I will keep it short and sweet today. I’ve lost 9.8 pounds and I have a before and after picture. Look what changing your diet and some exercising can do for you in just 30 days:
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Cliff Day Almost Finished: The hardest part of cooking right…
is cleaning all your stuffff. If we did not have a dishwasher, this whole detox would have gone a much different direction. I’d like to apologize for going MIA for a little bit there, life got busy. We are still doing the detox (albeit with a slip up or two, ie super bowl) and it is still going great. Dena has finished up her 30 days and she will be continuing it into the foreseeable future. I will be done on February 6 and I will be continuing for the most part. Any meals out will be anything goes and all meals at home/lunch will be sticking to the diet. Alcohol will be consumed responsibly.
So, I know youre dying to know how much weight we’ve lost, how great we now look, and all about the great things we’ve been cooking. Ill let Dena dive further into her stats when she posts, but for me now I am around 138, down over 8 pounds! I’m considering this as low as I want to go and will be increasing calories to above 2000 each day (at least trying to). Before/after pictures will be posted. I can definitely see my face looking less inflamed and the abs are back. Dena most certainly did not catch me checking myself out in the mirror.. As expected, I have been struggling most with the going to bed on time, as many nights I have to stay up past midnight to do work. I feel so old wanting to go to bed before 11.
As for the gym, my elbow has healed, just got the all clear from the doctor, and I am ramping up my weightlifting. Unfortunately, I have started getting awful shin splints, and I will be starting physical therapy on those. As for the morning shake, it is time to start adding amino acids, and maybe a touch of creatine. I have decided that it is a must to go in the morning to the gym. In fact I decided this last week when I started a blog post but never posted.
“I also need to get my ass in gear in the AM and hit the gym then. This after work at 7 is not cutting it. Just like I couldn’t do the shake in the morning without protein, I just can’t seem to get a groove going to the gym at night. Cannot emphasize this enough, remember it all about adjustment and what works for you.”Going at 7 or 8 at night is just not sustainable. Your energy is completely gone from working all day, you are either hungry or full depending on if you ate dinner, and the euphoric feelings you get from working out in the morning are glorious. My most productive days at work are after I work out.
All pictures of the food we have been eating can be found on our instagram, and we will be posting recipes later this week, Get ready to be hungry my friends.
Dena Day 15/ Cliff Day 13- Weight is just a number, but…
I am quite shocked actually just how much weight Cliff and I have lost in such a short period of time. In about two weeks, I am down 6.2 pounds and Cliff is down 7 pounds. I mean, I can more understand Cliff losing weight because he loves his sugar, triple espressos, bagels, and sandwiches. So, if he is eliminating added sugar, processed foods, caffeine, gluten, grains, and dairy, it makes sense for the scale to move, right? The good news is he’s been eating real food and is not hungry. We will see what he introduces back after this month and see how it affects the way he feels. Me on the other hand, I was already avoiding gluten and dairy (my allergies) and aware of my added sugar…Maybe I was eating too many grains and complex starches for my body? Maybe I was eating too late at night? Maybe I was getting cross contamination of gluten from eating out which was causing inflammation? Everyone is unique and reacts to foods differently and food sensitivities can play a major role in inflammation and weight gain. I do know that cooking at home for the past couple of weeks has really helped my digestion. I can be 100% sure what is in my food. Of course, after this detox, real life will continue and I will have to do my best when going out to eat with friends and find a nice balance. Until then, I am definitely excited to see how far this detox will take me.
-Dena
By the way, Seamless just sent me an e-mail about how they missed me. HAHA
Day 4 Cliff
^—I may have taken the whole eating “as many vegetables as you want” too far.
The worst part of this whole Detox is the amount of times I now have to go to the bathroom every day and throughout the night. Trying to do the whole 7-8 glasses of water every day has been a huge challenge. No sugar, easy! No caffeine, easy! (okay, easy after some major headaches) but battling a full bladder, harder than ever imagined.
I am looking much less bloated and my weight has been steadily declining:
- Day 1: 146.8
- Day 2: 145
- Day 3: 144.2
- Day 4: 143.4
As I am writing this, a coworker just sent my team a box full of cookies and muffins, time to test that self control of mine. Forming a habit takes 21-66 days, so I can’t go breaking now, even though they look so damn delicious. (I’ve hidden some away until February)
Sleep has been another problem. I have gone from 5-6 hours a night of sleep to 7-8 hours of sleep. While I do feel more rested throughout the day, my nights are much more restless and I wake up numerous times throughout the night. Could it be my body craving all those sweets? Guess we’ll have to wait and see if it improves.
Today my meals are:
- Breakfast
- Strawberry Banana Peanut Butter Protein Shake (forgot the hemp protein, oops)
- Lunch
- Almond Crusted Chicken
- Asparagus
- Okra
- Dinner
- Salmon with a red onion marmalade
- Whatever vegetable side I decide on
-Cliff
Clenaeating 