Rush Intro

I just started the Wild Rose Herbal D-Tox today so I got this random idea to start blogging about it. This isn't the first time I've gone through this particular detox cleanse but I barely remember my experience from the last time, and this time my partner is also going through it for the first time so I think it's great to be able to track both of our progresses along the 12 days and see how things are going.

But first, lets go over some basics. Like.... why cleanse?

I'm just as good as a google searcher as the next person (maybe better than the person after that). So, when I first heard of this cleanse, I was a skeptic. I logged online and read it's claim to remove foods that have stuck/stayed in your body for years. I'd never heard of this before so naturally, it seems impossible. But then I got to thinking about pipes and the sewer systems in the house I was living in. In fact, I think that at that time, one of the sinks backed up and we even had to call a plumber to come in and snake the pipes. I remembered the process of doing this and remembered seeing all of the sludge that built up over time. The thought of shit being stuffed up my body seemed more plausible now.

Regardless of the possibility or impossibility of the claim, I figured at the time that "hey, why not. It's only 12 days and most people say it was not a good experience for a few days."

Backing up a bit, at the time I weighed 260 lbs. I had an epiphany one day about losing weight and went on a mission to drop the pounds. The first task was to learn to cook food for myself that was not of the college-aged style (i.e. ramen noodles, macaroni and cheese, hotdogs.... and more hotdogs... (what, they are SUPER cheap!)). That is when this d-tox was suggested because it has a very specific set diet that I would be required to follow and even has a cookbook. So it would be 12 days of learning new delicious meals.

That was the most exciting impitious for me to do the d-tox. Now, I realize that I could have done the diet without the d-tox, but then I also figured, I paid 30.00 CAD to get this diet plan, I might as well TRY the cleanse.

And so I did, but this blog isn't necessarily about my last experience (as I said, I barely remember the actual experience), it's about my current on. I got the idea to do the dtox again about two weeks ago when I woke up bloated and just not feeling well. I remembered how good I felt after the cleanse last time and decided then and there "I must cleanse." I just hadn't been feeling very good in my body for the last few weeks, so time for a reset.

Cleansing to me is more than just pooping, taking herbs, and eating strict diets. There's a certain mind-set and/or mind state that I get in that I don't ordinarily use. It's a constant evaluation as I really start to pay attention to what passes from hand to mouth. How much coffee do I REALLY drink, you know?

So, today is the first day for me and my girlfriend. She works at Starbucks (well, her last day is in five days) at like 6 in the morning so I was sleeping when she called to complain that apparently, the oatmeal there has some words that you cannot pronounce in it so unfortunately for her, it is not good to eat. Too bad, because nothing at Starbucks really IS good to eat unless you consider ONLY drinking black coffee and their green tea. Everything else there, food-wise, is off-limits. So I will go rescue her later this morning with a nice fat salad from "Salad Creations" today.

As for me, I woke up and made myself two deliciously fried eggs (fried in a half a teaspoon of butter) and black coffee with stevia in it. I'm content for now! I took the six pills and 30 drops this morning and thankfully they went down smoothly. I remember having a LOT of trouble with them the last time with the smell and taste of the pills, so I was prepared to experience the same thing but fortunately, did not.

So, for the rest of the day I plan to eat salad and then my girlfriend is going to cook one of the recipes out of the Wild Rose cookbook called "Leek, Eggplant, and Potato casserole." Sounds simply divine.

Ciao for now.

Day 1 Morning Stats:
Weight:
235lbs
Food Intake:
Two Eggs,
12 oz of black coffee w/ stevia
General Feeling:
Good. Tired from restless night, but not feeling bad.