So, I read about a 21 day cleansing diet and I have been seriously considering it. I know I need to change my eating habits and however good my intentions, so far I have been unable to maintain any sort of change for more than a few days. At which point, a giant cheese pizza and a pint of Ben and Jerry's usually show up on my doorstop begging for shelter and no many how many times I try to explain to them that there just isn't room for them in my life any more, at least not at their present portion size, their sad faces are just more than I can take and eventually I invite them in like long lost friends.
So 21 days of no cheese, no caffeine, no meat, no animal products, and no gluten sounded both challenging (really, really challenging) and also like the perfect way to break my addiction to cheese and caffeine and meat and animal products and bread. Maybe. Anyway, I am looking into it which involves looking up recipes online and going through my current recipes and trying to verify that I could, in fact, exist on a menu devoid of cheese. Last night I made Black Bean burgers which was sort of step in the right direction except that it called for flour and bread crumbs both of which had gluten. Actually, the bread crumbs, in what can only be described as an act of pure protest for the plan, contained gluten, dairy, and eggs. But there wasn't any caffeine in there! And also no meat. So, baby steps.
I have found recipes that fit the plan that seem both edible and easy to make. In fact, last night I found so many options that I was convinced I could start today instead of July 1 as I had tentatively planned. However, this morning, as I research more options and as I type this post, I am having an iced coffee with cream and a cheese bagel with cream cheese.
Maybe I need another week.
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Even READING about this cleanse made me so antsy I had to go put in a batch of mint brownies.
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