The Beauty Detox Solution by Kimberly Snyder Read Free Book Online Page B
Authors: Kimberly Snyder
and lives her life on a very tightly planned scheduleâfrom her prework gym routine to dinner meetings or after-dinner drinksâand packs her weekends with appointments, brunches and get-togethers. Sheâs the kind of girl that wears heels and pearls on Saturday morning and always has perfect makeup and manicured nails. You know who Iâm talking about! She approaches her diet from the same controlled perspective. She keeps a food diary and can tell me exactly how many calories and grams of carbs, fat and protein she ate at each meal, as well as during the entire day.
The problem was that even with all that careful counting, Alexis was still a good ten pounds heavier than her ideal weight. For someone very used to controlling outcomes, she was incredibly frustrated with the difficulties she was having with her weight. She did lose weight periodically but always ended up gaining it all back when she didnât follow her closely monitored diet to a T. Of course, it was inevitable that she could not be perfect all the time! She wanted to flatten her belly âpoochâ and target the fat on her thighs.
Over our sessions I got Alexis to see food as more than just a bunch of numbers. We had an in-depth discussion on how weight loss and energy have everything to do with how well (or poorly) we digest our food. The degree of digestibility and how much certain foods contribute to sludge cannot be derived simply from looking at numbers like calorie content.
At first, Alexis was reluctant to let go of her old beliefs, and she wanted to cling to her old foods that were low carb and low calorie (like her daily protein bars) but simultaneously difficult to digest. It was mentally difficult for her to see that she had possibly been doing something wrong for so long. I steered her away from labeling things as ârightâ or âwrongâ by instead using more holistic ways to think about food. How close is the food to its natural state? What sort of process did it undergo to wind up in that package at the grocery store? Our health and weight-loss goals should always be looked at from a holistic perspective.
After a few weeks Alexis started to get the hang of evaluating which foods required less energy for digestion, and began to focus her energy on not just counting calories but also on sticking to natural, easily digestible foods. Her energy immediately increased and, as we continued to cleanse, it got higher and higher. She had no problem waking up for her early workouts, and in fact she reported that they got better and even more intense. She trimmed off four pounds the first two weeks, then hit a plateau and fluctuated for the next few weeks. After two months she was down a net of twelve poundsâ¦and she has kept it off now for over a year. Her body looks sleek and trimâ¦hot! Not only did she lose weight, but she eliminated bloat, gas and waste stored in her body.
I see Alexis only occasionally nowâwhen she swoops in wearing her perfectly pressed dress pants and matching tailored shirts, armed with a list of very detailed, specific questions. She has applied that intelligence and energy to going deeper into the Beauty Detox lifestyle. She is vibrant, loving her new body, full of energy, much more lighthearted and, dare I say, more laid-back!
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Only when we cleanse can the energy in our body be distributed to rebuild the beauty and lustrous qualities of our skin and hair, add sheen to our eyes, and firm up and tighten our skin.
Even though I have eaten a diet mostly made up of high-quality greens, other vegetables and unprocessed foods for years, I am amazed at how this program continues to work. I am constantly hitting new levels of energy and seeing improvements in my skin and body!
Most diets out there are focused on the number of calories or grams of carbs and protein to consume, yet they make no effort to deduce how efficientlyâor notâour system can break down or use any
The problem was that even with all that careful counting, Alexis was still a good ten pounds heavier than her ideal weight. For someone very used to controlling outcomes, she was incredibly frustrated with the difficulties she was having with her weight. She did lose weight periodically but always ended up gaining it all back when she didnât follow her closely monitored diet to a T. Of course, it was inevitable that she could not be perfect all the time! She wanted to flatten her belly âpoochâ and target the fat on her thighs.
Over our sessions I got Alexis to see food as more than just a bunch of numbers. We had an in-depth discussion on how weight loss and energy have everything to do with how well (or poorly) we digest our food. The degree of digestibility and how much certain foods contribute to sludge cannot be derived simply from looking at numbers like calorie content.
At first, Alexis was reluctant to let go of her old beliefs, and she wanted to cling to her old foods that were low carb and low calorie (like her daily protein bars) but simultaneously difficult to digest. It was mentally difficult for her to see that she had possibly been doing something wrong for so long. I steered her away from labeling things as ârightâ or âwrongâ by instead using more holistic ways to think about food. How close is the food to its natural state? What sort of process did it undergo to wind up in that package at the grocery store? Our health and weight-loss goals should always be looked at from a holistic perspective.
After a few weeks Alexis started to get the hang of evaluating which foods required less energy for digestion, and began to focus her energy on not just counting calories but also on sticking to natural, easily digestible foods. Her energy immediately increased and, as we continued to cleanse, it got higher and higher. She had no problem waking up for her early workouts, and in fact she reported that they got better and even more intense. She trimmed off four pounds the first two weeks, then hit a plateau and fluctuated for the next few weeks. After two months she was down a net of twelve poundsâ¦and she has kept it off now for over a year. Her body looks sleek and trimâ¦hot! Not only did she lose weight, but she eliminated bloat, gas and waste stored in her body.
I see Alexis only occasionally nowâwhen she swoops in wearing her perfectly pressed dress pants and matching tailored shirts, armed with a list of very detailed, specific questions. She has applied that intelligence and energy to going deeper into the Beauty Detox lifestyle. She is vibrant, loving her new body, full of energy, much more lighthearted and, dare I say, more laid-back!
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Only when we cleanse can the energy in our body be distributed to rebuild the beauty and lustrous qualities of our skin and hair, add sheen to our eyes, and firm up and tighten our skin.
Even though I have eaten a diet mostly made up of high-quality greens, other vegetables and unprocessed foods for years, I am amazed at how this program continues to work. I am constantly hitting new levels of energy and seeing improvements in my skin and body!
Most diets out there are focused on the number of calories or grams of carbs and protein to consume, yet they make no effort to deduce how efficientlyâor notâour system can break down or use any