July Detox Challenge Report Thread

It's true, I'm starting back on P1 July 5th and that's when this challenge officially starts. However, I know that some of you are starting/have started sooner. Therefore, if ya wanna start posting and keeping each other accountable. Now's your chance.

Challenge Points System
1) 1 point for laughing aloud at least once during the day
2) 2 points for exercising at P1 levels
3) 3 points for getting in all the cranwater
4) 4 points for staying true to P1 foods
5) -1 point for EACH off plan food
**BONUS POINTS**
1 point for dry skin brushing
1 point for aromatherapy or ACV bath
HIGHEST POSSIBLE DAILY POINTS TOTAL = 12
You may also give yourself a cranberry cluster (denoted by *) for trying a completely new P1 FF recipe. Please give us a short review of the dish! []

Obviously both #4 and #5 can't be true in the same day so if you eat off plan, you don't get any points for #4. This means on a day that you eat off plan, the MOST points you can get are 7 (assuming you ate only one off-plan food AND did both the brushing and the bath thing.)

Other Important Stuff:
1) The challenge winner(s) will be those with the highest point totals for 14 consecutive days. But in reality, we will ALL be winners
2) It's been asked if the P1.5'ers can join this thread. Fine by me just read #2 & #4 as points for remaining true to the Phase you're in.
3) To make this interesting, since it was kinda popular the last time I did it, I'm considering offering a batch of flax crackers to the challenge winner(s) (sorry Carol, I don't have a million bucks to spare [V]) whaddy'all think?
4) I will track and total your 14 day points totals. I can only do that IF YOU POST 'EM!! [}] I'm not your mommy. [:I] If you don't post, I don't add. I don't go looking for 'em. I don't do windows. [:0][:I]
5) Here's to a successful losing challenge. [}]

OK I'll start. I'm on day 5. My points so far are 10, 10, 10, 12, and 8.

Progress: 3 lbs down. Took two aromatherapy baths. Got 3 days of exercise in so far. Trying a new system of getting up early to exercise before work. Still adjusting, but going well. Energy level pretty ok (doing that Adrenal Formula thing at 7 and 11 am seems to have helped).

Complaints: Detox headches days 2,3, and 5. Thought they were over till I woke up this am with stabbing pains behind my right eye. I hate that. Brutal to look in a microsope all day. Having mild myalgias in my back this time. Desperately miss my chocolate smoothies and peanut butter. Mock apple pie it is!

Question: Do you other phase 3 ers refrain from CLA or drop down your level of exercise while detoxing?

[8D]I'm confused already. [:I] Rebecca, the challenge doesn't start till July 5th, I think.

And Charli, yep is my vote to the crackers. That may be all the incentive I need to get a 12 for each of 14 days running.[]

By the way, you crack me up! Thanks for organizing this. xoxo Deb[8D]

Deb,

Read the first sentence of Charli's post above. She started this thread in case early starters wanted to post. That's me! You all will be eatin my dust, lol!

Let me give this a try:

Day 1: July 1st
With a pat of butter and an oz of goat cheese, I don't get the four points for staying true, -2. #s 1,2, & 3 - laughing out loud, exercise, and cranwater - easy for a +6 for a total of +4.

Day 2: July 2nd
P2 day. Again I didn't stay true to P1.5 with butter, cheese, and dessert: -3. Also I had a bread sample in the store, -1. It was a good day otherwise - including brushing and aromatherapy bath, +8, for a total of +4.

Ladies, you won't have to worry about competetion from me for those flax seed crackers! Look forward to having the rest aboard!

Today's a P1 day - hopefully I'll do better! Thanks for the encouragement!

Of course you probably know all this but, don't worry Louise, the flax crackers are real easy to make. I am a total kitchen clutz, but even mine turn out just as good! I won't be in the running either because I'll be ending early for vacation. Maybe ya want to get that butter and goat cheese out of the house. And DESSERT, well what can I say. I just don't buy it or make it. Try some delicious phase 1 treats that may satisfy your sweet tooth. Raspberry "cookies" and mock apple pie are my staples. Plus you can have 2 whey smoothies a day, now.

Where can I find the recipe for the Flax crackers? are they legal for Phase 1?

I believe thy are in the phase 1 snack section. Look for Jenny E's recipe. And get yourself some parchment paper.

quote:Originally posted by rebecca04

Of course you probably know all this but, don't worry Louise, the flax crackers are real easy to make.

That's good to know, because I'm a total kitchen klutz, too!

quote:And DESSERT, well what can I say.

Let me start eliminating one thing at a time!

BTW, I never had a smoothie since I started flushing two years ago - some of us don't do smoothies. Sounds like it would make a good frozen dessert, though!

Day 3 July 3rd: +3

Louise

OK, I started last Tuesday. My points for Tuesday-Saturday are:

8 (worked out with trainer so not at P1 level), 10, 10, 10, 9

I didn't know about the aromatherapy and dry brushing right away, so I couldnj't get those bonus points, but yesterday I picked up a brush and some aromatherapy oil!

Happy 4th everyone. Just getting ready to go to the store for our bbq! I plan to have lots of raw veggies on hand for me, and I'm griling a portobello mushroom and some chicken instead of the hamburgers and hot dogs for everyone else!