Life After My 21-Day Detox Cleanse

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It's been three weeks since I finished my 21-day detox cleanse and I thought it would be a good time to give an update on how I'm feeling.


Several days after I ended the cleanse, we went on vacation. It was definitely a bit hard to take my new learned lessons on the road, but staying with my in-laws allowed me to cook many of my meals at home. I maintained being grain and dairy free until my daughter's and father-in-laws birthdays, where I enjoyed several slices of the most delicious gluten-free, vegan, refined sugar-free cake I'd ever had! I loved every single bite of it! I also didn't feel any physical repercussions from eating cake, no physical pain of any sort.


After visiting the in-laws, the hubby and I visited Boston & Cape Cod. We had the most amazing time whale watching in Provincetown and enjoyed our fair share of delicious New England lobster.

    

One goal I committed to on the trip was ensuring that I was open and honest about my food allergies/sensitivities when dining out. In the past, I'd be really embarrassed to discuss with the waitstaff my laundry list of things I can't eat. The result would be that I would feel sick often after dining out. I'd have stomach pains, headaches, joint pains and a variety other random ailments.  I am happy to report that I was able to stay symptom free post my meals with the hubby during our trip.

Grilled Octopus from Craigie on Main in Boston

Summer Squash Roasted in Duck Fat from Craigie on Main in Boston

Tilefish with Crabmeat & Vegetable Ragout

Speaking of pain, ever since I stopped drinking the whey based shakes I had during the detox program and went back to being completely dairy free, all of my pain completely disappeared. It was a really good lesson for me, reminding me that there is no better medicine than whole food nutrition. But it was also a reminder that I really am allergic to dairy. I remember when I originally went dairy free, my daily migraine headaches completely went away. It took three years of daily goat dairy consumption to bring on symptoms of pain again, but luckily just three days to make them go away.
 
Since returning from vacation, I've continued eating grain-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar free meals. I've been feeling pretty good. For those interested, I've gained back about three pounds of the 10 pounds I lost as part of the cleanse in the last three weeks. As I said before, I'm expecting to gain most of the weight back and didn't do the cleanse for the weight loss. The most important thing is that I feel great, have plenty of energy, my stomach doesn't hurt after meals, and I'm not hungry between meals during the day.