Half way through week 1 in detox land...

Last Saturday morning I woke up full of spunk and ready to start this detox/purification.  I had my shake powder, fiber powder, pills galore and my trusty blender.  (No, that is not me in the picture......one of my favorite chefs though!)

I can honestly say the first couple of shakes were rather shaky!!  They were nasty, gritty and I was having to choke them down.  Then I needed to follow it with 10 pills (vitamin/mineral type stuff).  Sheesh....I started to wonder if I was cut out for this!

Truly realizing that I was not going to consume gluten product came to more of a realization when I could smell peanut butter toast.  *sigh*  It made me salivate.  I could not have a cup of my favorite coffee......well I could if I wanted to drink it black but that is not an option for this East Coast girl.  I learned very young to drink my coffee 'boston' style!  I did  try some almond milk one time and another time I tried coconut milk.......just not the same.  I will settle for tea for now as I can tolerate that without sugar, honey, or agave.  I made it through breakfast with hard boiled eggs.  YUM.  That with an apple and I was golden.

A friend called and we were going to meet for lunch.....uh oh.....how am I ever going to order out?!  Gluten follows me.....no bread, no pasta.  With my thinking cap on, I actually had a small pork chop, baked potato, and spinach.  Hey, this was easy!  I made it through a meal without freaking out!!

Now, it has gotten easier.  When in doubt, I consult my friends at Google.  Is oatmeal gluten free? YES!  Is brown rice gluten free?  YES!  What kind of pasta is gluten free?  The questions go on, but I am having fun with the answers.  The other night I really wanted some elbow pasta with tuna (a comfort food growing up) and the quinoa pasta was rather tasty.  I could enjoy that on occasion.

Friday night I will be done with the handful of 10 pills 3 times per day.  The following 2 weeks I will be down to 5 pills 2 times per day and a different pill 3/3 times per day.

I will admit that my energy level is starting to increase.  I am learning other issues with my body but that can all be corrected over time.  3 days into the program I had my first weigh in at Weight Watchers and was not pleased with the result but this kind of change is HUGE to my body and it is probably still trying to figure out what I am up to.  We will see what next Wednesday brings.

Onward and upward.........oh, and I did find some Udi's bread.  Toasted it is very nice with a smattering of peanut butter.