The Juice Detox Diet 3-Book Collection. Jason Vale

Phase 1 The 7 lbs in 7 Days Plan

DAY 1

      To get your stomach fired up I highly recommend waking up each morning of the program to some hot water with lemon. Simply get a slice of wax-free lemon, put in a mug, and pour some hot water over it. You are welcome to drink as many of these as you like each day. At night I would recommend changing to hot water with fresh fennel or fennel teabags.

      Juices ’n’ Smoothies

      (NOTE: Since the times I have set out in the plan might not exactly fit in with your plans and lifestyle, please fill in your own meal and break times in the spaces provided.)

      Juicy Exercise for Day 1

      Juicy Comments for Day 1

      Drink your juice slowly! This is for the whole program. Always “chew” your juices in the mouth to allow for the enzymes in your saliva to act with the food. It also gives time for a signal to be sent to your stomach telling it to get ready for food.

      Initially, some people feel tired on the program, although many don’t. For those who do it is often because their body no longer has the false stimulants such as caffeine and sugar to help “fire” their systems throughout the day. Often what they are feeling is their real health and genuine energy levels. If this is you, don’t worry; what you will find amazing is just how quickly your body starts to use its own juicy resources for energy instead of relying on short-term druglike “pick-me-ups.”

      Although you are only on juice and smoothies, don’t panic that you will collapse if you do some exercise. In fact, the opposite is true. A good walk, run, rebound, yoga session, or whatever helps clear your lymphatic system of dead cells, stimulates and focuses the mind, is a wonderful stress reliever, and actually gives you more energy. What level of exercise you do is up to you, but as always use your common sense in terms of what YOU are capable of and comfortable with.

       Juicy Tip:Make the “Hot ’n’ Spicy”—it’s delicious!

      DAY 2

      Juices ’n’ Smoothies

      Juicy Exercise for Day 2

      Juicy Comments for Day 2

      If you are hungry for bread, pasta, and the like, remember:

       It’s Not Physical—It’s Mental!

      On a physical level, your body is getting plenty of essential good fats, amino acids (building blocks of protein), carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, water, and enzymes. If you find you are craving anything just remember it is your mind that is hungry at that point, not your body. Whatever you do, “Don’t do a Martin”—that’s my friend who had such a mental craving for bread that he bit a piece so hard and fast on the evening of day 2 that he actually bit a hole in his tongue! The only reason he had the craving was because he was not in the right frame of mind first. He attempted to do the program with no mental preparation at all and he found it incredibly hard because of it—to the point of ending up in the hospital! Don’t panic. If you have followed my advice and read the book first, you will be both physically and mentally prepared and fully aware that you are choosing to do this because YOU want to.

      I have added a 15-minute workout today. If you are going to feel any “detox” effects then this is usually the day that they hit. This is why getting as much air into your body and moving it as much as possible—as well as getting the juice/smoothies—is of paramount importance. Headaches are the most common complaint, usually caused by caffeine and refined sugar withdrawal, but it is advised that you don’t use any sort of drug during the program (unless already prescribed by your doctor) as you are looking to clean your system of toxins and get back some raw juicy energy!

      DAY 3

      Juices ’n’ Smoothies