Day 23. Journey to Freedom

Our Coco is loved.

Maddie sewed her a little place mat for under her doggie bowls this weekend.

And she -- Maddie, not Coco -- read 9 books this extended long weekend.

And not little 50 page books. Like several hundred page books each.

That girl can get lost in a book quicker than you can say 

'Pass the Quinoa!'

 One day of DETOX to go.

And honestly, this whole journey has not been unbearable.

I thought it would be because remember,

 I'm the gal that doesn't like fruit and veggies

and REALLY likes red meat and potatoes.

But I survived.

I know! There were days that were hard.

But overall, what a great experience.

And I know I've said this before,

but I'm going to say it again.

If I can do this, YOU COULD TOO.

If it's something you want, of course.

I'm not going to force you to eat clean.

But I think you might like how you feel if you gave it a shot.

But no pressure.

I'll still be your friend if you eat McDonald's.

I promise.

Today I stumbled upon -- thanks to Cleary --

a healthy, clean version of homemade chicken nuggets.

OH DELICIOUS, HOW I DO LOVE THEE.

Two chicken breasts made all this:

Final coating, instead of cracker/bread crumbs, was coconut.

Super delicious flavour.

Fed our family of four with some leftovers.

Made a nice salad on the side.

And leftover brown rice that has tasted better as the days passed by.

And, of course -- a couple of chips and a scoop of guacamole.

 The kids and I froze while going to see Frozen in the theatre.

I do love a movie on a big screen.

And, while we were being advertised to, prior to the start of the movie,

they said, "Text 242424 and say BEST" for a free small popcorn.

SO I DID.

AND WE GOT A FREE SMALL POPCORN.

And DOG-GONE-IT,
I couldn't have even a BITE.

THAT, my friends, was true discipline.

I LOVE MOVIE POPCORN.

Could make a meal of it.

Who am I kidding?

I love any popcorn, really.

And not only did I not eat any,

I passed the silly bag of the white heavenly stuff

back and forth between the two kids.

I must win some sort of award today for that stellar behavior.

And so, this detox journey is almost at its end.

I have more to say about that,

but I think I shall save that for tomorrow's grand finale post on this detox adventure.

Now don't you fret, I'm continuing on the journey to freedom,

because I have certainly not 'arrived.'

But I'll just be posting less about my recipe choices,

because quite frankly, I think I you must be bored to tears.

But I'll still blog about other stuff.

I must say, I have always loved blogging but usually, it's the first thing to go

when life gets busy.

But I have loved the challenge to write almost every day during this journey.

So until this summer/fall when photo shoots overtake me, 

I will try to faithfully blog,

for my own sanity if nothing else!

Until tomorrow, be warm, give somebody a hug, and eat clean.