Yay Salad Days

I love this time of year. Salads, Salads, Salads!

Since doing the Alkaline Cleanse I am making my salads even more alkaline.

Tonight: Romaine, Baby Red butter Lettuce, Spinach, Radish, Daikon (grated) small tomatoes (from on the vine), Celery, Broccoli, Avocado, 1/2 an apple, and 2 slices of smoked tofu cubed. So Yummy!

25 Vegan cheese recipes

I just found an amazing vegan cheese recipe source & one of them is made with sweet potatoes, no nuts or soy. check it out

http://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-recipe/amazing-vegan-cheeses-you-can-make-at-home/ 

Day 6 completed

Yesterday was a glorious summer's day so got some weeding done in the garden and then spent the whole day in the garden relaxing, reading and doing art. Perfect!
And the Alkaline Cleans fit in perfectly too lots of cool juice and smoothies. I did change some of the menu though and used recipes from other days as I wanted a cool soup for lunch and had no leeks for the supper soup. My weight hasn't changed for a few days. I put that down to being out for supper 2 nights and maybe the number of avocados is a bit high for my body. However, my energy levels are really good, better than they have been for ages and my sleep is much improved, which I assume is because my body actually feels nourished.

So today is the last day and I am looking forward to seeing what is on the menu.

The plan going forward is to see what Ross has in the Alkaline for Life follow-up to the Cleanse and go from there, adjusting it where I need, adding other alkaline recipes and keeping the acid producing food to 25% of the meal at most. I'll keep this blog posted as it really helps keep me on track knowing someone may just read it.

Day 4 and nearly Day 5

So I did well with Day 4 of the Alkaline Cleanse 'til supper time. Not that I did badly. I was out with Gwen and it was time to eat.... So I did manage to eat salads that were 90% alkaline so I am pretty happy with that. But this morning I was .3 kg heavier! Not a lot but a bit unexpected.

Today had gone well - but I am off out for supper tonight, so I will see how that goes....

All in all though this is the easiest cleans I have ever done and I am not hugry most of the time & when I do get peckish another few slurps of smoothie or soup do the trick.

Alkaline Cleanse Day 3 Done

Well yesterday went well and I was full all day. No weight loss, but that is expected as my body readjusts to this way of eating. The energy levels are really good and I am sleeping so much better. So I am a happy  Bunny!

Day 4 here I come...

Alkaline Cleanse Day 2 redone

Day 2 was interesting. While I really enjoyed all the items in the day, I knew that last week when I did the spit pea soup I could not get those peas to get soft. This means my batch is probably too old! So I swapped them with a tin of rinsed white haricot beans which are moderately alkaline. I also added a some kale and sea vegetable to the soup to add a bit more texture and flavour as courgettes/zucchini  have little flavour. Kale and sea vegetables are both highly alkaline which is a bonus.

I know they - whoever they are - say don't weigh yourself every day, but I am one of those who likes to chart progress and I know I can be up one day and down the next, so on the scale I popped this morning. Good news, another .3 kg loss. That's over half a pound! So I am happy.

Now on to day 3.....

Alkaline Reset Cleanse Day 1 Redone

I spent the week-end wondering if I should start again on day 1 or jump in at day 5. I decided to go back to day 1, after all I do want to get my body into an alkaline state. Past tests at the health clinic had show I was too acid so this is something I know needs addressing. Secondly my weight had sky-rocketed on the past 2 trips to Jersey so if I want to get back to healthy weight I need a kick start.

So yesterday I restarted the alkaline cleanse. I am so glad I did, I was full all day, the pea and mint soup was on the menu for supper & I do love that, and  it's so simple peas, mint, avocado and vegetable stock whizzed up in the blender.

I admit I didn't drink enough water yesterday so I do have a bit of a headache this morning, but I am on my second glass already this morning and looking forward to the lemon ginger juice in a few minutes. The great news is I lost 1.1 kg since this time yesterday.

Day 2 here I come....