Sami Ponders

Haven’t posted in a couple days because I was ashamed. I had told you I was going to do it so it’s as no surprise that I have failed my two week detox. But looking at it as a positive I detoxed for 7 days successfully so that makes it OK… Right?

I was good until Saturday night when I went to Wahaca (Mexican restaurant) with friends. I wasn’t bad as I had a winter vegetable burrito but then we went for “drinks” after and there’s only so many “drinks” I can take where I’m being a loser sipping my still water with ice and a slice of lemon. That’s silly. It was becoming silly so I punched detox in the face and had a red wine.
The next day I only regretted drinking the wine because I felt like a steaming pile of crap in the morning. I still stood and stand by the decision I made but I didn’t feel too sprightly. I guess that was the toxins creeping in, back to where they were before, making themselves comfortable again.
Sunday was practically a detox free zone with cookies and ice cream and crisps until my stomach hurt.
Yesterday (Monday) I was more balanced. I had had my fun and I missed the way the good food had made my insides feel so I went back to the detox meals but did take the offer of a chocolate or two during work.

Although I may have slightly overdone it on Sunday, my training is bearable again as I have the energy my body has been craving for a week.

I guess we’ve all learnt our lesson here… Healthy food is a myth and cookies help you train for a marathon. Brilliant!

It’s official, detoxing leaves you with no energy – actually thinking about it now that makes sense.
I have the energy to go about my day but when it comes to training I am useless.

It’s a Saturday, I’m going out tonight. I’m going to have a healthy Mexican dish and then sod it I’m going to have a glass of red for drinks after.

In other news, I’m currently enjoying a cannelloni bean overloaded dish!

I officially reached the detox yesterday. I craved everything and surprisingly I’m craving coffee the most. I look longingly at the Starbucks every morning on my way to work and I take a moment to appreciate and smell the coffee throughout the day. I’ve actually tried avoiding the tea rounds so not to lapse.
I’m fed up but a lot of people have been telling me that this is normal and to not give in now so I suppose I’ll keep going…

Managed all three meals yesterday which kept my energy levels up but I feel this is effecting my training as twice I’ve gone for a run this week and it’s left me exhausted and I’ve found it hard to do the 6miles I’ve so easily done before.

Last night I cooked rice noodles for the first time, I failed. Well at least I assume I did as they were very slimy with the red Thai curry sauce. I’m not fussy; it tasted good.

So… I’ve been wanting to detox for nearly a year now and with winter here bringing along all it’s cold and demotivation, I feel now (as I now actually have the money) is a good time to just go for it.

I’m training for 2012′s Brighton marathon and struggling to find the right food to eat to keep me going both mentally and physically – it’s one of the hardest things about the training. I’m also a pescetarian which is a fake vegetarian as I eat fish, so adding a lot more fish into my diet is helping but I continue to drink and eat a lot of crap which cancels all the good stuff out.

Why not start from scratch? Two week detox to educate me on what my body wants and what fuels it the best. Will it motivate me more? How will make me feel?

I could do with having less “winter insulation” too so it would nice to kill two birds with one pig!

Wish me luck!