Questions for 1 Week Detox
by Mary
1) Do I have to eat everything as laid out on the menu or can I substitute things I like (i.e., buckwheat pancakes) for things I don't like for the same meal? 2) Is it okay to get buckwheat flour to use for the pancakes instead of making it myself? I am a SAHM to two girls ages 3 and 21 months so time is precious and I am not always able to spend as much time cooking as I would like. 3) What do I do on day 8? Do I just go back to eating the way I was? I am hoping this will cure me of my sugar dependence (and coffee too) and that I can adjust my previous eating habits to more healthy ones. 4) Can a diabetic person do this? Does it need to be modified? Thanks! Answer: Congrats on getting ready for your 1 Week Detox! It will be an excellent way for you to clear out and re-set your relationship with sugar and caffiene. Here are some answers to your questions - let me know if you have more... 1. You may certainly switch out meals for other meals on the menu - or you can even use an entirely different recipe from our cookbook. Anything in our cookbook or our recipes from our website is a good substitution during your detox. 2. Buckwheat flour should work fine as long as there are no strange ingredients, or wheat or sugar, added to it. 3. Your question about after the detox is a great one! You will likely want to incorporate at least several new habits and foods into your regular lifestyle so you probably won't go back completely to your old way of eating. You may choose to cut out coffee more permanently or substitute alternative sweeteners for refined sugar on a regular basis. Make sure you sign up for our daily email support so that you receive more guidelines for easing off of your detox gently. It's important not to shock your system by going off too quickly and we give you guidelines for how to do it safely. 4. This is a GREAT plan for diabetics - there is no need to change anything on the plan. We've had several diabetics on our group detox following these same guidelines with excellent results. Congrats again - you will be so glad that you did this and your girls too will enjoy these recipes and learn to use some new foods. It's great for the whole family! Let us know how it goes! Healthy Blessings, Cindy
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