My very own body MOT (Boots Detox 5 Day Plan)

Member Name: abbadabbado

Product:	Boots Detox 5 Day Plan
Date:	20/01/09 (2100 review reads)
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Advantages: a good way to flush your body out

Disadvantages: I struggle with it

Once in a while, usually after Christmas, I get it into my head that I should do a detox. I have tried the Boots' five day detox a few times in the past, and whilst I have always managed to complete it, I never enjoy it. But then are you supposed to enjoy a detox?
I know I could just cut out all the toxins I ingest into my body and drink plenty of fluid which would probably detox me just as well; however I choose to buy a product because it contains all the daily requirements of vitamins I need. Without this I can't guarantee I would be eating enough variety to completely detox my poor body.

The Boots five day detox plan comes in three flavours or strawberry, apple and original. The original has no flavour, and to be honest I choose this one because I opted for apple one year and it tasted even worse than one with no flavour if that makes sense.
Buying the detox plan will cost £13.75 from Boots. In your packet you are given 5 vials of potion, otherwise known as the detox liquid which you need to mix with water, five tablets, and also an extensive leaflet which I recommend you reading before starting any detox plan.
It's also important to remember at this point that you shouldn't do this detox if you are pregnant, or have a few other conditions that are mentioned in the leaflet.

Using this product over the course of five days requires you to mix one vial of liquid with 1 litre of water each day. This needs to be drunk over the course of the day, as well as taking one tablet per day with some of the fluid.
1 litre of water per day doesn't sound too bad at all. I found that looking at a 1 litre bottle started to put me off my day three and I would wonder if I was going to be able to drink it all in a day, so at this point I bought a smaller bottle of water, and poured the larger bottle into the smaller one over the course of the day. I found this way was better to drink it, and I found I managed it a lot better.

I would recommend weighing yourself before starting this plan, just for your own benefit. It's good to know what if anything you'll love over five days by cutting out the rubbish from your diet.
Remember at this point that by undertaking this plan, then you won't be able to drink alcohol, caffeine, smoke, or eat any of the rubbish foods that we all ingest on a daily basis. It's recommended that you follow a simple diet plan, of which there are some guidelines in the leaflet.
Ideas include hot water with lemon for breakfast instead of coffee or tea, chicken and brown rice with plenty of vegetables for dinner, salads for lunch etc.

I am always excited before starting a detox, but also a bit nervous as I never know if I am going to get through the week. For this reason I start on a Sunday or Monday so I can have the weekend free when I have finished.
Day one I always manage to eat brilliantly and drink all the water, without struggling to finish it at the end of the evening.
I find the tablets are small enough to swallow without causing me trouble. I'm not a great one for being able to swallow tablets but these seem fine.
The water when mixed with the detox liquid goes a murky colour but I find if you shake it a bit, it does clear out again and the only way you know you're not drinking plain water is the taste.
I found the taste of the apple one very sickly sweet and wasn't pleasant at all. The original that I drink has a taste but its non descript. It's not fruity and doesn't encourage your taste buds in any way, but it isn't all the bad either.
I find the best way is to just swallow it and get it over with!

By day three I generally have a head ache and I find this the turning point for me in the plan. This is the day I am fed up because my head is foggy. I know that this will pass and when it does I will start to feel a lot better but getting through this day is the hardest for me.
Day four and I really want to eat a chocolate bar or a packet of crisps. By now the food I'm eating is boring me and I am eating for the sake of eating. Why carry on you ask? I carry on through because I know that my liver and kidneys will have been flushed out at the end of it so it will have done me good.
Day five is hard but you know that the end is in sight. My head is always a lot clearer by this point, but I struggle to finish the water on the last day.

Once the detox is over, I always have a nice glass of wine and some rubbish food the next day. I know that may sound pointless as to why I have done the detox in the first place but it sets my body back up again for the rubbish we all take in, and also most of the time it gets me back into the habit of drinking more water on a daily basis which is a good thing.
The detox won't be for everyone, but I recommend it for a kick start to the year for your body.

Summary: detox your body