A little bit of detox (but nothing too wanky).

This week I decided to do a little bit of detoxing. For no other reason than to focus my eating on fresh, non-processed, non-refined foods for three days. Not that I eat terribly, but lately some little bad habits have crept in. Probably exacerbated by a bit of (a lot of!) stress and not feeling 100%. I've been making small changes to get back on top of being energised, such as the sleep hygiene improvements I mentioned a couple of weeks back.

So, the detox was nice and simple. Nothing fancy, no superfoods, no acai berries or chia seeds or whatnot. Yes, I ate mostly raw foods but I'm refusing to call it 'clean eating' (a là this article!). So, what did I eat? And more importantly, what didn't I eat?

Did eat/drink:

• Vegetable juices (celery, carrot, beetroot, ginger etc)
• Carrots
• Green beans
• Celery
• Raw almonds
• Sushi for lunches (+ felafel salad for lunch today)
• Cucumber
• Snow peas
• Mandarin
• Vegetable soup for dinners
• Herbal tea
• Lots of water (which is usual for me)

Did not eat/drink:

• Bread
• Meat
• Cheese
• Anything processed
• Coffee
• Chocolate
• Pasta
• Milk/dairy
• Alcohol

So that's that. I am feeling good, quite bright and perky, but I'm not really sure how much of that I can attribute to these three days. 

I am going to try and do this (or similar) regularly.   

Needless to say I am looking forward to a coffee tomorrow!

So, the photo on the left is me two weeks ago when I was not feeling well. It's pretty obvious from the yukky greyness of my face. And on the right is me today, after three days of detox and lots of good sleep. A bit perkier, don't ya think?