Shopping Day

Time to start planning your great cleanse adventure!  Are you ready to hate fruit, then hate vegetables, then love fruit, then love vegetables, then wonder why junk food ever even appealed to you?  Are you ready for hourly trips to the bathroom (or as we call it around here, The Vacation Room)?  Then let's go!

The first step is to plan your meals.  I would recommend doing a search for GM diet recipes and picking ones that really appeal to you.  I will include my plan for the week in the next post.  Be sure to take into account any special occasions going on that week.  It helps to eat at home as much as possible.  Then, we shop!

Woah, that's a lot of kale.

Things you may need to know about this day:

• Planning is a pain in the ass.  It takes time.  You might not be able to fathom eating nothing but fruit for a whole day.  Trust me, it's worth it!  And you can do it! 
•  Budget a little extra for groceries this week, if you can.  You can do the cleanse on frozen fruits and veggies to save moola, but if at all possible spring for fresh produce and herbs.  Fresh herbs make everything amazing.

• You might get embarrassed at the grocery store.  People will look at you funny.  'Did you see how many bananas that lady just put into her cart?'   Just take a deep breath and practice saying, 'Yes, I AM buying all of these parsnips.'  This problem goes double if you do the cleanse in the beginning of January because OMG A  DIET IN JANUARY SO CLICHE!!!  If the scrutiny gets too intense, you can always do this:

  

  There, all better