The weekend was relatively exciting, but not nearly as productive as I'd hoped. I spent Saturday trying to clean, but getting sidetracked by a lot of stuff. Then on Sunday I ran around town with Angela, stopping by the mall to pick up a few things (including dropping far-too-much money on some new work clothes that were desperately and unfortunately needed) and then a swing-by the grocery store. When I got home on Sunday evening I spent a few hours cooking meals for the following day, including a soup for dinner for the next few nights as well as a lunch for the following two. Now, I sit and look around my very dirty and unkempt apartment and just cringe. Thankfully I'm calling in reinforcements and Angela's coming to lend a hand on Saturday this week. Until then I'll be trying to pick up and put things away.
Our house is finally buzzing again now that hockey is back (hooray!!) and the plan is to invite a few people over for the first game of the season (Avalanche vs. Wild!!) and get back into it. I'm so excited to have hockey back that I can't even talk about it. What I'm not excited about is that, for the next 11 days, I am still not allowed to eat or drink outside my prescribed diet. I'm not complaining, it just makes socializing more difficult. We usually do a game night on Tuesdays with a few friends, and last night's events involved a beer tasting party. And not just "let's get together and drink," it was a full-on tasting with ratings, guessing styles, mystery bottles to be revealed at the end... and not that we're heavy drinkers, but these types of social events are really the best times we have. Our hockey games are another, and I'm looking forward to having that back. But I suppose this "one-month sober" is good practice for the if/when we get pregnant in the future.
But the cleanse is going fairly well. I've got another 11 days or so, and I really feel like this has been a great reset for myself. I haven't started to feel any differently, really, but I am definitely feeling better about the food I'm eating and getting into the habit of eating real, healthy food again. My plan, once the cleanse is over, is to limit my lunches out at work to once a week (and try to balance the Noodles & Co with Mad Greens or a different, healthier option) and limiting the Old Chicago trips to once a month or so. I'll need to find some more date options for me and the hubby...
It's gotten less expensive now - last week was only about $60 for the week. A lot of the meals are lasting longer than they claim, typically 3 servings rather than 2, which has helped as well. They all taste pretty good - some of the breakfast shakes are a little bizarre, but they aren't horrible. I'm super excited about the lunch plan for tomorrow - a black bean & quinoa bowl, with a peach salsa. MMMM! I also am making a broccoli soup tomorrow night, which should be delicious as well. I'm most excited about a lentil soup coming up this weekend. I'll probably continue making some of these recipes after the cleanse is over for some variety in my lunches. It'll end up being cheaper than my microwave meals, which will also be nice.
The only change in myself that I've noticed is that I'm sleeping a bit deeper than I was before. I read that this was to be expected, but it's manifested in me dreaming more. It's been... weird. I don't think I've dreamt this much all year last year. I'm also down about 3 pounds or so, which is less than I expected, but I also know the 10-12 lbs I put on last semester are going to be very hard to lose. I've been getting back to yoga slowly, hitting my first C2 last week, so I'm hoping that will help as well. Not that this cleanse was about losing weight... but it's a nice by-product!
So, here's to the last 11 days!
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