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Here we are at my last day of the detox! I’ve veered off the detox a bit lately, but that’s okay – I’m all ready for my real foods challenge for February Today’s measurements Weight: 126.6 lbs (down 5.4 lbs since Dec. 31!) BMI: 25.6 (down 1.6 since Dec. 31!) Inches around waist: 29.3 (down [...]

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Detox Day 28

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I had my free day yesterday but I kinda overdid it (as per usual) with the popcorn and chocolate and bread. I had lots of energy in the morning but after I’d eaten some of this and some of that, my energy levels plummeted and I wasn’t very productive at all. The key to free [...]

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Detox Day 26

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7am 1 green shake (150) plus a slice of homemade multigrain bread with all-natural chunky PB and honey (200). Not the most detox-y of breakfasts, but it was really tasty! 7:20am Another small slice of bread with PB and honey (150). Yum. Apparently going to the gym two nights in a row when I hadn’t [...]

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Detox Day 25

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7am 1 green shake (150) plus 1 slice of apple with 1/2 tbsp all-natural crunchy PB (50). 9:45am Another green shake (150). 12:45pm Local mushrooms dipped in homemade mixed bean hummus (150) plus 1.5 apples with 24 grams dry-roasted almonds (400). 1:30pm The rest of the apple (50). 6:30pm 2 raw cookie dough balls (250). [...]

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Detox Day 24

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7am 1 green shake, the usual (150), plus some homemade raw apple crumble (100). 7:30am A piece of apple with 1/2 tbsp Valencia PB, a little bit more raw apple crumble and a tiny slice of homemade multigrain bread with butter (200). 11:45am The rest of the raw apple crumble (500). I made the crumble [...]

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Detox Day 23

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6:50am The last of the gross Vega shake (50) plus a few apple slices with 1 tbsp PB (100). 10:30am 2 organic apples, sliced (150). 12:45pm Three of my usual tasty green shakes (450) plus some homemade raw vegetable crackers with homemade spicy mixed bean spread (150). 4:15pm 3 raw brownie balls (300). 6pm Quinoa [...]

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Detox Day 22

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I missed the last few days of food diary because I wasn’t much in the mood for properly measuring stuff. I also accidentally went way off the detox on Friday afternoon – it started with a bowl of popcorn and a mug of hot chocolate, which escalated into a second bowl of popcorn and quite [...]

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Detox Day 19

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It’s funny – somehow I ate “raw until dinner” today but didn’t even intend to; that’s just the way the day worked out. I like when these things become the norm. 7am Green shake with 1 cup cold water, 1/2 scoop vanilla vegan protein powder, lots of romaine lettuce and kale, 1/2 tbsp chia seeds, [...]

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Detox Day 18

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6:50am 1 organic apple and a piece of banana with 4 tbsp chunky all-natural PB (500). I really should stick with green smoothies first thing in the morning. 10:45am Leftover quinoa salad (350). 4pm Piece of banana with a little chunky all-natural PB (50). 4:30pm Bowl of leftover chickpea chowder (250) plus 4 raw brownie [...]

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Detox Day 17

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Today I finally saw movement on the scale! I’m down 0.8 lbs and 0.3 % body fat from yesterday morning 7:30am 1 bowl oatmeal with 24 grams gluten-free oats, 1/3 sliced banana, cinnamon, sprinkle of chocolate vegan protein powder and 2 tbsp all-natural smooth PB (350). It was cold when I woke up this morning, [...]

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