Time passes to fast and problems with sharing...

Ok so it has been a while since I wrote last time. Now I have another 9 days left on my cleanse and I feel remarkable well. I am now at a point where I only have lunch. It is not to bad - but then again it is only my second day.

I am not sure why I don't write more on the blog. I'm thinking it is because only a few people know of it - and though I check with anticipation for when my friends write on theirs I don't seem to be able to come up with ideas for my own blog. It is kind of the same feeling when I write to my friends - which I don't do much as I find my live rather dull. Go to work every day and then see a few friends during the week. I haven't traveled for a while and my weekends I spend seeing some friends or home with my knitting, which I like. I guess it is also because I think that nobody would be interested in readying about me - doing this or that. Weired because that is what the other write about - and I love to read it.

So maybe it comes down to discipline. Just doing a little every night and then get into the habit of doing it. I thinkt what will be my next task when the cleanse is over. It might also be an easy way for me to follow-up on how I'm doing with food after the cleanse.

Thoughts for food - or food for thoughts?

Ok so 3 days ago I started a cleanse - It is suppose to take 28 days but I have a wedding on September 1st. So I will have to cut a little short.
I started already last week trying only to eat vegetables - that was not to difficult though I had a few time was it was not possible. Also I tried to avoid dairy products which was a bit more difficult since I like the Frappocino from *$$. But in the end they just made me feel bloated. It i funny all the other times where I have tried to drastically to change my diet I have be craving bread. But this time I don't even think about it. Of course it did help that I could have home made guacamole with my salad yesterday. mmmhh. However, this morning on my way to work I had some serious thoughts about bread with nutella.. Not that I was going to run for it -but mmhh I could have eaten one. Now I don't really care. However, this means I should be careful about going to places that will tempted me to eat No food. On the other had I feel so good in body that I doubt that I will be that easily tempted unless of cause I am not prepared. I do spend a lot of time in the kitchen these days. Also I am already out of fruit so I need to go shopping today after work....

Saturday shopping

Saturday morning I meet with Liz. She had kindly offered to take me shopping in France at a bio-store. It was a very nice surprise. First the store was not to far away but I see when I had never notices it before when I drove this way. It is doesn't have a huge flashy sigh outside. Just a nice green and yellow sign. I already forgot the name of the shop other than it begins with an S. My spelling is no good so I won't even try. The store had everything -neatly stored on shelves. However, the most fantastic thing was all the fresh vegetables. Most shops in Geneva have a small section of fresh bio products - but you almost get the feeling that they have it because it is the right thing to do not because the really care. If you are lucky the have 5-6 different things and not of it looks particular fresh. Of course it could just be that I come the day before they clear out and get new products in. Any way I shopped and I shopped I filled something like 10 different paper bags with all kind of veggies avocados, squash, onions, salad (3 different kinds), bananas, pears ect. Basically Liz and I filled up an entire shopping cart!!! and i was so surprised when I had to pay. Only 55 Euro! I felt like I was getting a barging. At least at that point I feel like I had a weeks worth of groceries for 55 Euros. I am not so sure anymore - but that is just because when you have to prepare a entire meal out of veggies you need a lot more that you think cause it is not because I am eating to much. For that I am certain ...
I'm saying this because I actually feel quite tired all the time at the moment and I think it is partly becaue I eat less than normally and also because my body needs to adjust to new sources of energy. But in a weeks time I will hopefully be bouzing about due to new energy!

Count down...!

Tomorrow is big shopping day for the cleanse which will begin officially on Sunday. I will try to do a pre-official start tomorrow. I am going shopping with Liz for just those extra things you need that I don't have. I think it will be mainly oil, vinegar and other special healthy things i don't have not including the obvious vegetables! The week before last when I meet with Liz at the organic store I got some Spirulina and my experience with that is 1. all food will turn dark green when you add it - also a smoothie.. 2. Add it when your shake or smoothie has already been done. Then shake again. If you do it while the ingredients are still raw/hard then you risk that it fall down in the bottom of your blender and it is almost impossible to get rid of. It turns in to small lumps which water doesn't dissolve easily!
Ok that is all for now...

1st August a day off..

Great - August 1st is National day in Switzerland - so I have the day off. Very nice mid-week. I took off Thursday, Friday and Monday of as well so it is going to be like a small holiday. I just hope the sun keeps shinning.
So I am trying to prepare my self for next Sunday when I begin my cleanse.. Not easy - I mean I do everything perfect the entire day then come dinner time and I agree to go for Indian food - as I could go all vegetarian - ha, not only do I end up getting chicken I also eat so much that I'm sick the entire night. I really have to get use to that feeling in my stomach. It is much different when you don't east all the heavy food. It is as if something is missing - but you know everything is fine. I makes me want to eat all the time. Not so good.
I also feel tired a lot in the evening and in the morning. Except today I have had two mornings with big smoothies - very nice - and once I get up I'm fine. But the evenings - by ten i sleep on the sofa. Not really me... Anyway Thursday and Friday and made for trail runs of what is to come. Let's see how i goes!