Who’s with me? Let’s take our bodies back in a challenging, inspiring, and hard core kind of way! I began pondering over this cleanse after becoming very frustrated over the 5 pounds of baby weight hanging out on my hips and belly since my daughter was born 18 months ago. I had always wondered if eating Cottage Cheese/ 6 Tbsp of Flaxseed Oil everyday was not allowing my body to shed those extra pounds?

For those of you who are new to my story- I had cancer 3 years ago, treated it holistically, and CC/FO, along with the rest of my food being raw vegan was the most important ways in how I did so. The only way I would ever stop taking CC/FO, and only temporarily, would be if I were on a 100% raw vegan diet, not 75-80% like I am currently. So, I figured if I were going to do a cleanse, why not have others do it with me? I’ll plan it, you just have to follow.

What is a “Cleanse” you ask? It’s a nutritional, spiritual, and physical way to rid your body of toxins. We will focus on a raw vegan diet, slow movement and stretching of the body, and prayer and affirmation in a different way each day.

In preparation for our cleanse, we will spend each day this week learning the logistics of the Cleanse.

Tomorrow, I will give your Cleanse grocery list, sample menu, and tips on how to save money and survive the difficulties of having to eat raw for 14 days. If you can only half-way do the Cleanse due to finances or just aren’t ready to commit 100%, take a look at what meals you feel are doable for you and buy those items.

Wednesday, I will give you a more detailed run-down of how the Cleanse will work.  The logistics on how to make your day work around all of this juicing and blending is a science I have become pretty proficient in. I will share! I will also discuss the psychological advantages and disadvantages in how to participate in a cleanse like this. Remember- I did this for 6 MONTHS after being diagnosed with cancer. I consider myself an expert in this area.

Thursday, we will discuss basic relaxation, stretching, and yoga. I am not a professional “yogi” by a long shot. I find it difficult to keep my mind quiet and hold poses without getting angry at the fact that I am unflexible and ackward. BUT we will try together, and if you are a yoga master in training, please feel free to write me and chime in on my “Comments” section

Friday, you will see the premier of my first VIDEO, yeah! As an elementary school teacher, I use the old Chinese proverb “You hear you forget, you see you remember, you do you understand” as the foundation of my teaching. I’m thinking if you SEE me chop the veggies, how I store them to save time, and watch me make the smoothies in my Vitamix, you’ll get a much more confident idea of how this Cleanse will go. Then, you can DO it along with me!

I will begin the cleanse this Saturday, June 4th, but you are welcome to catch on at anytime. The weekend is a great time to begin so you can get the logistics down without having to rush off to work!

Lastly, if you want to go 100% into this Cleanse, the following pieces of equipment or materials will be VERY helpful:

A really sharp knife, a decent juicer (I use a Breville), a blender or ideally a Vitamix (I find it is REALLY difficult to consume some of the smoothies without the consistency the Vitamix blends up), 30- 1 gallon Ziploc bags or plenty of containers to store chopped veggies and fruits in your refrigerator. (If you don’t have a juicer, I suggest doing your best with eating additional raw veggies or buying a store-bought green juice from a health food store- although this does not compare to freshly juiced veggies! Without the veggie juice aspect of this diet you will probably find yourself getting hungry.)

Start thinking about doing this Cleanse with me and please let me know in the “Comments” section what you think! Like I said above- “Who’s with Me?”

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