Cleanse!

This week has been so incredibly busy! I haven't even blogged since Monday.  Still on track, I did have one glass of sangria so I decided to slightly modify the rules of Sobvember.  When you are on a diet, you still get a cheat day to have dessert, right?  So I think it should be the same for a month without drinking, one glass of wine a week is OK!

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In college I attempted to do the master cleanse a few different times but never made it too far.   I figured that now would be a great time to another attempt since I am already cutting out alcohol :)!  

For those of you who are not familiar with the master cleanse, this is the intense cleanse where you fast for 5-14 days and drink nothing but a concoction of:

•  water
• cayenne pepper
• lemon juice
• grade B maple syrup 

I went almost two days on the master cleanse before I headed to Whole Foods to pick up more ingredients.   I felt alright and on path to stick to the cleanse, however it is pretty hard on your lifestyle to be fasting and only drinking the "lemonade".  While at Whole Foods, I spoke with the nutrition helper and she mentioned that master cleanse made cleansing very popular many years ago.  Since then, many advances have been made in cleanses including cleanses that are  a bit more gentle on your lifestyle, including eating!  Thank God! 

I picked up a kit called the 7 Total Body Rapid Cleanse by Renew Life.    This includes 2 cleansing formulas (one for morning & evening) and a fiber boost that you drink both morning and night.   The recommended diet is pretty basic, try to eat as raw/natural as your can....lots of fruits, vegetables, eggs, fish, naturally raised meats, etc.    

So far I have only been doing this cleanse for one day and I feel like this is a much better fit lifestyle wise.   

Happy Cleansing!

-Sober Sallie