Well, that last year flew didn’t it? And here we are at the beginning of a fresh new start – which I find quite liberating.

I think that now, after the holiday celebrations have somewhat faded behind us and the social life has taken a bit of a lull before spring and summer parties start to creep in, it’s a great time to give your body a little tlc with the Lemon Juice Detox!

We all dream of the beach body but for most of us – we’d be happy just feeling comfortable in a pair of regular jeans – so if it’s weightloss you want then now is the time to start thinking about it, whilst you still have the comfort zone of the baggy jumper to rely on!

And if there are any other areas of your life that need ‘cleaning up’ then a detox is a great way to kickstart the right mindset to do it.

I work from home and it’s easy to get into bad habits at times, but in the weeks that follow a detox I have a much better clarity and my organisational skills go through the roof.

So make 2010 a year for getting stuff done – clean up the messy areas of your life both inside and out and start to live each day to the max!

For anyone interested, I shall be doing another detox soon so if you would like to join me – make sure you are signed up to my email updates – you can do this by filling in your details in the boxes on the right of the site ———>

This means that we can embark on the lemon juice detox together

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The fastest way to lose weight…

in my humble opinion, is by doing the lemon detox. I’m obviously only referring to ’sensible’ ways here as I wouldn’t advocate something that I hadn’t done myself and had fantastic results with.

Not only are there numerous proven health benefits from doing the detox, the weight loss is fairly swift and high for such a short space of time.

I’m normally more interested in talking about the health benefits and I don;t generally rattle on too much about the weight loss aspects of the detox because I don’t want people to think of it as a ‘fast weight loss‘ fix. It is of course, but it is so much more than that.

However, it’s obviously a massive health benefit to be of the right weight, so to lose weight when you are weighing more than what is ideal for youyr height and sex, is obviously a very good thing.

Weight Loss = More Energy = Better Health = More Weightloss

It goes round and around really, because if you can lose some weight, you’ll feel more energetic, which in turn makes it easier to be more active which again results in continued weigh loss. the detox itself tends to give most people an abundance of energy, so if you can start to get into the practice of doing some exercise when you have all of that energy to burn , it can only lead to good things.

I tend to walk a lot more now and I haven’t put the weight back on that I lost – 33lb in total now. I will continue to detox in a sensible manner, my next one won’t be until next year now – maybe mid January – but it depends how many ‘toxins’ are enjoyed over the festive period!

So, in conclusion, although i don’t tend to harp on too much about this aspect of the detox, as far as i know, it really is the fastest way to lose weight!

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lemon juice detox

The Lemon Juice Detox was absolutely the right thing for me, but it isn’t right for everybody. I have got my energy back, am no longer picking up every bug that comes my way and I’ve lost a whopping 33lb too. I’m so glad I decided to give the Lemon juice detox a go because I feel happier and healthier than I’ve felt in years.

I found when I first did my research that there were many conflicting opinions on the detox and even more conflicting recipes. So I’d like to set the record straight on the recipe first. The correct recipe for the Lemon Juice Detox is;

* 8floz Spring Water (or pure water from a source)

* 2 Table Spoons Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice (does not need to be organic unless your juicer compresses the skins too)

* 2 Tbl Spns of Pure Maple Syrup – Grade B

* 1/10th Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper

You don’t need anything but this, no exclusive or secret ingredients will make this better, this is the recipe that works, so don’t be fooled by expensive imitations.

Stanley Burroughs wrote the original Master Cleanse over Fifty Years ago and it’s been tested and proven to work by thousands of people. The Lemon Juice detox is based fully on this and I would encourage you to follow it as closely to this as possible.

The detox is known by various names, some are the same, some have tiny tweaks but all are based on the Master Cleanse, you may have heard it called the following; maple syrup detox, lemon juice cleanse, cayenne pepper diet, lemon detox, the lemonade diet and the master cleanse, amongst others. All of which stem from the Master Cleanse.

I call it the Lemon Juice Detox or the Lemon Detox, you spend so much time around lemons that it seems quite fitting! All of them are based on the tried and tested Master Cleanse and the Lemon Detox I do is exactly the same, it’s tried and tested and it’ll make you feel better than you have felt in years.

You should be aware that it’s not a walk in the park, and anyone that tells you it’s a breeze is probably trying to sell you something. The fact is – it’s hard when you first start it and parts of it, like the Salt Water Flush (in the version I do) is quite vile but you have to weigh up the pro’s against the cons. Also, you do get used to the salt water flush and after a few days of your body adapting, you start to feel amazing. However, I can fully appreciate why some people don’t make it past day 1 or feel rubbish and give up by day 3.

I remember that around day 4 I was suffering some awful headaches and this is common, but even then I focused on my health and weightloss and got through it.

So – what’s the good news then? Well, by day 4-5 you will start to feel amazing. Your body is now in full detox and eliminating all of the poisons you’ve ben carrying around and building up. You’ll feel moments of complete peace and elation, it really is quite unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. I planned to do seven days on my first detox, this rose to ten and I finally finished on day nineteen!

Do you need to know anything else? I’d recommend a quick check up and chat with your GP so they can make sure you’re ok to do a detox. Most health professionals support the benefits of a proven detox and the resulting lowered blood pressure and weightloss that occurs.

This time in seven days, you too could have dropped a ton of weight and also feel absolutely fantastic!

Wooooooooooooo – Comin’ Thru….

I am so glad I did this again! Energy levels are through the roof and I’ve dropped 10lb, so feeling lighter and happier.

Had some ‘quiet time’ today where I just felt totally at peace with everything! It was amazing. I remember on my last detox a very similar feeling, where I sat in the garden just gazing at the trees, listening to the birds and just feeling more chilled and relaxed than I have felt in months!

I wish you could feel like this all of the time and if you could bottle it and give it to people who are feeling down – well, it would just be amazing.

My husband hasn’t yet started his detox, we decided that we’d get mine out of the way first and he had a couple of social engagements – work-related that cropped up, so it was a little difficult. He has good intentions to start in the next couple of weeks so I shall definitely be charting his progress on the blog.

I’m also writing a series of articles that address most questions and concerns about the Lemon Detox and i’ll be adding them to the blog over the coming weeks. I figured that it saves you guys having to rummage around to find the information that you need.

So – only 3 days to go now! Feel a bit sad about that but still think that I will stick to the 10 – we’ll see! I’ll be glad to see the back of the Senna Tea (gag) and I’m determined to get some Smooth Move tea for my next detox as I hear it’s not half bad.

I think that my next detox will be a New Year detox – get rid of all that festive over-indulgence!

I am going to continue on with some raw foods and a simple exercise regime to really make an impact over the next few months! I’m booking a holiday to Cyprus for next year and I WILL FEEL COMFORTABLE IN A BATHING COSTUME!

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