Detox Week 2

Well, so far, so good...  On day 9 of 28, I believe, and am actually thinking that this will be way easier than I ever thought.  As I type, however, Dana is in the kitchen juicing wheat grass.  Yeah, wheat grass.  Apparently it's amazing for you.  It's allure is lost on me, but I'll persevere.  Gives a whole new meaning to "having a shot after work," though.

Here's what I see so far, and I'm quite surprised:

• Pretty sure I've consumed more fruits and vegetables (solid or liquid form) in these nine days than in the entire year so far.  That may be a stretch, but not a really long one.
• My skin is softer and drier.  Seriously.  Al of my life I have had oily skin, and by the end of most days it will leave a sheen on my fingers as I wipe my head.  That's gone.
• I haven't lost weight (yet), but can definitely feel that my digestive tract (btw, it's "tract," not "track," for those who are wondering...) is much happier.  Frequently after meals I experience discomfort such as bloating or general pain, and haven't had that in nine days, really.
• I haven't eaten an animal product in that time, either, with the exception of however much parmesan cheese is in the sauce in Vitale's gluten-free veggie pizza (with no cheese).
• I don't really miss animal products.  Dairy was an easy one; not a huge fan of milk anyway, and I can take or leave cheese.  I do, however, miss some of the texture and general feel of meat (sorry, Margaux!) sometimes.  Like when someone mentioned a pulled pork BBQ sandwich.  Yeah, I wanted one...  Part of the goal here, though, is to change habits for the long term, so I think cutting back on animal products will indeed be easy in that respect.
• I DON'T MISS BREAD.  (Full disclosure - Dana found some awesome flourless bread.  Made with sprouted grains, but no flour.  So I don't know how that works; it's not gluten-free, and it's still made with wheat grains, but it's not the same as the real thing - check it out here.)  Rolls, bread, pizza crust, Howie Bread (I swear that stuff is made of crack...), and that sort of thing are out.  I think that the refined/bleached/processed flour may be a culprit in the above-mentioned discomfort after meals; the flourless bread causes no trouble and it's great.  Seriously, as good as any bread I've had.

Just took a time out for a shot of fresh wheat grass juice.  Mmmmmmm....

• It's easier than I thought.  And Dana isn't doing ALL the work.  Yesterday I made hummus, for instance.  And my morning smoothies are quite tasty, thank you very much.  (They have kale in them...  Really.  I know, I know.  Who am I and what have I done with the real Keith Walker??)

Here are some things that didn't totally surprise me:

• Yeah, not much I can think of...

So there you go.  There's the beginning/middle of week two.  It's going well so far!