SP Detox Week 1

This past Monday, Nov 2, 2009, Shell and I started the Standard Process 21 Day Detox and Cleansing Program. It's a full out, go hard or go home detox encompassing diet, exercise, and supplements. All in all, it's not so bad. I slacked pretty hard on writing down reviews of every day up until now, so I'll just review the past week, journal today, and commit to blogging my journey through detox starting today.

Prep:

The week before the program, our dietician, Brooksie Ash, recommended that I, "get all of those carbs, sugars, etc out of your system before Monday." He's a learned doctor. I took him at his word. I would later learn on day 2 that that was stupid. Ramping up your sugar, carb, and meat intake before a detox only makes your body miss them that much more when they're gone.

Day 1 (Mon, 11/2/09):

I really wasn't prepared for this. I stopped eating at midnight last night and I didn't get any food until Shell showed up with lunch around 1:30pm. No morning shake. No supplements. No sustenance. I crashed hard around 11am. After the shake and some rabbit food, I felt better. The rest of the day wasn't so bad except for the caffeen headaches that kicked in around 7pm.

Day 2

I didn't get a ton of sleep, but I did feel alert when I woke up. I started out drinking shake & taking my pills first thing in the morning. There are a ton of supplement pills to take. 10 pills 3x a day. It's redonkulous. I almost felt like a druggie after taking them again at lunch, but it passed. Speaking of passed, my lower intestine is flushing...wow, um, no comment. The challenge for today was energy. I didn't have much. I tried eating some rabbit food, but it just wasn't cutting it. I was HUNGRY all day long. I did manage to get in a light 4mile run after work. The shakes are life-savers. I also discovered lentil soup. I'd actually never had lentils until now. I'm a HUGE fan. Good, good stuff. One side note, the skin on my right hand started peeling for a few hours today. From about 7-10pm skin just started shedding in one small area on the back of my right hand. At about 10pm it stopped. I scrubbed it really well with soap and water, and it seemed like it had never peeled in the first place. Odd.

Day 3:

My energy was back up today. I'm pretty sore from the run yesterday, but I expected that given the lack of protein in my diet. I finally figured out that I'll have to plan ahead if I want to make this work. I started bringing food to work with me. Nothing big, but the carrots and celery were nice to snack on. Shell made some killer salad for dinner. I'm feeling pretty good.

Day 4:

Hello Thursday. I'm wired from dawn to dusk. Incredible energy. Great 4 mile run. I had lunch at Souper Salad (score!!) and finally found a place where I could really get some good stuff into me. It's kind of odd that I'm not having any cravings. The only things I really miss are the taste of chocolate, steak burrito meat, and having enough protein in my body...maybe those are cravings. Perhaps. But they're not addictions.

Day 5:

The scar on the back of my right hand is disappearing. It's just above the area that peeled on Tuesday. I have no idea if it's related, but it started happening today. I'm starting to crave lentils. I haven't had any since Tuesday, but those were awesome. Shell brought home some Veggie Butterbean Soup from Souper Salad (her new home away from home) and I'm in love. Between that and a nice salad at lunch it was an awesome food day. I didn't even really mind that they catered in fajitas at work today. Sadly, we'd find out that Lima Beans are not allowed. Oh well. I'm pleading ignorance. Dr. Brooksie and Maryori are doing this with us and they ate them at lunch. You'd think you could trust the people that talked you into the plan to set the standard. Water under the bridge. The soup was awesome. No run this day. Tomorrow is a longer run. The only real challenge was that I struggled with focus a little big later in the evening.

Day 6 (today):

Energy levels have stabilized. Today I was out at the single mom's oil change at Celebration Church. Lots of people. Lots of fun. I almost hit a wall about 11am, but I remembered I brought an Organic Food Bar with me and that hit the spot. Around 1pm Shell made another run to Souper Salad and brought me back a plate of goodness and an apple. Energy levels back up. I found a recipe for an apple vinegar oil dressing and shell made a late run to the store to whip up some salads and soup. Another great day.