If you think it's time for your very first detox

‘I can't do that, I just need something to chew on,’ was my standard response to the question of whether I wanted to do a juice detox. Until I suddenly could stand five days a week, so this should work too, right? And with just a week to go until my vacation, it seemed like a nice moment. By the way, do this if you want to prevent yourself from falling into consecutive days of takeout and snacking, it really works. . Yes, I quit smoking and still don't smoke. But reducing food? I can't catch myself having great successes. Well, I did have a multigrain roll (that I did have) with a generous layer of peanut butter and a piece of licorice (or three) from the candy jar on Franska.nl's desk. The flow is not so strong. Dr. Detox Box.

was our companion. I say ‘we’, because thank god I wasn't doing it alone. Maybe this is the first thing I learned from a detox, you need someone to complain to. So on day one, I got a headache, so huge that I became wobbly. Everyone thinks this is your own fault because you're doing it to yourself, but against my detox partner in crime Annick I could complain endlessly. What I say: find a partner. By the way, I was quite thrown off that my body reacted so strongly to a day without coffee, less sugar, and hardly any salt. And I thought I was eating and drinking moderately healthy. My detox in short….

On the first day – I got a headache that made me squint and the detox did things to me that I’d rather not talk about anymore. On day two – I perked up a bit more with each juice and had zero hunger (I almost forgot my last juice in the fridge at the office). On day three – my boyfriend managed to eat a hamburger next to me on the couch. I was so angry, so angry. I knew of course that this was irrational anger and that I couldn't say anything because of that, so I texted my detox partner in crime Annick to tell her how many degrees of anger I was feeling. He cooked a burger and bacon in my presence and then ate it next to me. He laughed really hard at me in the evening when I finally said how angry I was. You get it. But otherwise, day three went really well except for a little grumble in my stomach around ten in the evening.

I'm typing this on the day after, where I'm leaving coffee aside for now, just like the wine. But I can do it, three days without chewing, three days without solid food, three days without caffeine and little sugar and salt. I feel like a fit and tidy person, but that could of course just be in my head. The juices tasted good, the ginger and turmeric shots gave me boosts, and I'm more conscious about eating than ever. All's well that ends well, I dare to do this again.

A few more tips that I experienced during my detox and that you can benefit from:.

– Find someone to detox with. It takes the edge off your detox, believe me. 

– Make it easy for yourself and have.

your detox cure delivered. You're already putting yourself to the test, and how dreadful is it if you still have to juice yourself? – Avoid meal times. Annick and I drank a juice around lunch and took a nice leisurely walk. You're outside for a bit, you don't see or smell your colleagues' lunch, and that helps.

– Drink herbal tea. You can brew something yourself with ginger, lemon, and mint, but in Clipper's ginger variation, there’s also no theine, which you usually can't have during a detox.

– Reward yourself. It's better to take it easy the day after your detox, but we did treat ourselves to a light salad out.

– Don't overdo it. Eat some soup or broth if you're not feeling okay on the detox or fall back on cucumber.

Adeline posing and laughing in a black dress.