Detox diet day 3-6
This is what I have eaten in the last few days:
Day 3
Breakfast: 1 pear, 1 apple, 1 Clementine, 2 tablespoons of mixed nuts
Lunch: 2 slices of rye bread with tahini and sliced cucumber
Dinner: stuffed peppers: 3 red pepper tops, filled with: brown basmati rice, brown lentils, onion, lemon juice, mixed herbs.
Day 4
Breakfast: half a cup of oats, boiled, with 2 teaspoons of honey
Lunch: brown basmati rice with turmeric, and vegetables with lemon and herbs
Dinner: butter bean salad
Day 5
Breakfast: 1 pear, 1 apple, and a handful of mixed nuts
Lunch: Mediterranean salad (feta and olives) with spiced rice and glass of orange juice (Nandos)
Dinner: Rice noodles with mixed vegetables (tenderstem broccoli, mini sweet corns, mange tout, french beans, onions, mixed herbs, fresh coriander, lemon and black pepper)
Night time snack: 2 rice breads with tahini and cucumber and a bowl of raisins (I went a bit over the top here whilst watching the big movie on TV, oops!).
Day 6
Breakfast: bowl of homemade muesli with oats, mixed nuts, mixed seeds, raisins, honey and rice milk.
Snack: 2 Clementines
Snack: 1 tablespoon of raisins (willpower was required to stop myself from eating more!)
Lunch: Rice and corn pasta with boiled vegetables (courgette, red pepper, peas and corn, onion, mixed herbs, black pepper).
Dinner: (tonight!) vegetable soup (leeks, celery, onion, carrot, peas, broccoli, sweet potato, mixed herbs, pepper).
Exercise
From the third day of being on this diet I have been a lot more motivated to exercise. Maybe it was to do with the fact that I lost a little weight early on? My energy levels seem to be more constant, which could be to do with the increased physical activity and the foods that I have been eating, not to mention the 6 + glasses of water I have been drinking daily. Being dehydrated makes you feel tired, so it makes sense that being hydrated gives you more energy! I have tried to vary my workouts so that I don’t get bored and have just done what I have felt like on the day, rather than forcing myself to do the toughest, longest workouts everyday that I feel will give me quicker results. If I don’t stick to it because I am being too ambitious, then I would not get any results! This has happened before! So, I think it is best to start of slowly and gradually build my way up.
Here is a rundown of the exercise I have done this week (minus walking)
Day 3
Step (in my room), 20 minutes
Day 4
Step and sculpt workout, 45 minutes (weight watchers video)
Day 5
Weight workout, 85 minutes (Karen Voight video)
Day 6
Aerobics, 45 minutes (weight watchers video).
Tomorrow I will do Pilates.