On Day 14 I headed up to Manchester for a big work conference.....tricky, tricky!
DISCLAIMER - This day is 100% NOT Approved. It is less than ideal and would not make up a typical day on the official 21 Day Detox.
DISCLAIMER - This day is 100% NOT Approved. It is less than ideal and would not make up a typical day on the official 21 Day Detox.
I made the decision ahead of time that I would be as healthy as possible for the duration but wasn't going to try and keep Almond Milk chilled for 3 days! I was also just about to enter the final phase of the detox which is about Maintenance and incorporating what you've learned on the Detox back into everyday life, so it's less "Smoothie" heavy.
Being away and making healthy choices isn't actually as difficult as I thought it would be. The only real problem came at dinner-time when we had a pre-ordered set menu in a Thai Restaurant.....read on to find out more!
06.00 am - Hot Water with Lemon.
07.00 am - Berry Smoothie with Detox Powder.
10.00 am - Almond Bounce Ball with Teapigs Green Tea.
12.00 pm - Lunch at the conference. The food at the meeting was lovely! Available at lunch there was Paella, Chorizo Sausages, Burgers and a big table full of Antipasti and cheeses. I managed to avoid all that...and here's what I had.
Vegetable Paella (I only had about a handful or two tablespoons) of this, with Smoked Mackerel Fillets, Gravadlax, Tomato Salad (I snuck a little piece of mozzarella on there) and a sort of Grilled Aubergine Ratatouille.
16.00 pm - I had an Apple with a few Macademia Nuts.
18.00 pm - Single shot Vodka with Soda and Fresh Lime. OMG, after over two weeks of no alcohol this went straight to my head! I felt absolutely hammered after just one drink!
20.00 pm - Dinner at Chaophraya in Manchester. The food was amazing and as I mentioned above all pre-ordered! I decided to just go with the flow. For starters they bought out King Prawn Toasts, Chicken Satay Skewers, Steamed Crab and Prawn Dumplings, Ribs and Honey Pork. I had a Chicken Skewer with no Satay Sauce (luckily it was in a pot on the side), a forkful of the Pork and a Dumpling.
Mains were a selection of Curries, Beef in Black Pepper, Prawns with Ginger, a Fruity Duck Curry and Pork Belly with Thai Basil. I had a spoonful of each and tried to grab as much of the veg as possible!
Whilst everyone else plowed into the free flowing wine throughout dinner, I had two more single shot vodka with soda and fresh lime, and LOTS of water to try and dilute the effects of the alcohol!
Luckily I had an accomplice who wasn't keen on a big night and we snuck off to grab a taxi back to our hotel at about 10 pm.
22.30 pm - Bed!
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