Master Cleanse
So I've just completed the recommended 10 days of the Master Cleanse. For those that don't know, it consists of a quart of salt water for breakfast, lemonade, made from lemon juice, maple syrup, cayenne pepper and water during the day, and a herbal laxative tea at night. Nothing else. And yes, you shit like a crazy maniac. People say, 'Are you hungry' or 'Do you have energy'. Well I basically feel like I've eaten, but I could eat dessert maybe. And yes, I've had enough energy to go to work everyday, but not necessarily run a marathon. Not that you have to run a marathon to stay healthy - a brisk walk to the bar or fish shop should do equally well. They say exercise is good for the soul as well as for the body and that's because it's very hard to do something foolish, dangerous or immoral when you're sweating like a kipper on a treadmill.
For the most part though I eat really well, but I tend to want to snack a lot, especially on break at work. A snack is anything you can eat without the aid of a knife and fork. Technically, you can eat a roast dinner without a knife and fork, but it won't impress your date. Snacks are all delicious, otherwise you wouldn't eat them. No one snacks on things they hate. That's why you don't find brussels sprouts in little packs of three to go with your tea and coffee at Starbucks. I intend to stick to the lemonade I've been drinking as it also fights colds and flu and suppresses hunger. But please, flood me with your healthy recipes and snack ideas. I'm sure many of you have some you could share.
My mum likes to make Fairy cakes a lot. To me they are the shots of the cake world. A little butter icing fairy cake should be consumed in the same way as a tequila slammer. A little bit of fiddling about and polite conversation and then, woof, down in one. Serious cakers, like my house hold, can put down eight on the trot. This can lead to obesity and they say 'you are what you eat', which is why the British, undressed, generally look like Cheesy Wotsits. I don't know if they still make them, but they are irregular shaped cheesy 'corn snacks'. Furthermore, Cheesy Wotsits are constantly being nagged by celebrities on TV to raise money for the Twiglets we see on the news. Ahh.
Now that the cleanse is over, i have to slowly introduce solids into my diet. I'm starting tonight with vegetable soup. Apparently I should only eat the liquid. Tomorrow I can eat the vegetables. I'm hoping by Sunday i can drink a bottle of wine, and go for a curry on Brick Lane. I don't see it being a problem.
For the most part though I eat really well, but I tend to want to snack a lot, especially on break at work. A snack is anything you can eat without the aid of a knife and fork. Technically, you can eat a roast dinner without a knife and fork, but it won't impress your date. Snacks are all delicious, otherwise you wouldn't eat them. No one snacks on things they hate. That's why you don't find brussels sprouts in little packs of three to go with your tea and coffee at Starbucks. I intend to stick to the lemonade I've been drinking as it also fights colds and flu and suppresses hunger. But please, flood me with your healthy recipes and snack ideas. I'm sure many of you have some you could share.
My mum likes to make Fairy cakes a lot. To me they are the shots of the cake world. A little butter icing fairy cake should be consumed in the same way as a tequila slammer. A little bit of fiddling about and polite conversation and then, woof, down in one. Serious cakers, like my house hold, can put down eight on the trot. This can lead to obesity and they say 'you are what you eat', which is why the British, undressed, generally look like Cheesy Wotsits. I don't know if they still make them, but they are irregular shaped cheesy 'corn snacks'. Furthermore, Cheesy Wotsits are constantly being nagged by celebrities on TV to raise money for the Twiglets we see on the news. Ahh.
Now that the cleanse is over, i have to slowly introduce solids into my diet. I'm starting tonight with vegetable soup. Apparently I should only eat the liquid. Tomorrow I can eat the vegetables. I'm hoping by Sunday i can drink a bottle of wine, and go for a curry on Brick Lane. I don't see it being a problem.