Kathryn’s Belmonte Adventure

By Kathryn Griffiths, King West Manager

I woke up this morning to my traditional glass of room-temperature water beside me. But today, I added a new twist; fresh lemon juice recommended by Belmonte Raw! It enhanced my mind and awakened my body; very enjoyable.

Since Sunday is the only day Belmonte does not deliver, I received a package yesterday with all of my “meals” for the day, complete with my elixir and my detox cleanse tea. What makes me particularly happy about the Belmonte cleanse is their detailed breakdown of exactly what I need to do. They explain when to drink each specific juice, provide the list of contents within each medley and number each of the juices on top of the bottle so the cleanse is foolproof!

My favourite Belmonte quote of the day is that “juicing is one of the best ways to rest your digestive system, to hydrate and to receive a very high does of vitamins and minerals without causing your body to work to hard”.

My least favourite Belmonte quote  of the day is “If you start to feel any detox symptoms, CONGRATULATIONS! Detox Symptoms may include: headaches, sore muscles or joints.” Did I really sign up for this?!

Overall, today progressed like many other Sundays, except for one new factor. More trips to the bathroom, I told you I’d be honest! Thankfully, other than that everything is going great and as an added bonus all of the juices have been delicious. I must admit I was a little more than concerned that it would be a painful experience of choking down these juices. Brave as I like to think I am,  I will even admit the Grapefruit Spirulina (my protein boost for the day) makes cleansing seriously delicious.

Details to Report

Mood:

• Spacey but smiling!

Low points:

• It was a little tricky processing simple discounts at 889 today (did you know we have a 40% clothes sale at King West this week only?!)
• My boyfriend continued to mock me with photos of delicious food I really wanted to eat. I guess I asked for it!

High points:

• Pauline (our amazing Esthetician) was shocked that my energy levels were still so high considering my lack of food intake
• Talking to our guests about the cleanse and our 21 Day Summer Solstice Challenge
• Taking the time to do a relaxing full body scan meditation of how I was feeling
• My boyfriend secretly confessing that he may want to try a juice cleanse!!!

Thankfully there were more highs than lows today and I can’t see what tomorrow has in store.