Ze Cleanse

Last month I tried out a cleanse in efforts to clear up my skin a little bit. I stayed pretty hush about it at first just because I wanted to see if it would actually work or if it would just be a bogus cleanse like many others I have tried. To my delight this cleanse actually worked great! So great in fact that I am doing it once more this month. I am currently on day two actually. It is an Acai Berry cleanse. It's this one right here actually..

I noticed within the first three days of taking the recommended two capsules in the morning and two in the evening that my skin began to clear up. Let me rewind for a moment and explain why I thought turning to a cleanse would be a good way to clear up my skin. The skin is a direct reflection of our colon. If our colon isn't healthy (which no matter how much you poo, it still probably isn't as healthy as you think) it holds on to things for god only knows how long. Everything that is held in there isn't good for our bodies and our skin directly reflects it.

I highly recommend this cleanse. Not only is it effective but it is also cost friendly. I got mine for around $15 at Kroger. You can find it at just about any drugstore, health store or supermarket.

After this past weekend, I couldn't think of a better time to start a cleanse. It's safe to say that I was in the mindset that calories just must not count during your birthday weekend.. oops. Between the ice cream and chocolate wine..

 I decided my body needed a flush.

While doing the cleanse I do my best to eat a clean. Lots of fruits and veggies and lean protein and whole grains such as oats and brown rice. I have put a limit on how much sugar and dairy I can have because I don't want to completely deprive myself. I like ice cream too much for all that noise. So, instead of having a whole bowl I will limit myself to a couple bites. Same goes for other dairy. Yogurt is okay but cheese and other cow dairy I will steer clear from. I usually do anyways because cow dairy is actually horrible for us humans.

In other news, I am off today so I am mainly running errands and doing odd ball things. I made a pit stop at my aunts to pick up a gift that my grandparents sent me for my birthday. They got me an awesome necklace that is a Kanji (Japanese writing) for Generosity with my birthstone in it. It is right up my alley.

 

Next I'm off to experiment in the kitchen with my friend Bayli.. Stay tuned for how that goes. I think today we are tackling something Mexican :) Then Mom and I are meeting for pedi's! Woo hoo! With all this running I've been doing I can honestly say that I can never not use a pedicure.. but really what girl would say that anyways? After that, Lauren and I are going to workout as we catch up on our PLL. What an awesome day off :) Happy hump day y'all!