Authors: Mark Hyman
Tags: #Health & Fitness / Diet & Nutrition / Diets, #Health & Fitness / Body Cleansing & Detoxification
The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet: Activate Your Body's Natural Ability to Burn Fat and Lose Weight Fast (18 page)
Take the following measurements the day before you start the program and record them in your Detox Journal (or go to www.10daydetox.com/resources to find our online health tracking tools):
Your weight.
Weigh yourself first thing in the morning without clothes and after going to the bathroom.
Your height.
Measure it in feet and inches.
Your waist size.
Using a tape measure, find the widest point around your belly button, not where your belt is.
Your hip size.
Again using a tape measure, find the widest point around your hips.
Your thigh circumference.
Measure the widest point around each of your thighs.
Blood pressure.
This can be done by your doctor or at the drugstore, or buy a home blood pressure cuff (go to www.10daydetox.com/resources).
Also, be sure to fill out the Toxicity Questionnaire
here
. And if you are planning to have your cholesterol profile or basic lab testing done (which I strongly encourage you to do!), now is the time. See
here
for the specific tests you should have done.
The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet
is more than just a program or a book. It’s a community. Remember, losing weight and getting healthy is a social activity! You
can
do the program alone, but if you find a buddy, join or create a group, or join our online community at www.10daydetox.com/resources, you will not only find support for your journey and friends on the path to help if you have questions or get discouraged, you will get twice the results.
I think the best part of the program was having a support group I could check in with several times a day. I only commented two or three times, but it was so encouraging to see how well everyone else was doing.
—ANGELA CHRISTIAN
You can also join one of our smaller online support groups or even get online or individual nutrition coaching from one of my personally trained nutritionists. I encourage you to join the Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet Online Course to get all the tools you need and connect to a small group or community online to get daily support.
I am also a strong proponent of life coaching to help you get out of your own way. I have used it successfully for many years to help me
grow and change behaviors that prevented me from thriving. You can access all these resources at www.10daydetox.com/resources.
As you embark on this exciting journey, I encourage you to carve out these ten days as a retreat. How often do you get to do this? Think of it as a gift to yourself—an opportunity to take a health holiday and rest. Un-junk your body, un-junk your mind, un-junk your space, un-junk your life. It’s so easy to get sucked up in the chaos of everyday life, so take this time as a personal retreat, knowing that it will radically transform your body.
Do your kitchen detox. Set aside a few hours and go for it!
Review the 10-Day Detox Staples Shopping List, read through the meal plan to choose your meals, and purchase ingredients for the upcoming days.
Purchase your supplements if you haven’t already.
Buy the ingredients for the UltraDetox Bath.
Get a simple carbon water filter and a stainless steel or glass bottle to carry with you.
Quit alcohol and all liquid sugars (beverages and juices) cold turkey.
Taper off caffeine, processed foods, and other forms of sugar.
Get your walking shoes and exercise clothing ready.
Get a Detox Journal and answer the questions
here
.
Take your measurements (weight, height, waist, hips, thighs, blood pressure).
Fill out the Toxicity Questionnaire
here
.
Optional: Get a glucose monitor and learn to use it.
Optional: Get a FitBit Aria Wi-Fi Smart Scale or Withings scale and blood pressure monitor.
Optional: Get a personal motion tracker such as the FitBit, UP by Jawbone, Withings Pulse, or Nike FuelBand.
