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Because we are doing a
Juice/Smoothie Challenge for 60 whole days, I decided to dedicate the week prior to help motivate you and prepare you for the 60 day Juice/Smoothie Challenge. With any diet change
(i.e., fasting, cleansing, detoxes, resets, jump starters, etc) there should be some form of
transitioning. This week is your transitioning week. It does no one any good to
live off of processed foods, meat, dairy and fast foods one day and go to the extreme polar opposite the next day. It will send your body into shock. It will also send you
on a mind trip out of this world. This week is really going to be all about some things that I do to prepare myself for such a Challenge. My hope is that perhaps, you might find this weeks posts helpful and take some tips from it to apply to yourself.
This week I'm eating all raw foods. Now does this mean that I'm only eating salads...nope! Can you say boring?!?! It's the holiday season, I want nice seasoned and festive foods just like everyone else. I'll be having pasta, brownies, cheesecake, taco's, sushi, pizza, etc...except it will be made from all raw whole foods. Eating raw foods the week before this Juice/Smoothie Challenge will help prepare my body and also detox the
bacteria, mucus, germs, antibiotics, processed sugars and other hidden
preservatives that are in foods that we don’t know about. This week should be a week
to clean your body and your colon while preparing your digestive system for
healthy eating (or in this case drinking) for the 60 day Juice/Smoothie Challenge.
As requested in last weeks post, this week I ask that
everyone prepare their own foods at home. But I also ask that you NOT eat any
meat or animal by-products. If you’re anything like me, you’ll find that there
is a sense of calm and assurance when you prepare your own foods because you
know what’s in them. This means, instead of buying your lunch…prepare your
lunch and your snacks and take them with you! When doing so, think ahead…if you
know at 3pm you’re use to running to the store or that vending machine and
buying cookies or chips, pack some healthy snacks. Try granola bars, nuts,
fresh fruit, dried fruit, or even make your own raw cookies. Please note:
I have not cut you off from sugar...but do further note, that most raw food recipes sweeten desserts with with healthier sweetener alternatives and fruit.
I am also going to begin each day, as I normally do, with a large Juice or Smoothie of at least 32 oz. I ask that you do the same. This will help you get in the habit of making juice and smoothies. It will also help your body get in the habit of accepting liquid as a meal replacement. This is especially a good tactic for those of you who think you can't do this challenge, because you'll realize how satisfied you'll be from the juice and smoothie. Also, did you know the more you have whole fruits and veggies, the more your body will actually crave it? Sounds crazy but its true. Last night, I was home while everyone was scarfing down all the fatty holiday foods, and as I was about to grab a cracker, I suddenly got a craving for an avocado. So I ate one. No big deal to me. I realize this sounds absurd to many of you, trust me, there was a time that I never would have thought I would bypass a traditional southern meal for an avocado...are you serious? *LAUGHING OUT LOUD* But see me after 60 days and lets see how absurd it sounds then. I bet you'll be doing something similar. *smile*
For those of you who are thinking you can't do 100% raw for an entire week, or you may be fearful that you don't know how to prepare some foods. Take this opportunity to challenge the chef in you! Everyone has one. When you start doing it and realize that you can make most meals in 30 minutes or less, you'll be sneaking some raw food meals as main courses with your non-raw family more periodically than you think. I'm saying all of this to say, take full advantage of this Juice/Smoothie Challenge. Open your mind to endless possibilities of the healthy avenues that are to come from it...and don't look back.
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