Day 34-
Today's diet:
On waking: Hot water with a slice of lemon.
Breakfast: 3 small homemade pancakes (wholemeal flour, egg, soy milk) with strawberries, banana and pure maple syrup. Green tea.
Morning snack: About 100g salmon.
Lunch: Chicken laksa (this freezes quite well).
Afternoon snack: A soy latte with 2 tsp sugar, 2 bites of a custard scroll (husband ate the rest) and 1 square of dark chocolate (supermarket tasting).
Dinner: Homemade pizza with chicken, salami, avocado, green olives and bocconcini.
After dinner snack: Lemon and ginger tea with honey.
At least 2 litres of filtered water throughout the day.
Exercise: 2 hours of housework, 2 hours of shopping.
Sleep: About 3&1/2 hours all up, woke up 4 times (once for two & a half hours).

As you can see my daughter (and I) had a terrible night's sleep. She woke up 3 times between 11:30 and 1:30 then slept until 3:30, when she woke again and said her tummy hurt. Then she asked for a banana. After eating 3/4 of a large banana at 4:30am, she finally went back to sleep about 5:30, I got back to sleep around 6am, to be woken again at 8am. Arrrgh!!

So pancakes were on the agenda first up, they are always a bit of a treat and a pick-me-up. Considering how little sleep I got I am amazed at how little sugar and caffeine I consumed today. Back in the days where nearly every night was like this, I would have had so much of both just to keep me awake enough to function. Here's hoping tonight is better.

Tomorrow is my husband's birthday and we are heading out to the city for the day, a special lunch and an exhibition he's been wanting to see. I have made him an ice-cream cake too, as per his request, so we may as well say that the Detox will be right out the window tomorrow.

Anyway, the rest of those complimentary therapies are:

Hypnotherapy- A hypnotist puts you into a deeply relaxed state and can then either address problems, such as finding the cause for comfort eating, or use the power of suggestion on the subconscious to create positive change. Not sure I'd be into this, I don't think I have emotional food issues, but I think it would be helpful if I did.

Massage and Reflexology- A great way to get the toxins stored in the muscles released and get fresh oxygenated blood flowing freely to all areas again, Joshi recommends hot stone massages. Reflexology is a type of foot massage where parts of the body are mapped on the foot. Massaging a particular area on the foot can help with circulatory problems, digestive disorders, migraine, sinus and hormonal imbalances. When we lived in China I had a therapeutic massage (pummeling) every week. It was brilliant and really loosened me up so I  would happily do this again.
  

Yoga and Pilates- Joshi explains that these wonderful exercises concentrate on the entire body and cleanse it of stress and toxins through increasing suppleness and strength. Yoga assumes that our bodies need to have all of the muscles and organs moved around to free them of toxins. There are lots of different types of yoga, some which hold stretches for several minutes each, some which are dynamic, constantly moving and some which are purely breathing exercises, it is good to try a few different types to find one which suits you. Pilates helps to strengthen core muscles and lengthen limbs. These two can be used together. Personally, I love Yoga, I have tried lots of different types and prefer those where the pose is held for a couple of minutes. The more of this I can do the happier I am.
 

Joshi also mentions Meditation and Visualisation but I will go into that in depth another day....