BY KAREN THORNE
Karen is an Eating Psychology Coach. She is the creator of the Conscious Eating Programme: Changing your thoughts about food to transform your body and your life.
Find out more about Karen's work here.
As you all are aware, I recently became a juicing convert and during the past year have done three juice cleanses.
As the new year beckoned, I decided it was a good idea to rest the digestive system and do another juice cleanse. This time, I thought it would be a good idea to raise money for charity at the same time and I started my juice cleanse with excitement.
I had planned to do it for 7 days and had posted a daily video diary on my Facebook page for accountability. I don’t know why, but the juices tasted even more tastier than usual and I was enjoying each day and not thinking about eating food at all. As the week went by very quickly and with ease, I decided to keep on going and do another week!
Everything was fine and going to plan and I was really impressed how I organised my juicing around my daily activities when travelling and attending meetings. I planned ahead and made up an extra batch when leaving the house.
Then, on the 12th day I had a meeting in central London. Not to worry, I thought, I will have a juice just as I’m leaving home and take a large one ‘to go’ with me.
It was the day after the night of wild winds and the transport system wasn’t running as it should. I drank my juice as I was preparing to travel home so felt satisfied that the juice would keep any hunger pangs at bay until I reached home.
Well, London Transport had another idea!! It took me nearly 4 hours to do a 30 minute train journey... By this time, my stomach was screaming for another juice, but I didn’t have any more. I thought a packet of raw nuts would do the trick but my stomach wasn’t satisfied. It was now screaming “Feed me NOW!!”
So there was only one thing for it – my Chicken Soup for the Soul!
INGREDIENTS:
EASY INSTRUCTIONS:
Gather all ingredients together and….. chuck in a large pot. Put the lid on and simmer until cooked. Then meditate while waiting!
Boy oh boy, did it taste good or what! I had no feelings of guilt whatsoever for breaking the juice cleanse. Life happens and it’s how we cope with it that matters.
Detox specialists suggest it’s not a good idea to eat solid cooked food straight after a juice cleanse. It is recommended to ease yourself slowly back into eating solid food by eating raw foods first for a few days, then gradually introduce wholesome cooked food.
For further information and a free Transform Your Relationship with Food consultation, please contact Karen Thorne, Eating Psychology Coach on 07804 529371
Karen is an Eating Psychology Coach. She is the creator of the Conscious Eating Programme: Changing your thoughts about food to transform your body and your life.
Find out more about Karen's work here.
As you all are aware, I recently became a juicing convert and during the past year have done three juice cleanses.
As the new year beckoned, I decided it was a good idea to rest the digestive system and do another juice cleanse. This time, I thought it would be a good idea to raise money for charity at the same time and I started my juice cleanse with excitement.
I had planned to do it for 7 days and had posted a daily video diary on my Facebook page for accountability. I don’t know why, but the juices tasted even more tastier than usual and I was enjoying each day and not thinking about eating food at all. As the week went by very quickly and with ease, I decided to keep on going and do another week!
Everything was fine and going to plan and I was really impressed how I organised my juicing around my daily activities when travelling and attending meetings. I planned ahead and made up an extra batch when leaving the house.
Then, on the 12th day I had a meeting in central London. Not to worry, I thought, I will have a juice just as I’m leaving home and take a large one ‘to go’ with me.
It was the day after the night of wild winds and the transport system wasn’t running as it should. I drank my juice as I was preparing to travel home so felt satisfied that the juice would keep any hunger pangs at bay until I reached home.
Well, London Transport had another idea!! It took me nearly 4 hours to do a 30 minute train journey... By this time, my stomach was screaming for another juice, but I didn’t have any more. I thought a packet of raw nuts would do the trick but my stomach wasn’t satisfied. It was now screaming “Feed me NOW!!”
So there was only one thing for it – my Chicken Soup for the Soul!
INGREDIENTS:
- Organic chicken pieces
- Sweet potatoes
- Carrots
- Tomatoes
- Red onion
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Scotch bonnet pepper (optional)
- Fresh Thyme
- Freshly squeezed Lime juice
- Tin of coconut milk
- Seasoning to taste
EASY INSTRUCTIONS:
Gather all ingredients together and….. chuck in a large pot. Put the lid on and simmer until cooked. Then meditate while waiting!
Boy oh boy, did it taste good or what! I had no feelings of guilt whatsoever for breaking the juice cleanse. Life happens and it’s how we cope with it that matters.
Detox specialists suggest it’s not a good idea to eat solid cooked food straight after a juice cleanse. It is recommended to ease yourself slowly back into eating solid food by eating raw foods first for a few days, then gradually introduce wholesome cooked food.
For further information and a free Transform Your Relationship with Food consultation, please contact Karen Thorne, Eating Psychology Coach on 07804 529371
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