The Big D

Today is the first day of my Big Detox. The Big Detox is highly unpleasant. It consists of subsisting on fruits, raw vege, Provita and water for a week - yuck! Just like most things that are good for you, detoxifying is something that yields excellent results, health and weight wise, but also has the unfortunate side effect of making you wish you had never been born. I'm only doing it so I can jump start my failed diet and because Pinky, who started on it first, has lost weight and says she feels excellent.

There are others who are partaking in this madness namely The Engineer, Boss and Girlfriend. As a last hurrah before our self-induced 7 day torture all of us plus our friend Ed (who isn't detoxing but wanted some Sunday afternoon fun) trouped down to The George And Dragon for drinks.


The food was lovely at the pub. The Engineer and I had eaten at home but Boss, Girlfriend and Ed tucked into some lovely English stuff - spaghetti bolognaise (that's Italian actually but what the heck), baked potatoe and Chilly Corn Carne.

I had to have a dessert seeing as I won't even get sniff of sweet for the next 7 days. So I had a vanilla ice-cream with mars bar sauce - heaven! We also tanked up on beers and vodka lemon + sprite for me since the silly detox doesn't allow alcohol. That's unfortunate because I think only a hard drink will have the power of restoring my spirits when I've been deprived of sweets for more than 2 days!

Right now am feeling a bit sick coz I think I overdid it but boy am I going to be dreaming of this later today when I've eaten nothing but horrible carrots and celery for lunch!