I'm starting D.tox again today. The last time I D.tox'd was in June of 2013 and I lost 8 pounds. I am doing D.tox again because it's a good idea and I am in a plateau. I need to get the scale moving down again (not that the scale is the only thing that matters).
I plan on doing day-to-day blogging of the D.tox to give people thinking about doing the Lifetime Fitness D.tox a better idea of what it is and what happens. Now, these are only how it affects my body and everyone will react to it a little differently.
I made my shakes for Day 1 a day in advance. The Vegan Fast Fuel is awful. There's no way around it. I find that adding a scoop of Chocolate Dynamic Greens makes a world of difference. I didn't do it last year and getting the shakes down was rough. It was a little easier with the DGs.
Here is how I make my D.tox shakes: 2 scoops of Fast Fuel, 1 scoop of Fibermend, 1 Tbl. of chia seeds, 1 Tbl of EVOO, some strawberries and blueberries, 1 scoop of Dynamic Greens, 1 scoop of L-Glutamine, ice, and 12 oz. of Unsweetened Coconut Milk.
After my shake and the supplements, I immediately had to go to the bathroom. TMI, but you should be prepared for lots of pooping especially the first day. I went more last year than this time around. It's funny how the body works.
I ate an early lunch (like before 11) because I had a noon training session with Sarah. Sarah and I have been working together for a few days shy of a year. She's wonderful. If you're interested in training sessions I strongly suggest working with her.
For lunch I had a salad and a turkey burger. I ate some of the Spring Mix by Earthbound Farm Organic, which is available in most grocery stores. I jazzed up my salad with some cucumbers, red onions, chia seeds, and baby bella mushrooms. I used some EVOO and Organic Balsamic Vinegar as my salad dressing.
The turkey burger is a recipe I made last week and the recipe and my review of it are here. The burger patty itself is D.Tox friendly. The Taztziki sauce needed some modification to make it D.tox approved. I substituted the regular Greek Yogurt for Goat Cheese yogurt. I got it at Trader Joe's, but I'm sure you can find non-dairy yogurt wherever you shop. Don't freak out about Goat Cheese. I didn't find the taste to be any different. The only difference is the Goat Cheese yogurt was a little runnier than regular Greek yogurt. Obviously, I ate it without the bun. I had some tomato slices on the side.
Before I train with Sarah, I drink some Generation UCan. I usually have the Cran-Raspberry flavor, but just last week LTF started carrying the Tropical Orange flavor. Sarah bought me a sample and I drank it this morning. I loved it. When I am done with my current container of UCan, I'm going to switch to this flavor. One weird thing is that it was white. I was picturing it to be orange. Color me surprised.
For dinner I had Crock Pot Balsamic Chicken Thighs and Roasted Brussel Sprouts. Both recipes are D.tox friendly in their original form. I actually found the chicken recipe on this Pinterest D.Tox Board.
How did I feel on Day 1? I felt pretty good. I did have a mild headache for most of the day. It would go away and come back, but it wasn't painful enough for me to have to take anything. I found myself craving sugar in the afternoon. I was also very thirsty. My concentration was strong and I got a lot of work done at home. I tried to take a nap, which I usually do on the weekends, but I couldn't fall asleep. I didn't experience the hot flashes that I did the last year.
Workout. As I said earlier, I had a training session with Sarah. This week is our recovery week, which we do every 4 to 6 weeks. I think I did all right. I did find myself sweating while I was doing the lunges/shoulder press combo. I'm not sure if the D.tox had anything to do with it, but I usually don't sweat that bad when I do lunges.
See you tomorrow for Day 2.
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