We arrived at the hotel at 10am, a small establishment with warm, friendly staff and free internet access (bet you'd never guess). The rooms are modestly simple, with a small kitchenette and a spacious outdoor bathroom.
Alice, my detox consultant arrives promptly for our meeting at 1030am. Of cos i knew it was Alice straight away as she waltzed in with a tub of tubes and packs and a big green wakeboard looking like thing, which i assume to be my best friend (the colema board) for the next week. We went through a comprehensive 30 mins briefing on what to expect, what to prepare, what to do and what not to do. Alice then gave me this time table which has me doing something every 1.5hrs. And i mean seriously, coming from me, timetables are supposed to be an occupational neccessity...but this one was the mother of all timelines. In total, i was to have 10 'mealtimes' a day, alternating between a delicious treat of betonite clay water and psyllium husk shake and a haute couture meal of supplements in all colours and sizes.
I took my first psyllium shake with Alice, and it tasted pretty nasty. Bland, gluey, pastey glops of Psyllium husk that coagulated in the thick clay water and had to be washed down in a total of 10 seconds. Psyllium husk are essential insoluble fibre that works like a 'scrub' in your intestines/colon. Bentonite clay water works like the clay mask that we put on our face, which works to absorb and attract all the toxins (only this one works within our body). Together, this superhero pair work to eliminate and purge all the toxins and compacted feaces in the intestinal walls when the colema is done later. The shake also helps to keep me satiated, promoting a sense of 'fullness' which means i don't feel hungry at all. At the time of this report, I have already washed down 3 of these psyllium shakes and i have one last one to go for the day.
Alternating between the psyllium shakes in 1.5hr intervals, i'm also supposed to be dining on a spectrum of supplements perfectly paired with coconut water. My menu reads: 6 Greenlife tablets, 3 Wheatgerm oil capsules, 2 Whole Beetroot tablets, 2 Vitamin C tables, take with coconut water. Actually, compared to the Psyllium shake, drinking coconut water with a couple of colourful pills ain't so bad - it just makes me feel kinda hypochondriac-al.
(i did my best food guide shot of my gourmet lunch, flower not included)
Alice did warn me that the full effects of the detox usually kicks in on Day 3-4, when i will start experiencing some detoxifying side effects, like headaches, crankyness, flu-like symptons etc. Of course this varies from person to person, and on the degree of toxic-ness. Nevertheless my roommates have granted me amnesty against any outbursts and potentially violent behaviour. At this point, I would also like to say that Hazel and my sister have been fairly considerate, making an effort to take their snacking breaks outside. Still it is going to be tough to go through this seeing all the chips, chocolate, biscuits and soft drinks that they bought. (why am i doing this again?)
Interestingly, I haven't felt hungry or had any cravings the whole of today. My non-stop dining has actually been keeping me quite satisfied. I'm just trying to get used to not having a meal time to look forward to, especially when the larger group is out for dinner. But having said that, this is only the first day, it's going to be difficult not to think about food.
ok as of this point I have conveniently left out details of the colema. haha it's a very interesting apparatus with an even more exciting process. I am going to start on my first one in about 30 mins but i'll leave the details for tmr's story and update.
time for my last psyllium shake of the day!
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