Bijan Sabet

The Cleanse

Last year one of our close friends told Lauren about this cleansing thing. The idea is to give your body a break for 21 days and avoid the bad things we eat. Our friend said she felt great afterwards so we decided to give it a try in the new year.

So Lauren and I officially kicked off our 21 day cleanse on Monday. Things we are giving up: alcohol, caffeine, eggs, meat/fish, enriched white flour foods, cheese, sugar, gluten.

Things we can eat: rice based foods, fruits, veggies, nuts, soy based foods, tofu. You get the idea.

I already gave up meat last summer so that hasn’t been an issue for me.

But the brutal thing has been going cold turkey on caffeine. I didn’t realize how much caffeine was part of my daily life. I literally felt sick and just awful on Monday. The headaches didn’t go away until late in the day on Tuesday.

The other thing I quickly realized is how little sleep I had been getting. I was going to bed very late and getting up early (along with a shot of espresso). Since I know I can’t get the espresso shot in the morning I’m going to be bed earlier and I already feel better.

Honestly, I have no idea if I’m going to make it the full 21 days. I know Lauren is going to make it so I’m going to try as well. But I can tell you that I’m done with caffeine. That addiction was ridiculous.

Taking care of your body is important for business and life. Obvious, for sure, but I clearly needed to make a change. Lesson learned.