Posts Tagged ‘Detox’

I was told that in order to jump start your weight loss, you need to some type of detox. Is this true?

Not really…It supposedly reduces your sugar ans carbs cravings…it didn't reduce mine but I lost more weight on that time than later doing the normal diet.

Does a detox really jump start your weight loss, or is it just the "hype" right now?

Tags: Weight Loss, Hype, Diet

So my  7 Day Detox is going fairly well so far! I have to admit, it wasn’t so hard after a very exciting Thursday night. It was my best friend Katie’s last night in town and as you can see from the glazed over look in my eyes I was VERY FUN.

I woke up Friday morning, to go to work mind you, not really wanting to drink again for awhile. The night was totally worth it though! Anytime you look in the back of you car the next morning and find a stolen barstool…you know it was some kind of AMAZING.

I have found the 20 minutes of activity to be the hardest part. Not only had I been partying my butt off, it’s was also my busiest working week of the year. When I got home I was exhausted. However:

Day 1 – I took Chase for a 20 minute walk

Day 2 – I did a little yoga

Day 3 – I RAN! I FREAKIN’ RAN!!!

3 miles in 33 minutes on the treadmill, after not running for a month, I will take it!

Well, I guess this is really a Day 1-2.75 update since it’s 4:30pm on Day 3, but I already have my dinner planned and it’s vegetarian. Remember my Mom’s Impossible Chicken and Broccoli Pie? Seriously? How could you not remember this?

Well, I’m making that but leaving out the chicken and adding loads of garden fresh vegetables! Tomatoes, squash, peppers, onion…it’s going to be AMAZING. I am also making a Peppery Vegetable Salad that has to marinate overnight…once I get it finished I will share the recipe with you, it’s got banana peppers, cauliflower, olives and vinegar…how could that not be anything short of awesome?

Ok, so that’s my update thus far. If you aren’t impressed…and you should be…I am doing this Detox with an abnormal amount of beer in my fridge.

The force is strong with me…

Detox Day 1-3

Tags: Detox, banana peppers, human interest

Juice cleansing for weight loss is becoming a fairly popular trend. In fact, there are many different juice diets out there. Each one has its own benefits. As with any detox for weight loss, they are all meant to clean out your body and to jump start its metabolism, leading to better and faster weight loss. Is a juice diet cleanse right for you?

Time And Amount Are Key Factors

The first big problem with just about any cleansing juice diet is that they are only meant to be done for a week or so. However, many people either try to stay on them far too long or find that they don’t lose weight as quickly once they go off of the juice detox.

Really, that is to be expected when you think about how juicing works. It is meant to flush out your insides and clean solid matter and waste products out. However, there is only so much waste that can be flushed out at any given time. It’s not good to over flush the system because your body isn’t given a chance to absorb the nutrients that it needs.

That leads to the second big problem, which is the amount of juice that people consume at any given time. You see, some people think that since juice is good, more juice is even better. Drinking too much of it in a sitting can actually slow your metabolism down. That’s why it is so important to follow a juice diet plan to the letter.

Avoiding Acidic Juices

Certain juices are more acidic than others. Due to the acidic nature of some, such as tomato juice, they are not recommended for weight loss. They tend to be difficult for your body to digest during the brief fasting period of a colon cleanse.

Of course, even though you need to avoid acidic juices you still have plenty of options. For example, the juices of apples, spinach, beets, celery and carrots are all perfect for a cleansing juice diet. In fact, you can even combine several juices to make different flavors and avoid becoming bored with your juicing regimen.

Bonus Features Of Juicing

Juice diets also have several added bonus features besides just weight loss. They are natural and fully customizable ways to revitalize your body, for instance. A juice detox for weight loss diet can give you more energy to perform daily tasks. In fact, juicing can even help people to quit smoking or drinking alcohol.

Considering all of the bonus features of juice cleansing for weight loss, there’s really no reason not to try it. Just be sure to find the right juice or juices for you and to follow specific directions. Knowing how much juice to take and when to quit can be the most important weight loss tools you have.

