Completing this task off my 101 list has been life changing! A girlfriend of mine from high school has an amazing boot camp for moms called MAD MAMAS BOOTCAMP in San Diego through her business Max-Out Fitness. Unfortunately I don't live in SD to do the 5:30 AM boot camp drills with all the other Mad Mamas but thankfully, for the Internet, I could partake in the online nutrition group with them. My BF Mae did the detox with me for moral support so I wouldn't be alone. Now that's real friendship! :)I decided to do this detox after getting results back from my yearly physical. My triglyceride levels were elevated A LOT! Normal levels are below 150 mg/dl - mine were 457 mg/dl!! This is a hereditary issue so I knew that if I didn't tackle this problem now, I would probably die from a heart attack or heart disease in the future. So talking with my BF, she told me about a raw detox she did last year through our friend and told me to try it and see if it worked. The detox consisted of all "raw" foods - when I mean "raw", I mean food in its natural form and it can be cooked. I took out all allergen type foods like wheat, peanuts, milk, cheese, and eggs to name a few. We cut out all processed foods, all sugar, soda, pork, and red meats. I was very intimated at first but the program had TONS of recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner so it was really nice to have someone "holding your hand" through out the whole process. At the end of the day, we all posted our food journals in our online group chat room. That part was really nice because it held me accountable throughout the day and also let me see what the other moms were eating. Here is an example of a typical day during my detox:
Breakfast - Berry Smoothie (w/ plain Soy milk)
Snack - an orange and a 1/2 cup of raw cashews
Lunch - White Bean Salad or my favorite was leftovers from dinner when I made Spaghetti Squash with a homemade sauce with ground turkey breast.
Snack - apple with 1 TBSP almond butter to dip slices in
Dinner - Tilapia fillet, brown rice or my new favorite Quinoa, and fresh asparagus. For dessert a banana with 1 TBSP almond butter
**LOTS of water through out the day was drilled into our heads!
Mad Mamas taught me that 80% of what I want to look like on the inside and out is strictly diet with 10% genes and 10% exercise. After the 3 week detox, I went to have my blood drawn and the results were astounding!! My triglycerides went from 457 mg/dl to 233 mg/dl!! Now that the detox is over I am going to begin exercising, I know I can get my level down to the normal range. I did not exercise for the 3 weeks because I wanted to see my raw results of the detox with no outside factors. I succeeded and also lost 6 lbs in the process and inches all over my body! I am 1/2 a pant size away from where I was before I had my daughter!
After the detox ended, I slowly brought back in wheat, sugar, and dairy to see how my body would react to them. I found out that I have a slight allergy to wheat and sugar - made me bloated! So now I know to eat those foods rarely or in severe moderation. I cannot thank Mad Mamas enough! My family loved all the recipes and what was awesome about everything was how much flavor everything had and the beautiful part was that everything was in its natural form - the way God had intended. I am excited to continue on this raw diet with a few "sprinkles" of life tossed in here and there. ;) It has been amazing!!
