5 more days, 5 more days, 5 more days..

Soo, I know I've been slacking on the posts this last week, and I'm sorry, but its actually been a very busy week! Today finds me in day 2 of week 3, which means that I have added eggs and gluten-free grains back to my diet. My detox buddy and I spent a good deal of time poking around the gluten-free section of the grocery store tonight debating between gluten-free pancakes, gluten-free sugar cookies, gluten-free chocolate cake (and frosting!).. only to decide that we were going to wait it out until next week. We settled on gluten-free pretzels instead.

Last week we were able to add back beans, lentils, soy, and seafood, which meant a lotttt of fish for dinner. Honestly, by the end of the week, I was a little fished out. So for dinner tonight, we made a kickass stir fry with rice noodles, a garlic-ginger-sesame-soy sauce that Jerry made, and a bag of stir fry veggies from Trader Joes. IT WAS SO GOOD! Definitely the best dinner we have made throughout this detox.

Now, I have heard people say that when they do this cleanse, they lose all cravings for sugar, dairy, carbs, etc. I must be a weirdo then, because I am exactly the opposite - I am craving EVERYTHING. Cookies, cupcakes, cake, pizza (duh), even foods that I don't normally want (hellooo McDonald's, you look sooooo good), you name it, I want it. I am literally counting down the days until this is over and I can eat a piece of chocolate without feeling bad. (This last sentence implies that chocolate is one thing that I just seem to kinda let slide and have not 100% given up entirely.) My best friend (who also did the detox) is coming to visit in two weeks and it seems that all we can discuss is the food we're going to eat when she's here.

I am a little hesitant about this detox ending because I have been feeling so good during it all - I don't get tired during the day, I have more energy at work, I feel good about myself, and I even lost a few pounds. While I am absolutely pumped to have sugar again, I don't want to feel guilty every time I want a cookie now. I don't want to worry that it is going to make me sleepy. But there are just some things that I can't totally give up. As I have mentioned before, I am definitely going to incorporate elements of the detox into my daily life (for one, I am going to stick with the smoothies for breakfast), but there are some things that I just can't live without, like pancakes, and so they are just going to have to make a comeback - their big debut is Saturday morning, by the way.. :)