Great. I had my first weekend of the big cleanse and it was totally fine. I was a bit concerned that with all the down time and hanging around it would be difficult. Not the case. We had some family over to watch the World Cup final and I was even making snacks for THEM to enjoy. I really didn’t even have the desire to partake. NO real hunger issues to speak of. A few moments of hunger here and there but then I would remember that I had my own snacks and would be fine. 

On Sunday we made a stellar meal – Thai Turkey Lettuce Wraps with an almond butter dipping sauce – sorta spicy but in a good way! Everybody in attendance was absolutely thrilled with the meal. The food came out great and was so easy to create. The greatest thing to come out of this cleanse besides the major health benefit is that I am creating new ways to make foods that I have made for a long time. It is almost like a culinary rebirth, although I was never a world renowned chef or anything.

Over the weekend I also tried my hand at homemade Hummus. Very easy to make, very delicious too. Super healthy and literally takes longer to work the blender than to put it all together. That will now be my go-to in the future. Today I am trying my hand at Greek style chicken burgers on Ezekiel rolls that I found at the supermarket. Pretty excited because I sorta miss having a sandwich and this scratches the itch. I am looking forward to how that bad boy is gonna taste.

Regarding the cleanse, I must say it is much easier than I anticipated. Are there times that it is tough? Of course. Anyone who says otherwise is lying. But what diet isn’t? Who cuts, lets say, carbs, completely out of their diet and says wow, that was easy. Nobody like me, that’s for sure. I have been drinking 3-4 cups of coffee a day and just kicking that alone makes me feel better. And no, I did not experience any headaches or anything like that, and you can ask my wife, I was a HEAVY coffee drinker. That surprised me too. I expected that to be terrible.

Still going strong, I haven’t had someone come up to me and tell me how I lost weight, blah blah, but I understand that this is a marathon and not a sprint. I am in it for the long haul.

If anyone wants any of the recipes featured here, I am looking for volunteers to make these dishes to make sure that the recipes are correct. Just send me a message and I will share with a few!