7 Day Raw Vegan Cleanse: Setting the Stage

After doing my first Bikini Fitness Show March 30th, 2019 with NPC San Diego Championships getting first call outs placing 4th for Open and 5th for Novice in my class, I went on a bit of a binge. Look, working my ass off for 14 weeks dieting like never before with ZERO free time juggling 4 hours at the gym and working a stressful sales job is not easy. Add in my first experience with carbohydrate depletion while doing 2 hours of cardio the last two weeks before the show and you have set the stage for a glorious binge of delightful vegan food. My binge of vegan pie, pizza, pasta and peanut butter among other things was 100% shameless and guilt free. I earned those carbs! LOL!

Now 3 weeks later and my body is craving sugarless protein shakes and salads???? The swing from one spectrum to the other was drastic and my body has been calling for help. So in an effort not to lose all the hard work I did to finally have a 6 pack and dump the toxins I loaded in my body from all the sugars and forbidden sweets, I have decided to start a 7 day Raw Vegan Cleanse.

I have always found cleanses to be a great way to kick start any new diet/workout plan similar to a restart button. The first two days’ experience depends entirely on how far I strayed from a balanced diet. The less I strayed the easier the experience. The more I allowed my body to become addicted to caffeine and sugars, the more miserable I’ll be while correcting the imbalance. Hopefully this time won’t be too rough… say a prayer for me.

Preparation is always key in maximizing your success with any endeavor. So tonight I am preparing for the next 7 days by making sure I have plenty of raw fruits and veggies to enjoy and freezing any non raw food that will go bad in the next 7 days. Caffeine will be allowed to stay in my diet but everything else will be banned. Apple Cider Vinegar shots will be added however both morning and night to aid digestion and detoxification. Time to get my beauty sleep now after enjoying some raw vegan pie courtesy of @the_goodgoodies! Will keep you updated on the cleanse progress here and on Instagram @sleeping__siren.