Detox - Day 1

Maqui Juice Update:

The Maqui Juice arrived and I was very excited to get started.  However, there was a hitch in plans.  In the book, Sexy Forever, on page 199, Suzanne directs you to read the back of the bottle for directions on how to use it as a cleanse for days 1 and 2 of the Detox phase.  However, there were no such directions on the bottle, so I called the company.

After talking to the customer service rep, I decided NOT to do the cleanse for two reasons.  One, you're not suppose to eat anything for the first two days.  All you can consume is the juice (diluted with equal parts water) and extra water if needed.  After hearing this information I decided that it was too extreme for me.  And, reason two; when I asked why the directions weren't on the bottle I was told that the legal department decided not to include them because the cleanse might not be safe for people with certain health conditions.  And, that some people may not even know they have health concerns. 

So, with this information I decided to use the product as directed on the bottle.  You drink one ounce of the juice each day to help move some of the toxins out of your body.  Just make sure you drink it with your fruit meal or snack, as you can't eat anything with fruit.  As a side note, I found the juice to be even tastier when chilled.

Here's What I Ate

I decided to make it easy on myself and planned a full week of meals on the easier side.  That way I know exactly what to eat at each meal in order to get more familiar with the plan.  There are easy meal suggestions for the Detox Phase on pgs. 168 -172 in the book and I chose some of them.  Then, I went to the grocery store and got everything I needed.

Breakfast

What's nice about breakfast is that you have four options, so you have flexibility based on your morning activities.  Here they are:

Option 1 - Fruit meal (great for days when you're in a rush)
Option 2 - Carbohydrate meal (who doesn't like carbs!)
Option 3 - Fruit, wait 20 minutes, then Carb meal (great for exercise days)
Option 4 - Protein/Healthy Fat/Vegetable meal (great for weekends)

I exercise every-other-day, and today was an exercise day.  So, I started with an ounce of Maqui Juice and a cup of cantaloupe, did my exercise routine, and then ate a BLT without the B (remember you can't have protein with a carb).  I toasted a piece of whole grain bread and topped it with some lettuce.  Then, to mimic the warm bacon, I sliced a medium tomato, sprinkled it with basil, and put it in the microwave for 30 seconds.  The juice softened the bread and the basil gave it a little zip.  While, I did miss the bacon, this was satisfying because, for me, it's all about the bread.

Morning Snack - I skipped this because I wasn't hungry.  Mainly, because I didn't finish breakfast until 9:45.

Breakfast and Dinner options are always the same; you start with Protein, then add healthy fats and veggies.

Lunch - I made a Taco Salad by browning ground chuck; 12 ounces for me and 16 ounces for my hubby.  That's enough for two meals (one for later).  Then I added taco seasonings and 3/4 cup of water to make a sauce.  Next, I put a cup of shredded lettuce in a bowl, added some fresh tomato salsa I purchased in the dairy case, an ounce of shredded cheddar cheese and a dollop of sour cream, and topped it with 6 ounces of the meat mixture.  It was yummy and very satisfying.  In fact, it felt like I was cheating.

PM Snack - 2 brown rice cakes topped with the fresh tomato salsa.  I loved the combination as it made me feel like I had chips and salsa ... only better for me.

Dinner - Here's another meal that almost made me feel like I was cheating.  I made cheeseburgers without the bun accompanied by a side salad with tomatoes and cucumbers and dairy-style salad dressing.  I chopped some onion in the ground chuck before frying, then topped it with a little cheddar cheese at the end.  Then, per the book, I placed a lettuce cup on the plate to use as the bun, and topped the hamburger with sugar-free catchup and mustard.  It was wonderful.  NOTE:  I made 6 hamburgers (three 6-ounce ones for me and three 8-ounce ones for my hubby) to be used for leftovers later.

Beverages:  I drank seven 8-ounce glasses of water thru-out the day, and then had a cup of Sleepy Time tea before bedtime.

After my first day on the Detox Plan, I felt full and satisfied all day.  But, I will admit that I missed having a couple cookies with my tea.  All-in-all, I didn't work too hard in the kitchen, which was good.  Plus, I'd recommend starting on the weekend so you can double or triple meals to use as leftovers during the week, as I did.

Below is the weekly meal plan for
Detox Level - Days 1 through 7 (meals are for 2 adults)

Day	Meals	Prep
Saturday Day 1	B - Cup of cantaloupe; exercise. Then, 1 slice whole wheat toast, lettuce, warm tomato & basil L - Taco salad (chopped lettuce, seasoned ground beef, cheddar cheese, sour cream, & salsa) D - Cheeseburger served in lettuce cup and side salad (Sexy Forever book pg. 172) AM snack - skipped PM snack-2 brown rice cakes topped w/fresh salsa	Make enough taco salad for 2 days. Make enough cheeseburgers for 3 days. I made 6 oz. patties for me; 8 oz. patties for hubby.
Sunday Day 2	B - Scrambled eggs with sautéed mushrooms, fresh spinach, and grated cheese (pg. 171 in Sexy Forever book) L- Leftover cheeseburger and side salad D- Butterflied Rosemary Chicken with Pan Juices (pg. 254) and sautéed kale & brocolli AM snack - one serving cherries PM snack - clementine	Make enough sautéed kale & brocolli for 2 days. Chicken will yield 4 dinners and 4 cobb salads for 2 people.
Monday Day 3	B - Fruit; wait 20 minutes. Then whole wheat toast with lettuce, warm tomato, & basil L - Leftover taco salad D - Leftover cheeseburger & spinach salad AM snack - skipped PM snack - 2 brown rice cakes and fresh salsa
Tuesday Day 4	B - Fruit smoothie L - Egg salad wrap (pg. 172) D - Leftover Rosemary Chicken and leftover sauteed kale and brocolli AM snack - slice of cheddar cheese PM snack - brown rice cakes and fresh salsa	Make enough egg salad for 3 days; or in my case this was 6 lunches.
Wednesday Day 5	B - Cup fruit; wait 20 minutes. Then, whole wheat toast w/lettuce, warm tomato & basil L - Leftover egg salad wrap D - Cobb salad using leftover chicken (recipe page 171 in Sexy Forever book) AM snack - skipped PM snack - 2 brown rice cakes and fresh salsa	Make enough cobb salad for 2 days.  For me, this was 4 lunches.
Thursday Day 6	B - Fruit smoothie using 2 servings of fruit L - leftover egg salad wrap D - Pork chops (pg. 172) and oven-roasted cauliflower AM snack - skipped PM snack - one Clementine; waited 20 minutes, then had slice of cheese	I made 4 pork chops to use for 2 meals.
Friday Day 7	B - bacon, fried eggs, & sautéed zuchini ribbons in EVOO L - leftover cobb salad D - leftover pork chops and sautéed kale in EVOO AM snack - skipped PM snack - last of brown rice cakes and salsa	Re: breakast use 2 eggs per person. There was leftover kale in the bag so I used it up today.