Goal of the Week: Detoxify!

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I’ve been feeling very sluggish and tired lately. I can’t say I know for sure that it’s because of toxins in my body, but between the allergy meds, the week of SXSW take-out, and the SWSX drinking, I’m feeling less than fantastic.

So, I gave myself the goal this week of detoxifying with diet and exercise.

I chose the GOOP detox plan set up by Gwenyth Paltrow’s doctor, then tweaked it to better fit my budget. (Still, groceries were twice what they normally are — don’t get me started on why healthy food is so expensive, or this might turn into a rant.)

DAY ONE

7am (or upon rising): Glass of room temperature lemon water
8am: Herbal tea
10am (breakfast): Blueberry and Almond Smoothie
11:30am: Coconut water
1:30pm (lunch): Raw crudite (carrots, green beans, radishes, cucumbers, zucchini) with Carrot and Ginger Dressing
4pm (snack): A handful of mixed pumpkin and sunflower seeds
6pm (dinner): Steamed Salmon and Greens

DAY TWO

7am (or upon rising): Glass of room temperature lemon water
8am: Herbal tea
10am (breakfast): Blueberry and Almond Smoothie
11:30am: Coconut water
1:30pm (lunch): Detox Teriyaki Chicken and Steamed Greens
4pm (snack): Miso Soup with Watercress
6pm (dinner): Pea and Basil Soup (follow method for Broccoli and Arugula Soup)

DAY THREE

7am (or upon rising): Glass of room temperature lemon water
8am: Herbal tea
10am (breakfast): Blueberry and Almond Smoothie
11:30am: Coconut water
1:30pm (lunch): Miso Soup with Watercress
4pm (snack): A handful of almonds
6pm (dinner): Detox Teriyaki Chicken, brown rice, steamed zucchini

DAY FOUR

7am (or upon rising): Glass of room temperature lemon water
8am: Herbal tea
10am (breakfast): Blueberry and Almond Smoothie
11:30am: Coconut water
1:30pm (lunch): Raw crudite (carrots, green beans, radishes, cucumbers, zucchini) with Carrot and Ginger Dressing
4pm (snack): Cucumber, Lime and Basil Juice
6pm (dinner): Super Greens Juice / Miso Soup with Watercress

DAY FIVE

7am (or upon rising): Glass of room temperature lemon water
8am: Herbal tea
10am (breakfast): Blueberry and Almond Smoothie
11:30am: Coconut water
1:30pm (lunch): Raw crudite (carrots, green beans, radishes, cucumbers, zucchini) with Carrot and Ginger Dressing
4pm (snack): Cucumber, Lime and Basil Juice
6pm (dinner): Cucumber and Avocado Soup

DAY SIX*

7am (or upon rising): Glass of room temperature lemon water
8am: Herbal tea
10am (breakfast): Blueberry and Almond Smoothie
11:30am: Coconut water
1:30pm (lunch): Miso Soup with Vegetables
4pm (snack): Super Greens Juice
6pm (dinner): Broccoli and Arugula Soup

For the full GOOP article, along with recipes go here.

*The program is actually designed for seven days, but B and I have a date on Sunday night :)

I’ve also gotten very lazy about working out, in fact it’s been two weeks (shame, shame!) so my secondary goal is to get at least three good workouts in this week as well.

Wish me luck!

What’s your big goal for the week?

Kait

This sounds amazing!! I don’t think I have the patience for this.
http://www.hellowifeonline.com Jess

So far, so good. At least you get to eat on this one! I did the
lemonade cleanse one time and I thought I was going to murder my
husband. We were both so cranky that week!
Tolly

Hi Jess! First of all … I don’t think I’ve ever adequately shared how CUTE your blog is. Really. If it were a girl at the supermarket, I’d totally grin at her.

Anyway, cleansing — good for you. I’ve tried Master Cleanse 2-3 times, which is probably the lemonade one you reference below. And I was basically homicidal. A friend of mine is reading/doing Clean, by Alexander Junger, and is kind of evangelistic about it. I’ll be so curious to read about your experience with GOOP! It actually sounds kind of yummy. How are you feeling, energy / hunger-wise?
http://electricelmo.blogspot.com Lacy

Good for you! This is the time of year I usually take one of these on but I’ve been dragging my feet and downing Easter candy :) You’ve inspired me to get busy, though!
http://www.hellowifeonline.com Jess

Tolly, Thank you! I’m a big fan of your blog as well, you are just the cutest :)

Right on with the lemonade diet — I was lucky I didn’t end up snapping
my husband’s neck. Not a good space. The Clean diet is a lot more
do-able. I’m actually eating more than I normally would, so energy is
high. I can’t say I enjoy eating steamed salmon and greens for dinner,
but it could be worse! I definitely suggest giving it a try if you’re
feeling blah from SXSW. xoxo
http://www.hellowifeonline.com Jess

Girl, do it! I’ve been scarfing down those Cadbury Mini-Eggs…
luckily they’re only 215 calories/per pack, so it hasn’t been too
depressing! Day two and what do I miss the most? My happy hour drink
with chips & salsa… only 4 days to go…
http://twitter.com/Tanvii Tanvi

I hope this is going well. Sounds well thought out .. so should be good, I hope? :)
http://www.hellowifeonline.com Jess

Good so far! I’m eating more and healthier than I normally do, which
is nice, but I don’t think it could be a major lifestyle change. A
week is just fine. :)
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Anonymous

Wow, I want tok try this. Did it take a lot of time to prepare stuff?
http://www.hellowifeonline.com Jess

Not really, I put the smoothies together before bed so they would be
ready in the morning, and the dinners were a snap. (30 mins) The only
thing that took a while was the green smoothie, but you totes don’t
have to do that one!
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