***This is a product review. No monetary payment was accepted. All opinions are my own.***
Straight up: I believe in eating well. Sometimes, maybe a little too well.
For me, I know I’ll keep happily eating the stuff I don’t want to deprive myself. Because – let’s face it – if time on this earth is fleeting, let’s spend it enjoying a lavish degustation 8 course meal or a cool, crispy Pinot Gris (or three).
But as they say, everything in moderation and I guess it’s finding the delicate balance of what that actually is.
I think I have healthy eating habits. I eat fruit and veg every day and try to drink as much water. I stay away from soft drinks and try to control my portions.
However, unless it’s not processed, do we ever truly know what’s in the food we eat.
I was approached by Schkinny Maninny to review the 3 day Juice Detox and while I accepted without hesitation, I was weary with what was involved.
First of all, don’t let the brand name fool you.
Losing weight is not the immediate goal here; good health and general well-being is.
And while detoxing can lead to losing a couple of inches off the waist line, the main reasons are:
- To revitalize energy levels,
- Accomplish clearer, cleaner skin
- Basically giving your body a chance to clear itself from all that crap (especially the unknown stuff) you’ve consumed.
3 days I was to only drink freshly made juices. They were to be home delivered in an esky at the crack of dawn.
Packed with 6 bottles of juices, each had it’s own flavour combined with different fruit and vegetables. There was also a buddy card to give you some guidance and support every day.
On the first day, the delivery comes with a little loofa (to exfoliate all those toxins and dead skin) as well as a tub of bath soak salts. All in the name of cleansing!
Day 1 couldn’t have been the worse possible day to start. Getting very little sleep the night before, I was not only exhausted but also grumpy. Like, Oscar the Grouch grumpy.
Having done detoxes in the past, I knew it was going to get ugly before the benefits would present themselves.
For the rest of the day I remained irritable and oh my, like a female prying mantis, I would’ve chopped off my husband’s head right there and then.
The bad mood continued the next day.
I had terrible, relentless splitting headaches. All I could do was sit on the couch and with my lap top as my only buddy, played “Bridesmaids” on loop as my background noise to try and keep the spirits up.
By Day 3, things were looking up. I had had the best night’s sleep EVER! And with some exfoliating, my skin was glowing and feeling clean.
With much delight, I discovered the stubborn bloat in my tummy had pretty much gone. I, literally, felt lighter.
I had so much energy, I was ready to bounce off walls.
And while there are obvious benefits to doing a detox, I don’t think it’s for everybody.
People believe in giving your body that sudden shake up while others are fervently against it.
If you’re unsure but are thinking about it, I would strongly advise that you seek professional advise from your GP. Then ask yourself, when is a good time to do it because a detox really can knock you around – mentally and physically. You need to designate yourself that time and space to go through the mood swings, lethargy and irritability. It’s also good to tell your family what you plan to do as their support will be vital.
As for me, I think I’ll do it again in another couple of months. For now, to make the most of the post cleanse, I’ve taken myself off coffee (again!). Not sure for how long but guess what? I’ve pleasantly discovered I’m fine without it. After all, I wasn’t going to go through those splitting caffeine withdrawl headaches for nothing, right?
Have you done a detox? Would you consider doing one?
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A great honest review Gracie. I like the little shake up provided by the odd detox, but it’s not for everyone.
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Love a good detox, great review of this one Grace.
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Good review, Grace. I have thought of detox before… but not sure I could deal with the lows of mood swings etc.. Good on you for giving it a go.
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I’d have a homemade detox drink in the morning but I’d love to try a full-day detox kinda thing. You know how much I love food, but I really want to try and cleanse my system once in a while!
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Yes I would actually and could probably do with one now – can I ask what it costs? Looks healthy and something I should do – just to give the ole’ system a clean out! Would also make for some greats blog posts I get, no caffeine for 3 days, I don’t think I’ve EVER done that x
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Well done sticking with it Grace! I love juices, and have them most days, but as hard as I try, giving up coffee is crazy hard for me!.
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How did it taste? I am curious!! Whenever I stop eating wheat my bloating goes away, that should really be telling me something………..
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Well done for finishing the detox! I’m also curious to know what the juices taste like?
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I’ve never done one, but I would definitely consider it. I don’t think I have a huge amount of ‘addictive’ stuff in my diet, and I only have one coffee a day, but I do wonder if a detox would prove me wrong. 🙂
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Nup I haven’t, but yep I would. I think lol
Honestly, I’m a huge detox skeptic. I think they are something you have to do yourself to make up your mind on. I just don’t see how a couple of days of something can make enough of a difference to your body for the changes they claim to make.
Yep, I am definitely a skeptic lol But I’m always willing to be proved wrong about these things!
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I’m scared of green smoothies. They are green. But I can see how it would be good to do this. Who has time for sluggish and tired? Not me!
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We just passed our third day of detox too (must be goin’ around in the air) and after two rough days, I had the best sleep ever, as well. Why do we put so much crap in our body?! Keep it up. I’m right behind ya!
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