detox | Out and In

Finally, after a long Winter which seemed tg go on for pretty much ALL of last year, we are heading into Spring.

Which is precisely when you want to hitch up your trousers and dip those toes in the waves as they lap the shore.

You want to hoik your over-sized wooly jumper off and get some sun on your skin.

You want to jump right into your spangly new trainers, and knock two minutes off your personal best (whether it is on your trot around the block, or your Ultra-Marathon training)

You want to jump on your bike and peddle furiously with the wind blowing the cobwebs and sleep out of your eyes.

But. Yes, of course there is a but.

But, there is something missing. Something not quite right. Somehow, in some strange way, you feel, erm, you KNOW YOU ARE NOT QUITE UP FOR IT.

You are still wrapped in that extra layer of cuddliness which kept you warm all Winter long. You haven’t quite come out of hibernation mode yet. Or, worse, you weren’t allowed to hibernate properly – kids, work, life – and you are fighting your way to the coffee pot each and every morning just so you have the energy to pull your tights on over your PJs. Darn it. Take the PJs off first.

Your brain is saying ‘yeah, life’ and your body is saying ‘noooooooo, curl up, roll over and don’t fall out’.

You need caffeine to wake you up, cakes to keep you going and then vino to get you to chill out.

You can’t see how you would ever have the time in the morning to wrap up a sarnie for later, let alone wrap up your life in a big bubble of joy. (more…)

Ever thought about doing a detox of some sort, but heard all the terror stories of people suffering with really bad headaches, feeling a bit nauseous, or even, horror of horrors, having to STAY IN BED ALL DAY? Or maybe you’ve wanted to change the way you eat for the better, but are worried that all the junk you’ve eaten since Christmas is going to be hard to quit?

If this sounds like you, and the scare stories are putting you off, despair ye not!

There are my favorite ways to make the transition to a detox, or any healthy eating plan, just that little bit easier!!

Chuck it.

Before you start your detox, go through your cupboards and get rid of all the things that you know won’t be in a detox. You can do it now if you want! I know that you don’t have the information about the detox yet, but you can make a pretty good guess as to what might not be in it!

Now, I did call this bit ‘chuck it’ but what that actually means is just get the mega tempting foods out of the way. If it means you have to share out half a box of Chrimbo chocolates, then do it. But do it now, before the detox starts. Ideally you’ll have someone lovely to give such things to, but the key is to get the out of the house. On my last detox, one of the detoxers ‘failed’ because next to the fruit bowl, was box of Cadbury’s Roses, sitting there, smiling softly at her and taunting her like a meanie. (more…)

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