January 2012 Cleanse/Weight Loss

It’s that time of the year again. We’ve indulged a bit too much in the holiday treats and we’re too busy to fit our daily workouts in. Don’t fear, because starting January 1st, 2012  I will be hosting a month-long, gentle cleanse that is meant to rid your body of excess fat and toxins. It is not a strict diet. It is not a juice fast. It is not a “cheat once a week” plan. This 31-day program is designed to help you take baby-steps towards a week-long gluten-free, vegan cleanse and then reintroduce healthy animal proteins and dairy back into your diet over the next few weeks. I’ll be including helpful detoxification tips and lifestyle suggestions along with recipe and meal ideas.

January 2012 Cleanse/Weight Loss Program Outline:

Week 1: Start cutting out refined sugar, trans-fats, alcohol and common food sensitivities. Start weaning yourself off of caffeine.

Week 2: 7-day gluten-free, vegan cleanse.

Week 3: Continue gluten-free diet. Add animal proteins back into your diet, if you wish.

Week 4: Continue gluten-free diet with animal protein and add dairy back into your diet, if you wish.

Week 5: This is your week to add back any foods that you normally eat into your diet, if you wish.

The cleanse starts on Sunday, January 1st. I will be posting the weeks guidelines each Saturday morning so you have time to prepare your meals for the week. I am not planning out every meal for you, but rather writing out a meal guide and linking to recipes that would work well for each week. Let’s get excited and make this our best start to the new year!

Let all your Facebook & Twitter friends know about the cleanse. We can all support one other throughout next month’s cleanse. The more friends and family that we have participating in the cleanse, the more likely we are to stick with the full-month’s plan.

If you have any questions, feel free to email me or leave a comment below.