DETOXED Stage Mom...

Maybe LA is growing on me or maybe I have always been a bit crazy. (Don't answer that...we all know the answer! :) But, I saw an episode of Dr. Oz where they talked about ridding our body of toxins that build up over time and make us feel out of sorts. I identified with a lot of what they were saying and decided to give it a try...post Thanksgiving of course!

So, I have documented here what I did and how it went. If you want to lose a few pounds and make your body healthier and do it in just three days then this plan is for you. I have to warn you, the smoothies aren't all created equal in terms of taste but you can do anything for three days, right?!

Here it is...

Day One -2.4 lbs. loss...pants are a bit looser!

Notes: Breakfast shake is enjoyable. Lunch shake is HORRID and dinner shake is palatable but the pepper makes it burn going down. Dreading tomorrow. Thinking about making slight alterations to make it more palatable.

Day Two 1.4 lbs. more lost… 3.8 total pounds total lost (woo hoo)

Notes: Made changes to lunch smoothy...used a little less Kale and Cucumber (mine are quite large) and half of a fresh pineapple and two Stevia packets. Still not my favorite but these changes made it palatable. The lunch ingredients make a HUGE smoothy...about the quantity of two others so I drank one half later as the snack shake. For the Dinner shake, I cut out the cayenne altogether and that helped. I feel like the cayenne is there to boost metabolism so will add it back tomorrow but not to the whole shake...only to a portion of it so that I can get it down quickly and drink the rest without the burn. Also think I will add a Stevia to the dinner drink. I prefer things sweet.

Day Three: 1.2 lbs. more lost for a grand total of 5 pounds!
Notes: I am glad for this to be the final day. I feel better and am enjoying the quick weight loss but it hasn't been easy. (No such thing as quick AND painless.) Today I repeated what I did in day two except...I added stevia to the lunch and dinner shakes…much better! Also, because I figured the Cayenne was in the dinner shake to help boost metabolism, I still omitted it from the main smoothy and then poured a little bit in a separate glass, added the cayenne and drank that small glass with the cayenne…woo what a kick.  I was glad to have the rest without it though.  I am a bit of a wimp when it comes to really spicy stuff.

I have to say it wasn’t easy but I was determined to stick it out.  I will be interested to see what, if any, lingering affects it has upon my well being.

Post detox plan:
No sense going through all of that to just go back to bad habits! I want to maintain the health benefits of the detox so here is my plan...

I will follow this most days but will allow for the occasional splurge...

Grapefruit/carrot/ginger/flax or banana/spinach/raspberry/flax smoothy for Breakfast

Salad or Protein Shake for lunch (sometimes I just don't want to take the time for lunch!)

Detour bar cut in three portions and spread throughout the day whenever the urge to snack hits.

Sensible dinner.

LOTS of water.

I will also continue taking my supplements...including probiotic, omega 3, Garcinia Cambogia, etc. I hope to continue to lose weight over the holidays but at least I want to maintain where I am today after day three of this detox. I may repeat the detox after the holidays...stay tuned.

If you want more information on the detox diet plan that I followed, here is the link...

http://www.dr-oz.com/dr-ozs-3-day-detox-cleanse-recipe/

A few tips for you if you decide to try it:

Blender technique is key...you MUST put in the dry ingredients first, pulse them until they start to liquefy  before adding liquid ingredients.  Otherwise, your smoothy won't be very smooth! Use the first day as a trial day...your experience may differ from mine so try them straight from the recipe...use my alterations or come up with your own on day two.  Also, don't skip the detox bath...I only did it one night and that is the night I slept like a baby and woke up refreshed. 

Good luck and let me know if you try it what your experience is!

WAMLAF

(that's Sorority speak for With All My Love and Friendship...)