Up at my usual 7am – got an iced water as my morning drink today and all of a sudden Paul is at my desk doing the usual handing me my iced coffee forgetting that I am on my cleanse and so no milk and sugar.

8:40 am I am already somewhat caving in. I was not planning to do any coffee at all but the meal plan does give the ok on 2 black cups of coffee and Rick had offered us to share his Caye Coffee so Paul is making a pot right now and going to chill some for me. I guess I better take my supplements now and go eat something. Anything to get my mind off left over pizza in the fridge ha ha.

For breakfast I ended up eating 1/2 cup of pecans. I had a headache so decided to go back to bed for a bit.

Got up and got chili started for Paul and Rick and made myself lunch – curry vegetable stir fry with onions, red and yellow pepper, zucchini, and garlic.

Headache is back so I will drink more water and have another lay down.

Lunch did not last long and I am already hungry going to snack on some air popped popcorn, olives and cucumber slices – that is as close to chips as I get for 12 days ha ha.

Crock pot chili is done, Paul is cooking brown rice, I will make some snapper fillets and veggies for my dinner.

Had been sleeping for about 1/2 h when we both got woken up by huge thunder claps in the sky. It poured down rain for a while not sure how long as we both drifted off again after closing the windows.

Before I you see the meal plan, here is a bit about Wild Rose Herbal D-Tox cleanse that explains why I am doing it, aside from the obvious of wanting to be healthy. Now that I am working on the outside it is a good idea to tune up the inside as well.

Internal cleansing is considered to be the cornerstone of good health by many natural health care practitioners. Pollutants from the environment – found in the air, water and foods that we eat – as well as wastes produced from normal bodily processes, can tend to accumulate within the body and lead to a state of congestion. To help maintain a healthy balance of assimilation and elimination, the Wild Rose Herbal D-Tox Program is uniquely designed to enhance all aspects of metabolism.

The cleanse comes with 3 different supplements and one tonic – 2 tablets and 30 drops in water to be taken at the beginning of breakfast and supper. Tablets last 12 days tonic lasts longer.

Meal Plan

Eat less than 20% from this column

Column 1
Protein foods – acid forming foods

Most recommended Fish (eat all you want even if over 20% of total diet)

Acceptable during the program
Beans (dried) Fresh see column 3 – Beef – Coffee(black Max 2 cups per day –Eggs (whole) – Grains (whole) barley, kasha, bulgur, spelt, kamut, amaranth, quinoa, oats, rye, wheat berries, brown rice – Lamb – Lentils – Liver – Nuts (except almonds are 80%)- Oatmeal – dried peas – poultry – pork – prunes (cooked) Rhubarb (cooked White Rice – seeds, ie sunflower & flax –soy beans – tofu (plain unsweetened only) – veal – wheat germ

Not recommended during the program
Buttermilk – cheese (of any kind) shell fish – yogurt

Eat 80% of your diet from columns 2 and 3 combined

Column 2
Starch foods Alkaline foods

Most recommended
Almonds – Millet – Buckwheat – Brown rice

Acceptable during the program
Apples – apricots – berries – cherries – lemons – peaches – plums – pears – nectarines – popcorn – baked potatoes – pumpkin – squash – sweet potatoes – sesame seeds – unsweetened soy milk – tahini – fresh tomatoes

Not recommended during the program
Bananas – currants – fried fruit- fruit juices – flour of any grains – grapes – honey – malt – maple syrup – melons – molasses – oranges – pasta – pineapple – Raisins – Soups thickened with flour – tropical fruit

Not recommended at any time Cakes & Candy & ice cream – processed cereal – flour gravy – fruit juices with sugar – soda pop – soda – oily nuts – peanuts – white or brown sugar

Column 3
Bulk Forming foods – neutral foods

Most recommended
Chives – garlic – ginger – onions – herbal tea – no milk

Acceptable during the program
Arugula – Artichokes – Asparagus – avocado – green beans – beets tops included – bok choy – broccoli – – brussel sprouts – butter – cabbage – carrots – cauliflower – celery – corn – chards – cucumbers – dandelion – eggplant – endive – escarole – seasoning herbs – kale – kohlrabi – lettuce – mustard greens – okra – all oils except peanut – parsley – parsnips – peas – peppermint – peppers – radicchio – radishes – rutabagas – Seaweeds –sorrel – spinach – sprouts – turnips – vegetable seasoning without yeast – watercress

Not recommended during the program
Cottage cheese – mushrooms

Additional recommendations Foods to eat in moderation – salt – rice milk – soy milk –tomato or v8 juice .

Open up the cupboard use everything from turmeric to garam masala and cayenne. Plus all your favorite garden herbs.

Leaving you with a few flower pictures from our garden…

White flower

Cactus

Orange flower