The Hardest Part The hardest part of this plan hasn't been giving up my beloved sweets or nixing my daily dairy. It hasn't even been resisting all of the holiday goodies that are coming into the office. It's been making myself work out.
Did I forget to mention this part of the "Gutbliss" detox?
"Move. Get sweaty as often as you can, ideally at least three times a week."
Not only does sweating help with your digestion, Chutkan says, it also increases blood flow to the skin, which is where you skin picks up nutrients (vital for a healthy glow). Exercise also boosts feel-good hormones like serotonin and endorphin while decreasing the stress hormone cortisol. In other words, it's a way to feel really, really great about everything.
The first five days of the plan, I convinced myself it was way too cold to go to the gym. (For a Florida-born California girl, 50 degrees is cold.) By the sixth day, I couldn't ignore Dr. Chutkan's advice any longer. I get myself to the gym (it's in the same office park as our building, so I have NO excuse) and hop on the treadmill. After battling with my inner lazy girl for the first five minutes, I actually start to enjoy it. By the end of the week, I'm taking magazines (required reading when you work at a beauty company -- seriously) with me to read while I huff and puff at a decent pace on an uphill incline. I'm not running marathons yet, but since I usually read magazines while lying in bed, eating ice cream, I consider it a major improvement.
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