Clean Program - Week 2

The end of Saturday marked the end of Week 2 on the Clean Program cleanse. How's it going?

I started having some cravings last week. Not really taste bud cravings, definitely not body cravings. More like mental, comfort food cravings. They've been easy to ignore, but it helps that I know the cleanse is nearly done. All the Christmas chocolate surrounding me these days hasn't helped with the cravings.

My body feels great. Still loving the cleanse. On Friday night it was our office Christmas Party (for the company I work for on contract sometimes). I was definitely off-cleanse that night. Potato leek soup. Salmon in puff pastry. Sticky toffee pudding. I expected to enjoy the food greatly and suffer greatly. I was surprised on both counts. The food was kind of mediocre, except the dessert which was exceptional, although ridiculously sweet. And while I suffered, it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought. My energy level was low on Saturday but back up on Sunday. And I was really glad to get back to the cleanse.

I love how the restrictions on food has made me a more creative cook and also reminded me that sometimes I like something really simple. I've been doing some planning for when the cleanse ends and re-integration of some of the eliminated foods. I'm looking forward to seeing what foods I have reactions to and which I don't. Tomatos will be the first ones I try.

I'll check in next Tuesday and let you know how the cleanse finished up and how the transition out is going.

For Week 1 - click here