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Day 1–Have a Headache Already

Happy New Year to everyone! Day 1 of the detox started today. It’s been pretty tough,I’m not gonna lie.

I went to Whole Foods and Walmart yesterday to get all the fruits and vegetables I needed for the week.

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I’ve had a headache all day due to the lack of caffeine. I really don’t drink but maybe a cup and a half of coffee and a glass of tea a day. But I sure did miss it today.

This morning I got up to help in the nursery at church. I made the Antioxidant smoothie. You can find the recipe here. It was really good, a little tart but not bad.

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When I got to the church I got a cup of unsweetened green tea (no caffeine) so I could convince myself it was a cup of coffee. The tea and smoothie held me over till about 11:30. I made a nice little salad for lunch with water with of couple apples thrown in. My salad had spinach, avocado, cucumbers, carrots, cherry tomatoes, and pumpkin seeds dressed with balsamic vinaigrette

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I did get pretty hungry this afternoon so I made the roasted chickpeas. They were yummy and held me over till dinner! You can find the roasted chickpea recipe here.

Nice and crunchy!

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By the time 6:00 came along I was ready for dinner. I decided to just make a combination of roasted veggies. I chopped up sweet potatoes and zucchini. I also made some kale chips that were flavored with sesame seeds olive oil and sea salt.

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For desert I chopped up some honeydew and oranges.

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Dinner was pretty good and filling. Now if I could just get rid of this headache. Kyle decided to do it with me today and has done very good but now he’s not feeling too hot! I hope he’s not getting sick.

Have a good rest of your New Years and see ya tomorrow!

Comments

  1. BrittanyJanuary 1, 2012 at 6:54 PM

    I've made the roasted chickpeas, HATED them!

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  2. UnknownJanuary 1, 2012 at 7:51 PM

    Kyle and I both loved them! Did u use the whole living recipe or your own? I think the seasonings really made it. I also added sesame seeds to them while they we toasting.

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  3. BryanJanuary 2, 2012 at 9:03 AM

    Did you have decaf green tea or non-decaf/normal green tea? If it was regular old green tea then it has caffeine, though less than black tea.

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  4. UnknownJanuary 2, 2012 at 9:17 AM

    Hi Brian. I had caffeine free green tea.

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  5. LaceyJanuary 2, 2012 at 5:28 PM

    Good job at day one! Today was tough for my day one but I know it will get easier. Excited to catch up with you at lunch tomorrow!!

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  6. BrittanyJanuary 3, 2012 at 7:33 AM

    I used the skinnytaste recipe. I had to toss them out. But I may have to give your recipe a try.

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