End and final stats

Well the weekend came and went. Andy and I went skiing with a friend in the Poconos. It was a really great time and we did fairly well on our detox until two things happened. The first thing was a twix bar. While skiing we passed a fully wrapped twix bar laying in the snow, so obviously we had to take it. We gave it to Greg because he is not on our detox. In return he gave us a little piece to split. Being hungry from skiing and not having much in our stomachs we gave in and ate it. It was amazing, so delicious! That started a chain of thoughts for Andy and me about this whole detox...

Later that day we finished skiing and headed to Greg's parents house. Greg's mom had made a wonderful dinner of chicken, potatoes, and salad. The whole family was gathered so Andy and I decided that it would be polite to eat with everyone. The meal was amazing! It also continued our thinking and discussing of this detox program...

At the end of the weekend we had a good conversation about the detox and our diet in general. We felt like we had learned a great deal about our diets and health from both reading the book "Clean" as well as doing a week of the detox. In conclusion, we decided that one week was good enough for us at this point. We already eat fairly healthy (with a few snacking exceptions), so really the detox wasn't that different from our regular diet. It was just the strict regiment of shakes, times, and supplements that was so different for us. So now we are back to eating regular, with a few adjustments in our diet.

Overall I am very pleased with the detox. It was fun to read the book, learn about toxins and our bodies, and then put this detox together from everything we read in the book. I will admit that it took a lot of work on our part though, thus this blog. We wanted to be able to put everything we learned from the book into one easy place where other people could do this detox without doing all the planning, reading, and preparing that we did. So here it is! I'll be sure to add another tab of all three weeks of menu recipes that we planned out.

The detox worked too! Each day that I did the detox I felt lighter, healthier, more energetic and even more optimistic. Crazy I know! Especially since we weren't eating that much food. I will be forever impressed with how just a week of this detox helped me. I'm sure in a few months I'll do it again, maybe next time for longer.

So here are our final stats after just one week:
Ellie - 122lbs., body fat index: 18% (I lost 3lbs! and my body fat index dropped 2%, wow)
Andy - 168lbs., body fat index: 8.5% (Andy lost 2lbs. and his body fat index dropped 2% too)

How we feel:
Ellie - I feel great, like a new person! My mood has improved, losing a few pounds has made my clothes fit a bit nicer, I am energetic and ready to jump into eating more healthy and getting a good workout routine started again. I am excited to get back to eating regular food, but I am also going to keep at least one shake in my daily diet. I'll probably do the week long detox again in a few months.
Andy - What a difference a week can make! My energy levels have changed for the better and I am more motivated to pack my lunches now. I plan on making lunches in advance for the week so that I can eat healthy while at work. I am not excited to have dropped a few pounds, but I do know that I will put them back on in muscle now that I can eat more carbs and protein. Exercising is also going to be a priority now.