Detox Week: 1 down 6 to go!

Today was the first day of my week long detox diet. So far, so good!Using recipes from GOOP, I feel great about the food I’ve eaten today.So far I have lost 13 pounds, my hair has grown two inches and I haveso much energy, I no longer need more than 20 minutes of sleep per day!Yeah, no. Not really. Truth is, I feel kind of crummy. I think this isto be expected. It’s called a detox for a reason, out you toxins, out!
Istarted the day with lemon water then some minty herbal tea. Mmmm.Lovely way to start the morning. Breakfast was a smoothie made withfresh blueberries and almond milk with some protein and greens powdersthrown in for good measure. It was super tasty and kept me full for along time.
Mid-morning I had a coconut water. I love that stuff. It has to be icy cold though or it tastes like hot tub water. Gross.
Lunchwas a salad and O! what a salad it was: butter lettuce, radicchio, avocado andcucumber. The best part was the dressing. Here is the recipe:
- 1 large carrot, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 large shallot, peeled and roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh ginger (easy to peel, use a spoon!
- 1 tablespoon sweet white miso
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon roasted sesame seed oil
- 1/4 cup grapeseed oil
- 2 tablespoons water

This dressing is SO flavorful. Detox or no detox, I will be eating this dressing a lot in 2010. Unfortunately, it gave me awful heartburn so tomorrow I will remember to take an acid reducer in the morning.

Afternoon snack was a handful of pepitas and sunflower seeds. Meh. Filled me up enough.

Dinner was another GOOP recipe, broccoli and arugula soup. It was ok. Very filling and warm. I am enjoying this diet so far. Feeling full but knowing I am eating healthy, cleansing foods makes me happy. At this point I’m not having any major cravings and I look forward to tomorrow!