Oops...I Did it Again

Holiday food hangover? Yeah...Well it's not too late to do a little cleaning up! I whipped up a little post-pig-out plan that will also give a sneak preview into the "51% Diet". This 3-day plan is a vegan and gluten-free version as it's meant for cleansing. I was thinking today about how COOL it is that our bodies, when given a chance, will correct themselves and get back into perfect running order. It's rather remarkable. With this plan, we'll start at dinner on day 1, and go full throttle for the following 2 days, leaving the last dinner up to you. It's really a lot of food, just rather easy foods to digest, packed full of nutrients, super easy and inexpensive. This is kind of like Step 1...beginning to lighten the load on the colon, getting things moving, and speeding up metabolism. You'll notice I have you eating 5 times/day. This keeps the metabolism going, sort of like stoking the fire, always throwing a couple logs on; not too much to put OUT the fire and not too little in which again, the fire will go out.

When I was watching "Food Matters", David Wolfe explained how he helped is cousin who was severely overweight, lose over 150Lbs on a raw foods diet. (This next part isn't so pretty but pretty cool...). Apparently, after a week or so, said cousin was losing his extra weight (mostly comprised of fats and toxins) through his colon. He was having up to -I think he said- 12 bowel movements a day! So as one who frequently worries about the health of the colon, I find this is rather promising! That his colon, which if he was that overweight was likely gunked-up, became clean enough to take on the process of pulling the 'bad guys' out of his tissue cells, into the colon and out of the body is so awesome. If you only have a few extra pounds to shed, this process should be much less dramatic but also very cool. Now because of the severity of his condition and the amount of toxins he was eliminating, he sought the help of a colon therapist who administered cleansing enemas. In this process, different liquids are placed into the colon to assist with the cleansing process. Depending on your condition could be water, coffee, green juice or oil. This will take some serious pressure of of the kidneys and liver. Something to keep in mind.

Now, on to breaking the cycle of...an extra serving of sweet potatoes, and extra slice of pie, oh and grandma's cookies!!! (Would be tres rude to turn those down-right?).

Shopping List/Pantry Items

1Avocado ripe and ready to nosh

1 organic tomato

1 banana

large container of organic lettuce mix

1 orange

1 grapefruit (or 2 oranges if you're on Statins for cholesterol)

Bunch organic parsley

1 container organic hummus

2 cups organic rolled oats

1/2 cup organic raisins

1/2 cup organic dates

1/2 cup organic sunflower seeds

1/2 cup organic almond slivers

1 bag brown rice pasta

1 package tempeh

1 jar organic tomato sauce

1 bag organic corn chips

1 loaf gluten-free bread

1 jar organic peanut-butter

1 bottle organic balsamic vinaigrette (or make your own)

Your fave milk alternative (I like almond milk right now)

1 box Detox Tea

1 box Chamomile Tea

Menu*

Day 1 Dinner

• 1.5 cups uncooked brown rice pasta-boiled
• 1/2 package tempeh (first steam for 5 minutes, then lightly pan-fry with some good oil & water mixture)


• Add sauce from jar to tempeh & saute. Add pasta and freshly chopped parsley and serve.


• (Eat half and save half for lunch tomorrow)


• Cup chamomile tea 1 hour before bed
  

Day 2 Breakfast

• Upon waking drink 2 large glasses of room temperature water


• Soaked Oat Muesli (prepared night prior-1 cup oats, 1/4 cup raisins, 1/4 cup chopped dates, 1/4 cup almonds, 2 T sunflower seeds, cover Xs 2 with half milk, half water in glass container, put in refrigerator overnight, ready to eat in morning! Soaked grains, nuts and seeds are much easier to digest and yummy this way!

Day 2 AM Snack

• 1 piece gluten-free toast (I like Udi's)


• 1 T organic peanut butter


• 1/2 banana sliced on top


• 2 cup detox tea
  

Day 2 Lunch

• 2 cups lettuce mix


• Top with leftover pasta and tempeh dish & fresh chopped parsely


• Sprinkle with balsamic vinaigrette
  

Day 2 PM Snack

• 1 orange (I like to slice and really relish in the sweet juiciness!)
  

Day 2 Dinner

• Guacamole-1/2 avocado smashed, 1/2 tomato chopped, sprinkle with sea salt and fresh lime juice
  
• 1/2 cup hummus


• Handful of corn chip


• Cup of chamomile tea 1 hour prior to bed

Day 3 Breakfast

• 2 large glasses water at room temperature


• Soaked Oats Meusli

Day 3 AM Snack

• Same toast, PB, 1/2 banana


• Cup of detox tea

Day 3 Lunch

• Other half of avocado & tomato diced and placed upon:


• 2 cups lettuce mix


• Balsamic dressing
  

Day 3 PM Snack

• 1 grapefruit (I also love to slice this up and enjoy the juicy sweet/tart flavor. If I can't eat a whole one I save half for the next day)

Day 3 Dinner

• You choose! Listen to what your body wants, likes and made it feel good in the past meals/snacks

*This is meant to be a guide to eating an approximately half raw, vegen diet for a quick and gentle cleanse and not what to eat every day forever...

Other "Rules"

-Drink lots and lots of water

-If you have been experiencing any constipation, gas, or indigestion, buy some Triphala at a natural grocer and take with your tea before bed.

-Take whatever you like of this cleanse and implement into your daily routine going forward

-LOVE your Self, be GRATEFUL for nourishment, and keep it SIMPLE

-Keep up with the tea regimen until they are gone

-Notice that all liquids are either hot or room temp. Drinking cold beverages further solidifies foods in your system that require HEAT to break down. Your body works hard to get them into liquid form so cooling them down with cool beverages will disturb digestion.

OM OM OM!