Detox Your Body for Flatter Abs

It’s time for spring cleaning or shall I say spring cleansing, which means detoxifying your body!

I have been traveling lately with my husband all over the world 🌎, and I must admit that I have not exercised as much as I normally do 😤, or eat as healthy 🍎 as I would like too and yes I drank more wine 🍷 that I should have! 🙄  So, I am ready to DE tox, DE bloat & DE stress my body!  Do you feel the same way? Are you ready to join me?  It is really not that difficult to do, yet the benefits will be felt both physically and mentally!

Would YOU like to recharge, rejuvenate, and renew as YOU can always benefit from a cleansing. Winter is coming to a close and spring is just around the corner, so let’s come out of hibernation. This is a way we can jump-start our bodies for a more active life and healthier life.  Most people think a detox is a deprivation, but actually it’s just getting back to the basics of what our bodies need and what they don’t need!  It’s a giant jumpstart for your health and also a reboot for your metabolism.  Come join me, as I feel it’s never a bad thing to detox and rejuvenate our bodies . . . and hey, it’s going to be time for shorts and swimsuits 👙 soon, so let’s spring clean our bodies!

WHY You (and I) Need to Detox! 

Because you feel like crap.

When you wake up in the morning, are you feeling less than vital, vibrant, alive, joyful and full of energy? 😝 How about these toxic symptoms, like fatigue, brain fog, achiness, digestive issues?  I say YES to some of these and I bet YOU do too! Most people don’t connect what they’re doing to their bodies to how they feel.

YOU can’t lose weight and keep it off. 

You think that losing weight is just a matter of calories in/calories out, eating less and exercising more. Is that working out for you? For many people that is not the answer! The problem is sugar and flour 🍞 calories are WAY different and they trigger addiction and overeating. Second, they spike insulin and inflammation, which makes you store belly fat and blocks your ability to feel full.  So, sugar calories are worse than whole food calories, as it spikes insulin and triggers inflammation, a double whammy guaranteed to mess up any attempt at long-term weight loss.

You can’t control your sugar and carb cravings.

Did you know that sugar and flour are biologically addictive?  That’s because it takes over your taste buds, brain chemistry, hormones and metabolism. How scary is this?  Sugar 🍭 is eight times more addictive than cocaine. If you are trying to use willpower to lose weight you will fail.

You need to de-stress your mind.

Do you have too little sleep 😴, too little exercise, too much bad food, too much stress, not enough time for ourselves?  Through my years as personal trainer, I have found many clients who answer yes to these questions.  That’s when you know it is time to reset your life with a simple detox!  By eating healthy, sleeping 7-8 hours a night, exercising, self-love, all this works to get your body and mind back to a healthy state!

LET’S DO THIS 7 DAY DETOX TOGETHER! 😃😃

So how do you detox? I am sure you are wondering what you need to give up.  Let me share with you how very simple this is!  I promise that in just a few days of the detox, you will start to feel more energy, less bloated, clearer minded, sleep better and less stressed.  So, I am going to keep this easy, as I will also be following these same action items as you, because I am ready to get back to the feelings of strength, mental clarity and de-bloated!  Also, remember this is only a 7 day detox to jumpstart your body to a healthier you and then after this detox, you can return to “normal living” but hopefully you will limit the unhealthy items you bring into your diet and commit to exercising on a regular basis.

1 DRINK MORE WATER. I know that sounds so simple, but most of us do not drink enough water.  As it is so easy today to find water, bring water with you with portable water bottles . . .  yet I do think most of us tend to drink enough water throughout the day. Usually we try to drink more water when we’re trying to lose weight or curb our appetite, but the truth is that proper water consumption is an essential element of a truly healthy lifestyle. When it comes to detoxifying, water is one of the most important ways to help get rid of the toxins that have built up in your body over time, especially when we travel, eat unhealthy foods and drink more alcohol than normal . . . yes, that is what I have done lately! So YES, drinking 8-10 glasses of water per day is a great starting point, but you need significantly more when it comes to detoxifying the body and starting anew.  Also, I take a probiotic every morning, as I find this helps keep my intestinal track running smoothly!

ACTION: drink 2 full glasses of water (with fresh sliced lemons if you have it) upon waking up, then 1 full 8 ounce glass of water before every meal and also with every snack and finishing with 2 full glasses before bedtime!

