Day 1 of the Alkaline Reset Cleanse was actually really good. I was not hungry, though I did get peckish at times. Thankfully there was always more of the smoothie to go to and I still have a bit left which I think is because I added all the pulp from the juice. So that with the additional water means I probably made more than Ross's recipe. I hate the idea of throwing out that good dietary fibre so I always add it to smoothies and soups later when I juice.
The most amazing meal was the soup for supper. Basically a raw pea and mint soup. It was so delicious. I admit I left the onion out as I had enough raw onion in the lunch soup for the day. I think though if I used a shallot or some spring onions another time that would be ok. Anyway it was so good, it will be on my recipe list from now on. It can be found on Ross's website at http://liveenergized.com/alkaline-recipes/alkaline-recipe-21-alkaline-springtime-soup/
I didn't have any of the usual cleanse side effects such as the detox headache either. Yay!
I weighed myself this morning and was really surprised to have lost 1.1 kg.
The reason I am surprised is because the sheer amount of veg I actually consumed is more than on the vegan diet I usually eat! There were 37 portions of vegetables and 2.5 avocados. This is an astounding amount of food, which of course I could not consume if it was not made into juices, smoothies and soups. Eating two and a half avocados in one day seems a lot especially when years ago I was told not to eat more than one a week as the fat content is so high. Of course the research has changed and now we know that the fat in them is really healthy and because it is contained in the whole fruit with all the fibre and other goodies our bodies digest it very differently than if you ate the same amount as processed oil or spreads.
So I am looking forward to what today holds.
Debbie
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