Detox info

Well, here is my information on what the detox was like and how to do it the best way so that you can succeed. Only do it if you are seriously mentally committed to following through with it. GNC Preventive Nutrition® Complete Body Cleansing Program 7 day is the name of the detox that I did. Depending on whether you get it on sale or... not, it is 25-35 dollars. It is for 7 days, and it is some serious stuff. If really want to “reset” your body so that you clean out your liver, don’t feel cravings for stuff, boost your metabolism, and feel better, you should seriously not eat any wheat, dairy, or caffeine for the seven day period. You can eat a veggie omelet here or there, especially since breakfast is such a difficult meal. (My trainer said that was ok). You have an AM packet of pills to take (they are big) and a fiber packet to dissolve in water (it doesn’t taste that bad). Then a PM packet and a probiotic pill. You take both sets of pills with a meal. It won’t bother your stomach, if you eat something with it, and also I did not have any crazy cramping/ diarrhea or anything like that. It was gentle on my stomach and I feel great. I am still not drinking coffee because I don’t need it! I “reset” myself so I just don’t need caffeine. I tried to eat a wheat wrap after the detox, and it just tastes terrible to me. If you can make it through the detox, you won’t have crazy cravings and whatnot. Even chocolate cake doesn’t taste good to me right now. I ate two bites of pizza a few weeks ago and not only did it taste terrible but later my arms were really itchy (allergic reaction to the wheat!)

So here’s a day by day breakdown of how it went: Day 1) not too bad, no crazy side effects, adjusting to not being able to just snack on whatever you want. Day 2) If you are giving up the caffeine, you will have a headache. Day 3) Depending on your level of caffeine dependency, you may have a headache still. Coffee was the only caffeine I drank so I was ok by day 3 with the headache (I don’t drink pop). Day 3 is really the worst. You will start to be feeling cravings for wheat and carbohydrates. Remember, you’re really not eating any carbohydrates, sugar etc., etc. There is a food guide meal plan thingy included it in but it is basically salad, vegetables, fruit, lean meats such as chicken or fish and so on. You had better have the money to load up on fruits and veggies and things that you enjoy (I really enjoy fish so I bought a ton of fresh fish out of Sams, it is really reasonable there) and be able to afford to plan your meals ahead of time. Day 3 is the worst- you are addicted to the wheat and carbs and I was basically hungry ALL DAY . I ate a veggie omelet, salad, and fish twice. Day 4 was better. Not insanely starving. Starting to really have energy. You can feel the metabolism boost. Eating a lot of fruit/veggies and humus is good to if you like that. Day 5-7 is easy. Aldis is a great place to load up- broccoli, cauliflower, celery carrots, fruit all like 1-2 dollars SUPER CHEAP so that is a great stop. If you can get through the first four days, especially the first 3, you will have kicked any addictions to food/caffeine that you have and by day 6 and 7 you won’t want certain foods. Like I said before, I did go back to eating dairy afterwards, but four weeks now going strong no desire for wheat at all. I am hardly eating any carbs whatsoever. I have had two cups of coffee. I enjoy drinking it but don't feel like I "need it" like I did before. If you want to do the detox, but not give up caffeine, that's fine. The deeper you do it, the better the results will be but the level you do it is up to you. Let me know how it goes! I would love to hear from anyone who decides to try this!