I think I may have found a book club to join. I have wanted to join one for the longest time, but the only ones I have found in the past are run by 80 years olds and they meet at 10am on a weekday - not conducive to a full time worker. Anyway, this is a fairly new club that I found online. The book they are reading this month is one I have wanted to read for ages - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson - so I thought I would go along when they meet in a couple of weeks and see what it is like. I bought the book on Monday and am already about 1/5th of the way through. It is nothing like what I expected, but it is really good so far. They meet every 4 or 5 weeks and try to read a different type of book each month. I am really looking forward to it and I hope it goes well.
I did a 2km run last night to set my starting point for that part of my winter challenge. It took my 20 minutes (or thereabouts - I did not have my stopwatch so went off the time on my phone). So that gives me 10.5 weeks to shave off 5 minutes. I don't know if that is possible, but I will try my hardest!
I have also decided I want to do a Detox. Not one of those fruit only or juice only ones where you have to buy hundreds of dollars worth of supplements. Just a 7 day clean eating detox. I got the info from Detox Australia. These are the rules of the detox, I would love to know what you think.
Rules Of The 7-day Detox
- No caffeine or alcohol allowed. Substitute herbal teas, dandelion root coffee and fresh juices.
- No dairy foods are permitted on the 7-day detox. Milk and cheese increase mucus production and are difficult to digest. Lactose is a common food intolerance. You can replace milk with almond milk, rice milk, oat milk or soya milk. Sheep's and goat's products are easier to digest if you really cannot do without dairy.
- No wheat or gluten-containing grains, such as rye, which have an acid effect on the digestion. This means no bread, pasta or white rice. Choose oats, brown rice, millet and quinoa instead.
- No meat or poultry, because of the antibiotics and food additives they contain. For protein, choose plant sources, organic eggs, tofu or oily fish from organic (non-farmed) sources.
- No processed or ready-made foods whatsoever. Everything should be fresh and cooked without salt, sugar or sweeteners. Use fresh herbs for seasoning.
- Eat three meals and two snacks every day, making sure that you have something to eat every three hours. Most of your food will be vegetables and fruit, whole grains and plant proteins. Within the [What To Eat And Drink] category there are sample menu choices for a 7-day detox.
- Do make sure you get at least 20 minutes of exercise every day.
- Drink 2 litres (3 ½ pints) of water a day and have cups of herbal (non-caffeine-containing) teas whenever you feel like them.
Basically it is just 7 days of no dairy, no wheat or gluten, and nothing processed. I would still be eating good whole foods. I am thinking of doing it in a couple of weeks. I need some time to get some recipes together so I am not just having steamed veg and brown rice every day. But I would love to hear your thoughts on it.
xox
3 comments:
You'll be able to knock 5mins off in 10 weeks easily. You just have to be consistent in your training.
I agree that the detox where you buy supplements is BS. There's lots of research to show that the supplements do nothing.....if you stick to a clean diet, lots of water etc then its the same thing. Your body does detox on its own, you don't need to spend $100 to do it. You've already done the caffine which is the hardest thing for you......you'll probably just feel a bit lethargic for the first few days and then once through that you'll feel a million bucks!
That detox sounds great, Kylie! I might go have a look myself and give it a crack! YAY for being allowed rice milk!!
The book club also sounds great.. where do you find the time to fit all this in!? I think it's awesome that you have so many interests.
See you tonight for delicious lasagne!! xo
Funny you mention the Detox, I have actually been thinking of doing pretty much the same one myself. I am such a planner though that I definitely want to have my entire weekly menu planned out and all of the groceries purchased before I even think about starting. Let me know if you decide to do it and what types of things you plan to eat.
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