Observations

I know it sounds ridiculous, but I actually enjoyed last week's vegan cleanse of juices and smoothies.  I felt lighter, more hydrated and I lost four pounds.  I'm sure they are back this week :)  I added hummus in a few times when I waited too long between juices/smoothies and I went ahead and had some Chick Fil A and popcorn along with my niece, nephew and son as we celebrated end of the summer with lunch, bowling and a movie last Friday. 

I will definitely do it again.  Maybe not for a whole week, unless I prep better for it.  I ended up needing more mason jars and should have juiced a ton in one day, and then froze the juices for easier access.  It wasn't horrible trying to juice every other day, but clean up is...well clean up.

What I've been trying to emphasize through this cleanse is that there is no one magical solution to diet.  True, if you have an allergy or sensitivity, you will need to eliminate foods that cause that inflammation, but otherwise, there is no magic diet to make the pounds melt off.  It's math.  You have to expend energy to make energy.  You have to put nutritious foods in your body to allow it to refuel and recover.  Too much food + not enough energy expended = weight gain.  Not enough food + too much energy expended = weight gain or unhealthy weight loss.  Right amount and type of food + energy expended = healthy body, healthy mind. 

Next up is Tough Mudder training once this pesky injury heals! 

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