Showing posts with label vegan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vegan. Show all posts
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Day 7
One week down...11 to go!
I'm feeling marginally better. Still a little bit of a headache and definitely still tired...brain's still not functioning at 100% yet. But, definitely not miserable anymore.
Managed to maintain the vegan diet for the entire week (though I ate some braised greens last night that may have been cooked in some butter...), worked out for 5 days of the last 7, though I only sat in the sauna twice for only about 20 mins each time, so didn't really get that done.
I think I will try hot yoga in an effort to meet the sauna requirement. I'm going to check out I Love Hot Yoga of Greenlake who has a 10 classes for $30 special going on. Plus, it's conveniently located on my way home from the salon, so I can just head there after work two or three days a week. Otherwise, I will be continuing the runs at Greenlake with Susie on Tuesday and Thursday, and hit Olympic Gym in Ballard the rest of the time.
Also, went out for a little bit last night. Hit Hattie's Hat and Tin Hat (hmmm...a theme?) and actually enjoyed myself even though I only drank water and grapefruit juice. There was a little staring at the other drinks, but it wasn't too difficult. So, yay! Again...small victories :)
I'm feeling marginally better. Still a little bit of a headache and definitely still tired...brain's still not functioning at 100% yet. But, definitely not miserable anymore.
Managed to maintain the vegan diet for the entire week (though I ate some braised greens last night that may have been cooked in some butter...), worked out for 5 days of the last 7, though I only sat in the sauna twice for only about 20 mins each time, so didn't really get that done.
I think I will try hot yoga in an effort to meet the sauna requirement. I'm going to check out I Love Hot Yoga of Greenlake who has a 10 classes for $30 special going on. Plus, it's conveniently located on my way home from the salon, so I can just head there after work two or three days a week. Otherwise, I will be continuing the runs at Greenlake with Susie on Tuesday and Thursday, and hit Olympic Gym in Ballard the rest of the time.
Also, went out for a little bit last night. Hit Hattie's Hat and Tin Hat (hmmm...a theme?) and actually enjoyed myself even though I only drank water and grapefruit juice. There was a little staring at the other drinks, but it wasn't too difficult. So, yay! Again...small victories :)
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Preparations...
So, I've found a bunch of recipes, but if anyone has any good vegan recipes that they can recommend, please share!
I have found that coffee is out of the question.
Damn.
It will be a miracle if I survive this.
TOMORROW I BEGIN!!
Yikes....
I have found that coffee is out of the question.
Damn.
It will be a miracle if I survive this.
TOMORROW I BEGIN!!
Yikes....
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Initial research...
Ok, so, since I'm having to make some major changes in my lifestyle for this upcoming cleanse, after I ordered ALL the supplements my naturopath prescribed, I decided to do some research.
Would you expect anything else from me?
First, for those who are interested, I am taking the following supplements during the cleanse:
HealthForce Nutritionals Truly Natural Vitamin C 2000mg per day
Nordic Naturals Utimate Omega 2 caps per day
Yerba Prima Psyllium Husks Powder) 1/2 tsp per day
Vitanica Women's Detox Cofactors 4 caps 2x daily
Vitanica Endocrine Disruptor Relief 2 caps 2x daily
Vitanica Hepafem 2 caps per day
So, good times on the pill front.
Now, for the diet.
According to my naturopath meats and meat related products (chicken, beef, fish, dairy, etc.) contain arachidonic acid which causes inflammation. And since exposure to allergens causes my skin to become severely inflamed, I have to cut out as many inflammatory products as possible. This means that carnivore-loving-me has to adopt a vegan diet.
I have NO idea how to have a balanced vegan diet.
So, I found some great websites with vegan recipes.
www.chooseveg.com
www.veganchef.com
www.vegan-food.net
I've also found some great local restaurants as well as some meals available at local fast food restaurants.
www.turnpikepizza.com
www.chacocanyoncafe.com
www.generationthrive.com
Etc. Thankfully Seattle has a wide variety of vegetarian/vegan restaurants.
Plus, places like Subway and Taco Del Mar have vegan food! Yay!
Now, to fulfill the exercise portion, I'm looking at joining a gym. Olympic seems like my best bet :)
I've also been collecting some stories on colonics in an effort to reduce some of my fear at the thought of getting one myself. So far, everyone I've spoken to that has had one LOVES them. I'll be having mine done at Tummy Temple. I'll let you know how it goes!
Alright! Off to pack for my upcoming trip. Let you know as I learn more!
Would you expect anything else from me?
First, for those who are interested, I am taking the following supplements during the cleanse:
HealthForce Nutritionals Truly Natural Vitamin C 2000mg per day
Nordic Naturals Utimate Omega 2 caps per day
Yerba Prima Psyllium Husks Powder) 1/2 tsp per day
Vitanica Women's Detox Cofactors 4 caps 2x daily
Vitanica Endocrine Disruptor Relief 2 caps 2x daily
Vitanica Hepafem 2 caps per day
So, good times on the pill front.
Now, for the diet.
According to my naturopath meats and meat related products (chicken, beef, fish, dairy, etc.) contain arachidonic acid which causes inflammation. And since exposure to allergens causes my skin to become severely inflamed, I have to cut out as many inflammatory products as possible. This means that carnivore-loving-me has to adopt a vegan diet.
I have NO idea how to have a balanced vegan diet.
So, I found some great websites with vegan recipes.
www.chooseveg.com
www.veganchef.com
www.vegan-food.net
I've also found some great local restaurants as well as some meals available at local fast food restaurants.
www.turnpikepizza.com
www.chacocanyoncafe.com
www.generationthrive.com
Etc. Thankfully Seattle has a wide variety of vegetarian/vegan restaurants.
Plus, places like Subway and Taco Del Mar have vegan food! Yay!
Now, to fulfill the exercise portion, I'm looking at joining a gym. Olympic seems like my best bet :)
I've also been collecting some stories on colonics in an effort to reduce some of my fear at the thought of getting one myself. So far, everyone I've spoken to that has had one LOVES them. I'll be having mine done at Tummy Temple. I'll let you know how it goes!
Alright! Off to pack for my upcoming trip. Let you know as I learn more!
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