We Be Cookin’

Similar to other bloggers before me, I’m giving this whole Quantum Wellness cleanse thing a try. I wanted to wait till I was done training for the various triathlons as I was worried that I would not have enough energy. Right now I’m really focusing on my swimming and making sure to swim at least three to four times a week so doing the cleanse should be totally mangeable. I’ll be tracking the recipies and general cleanse feelings here.

The main aspects of the cleanse that I’m keeping are: no dairy, no meat, no caffeine, no alcohol, and 95% Gluten free. I’m allowing myself one serving of whole wheat bread or cereal a day because with my schedule and waking up at 5:30am to swim in the morning, i know that somedays I will only have time to make a sammie for lunch or something. Other than that, I’ve stocked up on tofu, beans, soy yogurt, fruits, veggies, brown rice, oatmeal, quinoa, etc. I’m hoping to see a difference in the way my body handles the food I put in it. As many of my long time readers know, I have tummy problems and while many of them spring from being lactose intolerant and being helplessly addicted to cheese, sometimes I get sick when I haven’t eaten any dairy. I think this cleanse will help me be more aware of different eating choices and while I love meat (especially fish – I *heart* sushi!), I love animals and the way they are treated in the meat preparing process just sickens me. I can no longer support eating meat and during/after the cleanse will only eat meat when I know that I’m eating fully organic, free range, grass fed meats. and only rarely because meat is actually really hard for me to digest.

To kick off the cleanse, i made my lentil soup last night but used veggie stock instead. It required more salt than usual but it tasted OK. I had it for dinner last night and that will be my lunch for today. Tomorrow, i’ll have what I ate today and my first impressions. In the mean time, I’ll continue to dream about coffee.