Cleansing, Part IV
I've been feeling the cleanse working me hard since the last entry. Saturday and Sunday were tough - I dropped out a few more foods and the effects were intense and mostly emotional. I felt so irritable - I wasn't any fun to be around at all. I picked fights with loved ones (not necessarily baseless, but with more intensity than I might have if I weren't cleansing) and I cried. I spoke with Chakra (local nutritional consultant extraordinaire and my cleansing coach) and we ageed that I needed to add a small amount of fats back into my diet. I've reincorporated a tablespoon of flax oil, 10 pecans, a half an avocado and salad dressing made from olive oil, and you would't believe how much better I feel. Actually, I'm back to feeling better than usual. It has highlighted for me how much a very small dietary change can alter one's physiology.
I know that I am probably the only person in Ojai sitting with a long sleeved shirt on and a fleece blanket around my shoulders with a cup of hot tea by my side. When you drop out the proteins and decrease the fats, the body temperature drops. I can't wait to try this kind of diet in the late summer heat!
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Comments (4)
This is fascinating. Is the cleanse causing excessive weight loss?
Comment #1 Posted by: Lisa Snider | June 27, 2006 12:38 PM
The temperature has dropped to 80 and its about to storm. In June. So if you're a little chilly, it might not just be you! Great update. PS - I'm expecting my Green Star juicer today (hopefully... :)
Comment #2 Posted by: Tyler | June 27, 2006 02:05 PM
My cleanse is not causing much weight loss at all, although I am aware of my shape changing a little. My waist is narrower and my face is narrower, my cheekbones more prominent. This is due in part to a decrease in bloat (retained water) and to a decrease in inflammation of tissue (yes, even though I don't have pain) due to elimination of inflammatory foods such as grains, breads and cheeses.
Most people lose some weight, fairly rapidly, on a cleanse. This is not long term weight loss - it is gained back at least in part when normal eating resumes. A healthy cleanse can be a good jump start for a healthy weight loss program as it gets to body in gear to get rid of excess.
And I was cold Monday too, when others were still saying it was hot.
Thanks to all of you for staying with me, supporting me. It helps. This is both a challenging and wonderful process and it reminds me how essential it is that people have the support (even if not the cooperation or co-cleansing) of those around them.
Comment #3 Posted by: Heather | June 27, 2006 09:35 PM
5pm - UPS man showed up with the Green Star... looks like it's Juicin' Thursday!
Comment #4 Posted by: Tyler | June 29, 2006 01:15 AM