My Review

So today marks the fifth day of this juice detox and I have to admit....I made it three solid days without eating anything but yesterday I caved. I was hungry and I wanted a grilled chicken salad.....bad!

I do not regret doing the detox but I think next time I am going to stick with making my own juices. I know I could have made five (or three lol) days of juices for less than $168. Now getting all the glass jars from the juice bar is fantastic and of course I saved them all for the next time. I do think I am going to keep up at least having two juices a day however. This detox leads right into a Whole30 for us.  

 

Program Rules

October is out second round of a Whole30 so I am not going back to old eating habits. The Whole30 program is the brain child of Melissa and Dallas Hartwig.Think of it as a short-term nutritional reset, designed to help you put an end to unhealthy cravings and habits, restore a healthy metabolism, heal your digestive tract, and balance your immune system.Certain food groups (like sugar, grains, dairy and legumes) could be having a negative impact on your health and fitness without you even realizing it.

Dave and I completed one in January and the transformation in him was amazing. I didn't see it so much in myself but we learned so much about our eating habits, what is really in the food we eat, and why we should make better choices. 

Since the wedding is about a month out I figured this would be a good time for us to look our best on our big day!

Think of it as a short-term nutritional reset, designed to help you put an end to unhealthy cravings and habits, restore a healthy metabolism, heal your digestive tract, and balance your immune system.
Certain food groups (like sugar, grains, dairy and legumes) could be having a negative impact on your health and fitness without you even realizing it.
- See more at: http://whole30.com/step-one/#sthash.iIz9fx50.dpuf

Think of it as a short-term nutritional reset, designed to help you put an end to unhealthy cravings and habits, restore a healthy metabolism, heal your digestive tract, and balance your immune system.
Certain food groups (like sugar, grains, dairy and legumes) could be having a negative impact on your health and fitness without you even realizing it.
- See more at: http://whole30.com/step-one/#sthash.iIz9fx50.dpuf

First two days....OMG!

So while on this journey I had every intention of trying to keep up with my normal life...work, exercise, and so forth but at the end of day one (Monday) that was not gonna happen! I left work early because I had a massive headache and when I got home, within 20 minutes I was asleep! I didn't finish all five of the juices I was supposed to actually. I am thinking whatever I am just plain unable to drink in that day I will make ice cubes out of and throw into my smoothies after the juicing thing is over. Shooooot.....$168 for the juice detox so I am not going to let anything go to waste!

While I was at work, being miserable, I did look up what some of the side affects are when you truly do a juice detox the correct way.......Headaches, dizziness, nausea, bad breath, glazed eyes and a heavily coated tongue....don't forget hunger are just a few from the first day or two!

I felt much better the second day! I really do think I can tackle this whole thing all the way through. It was hard last night getting home after work and wanting to cook something to eat. With the encouragement of Dave and my sister (who has completed a three day) Friday cannot come fast enough!

Headaches, dizziness, nausea, bad breath, glazed eyes and a heavily coated tongue - See more at: http://izocleanse.com/article/different-juice-fasting-stages-detoxification-0/#sthash.L1J3Kd6Y.dpuf

Juice Detox Time!

So I have always tried to do my own juice detox. I would research different recipes and then throw them into my juicer. Sometimes the recipes I put together were not that great and I wouldn't finish out the program that I had started for myself because I was just miserable. Yall have seen how lately I have been doing blends for my snacks throughout the week which has been helping prep me for this. I finally bit the bullet and purchased from a juice bar in San Antonio a 5 day detox program.

The menu card for Juicer Heroes in San Antonio

So if I lived closer they were going to make my first three days of juice and then I could come back and get the remaining two. They do this so you are getting the freshest possible juice from the fruits and veggies. Unfortunately since I live in a small town I cannot do that so Saturday in the rain I loaded up a box full of my juices and five bottles of Alkaline water and went along my merry way!

My favorite part about this particular juice bar is they still use glass bottle for the juices which means I can reuse them for my home recipes! I am very excited about this!!

To help me remember when I need to drink my juice and water I have set up reminders in my phone to go off seriously like every hour almost! 

Breakfast - Top of the Morning......Orange, Apple, Grapefruit, Carrot, Pineapple

Break time at work calls for Great Green.....Spinach, Cucumber, Apple, Ginger however
since I am allergic to gourds they substituted the cucumber for celery!

You can bet I will be letting yall know how everything goes. Since my days during the week are so routine I am doing this detox starting today and ending Friday which will lead my right into my second Whole30 to help prep me for the wedding.