I have to be honest, beets are not my favorite...root (or whatever they are). However, the reward sounds like a reason to try to stomach them more often.
Today is going to be more power juices, and basically the same food menu as yesterday. Here is what is on tap for the day:
Day Three
This is very similar to yesterday, but we changed up the shakes (I didn't want to do the same thing again today).
Wake up:
Dry brush for five minutes, starting with your torso and working your way out
Hot water with lemon
Throughout the day:
Water
Detox tea
Breathing exercise (5 min intervals)
Stretching (twisting is good for detoxing)
Breakfast:
Banana Boost Juice (http://www.justonjuice.com/banana-boost-juice-recipe/)
*we only used half a banana each, and ate the other half. We didn't juice the banana either, we blended it with the juice this morning before we left for work.
Snack:
7 Strawberries (medium)
1 Hot Green Tea (plain...no sugar/sweetener)
Lunch:
1 Large Salad with any fruit or veg (no dressing...I chose Romain today)
Watermelon Juice (our made up recipe...it makes about 20 oz depending on the juicer):
3 cups watermelon (cut off the rind)
1/2 cucumber
1/2 orange, peeled
1 large handful red seedless grapes
1 inch fresh peeled ginger
1 beet
1/4 head of purple cabbage
Snack:
2 Small Carrots
Dinner:
Steamed Vegetables (about 1 cup)
Brown Rice (1/2 cup dry)
Lemon Juice
Fresh Herbs
(You can also do veg soup with a salad if you don't like the above combination)
I got on the scale today to compare my weight from 48 hrs ago. I am down just over 5 lbs. Now I do realize this is probably quite a bit of water weight and waste, I also know if I do this right at the end, and slowly get back to a normal diet, I will keep most (if not all) of the weight off. I will give another update tonight around dinner time. In the meantime I will share a funny picture I saw yesterday. I usually hate those eCard photos, but this one made me chuckle.
EVENING UPDATE:
I am exhausted tonight! It is probably because it is so hot here and I didn't sleep well last night (no A/C in our UK house). I did well eating everything today, and actually made it through the beet juice for lunch while in a meeting. The watermelon definitely helped the after taste from the beets. I do find that celery tends to overpower whatever you put in the juice. I am fine with that because I like celery, but my husband does not prefer the taste. The breakfast shake was great! Definitely one of our favorites so far.
Speaking of my husband, he is feeling great! He is down 6 lbs from when we started 48 hrs ago, and sent me a message today saying he felt like he was on speed because he had so much energy. He said he just feels better overall, and less bloated than just two days ago. It is great to see he is benefiting from this crazy detox.
I do want to clear something up that is probably on all of your minds...this detox does not put you in any embarrassing bathroom situations while trying to work. We read that you should start this detox on a Saturday, so we were really nervous to start it on a Monday, but it has not been an issue.
This is a time consuming process, and we realize that you have to be ready and dedicated to do this detox in order for it to continue for ten days. However, the positive to that is our child is getting exposed to new things. Tonight she had a fresh fruit "shaved ice" from leftover juice we made last weekend, and she loved it! She also asked me for more red cabbage and peanut butter for dinner...again...for the third night in a row. I assume my cooking is that bad when she prefers cabbage and pb for dinner.
I am actually not too hungry today either. I only felt hunger around the time I should be having snacks/meals. Chris said that was pretty accurate for him as well. I do still long for a bit of peanut butter, or something with more protein in it. I just have to hold out one more day! We get nuts and raisins on day 5, hallelujah!
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