3 day detox!

   *Warning this post gives some details some of you may not want to read. If you don't mind getting a bit personal with me read on, friend*


   So... I have been having uti's once a month pretty much since July :( Totally sucks!!! I went to the doc in October, after one round of antibiotics in July, one in August, 2 rounds in September and then a 7 day round, followed by a 3 day round and then a few days later another 3 day round in October!!! I asked the doc what was causing them. Her answer "Well, it could be this...or that...or this other thing...we're not sure there's no way to tell. Why don't I just give a huge bottle of antibiotics that you can just take daily to prevent any more infections." She was serious. She wanted me to be on a daily antibiotic!!!! How nuts is that?!!!
   Well, after 2 weeks of antibiotics in October the infection was gone but I just felt miserable. I felt sick, tired and just not healthy. We went through November just fine and December was nice too. Then, right as the new year started I had that feeling in my stomach again. You know the one? It feels like you drank a whole gallon of water and if you don't get to a bathroom soon, you're going to literally burst open. When you finally get to the bathroom, the 2 drops that finally do come out feel like liquid acid! ughhhh!
   So, I started drinking water like I was dying of thirst, taking cranberry pills to help with the pain and resting. I was just so tired. Tired of feeling tired, tired of being sick. So I decided to do a cleanse. I thought maybe if I can just purge my body of whatever the heck is causing these infections then I'll feel better. I figured at the worst I would do it, feel the same and end up back at the doctor's office and on antibiotics.
   I had found a 3 day detox on the "Hungry for Change" website. It looked doable. I went and got everything I need and started on Friday. The first day was hard, I'm not gonna lie. The food that looked so nice on the website tasted like gross. I really thought about giving up. The only reason I stuck with it was because I really wanted to try take care of myself, my body, naturally. I was cranky the first day. I didn't feel cranky, but hubby told me I was and I believe him.
   The second day, was a bit better. The celery I had used the day before was super salty, so I threw it out and used a new bunch. Doing this made the green juice taste much better, good in fact! The hard part was having to stick a food plan, while cooking yummy delicious food for the rest of the family. But I persevered. It was really hard to concentrate and I was unbelievably tired, but I made it through. I told hubby "No wonder they have you do this over the weekend! I can't think!" Plus the fact that you're going to pee more than you ever have in your entire life is good reason to do it on the weekend.
   The third day, I woke up and felt just AMAZING! I was tired. My tummy didn't hurt. I could think. I was in a great mood. I didn't stick to the detox plan, because it was Sunday. And this particular Sunday we had to be at church an hour earlier than normal. I didn't have time to make my green juice, but I did drink the lemon ginger drink. I had lots of water at church. A friend of mine brought me a raw, organic kombucha tea that did the trick in holding me off until we got home. By the time we did get home, it was 3:30pm and I just went straight to the soup that was supposed to be for dinner. It was cold and rainy and I wanted something warm. I ate the almonds a little later and ended up having the green juice around dinner time. I ate the dessert, and had tea at about 8ish.
   Today, I woke up still feeling great. I wasn't tired, and that is the best part of this whole thing. I'm usually stupidly tired. Like have a hard time even pulling myself out of bed in the morning. But this morning I was up, making breakfast for the kids and cheerful while doing it! I had a cup of tea, chamomile lavender that hubby picked up for me yesterday, 2 glasses of water and a glass of fresh orange/apple juice. I made homemade almond milk to make the dessert in the cleanse, and used the leftover almond pulp to make homemade cereal last night and I'm going to have that for breakfast. I'm going to finally get to enjoy the spaghetti sauce I made on Saturday tonight at dinner.
   I truly feel better. But I am truly thankful that it's over and that I get to enjoy food that tastes better. I'm going to cut back on dairy, and make more of an effort to eat more raw foods. I'd like to feel this good all the time!!!