Hey everyone
Day One, hope it wasnt too bad for you.... leave a comment and let me know how it went!
Detoxing is a way to help the body heal and to cleanse the body of toxins. Therefore you will feel a bit tired for the first 1-3 days, and you may get all headachy. This is normal, as your body is getting rid of the toxins you are holding through the foods we eat.
After the rich eating of the festive season, it is a good thing to prepare the body for weightloss rather than go straight into a full blown diet. Detoxing opens up the digestive system and also puts you in a discipline to restrict certain foods and re-introduce others slowly.
Questions and Answers on Detox:
Some of you had questions so I thought I would answer them here on my blog:
Q: Can I drink Roibos tea?
A: Yes, any herbal tea is fine on this detox.
Q: I have started to get headaches in the afternoon, is this normal?
A: Yes this is totally normal, please ensure you drink plenty of water. The reason for the headaches is because you have changed your diet, and your body is getting rid of the toxins, this will take 1-3 days, you should fell energised after that.
Q: Can I have Carbs?
A: For this detox we are cutting out Rice and Bread and Potatoes as well as anything made with flour.
Q: Can I have Pasta?
A: Yes you can but limit this to a couple of days in the programme
Q: Can I have Alcohol?
A: No, it is not adviseable to have alcohol while detoxing.
Q:What about Caffeine?
A: No Coffee and no tea for the next 5 days.
So we started off by getting you to get your shopping list in:
Today we will need to do a little shopping if you haven't got any of these things.
Shopping list
Green tea or fruit teas Fruits of choice
Celery
Cucumber
Spinach
Almond, rice or soy milk or coconut water
Dr Stuart's detox tea (from any health food shop)
Fish
Chicken
Or if vegetarian chickpeas and pulses quinoa or bulgar wheat
Oats / Greek yoghurt
Then we had Day One meal plan
Breakfast - oats, or a smoothie.Recipes can be found here www.recipe.vi.com
Glass of water
2. Lunch -quinoa with salad or vegetables and pasta
Piece of fruit
Glass of water
3. Dinner - of choice no potatoes or rice Fruit or yoghurt with defrosted frozen fruit or fresh fruit
Portion control
Let me know how you get on.
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