Detox Diet Done ~ Rachel

I stopped the detox diet today. I had told Doc on Friday I was not extending it. He recommended easing back into the foods that I had eliminated from my diet, beginning Monday. I had planned on doing that. But the best laid plans… I had a pizzelle cookie at the Italian Festival when we [...]

Weekly Weigh In, Natural Disaster Edition ~ Rachel

This is turning out to be quite the week. On Tuesday afternoon, I was in my office on the 6th floor of a rather tall office building. I was sitting at my desk when the rolling began. Because earthquakes of much magnitude do not happen in the middle of North Carolina, my mind didn’t connect [...]

Which Would You Rather Eat? ~Rachel

Detox is going pretty well. I just started week 3 and have had very minor issues with added ingredients. I also managed to find a loophole in the system…I ate potato chips last night! Lays has a natural line out with no preservatives or like ingredients. The ingredient list was potato, sunflower seed oil and [...]

Detox Diet, Days ??? ~Rachel

The detox diet has been going remarkably well. I haven’t really had any cravings except for a little something sweet in the evenings and I’ve been sticking to the dietary plan and to my points for WW. I’m not sure the scale is moving as much as I, and everyone else, would have expected. I’m [...]

Detox Diet, Days 5 & 6 ~ Rachel

Before I tell you all about my fascinating life (*sarcasm*), I want to announce that the winner of the Hungry Girl cookbook was Lisa from Karma Per Diem! I only had 3 people enter the giveaway but that didn’t make Lisa any less excited about winning! She’s actually hosting her first giveaway on her blog so [...]

Weekly Weigh In & Detox Diet, Day 4 ~ Rachel

I have been feeling very fat the past few days (time of the month) and was not really looking forward to weigh-in. I peeked at our scale at home to find that I probably would see a loss at Weight Watchers…and I did! I was down 2 pounds! If I hadn’t overindulged on some of [...]

Detox Diet, Days 2 & 3 ~ Rachel

Day 2:  I spent my day at the office and boy was it ever nice to not be in the kitchen! Breakfast was a spinach and goat cheese omelet, lunch was Black Bean & Tomato Quinoa Salad and snacks during the day consisted of nectarines and hard boiled eggs. I never got around to the baked [...]

Detox Diet, Day Two ~ Rachel

Since I posted so early on day one, this post is more about day one than it is about day two! I spent almost the entire day in the kitchen yesterday. All I did was chop fruit and produce and rearrange the fridge/freezer to accommodate tupperwares of produce! I also had several meals to make. The first [...]

Detox Diet, Day One ~ Rachel

Yesterday I ate/drank: skinny latte, hot dog, Sun chips, pasta with bacon, Asiago bread, frozen yogurt and a cupcake. I figured if was detoxing for at least 3 weeks, I could go out with a bang. It was totally worth it. That all sounds terrible in a list but I promise I didn’t go overboard [...]

Grocery Shopping is DIFFICULT now! ~ Rachel

Holy detox diet batman! I hit up Whole Foods this afternoon. Here’s what I experienced: First, let me explain what started this. My future mother-in-law bought us (me) a food processor as a wedding gift. I haven’t had time to sit down and read the manual yet (it is a little daunting to be honest) [...]