Detox Day 2 & Day 3

Hola! Sorry I didn't post day 2 and day 3 immediately after day one.  I ended up leaving town unexpectedly but I am sure that after the weekend some of you are ready to start a three day cleanse on Monday!

Before I list all the recipes from the rest of my detox I just wanted to share a few personal reasons why I LOVE JUICING over all of the other "diets" I have tried!

1. You NEVER have to count calories.  How awesome is that?! Counting calories has always felt like such a tedious task and I HATE feeling restricted... For example, like when you have had your calorie intake amount before 5:00 pm and then by the time 8 O'clock rolls around all you want to do is jump in your car and grab a cheeseburger! I never experienced anything like this when juicing because when I got hungry, I just drank more juice and its always so filling and satisfying! 
2.  You don't have to count or worry about carbs.  I was completely care free and never had to think twice about how many carbs I was eating because when I was juicing, the pounds were literally melting off my body.
3. No crazy supplements, protein shakes, pre-workout, or other products.  I have done the whole "fitness competition" type of diet and let me just say... I hated it.  Did it work? Yes... but it was hard for me to stick to and it was nothing I wanted to continue doing after my compeition.  All of the supplements I had to take made me feel weird, protein shakes got disgusting to the point where I refuse to drink them anymore, I was carb depleted... I just did not feel like myself.  Not to mention all of that stuff was SO expensive and more importantly all of those products are LOADED with man-made chemicals that are so harmful to our bodies. 
4. Juicing Kicked my ridiculous sweet tooth!  Before I started juicing I had the biggest sweet tooth on the planet.  I loved candy, ice cream, cake, cookies... I could go on and on.  I would CRAVE these types of sweets constantly and when I allowed myself to indulge... I would pick sweets over anything else.  This is no longer the case and it's not because I "wont allow myself to eat that type of food anymore" I have had a few things like cookies and what not, and they simply do not taste the same or taste good anymore and I owe it all to juicing.  Juicing is so rich in flavor that nothing else compares! (Yes... I just said that juices taste better than cookies!) 
5. My hair grew like crazy... Like an insane amount! I have always had pretty damaged hair because I color it and I style it so frequently.  Whenever I go to get my hair done my hair dresser is usually always like "You should probably do some condition treatments at home because your hair is pretty damaged!" For the past few months all I have been hearing when I go to the salon is how healthy my hair is and I have even been asked what exactly I have been doing.  My hair is so much longer than it was before and it has never grown so fast! For the longest time I couldn't figure out why this was happening and then someone mentioned that it was probably from all of the vitamins and healthy nutrients I was getting from juicing which completely made sense! 
6. Minimal Exercise... Yep! You read that right! I walk and bike occasionally and I do Hot Yoga. (Which is minimal for me)  I didn't lift a single weight when getting down to 115 and I didn't do cardio every single day.  Prior to juicing I would torture myself in the gym.  This is a true testament to the saying "It's 20% gym and 80% diet" and "Abs are made in the Kitchen, not in the Gym."  I am a huge fan of working out and working out hard I just wanted to show that the gym was just a small part of my weight loss.   

 I know that juicing can seem expensive.  You have to buy a lot of fruits and veggies and when you are juicing it seems like you waste a lot of that food but the picture above is something to keep in mind.  We were not intended to eat foods that last until 2047 and the chemicals that preserve food for that long are so harmful to our bodies.  

Ok... Lets get down to the fun part! When I am doing a "detox" or a "cleanse" I like to drink one 8-12oz juice every two hours from the moment I wake up, until the moment I lay down for bed.  I say this because I don't limit myself to 4 or 5 juices a day... I just continue to drink every two hours.  Also, there is nothing fancy behind the 8-12oz.  If I am feeling hungry I'll drink a 24oz juice if I feel like my body needs it.  The 8-12oz is just a ballpark range and typically what most recipes come out to be.  I can't stress enough that I do not limit myself.  The important part is to stay away from solid foods so if you need to drink a juice every hour to start off, by all means do it!  We are trying to rid our bodies of all the junk we are constantly filling it with and we are replacing it with natural nutrients and vitamins that will cleanse us from the inside out! Also, I like to drink a glass or bottle of water between juices to make sure I am flushing everything out of my system! 

Alright, so here are 13 recipes I rotated between during my cleanse!

Cranberry Crush

• 1 Cup of Cranberries 
• 1 Red Apple
• 1 Orange 

Ginger Ale  (Great for soft drink replacement)

• 2 Green Apples 
• 1" of Ginger Root 
• Lemon 
• Kale 
• Pour over ice and add Sparkling Water 

 Don't let the color fool you! (Good Green "starter" drink)

• 1 cup of Kale 
• 1 Pear 
• 1/2 Pineapple
• 1 Lemon 
• 1 Green Apple 

Immunity (Great for the Immune system) 

• 2 Oranges
• 1 Cup of Strawberries 
• 1/2 Pineapple  
• 2 Medium sized Carrots 

Healthy Orange Julius

• 1/2 Pineapple 
• 2 Oranges 
• 1" Ginger Root 
• Pour over ice and add Sparkling Water

Cran-apple 

• 1/4 Cup of Cranberries 
• 1 Lemon 
• 1/2 Cup of Green Grapes 
• 2 Green Apples

Raspberry Lemonade 

• 1 and 1/2 cups of Raspberries 
• 1 and 1/2 cups of Blueberries 
• 2 Lemons
• Pour over ice and add sparkling water 

Liquid Sunshine 

• 1" of Ginger 
• 2 Medium sized Carrots
• 1 Pear 
• 1 Tangerine 
• 1/2 Pineapple 
• 1 Lemon

Wine and Dine Me

• 2 Green Apples 
• 1/2 Cup of BlueBerries 
• 1/2 Cup of Blackberries
• 1/2 Cup of Raspberries 
• 1/2 Cup of Strawberries 
• 1/2 Cup of Grapes 

Skinny Margarita 

• 4 Celery Stalks 
• 2 Green Apples 
• 2 Limes 
• 1/2 Cup of Kale 
• Pour over ice and add sparkling water 

Citrus Soda 

• 1/2 Pineapple 
• 1 Orange 
• 1 Lemon 
• Pour over ice and add sparkling water

Green Machine 

• 1 head of broccoli
• 1 cucumber 
• 1 Green Apple 
• 1/2 Cup of Green Apples 
• 1 Cup of Kale 
• 2 Limes 
• 1" of Ginger Root 

Strawberry Lemonade

• 1/2 Pineapple 
• 1 Cup of Strawberries 
• 3 Lemons
• Pour over ice and add sparkling water 

And just a little motivation to jump start the week... Don't forget "summer bodies are made in the winter" ;) 

Xo, 

Ashley

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