GETTING BACK ON TRACK – MY SIMPLE CLEANSE & REBOOT PLAN.

We’ve all been there, whether its post the Christmas activities, after a holiday or just after a general busy period – indulging is generally part of our lives. This is not a crazy detox plan or an extreme diet, just a simple few steps that always leave me feeling good and I’d love to share it with you too!

MY 4 STEPS TO A CLEANSE & REEBOOT.

1. MOVE

Move, move, move. For my reboot I tried to move in some form of way every single day for 30 minutes. Weather this was an intense sweaty HIIT workout, a yoga sequence, a run, or one day I even incorporated my daily movement with shopping – yes this counts! I spent the day shopping and didn’t use trains or buses to get to any destinations and instead walked. Its good to have a mixture of workouts and I found this was the easiest way to ensure I was moving my body daily. Of course, try and make sure you are doing the more intense workouts that really get your heart pumping around 3 times in the week, but when you are not feeling up to this, walk, dance, stretch or even shop! When we exercise, our bodies release a group of hormones called endorphin’s which trigger positive feelings throughout our body.My body thanked me at the end of the week for this step which I believe is one of the most important steps and yours will too!

2. EAT ALL NATURAL

For my reboot week, I concentrated on organic and seasonal foods from my local farm shop. I tried to keep my cooking as fresh and simple as possible keeping the foods in there most natural form. Everything I cooked I added organic herbs & spices with a big focus on the fresh organic garlic and ginger from my farm shop to boost my immune system and aid liver detoxification. I also tried to cut down on my natural sugars and aimed for only one small sweet snack a day.

A typical day on my plate for my looked something like this;

Upon waking : Lemon & hot water

Breakfast : Berry superfood smoothie bowl with granola & fresh fruit

Lunch : Roasted vegetables, green leafy mix & chickpeas

Snack : Raw cacao & nut bar

Dinner : Garlic garden peas & artichokes with avocado.

3. MEDITATE

Another important step on my reboot that I believe was one of the biggest factors of how I felt each day. Meditation is a little bit like exercise in the way that it can be hard to sometimes dedicate time and stick to it every day, but once your in a routine of it it does become so much easier! I used the ‘Calm’ app and meditated once a day for no more than 15 minutes either in the morning or before I went to sleep. I also tried to add gratitude lists into my daily routine listing 3 things every night that I was grateful for and 3 things I was looking forward to. I truly believe you can’t feel your best and healthy until you have a healthy mind so this step is crucial in my reboot plan to get me back to feeling my best not only physically but mentally too.

4. SELF CARE & LOVE

In the busyness of all my exams and new job I definitely hadn’t been focusing on any self care or self love so I promised this week I would be taking more time with this which is definitely something I know helps me relax. My steps included body brushing, face masks, hair masks and hot Epsom salt baths.

And there you have it – the 4 steps to my cleanse: move your body, meditate your mind, fuel with all natural food and give yourself a little self care & love! Try this for 5 days and you will be back to feeling your amazing self in no time!

Grace x