3 Day Detox Cleanse

So this past weekend I did this detox/cleanse that I saw on the Dr. Oz show.  I was at 161 lbs when I started the cleanse and this morning's weigh in was 156.8 lb!  I know that some of that weight was water weight, but I was pretty happy with the results, so I thought I would share it and also share some of the things I liked about it and didn't like about it.

Here's the link: http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/dr-ozs-3-day-detox-cleanse-one-sheet



So, the main idea with this cleanse is that it cleans out your digestive tract and rids the body of toxins at the same time.  That's the beauty of high fiber foods, they clean away all the waste and toxic build up in you as it moves through your system.  It's supposed to help reset your metabolic hormones by stopping the rise and fall of insulin and other hormones (like grehlin- that's the one that makes you feel hungry; and leptin- that one tells your brain you're full).  By resetting the hormones you will have fewer cravings and more control over your appetite.

Here's why I like this particular cleanse:

• It's not a juice fast- you are getting real food
• Everything is plant based and whole food- no powder supplements, etc.
• By blending the food into smoothies you are more able to absorb the nutrients.  Most people don't chew their food enough and it passes through the body without the benefits of the vitamins being absorbed.  This is especially true with raw veggies- the cellulose in the plant (ie.fiber) is not digestible, so if we don't chew well, we don't access all the good stuff within the cells.
• You are not starving! Each smoothie is about 350 calories, so you're getting 1400 cals a day.

Here's some helpful hints:

• Eat every 3-4 hours and at the same times every day.  There are 3 smoothies featured, but you get to eat 4, so choose one of them to repeat for a snack.
• You can cut up enough of everything on day one, so when you go to make the smoothies on days two and three, it goes much faster.
• I really couldn't tolerate the lunch smoothie (celery and cucumber and kale doesn't puree very well in my blender, so it was pretty chunky).  So on the next days I actually chose to just eat the food rather than blend it.  I tried to chew it well :)
• You can buy frozen fruit- it makes it a little cheaper.  Just be sure that it doesn't have any added sugar.
• Coconut water was hard to find.  I found it at Winco in the cooler just to the right of the lettuce.  It was among the bottled smoothies and in a light blue container.

I just thought I would share my experience in case anyone wanted to try it out.  Christy said that she was looking to do a cleanse and there might be more of you out there.

Hopefully everyone is happy with their results of the Challenge.  I know I didn't win, but the motivation and commitment that came with it was worth the $20- cheapest weightloss plan I've ever used :)  Everyone looks great and we are all winners (or losers)