It's mid morning on my fifth day and I wanted to share my experience with you. Last year I did this cleanse twice, once in July and again at the end of September. I remembered my five days in September to be easy, most probably because I was still carrying my July results with me.
It's been a year and I have to admit that this time wasn't as easy, and yet you can see by my results, it was well worth it. Day One was easy, but it's always easy to change a routine for one day. Day two was the most difficult. I could tell that I was detoxing by getting rid of all the sugar, salt and junk in my system. I wasn't hungry, but I did feel like my stomach was shrinking. I felt a little hollow on day two. Through 4+ days I drank more water than I ever felt I needed, but I think it made a difference in my results. The shakes I am drinking are high in fiber (8g per serving) and the water helps to flush my system.
By day two, all the extra water weight, feeling of puffiness and inflammation was gone. That's such a great feeling. That contributes to the weight loss of course. As of this morning I'm down 6.2 lbs. A good portion of that is water weight and all the excess stuff my body has been hanging on to. I'm fine with that. When we cleanse, it's so easy to move forward making healthier choices because the cravings for sugar and salt aren't plaguing us at every meal. I feel like I've set myself up well going into the holidays.
It's been a year and I have to admit that this time wasn't as easy, and yet you can see by my results, it was well worth it. Day One was easy, but it's always easy to change a routine for one day. Day two was the most difficult. I could tell that I was detoxing by getting rid of all the sugar, salt and junk in my system. I wasn't hungry, but I did feel like my stomach was shrinking. I felt a little hollow on day two. Through 4+ days I drank more water than I ever felt I needed, but I think it made a difference in my results. The shakes I am drinking are high in fiber (8g per serving) and the water helps to flush my system.
By day two, all the extra water weight, feeling of puffiness and inflammation was gone. That's such a great feeling. That contributes to the weight loss of course. As of this morning I'm down 6.2 lbs. A good portion of that is water weight and all the excess stuff my body has been hanging on to. I'm fine with that. When we cleanse, it's so easy to move forward making healthier choices because the cravings for sugar and salt aren't plaguing us at every meal. I feel like I've set myself up well going into the holidays.
My Nutrimeal Shakes and Nutrition Bars for the past 4+ days. I did vary my flavors. USANA has an unflavored Shake mix that I added frozen pineapple, blueberries and bananas to at least once a day. I also had my bag of fresh vegetables every day, occasionally with homemade Hummus.
MY CHEATS..... I did...I cheated. On the evening of Day 2 Pat and I both had a handful of nuts. They tasted SO good. I had them again on Day 3 and they didn't sit quite as well. I guess that's progress. Last night, the night of Day four, I had a glass of wine. I have to admit though, I didn't feel like having any more, or any snacks to go along with it. I consider that a victory and it didn't affect my results. Had I done that every night, my results would not have been as good because alcohol contains a lot of sugar we're working to eliminate that.
All in all, I'm thrilled and excited to be finished this evening. Our son is getting married in January and I'm thinking it would be great to do this again a week or so before the wedding.
If you think you might like to try the cleanse this fall, I'd love to help with additional tips! You can contact me here.
All in all, I'm thrilled and excited to be finished this evening. Our son is getting married in January and I'm thinking it would be great to do this again a week or so before the wedding.
If you think you might like to try the cleanse this fall, I'd love to help with additional tips! You can contact me here.
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