day 5, 6, and 7 of detox

sorry there has been a bit of quiet on this here blog, but it's been quite the adventure at the falgout house lately.  paul has been sick, but monday night spiked a fever again.  i put my foot down and said we are going to the doctor in the morning (tuesday).  i arranged for a sub at school and i am oh so thankful i did.  i woke up paul at 10:30 to get ready for the doctor.  he made it downstairs, but proceeded to pass out, sweat through a shirt, and hit his head/face all in one go.  stressful and i began to panic a little on the inside all the while playing it cool on the outside.  he took a shower and we slowly made it downstairs to the tuk tuk.  when we got to the clinic they offered him a bed to lay in while we waited to see the doctor.  after a few pokes and tests, it was confirmed that he has entamoeba histolytica.  basically a nasty parasite living in his tummy and bowels.  yuk!  they are very common here and everyone and anyone gets them.  no matter where you eat or how careful you are, it happens. he has to take meds for three weeks to kill the parasite and any eggs that may be dormant as well.  he was excited that it seemed cool since he had to get stuck with a needle.  he is such a little kid when it comes to the doctor and such.  his response after the tests was, "it better be something cool at least."  it made me laugh.  just like a little kid, but instead from an almost thirty year old.  he was also dehydrated too, but instead of getting IV fluids we promised that he would drink lots and lots of water.  he is feeling better, but not great.  he has done a lot of sleeping since we got home.  he has taken three doses of meds so far.  the doctor said it would take a few days to feel even remotely better.  i decided to take off another day of school to stay home to keep an eye on him.  his whole passing out episode made me nervous and i wanted to make sure he is okay before returning back to school.  family first at this house!

as for the detox, all is well on that front.  no slip ups for me.  i am still eating and drinking as per the rules and feel great.  my quality of sleep has improved which is always nice and i feel less tired in the afternoons.  usually i would be keen to take a nap in the afternoon, but not getting that feeling as of late.  yeah for that.  although i do still love to sleep and rest.  one of my gifts.  this morning paul and i both slept in (shocking i know) and i just had some organic oats with fresh apple and mangos and a dash of cinnamon, YUM!  not to mention i ate it in bed while wearing a sweater.  i love cool weather.  unfortunately, the cool weather in my bedroom is by no means natural but air conditioner induced.  :)  i am a freak, i know.

on monday evening i had my second eat, move and improve meeting.  it was good.  i learned about sugar and glycemic index.  it was interesting and really made me think about all the sugar one can eat without even realizing it.  i also got weighed again which was good.  i love 2kg which is about 4 pounds.  WOO HOO for me.  i am super proud that all this work is working for now.  it's always rewarding.

so far a success....i marked my half way point on my calendar on monday--nov 11th is the half way mark.  nov 26th is the last day of detox for me.  it's been so easy and i have been reflecting on what changes i can easily keep at after detox is finished.  it's awesome and i am so glad i made the choice to do it.

day #4 detox...

paul has been quite sick the last 24 hours.  he had a crazy fever much of the night.  we had another lazy, restful day at home.

i went out for about an hour today to get food and make a few trips to the various grocery stores to stock up on more fruit and the basics.  paul has been munching on pizza much of the day.  i got a salad at vego while i was out.  so good.  i made my own dressing when i got home and added some chicken and wild rice.  it was yummy.  we have been drinking fresh fruit smoothies too.  for dinner i had a bowl of roasted red pepper soup that we ordered in yesterday.  we took a long afternoon nap which was super nice.  paul is feeling much better now although he does have a cough and feels yuck, but the fever has gone.  dayquil is his friend.

we have been chilling on the couches this evening watching tv--lost season 6 and the office.  paul is now eating homemade salsa and chips.  the salsa is soooo good.  ming makes killer salsa.

day #4 is being written in as a success!  woo hoo!

detox day #2

today has been great.  i have felt really good which makes me happy, a bit worried, and wondering if this is working and/or i am doing it right.  maybe it just takes more time....i guess i will find out soon enough.

today's breakfast was a success--green smoothie with 2c pineapple, 2c watermelon and 2c green escaroles lettuce.  super tasty and did the trick.  snack was 1c mango.  :)  lunch was grilled chicken, 1c wild rice, 1c watermelon, and the left over veggies that ming made from the night before.  so good.  after school snack was 1c pineapple.

i had been thinking about dinner all day long.  we had planned to go to k'nyay which is a cool little place that is khmer food that has the twist of vegan & vegetarian, but they also serve meat.  the fun part about this place is that it has a great story, but more importantly almost all the food on the menu is safe for me to eat on detox.  :)  yeah for that.  i ordered chicken amok which is a traditional khmer dish.  it's like a curry and served with wild rice.  it was divine and with each bite i felt like i was breaking ALL the rules, but i wasn't.  paul ordered homemade pesto pasta with vegetables.  he said it was amazing too!  he said that when i can eat wheat/flour again that i should order it to celebrate b/c it is just that good.  oh, i forgot to mention that we had fresh spring rolls as an appy and they were awesome.  it came with some homemade peanut sauce that i now love.  i could eat it as salad dressing.  the spring rolls were fresh and full of flavor.

back at home now, drinking water and watching the last few episodes of lost season five with my hubs.  i do have to say that day #2 has been a success.  go me!