that obviously consists of eggs, cheese, bagels and giant pot of coffee.
So when I heard about the Blue Print Cleanse, I was immediately enticed. Giving my body a much needed 3-day vacation sounded great. I was ready to make like that rapper who sips on Gin and Juice… only minus the Gin. So in efforts to see if this really works I swore off food for 3 whole days and kept a journal of my moods for you fine ladies. Read More »
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We all have that friend. You know the one who’s all “thanks but no thanks on the holiday cookies – I’m totally cool eating this yummy air.” The one with so much self-discipline she woke up the morning after Halloween, threw her slutty bumble bee costume aside and went for a 7 mile run. The one who is always telling you about the latest workout she is into, health book she is reading or cleanse she is trying. And, of course, the one who makes you think, “I wish I could be a bit more like her,” as you delve into your giant cookie while watching this week’s episode of the Real Housewives for the FOURTH time.
Yes, we all have that friend and while sometimes you wish you could just give her a big box of cookies for the holidays, there are just a few things she’d appreciate a whole lot more. But what can you get her that will make her happy without packing on the pounds? Try a few of these on for size: Read More »
I’ve never really been much of a health nut. Sure, I try to throw some fruits & veggies in my diet and I drink light beer, but other than that my nutrition quotient is pretty low. I still consider pizza and pasta the two most basic (and essential) food groups.
Despite the fact that I know as much about nutrition as say, someone on Celebrity Fit Club, I actually wasn’t surprised to see this article in the NY Times about those miracle “flushes” and “cleanses.” Basically, lots of doctors says they’re bullsh*t.
According to the article, many western docs think that detox diets are not only not good for you, they could also potentially be harmful. One doctor in the article was quoted as stating “What ends up being consumed during a ‘detox’ are essentially stimulants, laxatives and diuretics.” Ew.
Okay, let me back up a second for those of you who may be as nutritionally clueless as I am. Most “cleanses” are like extreme diets that you undergo for a couple days or weeks. Basically, you avoid certain foods and replace them with nutritional and herbal supplements. In turn, your body that was once full of evil toxins is supposed to rejoice (after you feel like absolute sh*t for a few days) as you remove what the article calls “sludge” from your “constipated” body. Read More »
[Disclaimer: This product was provided to us by Cooler Cleanse. All opinions are our own...and blatantly honest.]
Fact: on a daily basis the majority of us treat our bodies like crap. Sure we work out, we (try) to eat healthy, we pour over the latest health magazines and shell out dough for cute workout gear. But there is nothing healthy about an existence made up of 3 hours of sleep; daily Venti Americanos; and too many weekends filled with booze, late night pizza and drunkity drunk dip, to keep count.
I’ve never really been much of a health nut. Sure, I try to throw some fruits & veggies in my diet and I drink light beer, but other than that my nutrition quotient is pretty low. I still consider pizza and pasta the two most basic (and essential) food groups.
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