February 2010 Blog Posts (43)

Hi Everyone,

Tomorrow I start week 3 of detox. It will be my final week before I transition into wider food choices. It has been going well so far. I've continued to avoid the excluded foods & I follow the detox recipes in the Whole Body Action Plan. Recently I made lemon-saffron millet pilaf which is much more satisfying than plain millet. The vegetables & herbs & lemon juice & even zested lemon enrich the dish with flavor & color & texture along with…

Thank you, Amanda, for your feedback & your encouragement.

Herbs are fantastic! They are rich in antioxidants and they are anti-inflammatory. And they make food taste yummy with virtually no added calories. And fresh herbs are ideal.

I cook only for myself. After I buy herbs, I use a small amount in the recipes I follow, which means that the rest goes bad, & I end up wasting a lot. Herbs are worth the price but not when wasted. So I use a lot of dried herbs which are…

Hi All,

I'm continuing my detox into the 2nd week. Today was a tough day. I had the energy smoothie for breakfast. I took a fitness class, then I went to the far-infra red sauna. I came home & found a leak under my sink. At that point I was starving! By the time I ate my quinoa salad with toasted almonds, it had been about 7 1/2 hours since I had the smoothie. I wanted to binge on a lot of food but I restrained myself. I'm O.K. now. I just made some blanched kale which I will eat…

Thank you, Audris, for your informative response to my last blog. I will continue to detox into week 2 which starts tomorrow.

Today I made cucumber soup with mint (not chilled--some of these recipes are clearly not made for the dead of winter), stir-fried veggies and chicken with buckwheat noodles, & fennel & apple juice (yum).

Perhaps I will buy Dr. Junger's book. Has anyone found it helpful?

I have been walking at least 2 miles/day. I did yoga 2x & had a…

Hi All,

Tomorrow is the last day of detox week 1. I want to continue making the detox recipes. Is there any reason to go off detox?

Today, as every Saturday, I went to my synagogue luncheon where all matter of "goodies" are served. I prepared myself by eating lunch at home first (detox striped bass & steamed rice dish). Although I was sufficiently full after the lunch I had at home, I partook of cantaloupe chunks & plain raw salad at the luncheon. Eating together with…

Recent thoughts on exercise and motivation -…

Hi Everyone,

I'm in day 4 of week 1. I transitioned sucessfuly over the past 3 days, other than having some cacao bits (chocolate not permitted). Today I made the mango smoothie. It calls for 1/4 avocado & 1/2 c. mango for 2 servings. So what do you do with the leftover avocado & mango? I can't bear to waste good food. So I'll have 6 servings of mango smoothie over 3 days (even though a whole mango & avocado should make 8). I mention all this because I have to be careful…

Hi everyone,

i just joined today. offlate i have been trying desperately to lose weight and become a healthy individual. but absolutely no amount of motivation is happening. i am able to preach but not practice. i am fully aware of the consequences of being over weight but still not able to put any efforts in that direction. i binge continously without purpose. fee guilty later. but what's the use!!! harm is done :( i have kind of decided to go through the plan and accomplish…

Hello Everyone,

I started the program today, 2/15/2010. May it serve to enhance my health & my growth. I am consuming the included foods & eliminating the excluded foods for week 1. I plan to start the 4-day partially-liquid diet on 2/18. I plan to transform my health which needs real attention right now. I am 64, soon to be 65. Thank you for your support.

Chaya