Mama's Starting Over

I am just finishing Day 2 of this cleanse. It's no joke y'all. Yesterday was fine. I cut out coffee but did take an Excederine to help the headache. The rest of the day went well and I didn't find myself hungry hardly at all. Breakfast was much like making out with a lawnmower. A green smoothie with kale, dandelion greens, romaine, apple, ginger, cucumber. It was rough. I had to blend and re-blend. I added more water. I did anything I thought would help. It was still really bad but I sucked it down and only gagged a few times. Lunch was a gigantic salad which was great and dinner was some spaghetti squash with roasted tomatoes and basil. It was delish! During the day I snacked on celery and almond butter and handfuls of cashews. At the end of the day I felt accomplished and tired. I slept like a rock! Today wasn't as easy. Day 2 of no coffee so the headache was fierce. The food was just ok. The smoothie was made better by some pineapple. Everything else was pretty...

Tomorrow I am embarking on a cleanse. It all started when Cristie and Amy banded together to get Amy healthier. I wanted in on the fun so Cristie and I talked about it, but then life happened and we never really connected. I started getting healthy on my own and things were going great. They still are but I have hit a little bit of a plateau now that I am back working. Last week Cristie told met that she was going to do a 2 week cleanse with some people, including Amy and did I want to join in? I jumped at the chance. Here I am on the day before the cleanse starts and I am FREAKING OUT! First, I am cutting out caffeine. I like to think that I am not addicted to my morning cup of coffee (or 2) but I am sure that I am. This one is going to be tough. I am not looking forward to it. Coffee has become a comfort for me in the morning so taking that away will be hard. I am going to replace coffee with some yum tea and hope that I can get comfort from that. Second, eating healthy is ...