1. Drink 8-glasses of water - This one was the most important task for me and it was a bit harder than I thought it would be. I really had to make sure I scheduled my glasses out during the day and it was important that I started early enough in the day to get enough in before I drove home from work. Drinking that much water naturally makes you use the bathroom frequently so I need to make sure I stopped drinking water about 2 hours before my 1-hour commute home. With that in mind, it was pretty important for me to start drinking my hourly glass of water at no later than 9:30 each morning. I had to go to the rest room about every hour after that so that was also my cue to have another glass of water. I also keep a pitcher of water on my desk so that I have no excuse not to drink it regardless of what I am doing. It is a good system.
One thing I did find is that I was getting horrible heartburn. Could I be getting heartburn from water?!! That seemed odd. Well, it turns out I was and it is not that uncommon for people that suffer from heartburn. I was really bummed about this until a coworker gave me a little tip. Put sliced lemon in your water. That seemed too easy, but guess what? It totally works. I put a whole sliced lemon in my water pitcher each day and no more heartburn!
2. Drinks two cups of detoxifying tea - With all that water drinking I have to admit that adding more liquid into my daily routine was not easy. I mean, I still needed my coffee! Seriously, though, this wasn't my favorite part of the routine. I had my tea in the afternoon and again before I went to bed. Yogi DeTox Tea
3. Get a plant for fresh air - I did this at the beginning of the week and got a little plant to put on my desk. Besides giving me air, it makes me happy to just look over at it and it reminds me that I am on this new journey for a better, healthier me! Each time I water it and take care of it I remind myself that I need to do the same thing for myself.
4. Take a 20-minute walk - This was hard to work into my day and it really shouldn't be. When I think about it there are many times I easily waste 20 minutes looking at Facebook thinking that I am going to find something earth-shattering in my news feed - refresh, refresh, refresh. So, I really tried to take that time and walk. Usually I walked to the market or something. Having a goal really helped me. I have to admit on the days I did walk, I felt much better than those I didn't. 20 minutes isn't really as long as it sounds.
5. Close my eyes and breathe deeply for 10 counts - For the life of me this one was so hard to remember, but I found a time that I always remembered to do it and went with it. I chose to do it in the morning in the bathroom. That's kind of embarrassing, but it's the only time I remembered.
So, how do I feel after this detox week? Well, pretty good and I am happy that I am making the water thing part of my life. Naturally that is the one task that I am choosing this week to carry with me for the rest of the program. Now on to Week 2!
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Congrats on making it through the first week! Water is so important. It's the key to my supple skin and shiny hair ;)
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