Day 1-3 aka HELL!

Oh man! Talk about a rough couple of days. I went from a nice, caring and social girl to a crazed, anti-social mess who was about to go hold up the nearest 7-11 for a candy bar! All I could think about was food and what I COULDN'T do with it! The biggest challenge for me was the social part of eating (and drinking) which if I haven't mentioned you have to eliminate all alcohol during this cleanse .... I know, its OK to take a moment of silence now and say goodbye to Wine Wednesdays. RIP.

Moving on. During days 1-3, if you feel like locking yourself in your bedroom after work, DO IT! I did :) Do anything that will help you keep your mind off eating. After day 3 the cleansing "High" kicks in and believe me you don't want to miss out on that!


DAY 1

Congrats! Congrats for committing to doing a cleanse and congrats for actually starting!

Morning-
Upon awaking drink 1/2 of room temp water with 1 Tablespoon Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar.

Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar

Potassium – helps to prevent brittle teeth, hair loss and runny noses.

Pectin – helps to regulate blood pressure and reduce bad cholesterol.

Malic Acid – gives ACV the properties of being anti-viral, anti-bacterial & anti-fungal.

Calcium – helps create strong bones and teeth.

Ash – gives ACV its alkaline property which aids your body in maintaining proper pH levels for a healthy alkaline state.

Acetic Acid – It appears that this acid slows the digestion of starch which can help to lower the rise in glucose that commonly occurs after meals

AND IT MAKES YOU SKINNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (KC'S side note)

Breakfast (Mostly Fruit but you can add some veggies to mix it up)

• Green Apples
• Pineapple
• Carrots
• Lemon
• Ginger

Drink this before you leave for work or get your days started with kids etc.....

Lunch

• Spinach
• Kale
• Celery
• Green Apple
• Cucumber
• Zucchini
• Lemon

Snack

• Carrots
• Ginger

Dinner (spicy V8)

• Tomato
• Celery
• Carrot
• Red pepper
• Parsley
• Lemon
• Garlic
• Onion (sounds gross but it makes the V8)
• Cayenne

If you don't like Tomatoes then you can substitute cucumbers..................................

DAY 2

Morning-
Upon awaking drink 1/2 of room temp water with 1 Tablespoon Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar.

Breakfast

• Green Apples
• Beets
• Oranges
• Carrots

Lunch (Liver Function Juice)

• Spinach
• Parsley
• Apples (green or red)
• Lemon

Snack (Lemonade)

• 1/2 Lemons
• 1/2 Water
• Cayenne ( Optional)

Cayenne is an amazing herb to add to your juices once in awhile. It not only helps circulate your blood flow, but it also gets the toxins up and moving out!

Dinner

• Romaine
• Celery
• Spinach
• Carrots
• Cucumber
• Lemon

DAY 3

Morning-
Upon awaking drink 1/2 of room temp water with 1 Tablespoon Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar.

Breakfast

• Apples (simple apple juice)

Lunch

• Celery
• Kale
• Spinach
• Cucumber
• Green Apple
• Lemon

Snack

• Large Wheat grass shot from Jamba Juice

Dinner

• Celery
• Spinach
• Yellow Pepper
• Zucchini
• Lemon

Since I work almost 10 hrs a day, I juice my Breakfast, Lunch and snack in the morning before I leave for work. I got 2 reusable water bottles and fill those up with all the juice I need to get me through the day. You can also do this if you are home with your kids. Just put the juice in the fridge and BOOM, when hunger hits all you have to do is grab the juice and enjoy! The hard part is over!!!!

Pre Cleanse

To do list

• Watch " Fat,Sick and Nearly Dead" on Netflix Instant. Huge motivation.

• Get a kick ass juicer. Its going to become your BFF :)

• Pick up a good Multi-Vitamin and don't forget Spirulina ( herb based protein, VERY important)

• Get Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar- a little hidden diet gem that works wonders!

Now comes the fun :) day 1-3 aka HELL!

1O days that will change your life!

10 days! That's it! That is all your body needs to "reboot" itself.  It might feel like a long time now, but when you are 5 days into this cleanse you wont even think about food. Hard to imagine right? I am going to help guild you with the Pre, During, and Post cleanse routine as well as breakdown each day for you. If you have never attempted a cleanse before, the first 3 days are a HUGE challenge to your mind, body and soul. But remember, if a foodie like me living in Los Angeles where the temptations are endless can do it, so can you! 10 days! That's it!

The New You!

Lets get one thing straight......I LOVE FOOD! I love everything about FOOD! Cooking it, baking it, socializing with it, and most of all EATING IT :) But when I ended my sentence every Sunday night with " I'll start my diet on Monday" I knew a change had to be made. The problem with other "diets" out there is that they are WAY TOO EXTREME. What if I only want to loose 10lbs? Or what if I just want to feel better about myself? Well ladies, I'm not claiming to have found the cure, but its pretty damn close and I have never felt better!!