Week 1 will be a detox or reset week. Many people believe that our bodies do not need to detox. Some people swear by it. I'm willing to try anything. The rules for this week are fairly simple. Juice EVERYTHING! Do NOT eat or drink store bought juices. You must include the following into your regiment:
1. Each morning as soon as you wake up drink a cup of hot water with lemon in it. Use fresh lemon, not lemon juice from a bottle.
2. After you drink, your water, prepare yourself mentally for your day. My recommendation is yoga. There is a lot to support the practice of daily yoga. I plan to start and finish every day with Beach Body's Yoga Retreat(more about how to end your day in a minute).
3. The first thing you need to consume each day after your lemon water is what is known as the Apple Honey Remedy (recipe below).
4. Before every meal (3x a day), drink 8 oz. of water and 1-2 tsps. of Apple Cider Vinegar. If you can't stand the taste, I recommend looking into one of the many Apple Cider Vinegar pills.
5. For breakfast lunch and dinner you can make whatever smoothies you like. Throughout the day you must consume the following: 1 grapefruit, 1 banana, 1 inch fresh ginger root, cayenne pepper, turmeric., 1 oz. pickle juice, 1 tbsp coconut oil.
6. After every meal consume an digestif. This does not have to be an alcoholic digestif. My favorite digestifs include añejo agave tequila and limoncello and sweet Madeira.
7. You must consume a gallon of water each day.
8. You may consume one juice/drink snack a day or two if you are separately consuming the ounce of pickle juice.
9. Again, every diet plan is best paired with exercise. If you can, you should find a great exercise program. This part is not necessary, but it is a good idea to sweat a bit every day if you can.
10. Stress can make a huge impact on your body and health. Every day you should plan a way to release your stress. The suggested method for this diet is an orgasm. Yes, I just said that. Yes, you just read the word you thought you read. Think I'm crazy? Google sex diet. I'm likely going to throw in a run as part of my stress relief too (I'll probably start over with Week 1 Day 1 of Zen Labs Couch to 5k or 10k Trainer app - a completely free and totally amazing app if you want to start running). As this has always been one of the best ways for me to stay sane and unwind. Which brings me to the next guideline.
11. You need to find a way to unwind and relax each night. This is separate from the orgasm or run mentioned above. This is you clearing your mind and relaxing from head to toe. For me the plan is to do Yoga and then meditate.
12. You need to get at least 6 hours of sleep and ideally 8.
My Food Plans:
I find it cheaper to shop at Costco and to do the same thing every day for a week when it comes to juicing. Below is my meal plan.
Apple Honey Remedy
INGREDIENTS
1 cup water
1 tbsp. of organic (local if possible) honey
1 tbsp. Chia seeds
1 tbsp. flax seed
1 apple de-cored and de-seeded
Breakfast:
INGREDIENTS
1 handful raspberries
1 handful spinach
1 Mango (de-stoned)
1 banana
1 pear
1 apple de-cored and de-seeded
1 tbsp coconut oil
1/2 cup water
Lunch:
INGREDIENTS
3 carrots
2 de-cored and de-seeded granny smith apples
1
1 inch ginger
Snack 1:
1 oz. pickle juice
Snack 2:
INGREDIENTS
2 Lemons juiced
3 de-cored and de-seeded apples
Dinner:
INGREDIENTS
1 pineapple (fruit only with core)
3 granny smith apples
3 leaves lettuce
2 lemons juiced
My Exercise Plan:
For exercise, I have signed up for Beachbody on Demand. It gives me access to over 600 workouts and I can take it with me anywhere. If you don't have a Beachbody account, it's more than worth it. Sign-up here and let me be your coach throughout the process. My initial plan in 3 week Yoga Retreat Every Morning and likely every night. My workout for the beginning will by Youv2.
I will blog every day to keep everyone posted on my progress and my thoughts as I progress through my journey. I hope you will follow me and start your own journey!
Don't Like the Diet? Don't Run Away!
Don't like the diet but want to try the workout, I highly encourage you to pick a Beachbody challenge pack and join me. The reason I'm doing this diet is in part because I'm crazy, in part because I'm desperate and in part because this diet avoids all of my allergies and the kids allergies and I can use a lot of the materials for my meals for the kids.
What are you using to juice? I'm a newbie. Just throw it all in the blender? Whole fruits or like...1 cup or 3oz or how much?
ReplyDeleteI wish I could tell you that I have some fancy contraption, because I'd love to own one (like a Vitamix), but I don't. I am not entirely new to juicing though. I've done some juicing in the past and I LOVE morning smoothies and drinks. I have a Ninja Kitchen System. I bought it at Costco. You can buy it other places too. It gets the job done. Sometimes there is a bit of texture to my drinks, but I haven't yet found myself chewing my smoothie.
DeleteTo answer your question about throwing the fruit in their with skins, etc. Yes, I throw the amount requested in the recipe in the blender de-stoned, de-seeded and de-cored with skins on except for pineapple I remove the outside of the pineapple. I do wash really well my fruit and vegetables, especially beets and carrots. I do cut/slice everything before I throw it in the blender. If things are too thick, I will add water as necessary, usually a tablespoon or two at a time. I will let you know if I have to do that with any of these recipes tomorrow.
**Follow-up** I did have to add some water to Breakfast. I have updated my recipes based on my Day 1 Experiences.
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