The second week of mySpring Cleansinghas gone well. I decided to switch my decaf tea to Rooibos in the morning. I’m now almost entirely caffeine-free though I do continue to drink Sencha green tea which contains a small amount of caffeine, but its benefits are much too great for one to omit it. Also this week I didn’t have any dairy – not even Kefir or Feta, which can be allowed in this diet. On Saturday (Day 8), I went to my local Farmer’s Market and bought bags of (mainly organic) fresh vegetables and made a large pot ofvegetarian scotch brothwhich kept me going during the week, together with the Low-cal spring Soup I cooked last week. So I didn’t have to cook very much. Here, in more detail, is howWeek 2has gone:
WEEK 2
Day 8
9 am1 glass of grapefruit & lemon juice; 1 cup of Rooibos Tea with almond milk 10 am2 cups of Dandelion coffee 11 am1 banana 1 pmLunch:Spring vegetable soup, green tea 4 pmone large banana 6 pmFreshly prepared vegetable juice (see Healthy vegetable juice recipe) 7 pmDinner:vegetarian scotch broth, fennel tea 10 pmchamomile tea
Day 9
8-9 am1 glass of grapefruit & lemon juice 1 cup of Rooibos Tea with almond milk 10 am2 cups of Dandelion coffee 11 amFruit salad (berries, kiwi, nectarin and apple) 1 pmLunch:Red pepper and courgette soup, green tea 3 pmone large banana 6 pmvegetable juice 8 pmleftover vegetarian scotch broth (as above), fennel tea 10.30 pmchamomile tea
Day 10
8-9 am1 glass of grapefruit & lemon juice 1 cup of Rooibos Tea with almond milk 10 am2 cups of Dandelion coffee 11 amFruit salad (berries, nectarin and apple) 1 pm Lunch: miso soupwith tofu, green tea 3 pm Snacks: mixed nuts 6 pmvegetable juice 7 pm zesty chickpea dip with carrot, red pepper and celery sticks 8 pmchickpea and fennel curry with brown rice, followed by fennel tea 10.30 pmchamomile tea
Day 11
8-9 am1 glass of grapefruit & lemon juice 1 cup of Rooibos Tea with almond milk 10 am2 cups of Dandelion coffee 11 amhalf a melon 1 pmLunch: Red pepper and courgette soup, green tea 3 pmSnacks: mixed nuts 6 pmvegetable juice 7 pm zesty chickpea dip with carrot, red pepper and celery sticks 8pm(leftover) chickpea and fennel curry with rice, followed by fennel tea 10.30 pmchamomile tea
Day 12
8-9 am1 glass of grapefruit & lemon juice 1 cup of Rooibos Tea with almond milk 10 am2 cups of Dandelion coffee 11 amFruit salad (berries and apple) 1 pm Lunch:Low-cal spring Soupfollowed, green tea 3 pm Snacks: mixed nuts 6 pmvegetable juice 7 pmzesty chickpea dip with carrot, red pepper and celery sticks 8 pm Red peppers stuffed with mushroomsand spinach with garlic, served with rice followed by fennel tea 10.30 pmchamomile tea
Day 13
8-9 am1 glass of grapefruit & lemon juice 1 cup of Rooibos Tea with almond milk 10 am2 cups of Dandelion coffee 11 amFruit salad (berries, apple and kiwi) 1 pmLunch:Low-cal spring Soup green tea 3 pmSnacks: mixed nuts 6 pmvegetable juice 7 pm(leftover) zesty chickpea dipwith carrot, red pepper and celery sticks 8 pmHealthy vegetable curry with rice followed by fennel tea 10.30 pmchamomile tea
Day 14
8-9 am1 glass of grapefruit & lemon juice 1 cup of Rooibos Tea with almond milk 10 am2 cups of Dandelion coffee 11 amFruit salad (berries, apple and kiwi) 1 pmLunch: Spring vegetables and butterbean soup, green tea 3 pmSnacks: mixed nuts and seeds 6 pmvegetable juice 7 pmEasy avocado cream with carrot and celery sticks 8 pmSteamed fish with leak and peas, followed by fennel tea 10.30 pmchamomile tea
Exercise & beauty care
30 minutes’ walk in the park & 10 minutes stretching at home – not every day, unfortunately, due to the weather
1 x bath with Epsom salt (should be every second day – but didn’t have time)
Body brushing for 5 minutes (almost) every evening before shower
Used only organic skincare and natural deodorant
Observations
My tummy is almost flat!
More importantly, I’m not hungry – don’t even feel like snacking. My appetite has shrunk too.
I still don’t sleep enough, so feeling a bit tired during the day (this may be due to lack of caffeine too)
My face is spotty (detox effect?) but no longer dry
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