I confess. I cheated. Last night my sister came into town and we went out to dinner. I had already eaten all of the food on the cleanse but I was still HUNGRY! I went ahead and ordered a veggie burger from OK Cafe. They’re so good, I’m sure Miss Raw Foods USA herself would have been tempted. So I may not be the fearless leader you hoped for, but I AM honest…

DAY 9:

1. Daily Affirmation:

“I have the ability to choose wisely and forgive myself when I don’t.”

This is not a green light to cheat on your cleanse, but do know that we all have moments of weakness, especially as you go into week 2 of this cleanse.  If you feel the need to eat cooked food, try to make sure it is not for every meal and that it is a plant-based, nutrient dense choice such as beans, quinoa, millet, lentils, brown rice, or lightly steamed or sauted veggies. I would rather you stick to this cleanse than avoid cooked food altogether. If you feel led to continue all raw, then definitely do that. But I would rather you continue eating foods rich in nutrients (that just happened to be cooked) than to give up your entire goal. I personally will be back to ALL raw foods today and will NOT be tempting myself with delicious Southern cuisine again!

2. Daily Menu

Breakfast- Japanese green tea, green juice- Apple-Ginger-Beet Juice (1 beet, 1 apple, a 1/4” piece of ginger root)

Snack- green juice- 2 cucumbers, 2 carrots, 3 leaves kale. Use juicer.

Lunch- Cortney’s Green Smoothie (1/2 red pepper, 1/2- 1 cup beans or other legume, large handful spinach or other green, 2-3 florets cauliflower, 1/4 cup broccoli sprouts, 2 carrots, 1 tomato, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 apple-optional, water as desired.) Blend in Vitamix or blender.

Snack- 2 rice cakes with almond butter or piece of fruit or veggies sticks.

Dinner- BIG salad with dressing of your choice. (1/4 red onion chopped, large handful baby greens, 1/2 chopped green pepper, 1 apple chopped, 1/4 cup soaked walnuts or other nut, 1/2 avocado, Herbamare or sea salt to taste.)

Dessert- naturally caffeine free herbal tea

3. Daily Questions:

Has anyone not cheated at all?

Did anyone have difficulty finding the Thai coconut?