Ch-ch-changes (part 2)

Before the detox, I thought of myself as a fairly healthy eater. I ate a lot of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, plain yogurt, etc. My major weakness was (and still is) baked goods, but still it's not like I ate them with every meal or anything. I think this generally nutritious approach to food lessened the impact and overall effectiveness of the detox. I never felt that different, just because my body wasn't crying out for nutrients as much as it would have if I subsisted largely on fast or highly processed food. But nonetheless, here are a few notable influences:

Keepers:

• Eating fruit throughout the morning; it was energizing and delicious. I won't do this every morning, but probably at least half of them.
  
• Taking it easy on the coffee. I've tried (successfully so far!) to limit myself to about 1 cup every day, and not to have any first thing in the morning, just so I don't return to that state of reliance on it to wake me up.
• Keeping well-hydrated.
• Eating an apple a day.
• Limiting sweets. Way easier said than done.

Losers:

• Herbal supplements. I don't want to bad-mouth them too much; they may be helpful in some cases. I just feel like you can only tell if they work if you have a specific problem that they're supposed to help with, take them and see if that problem lessens with time. I don't have any major irritating issues that may be bettered by supplements. I felt ok before, I feel fine now. A little better, though probably not because of herbs, rather uber-healthy eating.
• Lemon juice with warm water in the morning. It wasn't too terrible to drink, but occasionally made me a little nauseated.

Maybes:

• Not drinking with meals. The idea was that water dilutes the nutrient content of what's being digested, and makes it easier for nutrients to pass through without being absorbed into the body. It kind of makes sense, but it's so hard not to drink when eating. Try it.
• Less dairy and wheat. I know I'm not wheat or lactose intolerant, so I don't really know if there's any health benefit to not eating them? Both are inconvenient and expensive to avoid. But I do really like almond and soy milk, and had a fun time experimenting with grains. So I don't know.