Monday, January 14, 2013

Cleanse Review

A few people have been wondering exactly what I did, so I am going to give a more detailed description.
First the basics.  The things I did not ingest: dairy, meat, sugar, alcohol, salt or any wheat products.
What I did have: fruits (before 2pm), vegetables, egg whites, quinoa (the only grain I allowed myself), and decaffeinated tea.

In the mornings I would get up and have 4 egg whites with spinach or other veggies that I had cooked up the night before.  I would top it with homemade guacamole and salsa.  I would also have a few berries.
For a snack I would have fruits like clementines, kiwi, banana, pineapple or apple.
For lunch, which would usually come after my workout, I would have another 4 egg whites with spinach, tomatoes, mushrooms and quinoa topped with guacamole.
For an afternoon snack I would usually have tea or cucumber slices.
For dinner I would saute up tofu, tomatoes, spinach, eggplant or other veggies.  I wold try to have dinner before 6pm.  I would have some relaxation tea later in the evening.

Some of the other meals I had for lunch or dinner were a veggie chili I made with no-salt-added tomato sauce and a black bean salad which included avocado, tomato, cilantro, and lemon juice.  I would also have a fresh salad with veggies, tofu and a dressing of olive oil and lemon juice.

For my workouts, I mixed it up.  I was working out 6 to 7 days a week, which I usually do anyway.  I would also try to burn 500 calories per workout.  I did Bikram yoga twice a week, went for runs twice a week and the other 3 days I would lift weight or do a high intensity cardio workout like tabata.

I hope this helps!

1 comment:

  1. That does help! Thanks for sharing your cleanse :) I'm having a hard time getting to my goal weight but been doing some great workouts and changing it up. Been keeping track of calories, too, but this cleanse sounds great! I am doing Bikram right now, too, and LOVE it!!

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