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Detox For Weight Loss – Tips On Juice Cleansing

Tags: Weight Loss, bonus features, Diets, Juice Diet

When I told my husband I was staying off Facebook for a week, he laughed. And then he laughed harder and amidst trying not to choke, he asked if they were performing a week-long, shutdown maintenance of the website. When he could finally breathe and realized I was being serious, “The Husband” (as I will henceforth affectionately refer to him) said, “You may want to prepare me for this week.” Pause. “And you might start with an introduction.”

It took me a moment to understand what he meant, but when it hit me I immediately thought, “Rude!” Then I rethought what he said and realized, he was, in essence, right. The Husband never adopted an obsession for any of the social websites. He has a Facebook and a Twitter account, but rarely accesses them. MLB.com is his personal mistress but he still can’t understand the addictive nature of Facebook and Twitter, so this left me on my own in the detoxification department.

I realized then that many times I am either typing or reading updates and then begin a conversation with him as if he knew what I was talking about. At first he was frustrated and tried to get me to explain why I was talking, laughing, or shoving the computer in front of his face to see a video. After a while, he just said, “Yes, dear.” This has made me realize how bad a conversationalist I have become because of the type of online communication I participate in.

Online-speak does not translate well to real life. It is almost as if I have begun speaking in text-speak when I am trying to chat with a real live person. Sadly, I am beginning to think it has become easier to write my responses than it is to speak them.

Being committed to this experiment, I waited until 10:45 p.m. the night before the start of my detox to make my announcement to both social media site friends that I was unplugging for a week. I immediately received responses admitting to this mad addiction, support for the endeavor, and requests for information on what I’ve learned and what I have been able to accomplish. I agreed and then I took the plunge and exited the sites.

The Facebook and Twitter Detox – The First Few Days

Tags: social media, endeavor, human interest, live person, addictive nature, online communication

I have a question for everyone out there. Do scooters turn you on? What about parking lots in front of H&R Blocks? Anyone feeling hot just thinking about those things? Me neither. All I feel is a sense of panic about helmet hair and my federal tax return. But a Floridian couple would disagree with us … they just couldn’t resist the sexiness of engaging in oral sex, on a scooter, in an H&R Block parking lot, at 7 p.m., in plain view of passersby, on a Tuesday night.

Ew. A family (those poor children) called the cops and the couple was arrested for lewd and lascivious behavior and were taken downtown. Dawn Strait and Franklin Rowland explained to the police that they just couldn’t help themselves, seeing as Franklin was about to enter detox and this might be their last chance for a little fun.

Teenagers. Am I right? Wait. What? They’re not teens? They’re how old??? (Mugshots after the jump.)

My weak heart and stomach cannot handle such disgusting imagery. Dawn is 49 years old and Franklin is 46. Well isn’t that just about the grossest thing I have learned in a long time. Honestly, they should be booked twice.

Once for a sex act in a public place and again for under the fictitiously appropriate “Really, old people? You should’ve known better” rule that, fingers crossed, will become law any day now. They should get their punishment doubled. There’s no excuse.

Franklin Rowland & Dawn Strait

I’m not sure when detox + scooter + H&R Block = blow job, but I could be out of the loop. Maybe Dawn was worried that he’d forget her while he went away to sober up, but I think there was a more appropriate going away present she could’ve given him. Like oral sex at home. Or stationary.

He’ll detox while they spend some time in jail and I hope those two really think about what they’ve done and hang their heads in shame. But if they’re not going to feel remorse, then I at least want them to get creative. Sex on the Beach is just an overrated and outdated cocktail these days. Maybe Dawn and Franklin could market the Oral Sex on a Scooter, or the H&R Blow Job, or Two Ugly Floridians Going At It.

I’m going to go flush out my eyes with bleach to try to erase the mental pictures. This story just doesn’t have a happy ending. In fact, it’s Franklin’s happy ending that led us into this mess.

What do you think of this story?

Photos via socialwoodlands/Flickr and via New Port Richey Police

Gross Old People Get Arrested for Having Sex on Scooter

Tags: Dawn Strait, helmet hair, mugshots