Detoxing for a BETTER YOU!
I had the honor of beginning a detox with my beautiful niece
Ciarra White on March 3, 2014. Our quest
was to eliminate everything from our diets except organic fruits, vegetables
and beans, and we would drink only alkaline water, or water with lemon or
limes.
We did our shopping at DeKalb’s Farmers Market and purchased
all organic foods specifically for our detox.
So I’m specific we eliminated:
Meats, Bread, Rice, Sugar, Alcohol, Dairy of all kinds, Pasta, and
Juices. We purchased organic apples,
pears, strawberries, raspberries, kiwi, oranges, kale, spinach, basil, broccoli,
avocados, mint leaves, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers and cilantro. We were prepared to begin our juicing, our
smoothies, and salads with olive oil dressing or Vinaigrette.
Our initial goal was to detox for five days, and then
gradually begin to eliminate the foods that didn’t agree with our system. However, after the 5th day, my
niece hung up her detox gloves, and I kept going. It was a success for both of us, but I was determined
to keep going. My motivation came when I
stepped on the scale and seen in four days of juicing and smoothies and salads,
all live and or raw foods I had lost 6 pounds.
How could I stop when the scale was moving backwards? I committed to eight more days to make my
total days of detoxing 13.
All and all I felt very well in the detox, I had a substantial
amount of energy and I was pleased at how the weight was coming off by changing
a simple routine of what I ate daily. On
day Five I was up to nine pounds lost and I was feeling good. Still consuming a fruit smoothie for
breakfast, a salad loaded with veggies for lunch and either a smoothie or some
fruit for dinner. It just depended how I
felt and what I was lead to eat. I can
say I ate a lot of avocados, and home-made guacamole with the fresh ingredients
from the Farmers Market.
As the days went by, I began to feel lighter. I had a PEP in my step and I could feel the
change. I slept better, my dreams were
vivid, and I prayed a lot more, as I felt I needed the protection of the
Creator to keep me strong and disciplined.
I’m grateful to be a testimony that on my 13th day of
successfully completing the detox I was 13 pounds lighter.
I stand firm on the number 13, as this number is
POWERFUL! It’s a RE-BIRTH, and that’s
what I feel a Re-Birth of the NEW me, a new mind, a healthier body, and my soul
refreshed. I give many thanks!!
It’s time to embrace the BETTER YOU!! Remember you’re what you eat and if you keep doing the same thing expecting a different result that’s insanity. Embrace Change… Eat to LIVE… & Be a BETTER YOU!
I plan on Detoxing for the next couple of months with a goal
to lose 13 pounds or more. I’ll be incorporating
some light cardio this time around, but if you would like to join me my target
date is April 18, 2014 to April 30, 2014.
I’m giving you plenty of time to get your mind prepared. Let this be a step in the direction
of a BETTER YOU!
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