{"id":3897,"date":"2012-12-26T23:31:15","date_gmt":"2012-12-27T03:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/blog\/?p=3897"},"modified":"2012-12-26T23:31:15","modified_gmt":"2012-12-27T03:31:15","slug":"3897","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2012\/12\/26\/3897\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 My 11th Annual Detox starts January 1st"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:10288,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/adam-jackson.net\\\/blog\\\/2012\\\/01\\\/03\\\/starting-my-annual-detox-now&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20150523181226\\\/http:\\\/\\\/adam-jackson.net:80\\\/blog\\\/2012\\\/01\\\/03\\\/starting-my-annual-detox-now\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-05 11:22:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-25 01:06:46&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-07 04:06:13&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-12 05:50:34&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-18 02:30:12&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-21 14:59:07&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-24 16:17:23&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-28 01:39:34&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-31 06:39:50&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-03 16:41:37&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-07 03:42:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-11 17:21:46&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-19 20:38:13&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-29 17:44:34&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-02 10:01:10&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-07 03:44:07&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-18 03:33:00&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-22 02:47:40&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-26 10:12:45&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-02 03:43:34&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-13 02:11:40&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-16 21:22:37&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-20 09:14:07&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:true,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-20 09:14:07&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s a brand new year. In 2003, I was a junior in High School. School and life was semi-stressful. Many of my classmates were doing Spring Break activities and going to the beaches, hanging with friends and partying during a time of rest and relaxation. I decided to do something slightly different. I packed up my car with only the bare essentials and drove into the middle of the woods and spent my spring break alone in the woods. It was a fantastic time. Since that week, I&#8217;ve tried each year to reset my palate and start fresh. I haven&#8217;t always been successful but it&#8217;s important to try.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, I took on one of the <a href=\"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/blog\/2012\/01\/03\/starting-my-annual-detox-now\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">most strenuous detoxes ever<\/a>. Here were my self-imposed rules:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ol style=\"color: #3b3b3b; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px;\"><em>No\u00a0<strong>alcohol<\/strong>\u00a0(Beer, Wine &amp; Liquor)<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px;\"><em>No\u00a0<strong>tobacco<\/strong>\u00a0(via Hookah or Cigars)<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px;\"><em>No\u00a0<strong>drugs<\/strong>\u00a0(I don\u2019t do drugs EVER so this is very easy)<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px;\"><em>No\u00a0<strong>meat<\/strong>\u00a0(Once a week, I can have fish)<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px;\"><em>One fiber rich kale\u00a0<strong>salad<\/strong>\u00a0every night<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px;\"><em>No\u00a0<strong>milk products<\/strong>\u00a0(includes cheese, yogurt and ice cream. I don\u2019t currently drink milk)<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px;\"><em>No\u00a0<strong>caffeine<\/strong>\u00a0(via coffee or any other supplement or energy drink)<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px;\"><em><strong>Water<\/strong>\u00a0only<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px;\"><em><strong>Stretch<\/strong>\u00a0Daily<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px;\"><em><strong>Meditate<\/strong>\u00a0Daily<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px;\"><em>Gym 4 days a week for 2 hours each visit (I\u2019m already doing this)<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px;\"><em><strong>Run<\/strong>\u00a0twice a week (minimum 1.5 miles)<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px;\"><em>Complete\u00a0<strong>2 books<\/strong>\u00a0in the one month span (A kick start to my yearly book goal)<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px;\"><em>No\u00a0<strong>television<\/strong>. Movies only if time permits.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px;\"><em>No\u00a0<strong>social media<\/strong>. This blog will be my only outlet for 30 days. No Facebook, Twitter, Path, instant messages, etc.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px;\"><em><strong>Disabling<\/strong>\u00a0all desktop and mobile\u00a0<strong>notifications<\/strong>\u00a0for everything except work emails<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px;\"><em>Complete one 7 day\u00a0<strong>Juice Fast<\/strong>\u00a0(\u201cExcavation\u201d via BluePrintCleanse which I\u2019ve already ordered for the 10th-16th and will only do that &amp; water for the week)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It was a challenge but I did it. This time, I&#8217;m going to tone things down a bit while maintaining a lot of the same overall challenges.<\/p>\n<p>The reason isn&#8217;t that I&#8217;m getting lazy. The good news is that I&#8217;m moving in with my girlfriend in a few days so, as of the 1st of January, I will have a house-partner for the first time since August of 2009. 40 months after Laura moved out of our San Francisco apartment, I have to realize that a lot of these challenges are hard with someone living with you.<\/p>\n<p>The great news is Elizabeth has agreed \/ volunteered to be a part of this detox. She won&#8217;t follow all of my goals but she has agreed to support me and take part in any goals that are my own and involve her. so, here are my 2013 &#8211; 30 day detox goals.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>No alcohol or tobacco or drugs<\/li>\n<li>I won&#8217;t be able to have any meat unless it&#8217;s salmon or tuna<\/li>\n<li>I will eat only vegetables and will follow a strict vegetarian diet<\/li>\n<li>Two out of my 3 meals per day will be vegetable juice. I usually do a BluePrintCleanse but that&#8217;s a lot of money for those juices so I&#8217;ll be making all juice myself. It&#8217;s cheaper by far.<\/li>\n<li>No dairy products<\/li>\n<li>No grain (this is a new one for 2013)<\/li>\n<li>No caffeine. I&#8217;ve agreed to make Elizabeth coffee so I&#8217;ll have to make this for her but not have any myself<\/li>\n<li>The only liquid I&#8217;ll ingest is water<\/li>\n<li>No social media unless it&#8217;s something I blog which is auto posted to Twitter.<\/li>\n<li>Pick back up on my 4 times a week gym routine with my new gym buddy<\/li>\n<li>No sexual activity at all. I did this last year but didn&#8217;t document it. I felt it was a TMI sort of promise to myself :)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>After last year, one goal that I set that was completed in a big way was my book reading for the year. I did 2 books in January and continued throughout the year completing 10+ books. That was a big one because I hadn&#8217;t finished a book since I was in high school and this year, read more books than I did my entire life. I&#8217;m proud of that goal and I&#8217;m proud to have had more vegetables this year. I did continue the gym routines but not at a pace that kept up with the amount of fatty meat, dairy or beer I was drinking.<\/p>\n<p>So, in 2013, I&#8217;ll be doing my best to maintain a vegetarian and fish diet alongside the pork I have in my freezer from my slaughter in the fall and drinking more water. I&#8217;d love to lose a little more weight this year but, my increasingly rising hobby of brewing, buying, collecting and tasting beer heavily contradicts with my goals of maintaining a size 34 waistline. This is something I continue to grapple with but I think the detox free of alcohol, caffeine and increased vegetable intake will help me.<\/p>\n<p>The key thing about this detox is my cravings, palate, alcohol tolerance and overall approach to each day is set straight with this 30 day break. So, I&#8217;m stoked to try a reset again. It really makes a huge difference in how I take on the new year.<\/p>\n<p>The 2013 detox will be a fun one. If any of my followers are interested in taking up any of these goals, let me know!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s to a new year and a new adventure. Thanks for reading and for following. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s a brand new year. In 2003, I was a junior in High School. 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