I have decided that I am not a fan of protein powders of any variety. They're chalky, and are of an unpleasant texture. I will be happy when the detox is done, from that point of view. However, they are really easy. I will miss, in a way, being able to shake up and then drink my meals. However, not enough to get past the texture and taste...

The detox is going well, however I was out last night for dinner and the only veggies I found came unfortunately covered and smothered in a very sweet (and not terribly tasty) Hunan sauce. I tried to avoid as much of the sauce as possible, but there was some refined sugar ingested. And I have the slight withdrawl headache today to prove it. Nothing too severe, but it's there, as is the mild craving...

However, I'm craving chicken more than the sugar. A nice chicken and rice casserole with string beans in fact. I'm taking the fact that I want chicken more than I want chocolate at this moment to be a good sign. I get to add lean protein in meaty form tomorrow - although, I might add it tonight instead. I am using this more as a method to rid me of the refined sugar cravings more than anything else, so I'm playing a little loose with the rules. I'm avoiding my reactive foods, drinking the shakes, and keeping it to plant based foods during the day (apples, apples and more apples. I'm not doing as well with the leafy greens...) Then lunch with legumes comes next (on the weekend) with oatmeal returning to it's starring role in my morning breakfasts on monday. Wahoo!

Only six more days of shakes.

I'm also looking forward to having more energy - I'm only doing very mild workouts in the morning. Yesterday I tried the cardio program on the WW DVD I picked up a few weeks ago - pretty straight forward. Not at all taxing. But considering I'm getting few complex carbs and little protein, my energy is low, so it was enough. And then this morning I did the pilates/yoga program on the same DVD and it was a joke really. Anything that would normally be done on the floor was done standing or sitting in a chair. Not that I could do the program flawlessly, far from it as I do really need to work on my balance and flexibility, but I've done far tougher pilates/yoga than that. I think the WW DVD is very much designed for those who are just starting out in the exercise world. I'm thinking it might not be for me...