What was the biggest achievement you experienced on Community Detox?
The biggest achievement for me wasn’t anything that the scales told me (however dropping over 3% body fat in four weeks is pretty great!) what I loved was about putting the focus back on me, to nurture me. I work in the health industry (holistic PT, health coach, nutrition/herbal medicine at Fitness in the City) and it can be common to put all our focus into other people and forget the much important ‘self love’ we need to give our selves!!
How would you describe Community Detox to someone?
I would describe it a beautiful community cleanse where you eat real food, drop some bad habits for a few weeks all with the support of experts and other people who are also doing the cleanse. Watching other people kick goals or see pics of their delish healthy meals is enough to motivate anyone!!
Can you explain exactly how you achieved your amazing results? Do you feel there were any specific elements of Community Detox that really helped you?
To be honest the food component of the cleanse is very similar to how I currently eat anyway, so the only difference was cutting out red meat for 4 weeks (which was harder than I thought!!), no sneaky dark chocolates at night-time (tear) but the real game changer was Emma introducing me to Intermittent Fasting, something I have read a little about in the past but never have put it into practise. Emma made the info really easy for everyone to understand which I love and then we had two IF days a week which is where the real fat loss would have came from. It is something I will continue to use for myself and clients – thanks Emma!!
What was the key lesson you learnt on this Community Detox?
Mindfulness. It was a great reminder of so many things – to be mindful of your thoughts, the hours you sleep, portion sizes (especially in IF days), exercise, toxins. Again it was all about bring the focus back onto you and slowing down which is so rare in our hectic world these days!
Tell us your favorite Community Detox meal/snack/drink and why you love it
I loved making quinoa porridge with lots of cinnamon, coconut milk, pecans, banana and vanilla pod paste – so good!! It is a great source of protein, healthy carbs, good fats and feels oh so indulgent to have on the weekend.
Home made sweet potato chips was also on high rotation
Do you want to share anything else?
I loved that even as someone who has run cleanse programs myself I still learn so much!! I highly recommend the cleanse for people of all areas – from newbies dipping their toes into the health world for the first time to seasoned cleansers like me who just doesn’t want to think for a while and have someone of Emma’s calibre tell them what to do for 4 weeks – bliss!!
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