One of these
being Sugar.
And if you look
at it a bit closer, detox (i.e. detoxification) is a treatment designed to rid
the body of poisonous substances, especially alcohol and drugs.
If you are a FB or
TW follower, you must have read that this week has been quite stressful for me
and that I reacted not in a very GOSH food way by having every day Dark
chocolate above my daily sugar tolerance. This was my choice obviously and I
know what was behind it: Stress.
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Do not worry
GOSH fooders, as we say: the road to success is paved with failure, or like I say "with less successful attempts". Food is the basic but I need to work
on my stress level as well.
If we stress our
body too much, it won’t even absorbed properly all the good nutrients from the
GOSH food we feed it with. We won’t sleep well either and this will lead to
tiredness, hunger and irritability. Very bad for our metabolism and wellbeing
indeed.
So I decided to
go on an Express GOSH food Sugar & Stress Detox for the weekend.
As I mentioned at the end of the post, this express Sugar & Stress Detox is designed for GOSH fooders. If you are not on a cleaner lifestyle than the average, you might need a longer detoxifying period.
I choose
weekends because the principles I need to follow (especially the stress related
ones) are not easy to put in place during my working week.
GOSH food express Sugar & Stress Detox principles:
NO processed and
refined food because it is high in added sugar and hidden sugar as well as
chemicals that will stress out our body
NO to fructose
and glucose because they are sugar, I will therefore go without fruits (expect lemon as I need it to for its alkaline properties but I will have it for breakfast only) and any
other sugar during the weekend (this includes fruit juices, vinegar,
alcohol,…). Meaning no indulgence for me as my indulgences are usually sweet
NO to pasta, rice,
oats and potatoes to avoid sugary cravings
NO to deadlines
because I spend my days meeting them, I am always on the run. This is hard for
me to do but sometimes I need to let it go and not to matter about timing which
I can’t do during the week).
NO alarm clock
on Sunday (I know I can’t do 2 days in a row without my alarm clock) when I
will wake up the natural way just when my body will feel like doing so
YES to real,
natural food like vegetables and lean proteins (see pictures)
YES to feel
satisfied: I won’t starve myself again otherwise I won’t reach my goal
YES to plenty of
water. Did you know that water was involved in every function of the body?
It carries
nutrients to the cells and carries away waste materials via the kidney.
It is needed to
convert food into energy and tissue; it is also key to the digestion process as
it softens, dilutes and liquefies the food to facilitate digestion and helps
move food along the gastrointestinal tract.
Water has got a
cushioning / protecting function as well: it helps to cushion the joints and
internal organs, keeping body tissues such as the eyes, lungs and air passages
moist and surrounding and protecting the foetus during pregnancy.
YES to
relaxation by finding time for stretching, going for a long walk in the park
with the kids,…
YES to more
sleep by skipping my BMF class on Sunday and going to the 10.30 class on
Saturday (instead of 9), by going to bed by 10 pm on Saturday and Sunday and by
waking up after 7.
Sleep is our
hormones reset button. It makes us feel good and look good.
YES to
delegating the food shopping and cooking
YES to postpone
big admin tasks to the next weekend
A sample of my GOSH food meals:
Breakfast: vegetables smoothie (tomatoes, kale, spinach, flaxseeds, lemon, pea protein and almond milk)
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Lunch: Cod, kale & carrots (steamed) with Chia seeds and olive oil
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Dinner: Vegetables soup (broccoli, parsnip and onions)
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Snacks: Vegetables omelette (tomatoes, spinach, eggs and garlic)
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I am going to follow the principles during these 2 days off work to avoid sugar and stress and to avoid craving for sugar once the weekend will be over.
I have also sticked on my fridge the GOSH food motto: “Indulgence is an occasion, GOSH food is a lifestyle”.
If you try the “Weekend Sugar and Stress detox” let me know,
Stay happy-healthy and eat well,
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Note: I am doing this over the weekend because my diet is cleaner than the average as I avoid already the following:
White carbs, gluten, processed and refined food, alcohol,… I am a GOSH fooder !!
If you are not on a GOSH food lifestyle yet but wish to get rid of sugar, you need to detox over a longer period of time (21 days usually). This will be the topic of a future post.
Great initiative! It has to be me next time..
ReplyDeleteWhy not trying next weekend then?
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