Days 10-12

The remainder of my cleanse... day by day.

Day 10 - We had sushi for supper tonight.  There is sugar in the sushi rice, but not much, so I figured it would be OK.  It was a fun and different meal, which was real nice.  For lunch I made my own salsa (avocados, red pepper, tomatoes, onions, garlic, lime juice, olive oil, and spices) and had it with browned beef and mixed veggies cooked together.  And lettuce.  Lots of lettuce.  It was surprisingly good for something without cheese or sour cream!  I've also been finding that I can walk through grocery stores and not eye all the chocolate and processed foods wishing I could eat them again.  To be honest, the food I've been eating is so much tastier now... and good for me!  I feel free.  I'm not sure how else to put it.  But I am still looking forward to not having to watch out all the time for what I eat.  I cheated again today... more dark chocolate.  Didn't do my workout, neither.

Day 11 - Today's foods were the same old, same old, again.  Adding sweet potatoes to regular potatoes makes them tasty, though, and I dont' need anything but butter and salt with them.  I did have some chocolate again today.  Ah well. 
I can really see a difference in my body... I'm sure I must have lost inches.  I'll find out on Saturday morning.  I'm sleeping through the night better!  

Day 12 - I'm done!  Yippee!  What a journey!  We had chicken strips and 'fries' with chopped veggies for supper today... all healthy... grilled chicken cut in strips with spices, and baked sweet potatoes and regular ones cut as fries.  Yummers.  And my smoothie made it to today, too!  Felt like I was eating junk food, without any of the junk!  My mom came over briefly today, and she said it looked as though I've lost weight, too!  And I feel good in my belly dance costumes... which I made yesterday (will have to post on that later on).  I'm very regular... up to twice a day now.  And while sweets still look good (as does bread and cheese), I want to make sure they are no longer my go-to snack items.  I don't crave them anymore, neither.  One thing I was hoping for, which didn't happen, was having my eczema clear up completely.  It's down, but not gone.  Ah well.  I'm sleeping better, looking better, feeling better, I have more energy, and I'm not addicted to anything.  Life is good!

So... anyone else doing a cleanse?  Or have you done one in the past?  Feel free to share!

Thanks for reading through my cleanse with me!  :)  I'm glad to be done!