2 ELIMINATE COFFEE.  Yes, I am going there, and I know my husband, Tom, does not want to hear this one 🙀, but caffeine isn’t a nutrient; therefore, it does not give your body anything good or helpful. If your body doesn’t readily recognize a substance, then this substance can be stored as a toxin because the body doesn’t know what to do with it. So, I know what you are thinking . . . (yes, Tom & our daughter, Madeline) why drink tea, as it has caffeine too!  I personally love my organic green tea in the morning, but those coffee drinkers don’t think this is a viable alternative.  Well, there is caffeinated tea! Let me tell you why you should consider it!  When you compare and contrast coffee with green tea, you will see why making this one simple swap can do so much for you. For one thing, green tea has antioxidants which can help go after and get rid of toxins in the body even though green tea does have some caffeine, it’s a negligible amount.  Coffee ☕️ may help to wake you up in the morning, but it doesn’t give you anything important in the way of nutrients, yet tea does. Green tea also can help you to detoxify every single day if you drink enough of it.  The antioxidants in green tea simply can’t be matched and so with every steaming cup, you are doing something good for yourself.

ACTION: Yes, this does mean swapping out that morning coffee with tea, I promise it will only take a short while to get used to and you are helping yourself every single day.

3 CUT SUGAR/CARBS . You would probably be quite amazed at just how much sugar can hold weight onto your body, bloating you and giving you headaches. Also, the same holds true for simple carbohydrates like white rice, white bread, and white pasta.  The thing to remember is that sugar and these simple carbohydrates 🍞 are void of any nutrition and they can actually be damaging to your health.  Like many other things that you consume, such food will eventually be stored as toxins because the body doesn’t know what to do with it.  This means that when you cut sugar and simple carbohydrates out of your diet, you are helping to eliminate the potential of toxins in your body. I hate to say this, but YES, wine is included here, as it does contain sugars!  As for carbs,  you can still eat carbs, but you want to choose true whole grains like quinoa (my favorite), barley, oats and brown rice.   By making this change will ensure you get fiber and nutrients that will help you to detox.

ACTION: Cut the sugars & carbs in your diet.  Read the labels of the foods you have been eating as you will probably be surprised to know how much sugar is in it.  Also, switch out the simple white flour carbs for complex carbs with whole grains. It might be a hard adjustment to make at first, but you will come to appreciate the taste and texture of the healthier carbs.

4 EXERCISE/DE-STRESS. We tend to look at exercise as simply a way of losing weight, yet it has great power in helping you to detoxify. Did you know that every time you get the organs working by sweating and putting your body in motion, you are helping to move along and flush out toxins?  When you are exercising 💪 , you are giving your body what it wants and what it is designed to do.  When you exercise, you are sweating out toxins and then when you hydrate after a good workout, you are also helping to flush out additional toxins in this way.  And now that the weather is getting nice, you can take your workout outside or do it anywhere, especially with portable equipment.  So, when you exercise on a regular basis, you help to keep the toxins moving out.  Exercise is one of the most beneficial ways to detoxify your body; because when you sweat it out, you are doing something wonderful to create better long term health.

Also, exercise is a wonderful way to reduce stress in your life.  It’s so very important to remember just how harmful stress can be to you in your everyday life.  When you don’t know how to manage your stress, it can get the better of you and then contribute to health problems, and, therefore, turn into toxins in the body.  A big part of detoxifying is to get rid of that stress or at least learn how to manage it.  Stress = toxins, so do your part to minimize both.

ACTION: Get moving!  You really need to move your muscles, joints, bones and get the blood flowing and start sweating in order to detox your body. Aim to workout at least 3 times a day on a regular basis, but during this 7 day detox I challenge you to workout for 7 days straight.  Now that doesn’t mean high intensity for every day, but add yoga or pilates or even a long walk or hike on some days.  After this detox, hopefully you will feel the great benefits of exercise and then try to make it a true priority, at it is a wonderful way of rewarding your body!  And guess what?  You will look better too!

JOIN ME AND LET’S DO THIS DETOX TOGETHER!  👯

I would love to hear from you as to how it is working for you, so let me know and reply below!

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