Fitness Arts March Detox – Instructions for Day 1

A personal commitment to managing your health and wellness is one of the most important and positive decisions you can make in your life. Start out on this journey and you may notice the numbers on the scale drop, fit into your jeans just in time for spring but more importantly, you will feel great because you are getting healthy from the inside out.

On top of cleansing yourself of a heavy winter, a liver cleanse enhances weight loss, and helps improve feelings of indecisiveness or of being “stuck.” Cleansing the liver and gallbladder can also help improve stress, PMS, allergies and constipation. People who do liver cleanses report reduced digestive disturbances, improved weight loss, improved mental clarity and virility and love of life.

Often disregarded in relation to digestive issues, the gallbladder is responsible for storing and secreting bile, which is made by the liver. The gallbladder should release the right amount of bile, in the right concentrations, at the right time, in order to maintain proper digestion.  Irregular bile flow can result in a build-up of bile salts in the blood. This affects cholesterol, metabolism and disrupts the normal elimination of metabolic wastes.

You will find that you have more energy, less pain, reduced stress, sleep deeper and longer, feel refreshed when you awake… You will feel more confident, content and in control. Any great accomplishment in your life has the power to lift your spirit, making you feel confident and happy.

Just imagine how great you will feel when you achieve and maintain your own health and wellness goals. Simple changes can make big success. Think of your own health and wellness management journey as a series of single, simple daily steps toward a goal, and you can achieve victory easily and enjoyably. The next 3 days will be set aside for preparation.

1. Setting and achieving your goals.

A) Make feeling good your main motivation: You will see real benefits you can feel in your everyday life. You will have more energy. Your clothes will fit more comfortably. You will feel more relaxed and in control. You will enjoy a true sense of victory.

B) Banish the word “diet.” The very thought of “dieting” carries all sorts of bad connotations. Long-term fad diets that focus exclusively on certain ingredients or eliminate any of the essential food groups can leave you feeling unsatisfied–or worse. Such diets can deprive your body of essential nutrients.

C) Set realistic goals: You may feel overwhelmed from time to time. Set shorter-term goals that feel achievable. Set yourself up for success.

D) Expect victory: A positive attitude can help you achieve victory. Know that you can do this, small step by small step, simple change by simple change. Even if you have occasional slip-ups, believe that you can and will reach your goal.

E) Track your progress: Weigh in twice a day. When you arise and before going to bed. Journal your weight as well as any other information you want to jot down. Your weight can vary naturally from day to day. Over the next several days to a week, however, such fluctuations tend to level out.

2. Please go to your kitchen and discard or box up all the foods that are in a box, bag or can. During the month of March, the foods in those containers are forbidden.

3. Go to your local grocer or health food store and stock up on healthy, wholesome foods. Remember, absolutely NO processed food this month!

a. Stock up on lots of veggies you enjoy both raw and cooked for meals and meal replacement shakes.

b. Root veggies like beats, squash and sweet potatoes

c. Fresh fruits especially in season and low and medium glycemic index fruits

Low Glycemic Index Fruit (under 20)

  • Cantaloupe
  • Rhubarb

Medium Glycemic Index Fruit (20-60)

  • apples
  • fresh apricots
  • bananas
  • blackberries
  • cherries
  • cranberries
  • grapefruit
  • guava
  • kiwis
  • lemons
  • limes
  • oranges
  • papayas
  • peaches
  • plums
  • raspberries
  • strawberries
  • tangerines
  • tomatoes

High Glycemic Index Fruit (over 60)

  • watermelon (however, has a low glycemic load)
  • any dried fruit
  • blueberries
  • figs
  • grapes
  • kumquats
  • loganberries
  • mangoes
  • mulberries
  • pears
  • pineapple
  • pomegranates
  • prunes

To Do List for Day One

1. CLEAN OUT YOUR PANTRY, REFRIGERATOR, ANYTHING THAT HAS PROCESSED FOODS

2. TELL YOUR FAMILY/FRIENDS WHAT YOU’RE UP TO AND HOW THERE SUPPORT WILL HELP YOU TO REACH YOUR GOALS

3. GO TO YOUR LOCAL GROCER OR HEALTH FOOD STORE

4. WEAR COMFORTABLE CLOTHES

5. DO NOT MAKE PLANS TO GO OUT TO DINNER AND IF YOU HAVE TO, HAVE A SALAD WITH VINEGAR AND OIL ONLY

6. READ INFORMATION FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE

Items needed:

  • Small Blender such as the Magic Bullet for meal replacement shakes
  •  Food Dehydrator to make healthy snacks and meals
  • Dry Skin Brush
  • Coffee Enema Kit (WWW.FITNESSARTS.ORG ON COFFEE ENEMAS) and Castor Oil Kit available at Fitness Arts
  • The Essential Liver/Gallbladder Flush Kit available at Fitness Arts Includes:
    • Olive Oil (8oz.)
    • Gallbladder Clear (2 bottles)
    • Gallbladder Nano-Detox (8 oz)
    • Liver Nano-Detox (8 oz)
    • Pink Salt
    • Malic Acid
    • Black Cherry Rejuvenate (now called Cherry Elixade)

7. REVISIT THE LIST OF SUPPLIES YOU WILL WANT TO HAVE

Again, thank you for joining me on this journey. I sincerely appreciate your trust, your time, your energy and your resources you have committed to attaining your optimal health through our Spring Detox this March.

For all of our past Detox related posts, visit our Twitter or Facebook pages, or visit the Detox section of our website’s Wellness Library.

Full grocery list for the March detox coming soon!