A little bit about Crazy, Sexy Diet (CSD from now on, peeps): created by Kris Carr, an amazing woman who has been fighting an incurable cancer for over 10 years, it is a vegan, gluten-free, plant-based diet. (CSD is also a no booze detox!) What I (and my bestie Chelsey) are doing is the 21-day detox adventure. Yes, "adventure" is what it's called in the book but it takes a few days for it to feel that way!
Before anyone (especially you, Ma) tells me I don't need to lose weight, please note that I am not doing this to lose weight. Not that it's any of your bid-nass! (I'm so sassy.) I'm doing the detox because I have felt tired, unmotivated, depressed, and just generally icky lately and doing this detox in the past has made me feel super happy, healthy, postive, and at peace. If you have never heard of Kris Carr or CSD, I suggest you take a look at crazysexylife.com. It's not just about food. It's meditation, maintenance, fitness, and overall peace.
I'm writing about this in my blog for a few reasons:
1. It makes me feel amazing to do this detox and I want you to feel amazing too.
2. It holds my lazy ass accountable.
3. I like sharing new recipes, products, etc that make me feel healthy and inspired.
The biggest draw of this diet for me is the disease/cancer prevention aspect. As someone who has a family history riddled with cancer (this day and age, who doesn't?) and has had a few scares herself, I want to do all I can to prevent disease by paying attention to what I put in my body.
I tried a new green protein powder today. It's fantastic. Raw, gluten free, vegan, sugar free and chock full of vitamins, protein, probiotics, EVERYTHING. Here is the link:
Amazing Grass - Amazing Meal (Vanilla Chai Infusion)
This is a recipe of Chelsey's from another powder: protein powder, 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk, 1/2 cup of coconut water, teaspoon of macca powder, teaspoon of flaxseed oil, 1 banana, and blend that baby up with about 6 ice cubes and you have yourself a delicious treat! It completely quenched my hunger AND my sweets cravings. Plus, I feel energized and focused.
Cheers! (Excuse my "first thing in the morning look.")
