Today I have a case of the 'Reverse Mondays'. I was actually really looking forward to today. You see, weekends on the cleanse kind of suck. Especially when you live in Buffalo, NY and your summers are short enough already and it's 90 degrees and sunny out and it's the Elmwood Art Festival and you walk past Sole and can't get a margarita and guacamole and you walk past Dolci and can't get a vegan tirimisu cupcake and you're tired and super cranky! *sigh* This was the first time I was sick of doing the cleanse. So was Scott. First, he has renamed himself "Dish Dog". Seriously, your kitchen will NEVER be clean the first week on this so give up trying! Second, he's almost doing a semi-cleanse because of this. He eats super clean to begin with, but he's now lost his person to go grab a margarita and some guac with and that person to sit around the chiminea and have a beer with in the evening. I feel like I'm a really boring weekend partner. The weekdays are so much easier (which I knew they would be) because I'm on a set schedule and routine. I just have to make all my food in the morning or the night before, bring it to work with me, and eat when I supposed to. The weekends are when you realize just how much of your activities revolve around food and alcohol. And Scott said he wants whatever, beer, cupcakes, etc, just because he can't (but I keep telling him he can, I don't mind!)
Saturday was by far the worst. It was beautiful out, and as I mentioned we went down to the Elmwood Arts Festival. I was really tired for the first time during the cleanse and I was also super cranky. I had a bad headache that evening, too, but we went for a 3 mile walk and it seemed to help. BUT, I am happy to say that I didn't waiver and stuck to the plan 100% this weekend! I also came home with a new silver glitter sweaty band from Fleet Feet which cheered me up a bit, too. :) Yesterday we went on a walk around Dann Lake and came home to watch Forks Over Knives, again. I don't think it's possible to watch that movie too many times! If you haven't seen it yet I HIGHLY recommend it and it is available on NetFlix.
Well, today's a new day and my head is back in the game! I started off the morning with a fresh fruit plate including watermelon from our crop share. Now I just need to get through these next few days so I can weigh myself again on Thursday!
I also want to put together an FAQ section about the Reset so if you have any questions please post them below and I'll be sure to answer them!