2012 Spring Cleanse: Deep Cleaning Week 2

Week 2 of the annual Spring Cleanse came and went last week.  This is the "deep cleaning" part of the 21 day food cleanse, and this year there were four different tracks one could follow including Track 1: staying on the same path as week 1, eating healthy and nutritious foods in meals throughout the day; Track 2:  moving to a more liquid based diet, with one "Big Feast" at noon; Track 3:  a blend of the Big Feast track with a 2 day Juice Fast, or Track 4: doing a Master Cleanse (drinking a lemon juice, maple syrup and cayenne concoction only).

Last year I did the Big Feast track, so this year I picked the Big Feast/Juice Fast to try out something new.  

Pic taken from the parking lot of one of my corporate clients while "siesta'ing" between meetings

They say week 2 is where the real deep cleansing happens.  This week it's even more important to be  gentle and kind with yourself while your body is releasing whatever toxins have built up over time.  Of course, it was also a super busy work week for me, and I was on the road, visiting different client sites, all while trying to stay true to the principles of the cleanse.  

I snapped the picture above, in between meetings, while sitting in the car in a client's parking lot and dining on my Dolmitos ( a marriage between a dolma and a burrito).  I can't say it was the most relaxing week for me, but at least I made the most of savoring my surroundings.

Dolmitos ready for the oven

The 2 day Juice fast was an experience.  We were given the ingredients for our juice/smoothie - which we were to drink 4 times a day for the 2 days - along with instructions to tinker with the amounts until we had it to our taste.  

It took A LOT of tinkering to get this to be a meal to look forward to.   Mint, which isn't pictured below, finally did the trick for me.  I also added bok choy and lime for some of the drinks.  I don't know what my insides are looking like now, but over the last two weeks I have lost the 6-7 lbs I was hoping to shed , and I am feeling a lot more balanced energy wise than before.   Must say though I'm looking forward to week 3 and transitioning back to a food based diet.

Ingredients (minus mint) for the 2 day juice fast