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Fine & Raw

I'm two weeks into my cleanse and though I'm slowly allowed to start adding some "bad stuff" back into my diet, I've really been taking my time. It's hard to explain just how good I feel, sometimes I'm positively brimming with joy. That's not exactly my usual MO.

What I've really loved is finding all these new good-for-me snacks. Things like kale chips and almond milk ice cream and raw chocolate. About two weeks ago, the words "raw chocolate sweetened with agave" would have made me turn up my nose with . "Sounds like carob", I would have thought. Well, I will very happily eat my words. On Saturday, I bought three Fine & Raw chocolate bars at the Brooklyn Flea and they are to die for. Seriously, this is just good chocolate, plain and simple. The sea salt is my favorite I think but I plan on eating my way through their inventory so I'll keep you posted!

Cleanse

This smoothie, or something very closely resembling this smoothie has been my breakfast for the last seven days. I'm on a month long cleanse. This means: no alcohol, no gluten, no dairy, no processed sugar, no caffeine, and no assorted other things. It was really tough at first. So tough that I thought I had a fever the second day, which turned out to simply be all the toxins in my body desperately escaping through my pores. Ew, I know.
But as the days have gone on it's gotten less and less tough. I feel great, have tons of energy and I never thought I could love a smoothie as much as I do. There are some downsides: I am soo not fun right now. My idea of a Friday night out was going to the gym and I spent Saturday night happily sewing and watching Law and Order reruns while most of my friends were out living it up.
I've also been thinking a lot about my relationship with food, namely, why do I reward myself with things that are bad for me? That makes no sense at all. I mean, I absolutely love a good dinner out but why do I think I deserve a good dinner out three nights a week?
Have you ever been on a cleanse? How did you feel? Were you able to keep up the "good behavior" even after it was over?