Week 3

Oooh weight loss!

Feeling fantastic and in control.  This week was the official start of detox - no sugar, not even fruit!  This was a no brainer for me because I had already stopped the fruit but everyone is different and yes, I do miss it a little but as mentioned previously, it is normally a sign that I’m thirsty so I drink water instead.

I've experienced a couple of headache days.  Assuming one was related to my menstrual cycle and the other, detox?  I'm very pleased to say that my menstrual cycle came without warning - no PMT whatsoever!  Hubby was very pleased too.

To help with the headaches, I used the following blend of essential oils:

headache blend

• 2 drops Eucalyptus/cedarwood 
• 2 drops Lavender 
• 2 drops Peppermint 

I blended the oils in a tablespoon of carrier oil and asked hubby to give me a shoulder and neck massage - worked a treat.


Speaking of hubby, he has caught on to my experiment and has stopped drinking coke, not to mention most excess sugar but he's struggling to let go of honey on cereal and sugar in coffee and tea.  I haven't pushed him at all, he has done this on his own, having realised how much sugar he was consuming daily.

We have also started taking Vital Greens on an empty stomach in the morning and I can't recommend them enough.   It has improved my internal function already and we've noticed the increased energy levels.

As mentioned earlier, I've lost weight since week 1.  I'm down to 64kgs.  Not massive, but significant enough to notice the shift in my clothes – a wonderful motivator.

We hit the track on our new bikes over the weekend.  Awake at the crack of dawn and we couldn't wait to rug up and get moving.  I didn't realise that I would become quite as addicted to cycling as I have.



It is such a great way to discover my neighbourhood and I forget that I'm exercising - how good is that!  We were gone for an hour on Sunday and would have stayed out longer if I didn't have brunch booked in with my girlfriends (I enjoyed a ham, cheese and mushroom omelette with a side of spinach – yum!)

Eating out has proven to be an easy exercise and friends and family are catching on - especially when they see how uncomplicated it has been for me.  I truly hope that the world can catch on and it becomes a phenomenon!

HH
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