A Detox That WORKS!

Alllrrriiiggghhtttyyy! For my first blog (like ever), I decided to write about my experience doing the 7 day Jillian Michael's detox. 

WHY WOULD I DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS?!

I originally decided to do a detox because I was worried about my liver being damaged from OTC allergy med abuse and possibly damage from my love for my vodka... I had been googling (never a good idea) somethings and determined my liver was not functioning properly so I was going to do something about it!
HOW I CHOOSE A DETOX

I browsed Pinterest (my second love) for some detox ideas when I came across the JM detox. This detox popped up multiple times so I finally checked it out. Not only did it say it was good for the body, but you could lose up to 5 pounds in a week from doing this. It sounded perfect! Since I'm currently trying to lose 5lbs before my wedding in a couple months. So to me, losing weight while detoxing = YAS!!

THE PROCESS

The detox consisted of 100% pure cranberry juice, lemon juice and Dandelion root tea. All of which I was able to find at the local Walmart. I added some apple cider vinegar to the mix because-- why not. The directions were simple. Brew a tea bag in 60 OZ of water. Add 1 TBSP of juice, 2 TBSP of lemon juice, then I added 1 TBSP of ACV.

Then you are to drink that whole concoction throughout the day for seven days.

The taste was obviously not the best. Unless you are a plain tea drinker already, then it might be fine for you. Thank God that after the first couple days the taste became the new normal.

7 DAYS LATER

I finished my last cup of that crap an hour ago and I'm pretty pumped that I actually did it AND I haven't had any vodka during this process. (Now to celebrate with a drink ;) )

To make it easier, I used a pitcher and wrote with a sharpie checkpoint lines that I HAD to have drank by. So my first checkpoint was 1/4 of the pitcher down and labeled 9AM, 1/2 the pitcher by 12PM, 3/4 by 5PM and finished by 7PM.

I always managed to drink ALL of it before 3:00 PM though-- which was nice. I could then drink my delicious crystal light the rest of the day.

PROS & CONS

Not only did I pee A LOT, but my bowel movements became more frequent (a couple times a day) which is more than I ever had before. This used to be a big issue for me prior (digestive crap). So that is a pro and a con? A definite con about this detox was that it made me bloated and really gassy most of the time (bad gas). Which I believe is from all the detox elements "doing their job".

A pro would be the cleansing of the liver and body as well as losing any weight. I only lost 2 pounds, but I'm happy with that!

CONCLUSION

It is definitely worth the time to do this detox. Everyone's body needs a break from some of the stupid crap we put into our bodies and given the nutrients to heal any damage that has been done (I should know).

I will most likely be doing this detox once every couple of months. Maybe even once a month. It feels good to know I did something good for my body. Besides just working out and going to the gym like I usually do.

If I can do this detox, anyone can! Just be prepared to chug, chug, CHUG this while drinking it. It is definitely not a sipper. :)