Hello everyone! Guess what, I'm back with a very interesting experience. I was actually planning on making a video out of this, but then decided it was kind of repetitive, cos each day was quite similar and it wouldn't make for very interesting content. Thus, I felt a blog post could cover it all a little better.
On the topic of videos, my Youtube channel has just hit 2000 subscribers! Woohoo! Thought I might just keep you in the loop on that, cos I'm posting there quite regularly (well, a lot more regular than I post on this blog haha). Thank you all! Without you guys, I would be useless HAAHAHAH jokes i still am quite useless, but a little less so with your support :3 
Anyway, this title already gave away what I'm discussing in this post. It's all about weight loss and detoxing with SCHKINNY MANINNY, a really interesting juice/soup cleanse company, based in Australia. I find their service a fascinating one, especially since it's in the detoxing field, which I've always been quite wary of and tended to stray away from. I've always heard that detoxing is kind of a fad, which doesn't really work. Well, I'm always trying to lose weight, as can be evident in my previous tea detox post too (Hahah!), so I thought, hey if something is not working, change it up and approach it differently. As Einstein once said, doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is insanity. So I'm just trying all sorts of methods and seeing which one fits me personally, with my schedule and love for food hahaha. 
So I just want to talk about detoxing first, cos it's an interesting topic. Now, take careful note guys, I am NOT any kind of health expert - far from it, but this is just information I read online haha. And like they say, you can't believe everything you see on the Internet. Detoxing is basically where you avoid toxins entering your body - usually through a diet. In this case, I went through a gruelling 3 day Juice/Soup detox, where I literally ate no solid food, and just consumed six bottles of soup and juice a day. The point of it is to rid the toxins from your body, so in a way, I don't think you are necessarily meant to lose weight off it - instead, that's more like a side effect to detoxing. Many articles online speak of the dangers to detoxing, such as muscle deterioration, hair loss, protein deficiency etc. etc. Now, I got really scared of all these side effects, but in the end I took one for the team to find out what all the fuss was about. 
I think it's ok to do if you are on a 3-day detox or something, just to do some quick cleansing. But definitely those people that do it for 3 weeks need to be well prepared, mentally and physically, otherwise it could be a real danger to your body. Also, I don't think we should use detoxes to starve ourselves and lose weight - because the main point is flushing toxins out. I found that a good side effect was getting used to healthier consumption of food and not snacking out of boredom after the program, which definitely helped with weight management (though I fell back into my classic hole of fattyness, so I really need to get a hold of myself again!). If you're just curious to see how it is, Schkinny Maninny is the way to go because they offer you all types of options of cleanses, short or long, fruit or soup or both, with a garden salad and more. They deliver to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane DAILY, from Monday to Friday, so it's very easy and you don't have to think about making food for those days haha! 

So they are actually cold pressed juice detox program to clear toxins, kickstart metabolism and get you feeling fresh and healthy. Their six reasons to order the juice detox include:

1. Increased energy
2. Relieve illness 
3. Glowing skin
4. Healthier liver (by giving it a break)
5. Convenience
6. Support 

For 3 days, the price is quite steep at $175.00. But tbh, you get 6 pressed juices PER day, made of fresh, organic, pressed fruits. It's not like some banana and strawberry shake sourced from your local woolies. The customer service at Schkinny Maninny is also INCREDIBLE! They responded very quickly to emails, kept me updated, encouraged me during the detox and had helpful bits of information in their juice packs. Everything is so meticulate and thought out, which I thought was just lovely. They came in separate eskys for each day. 

Now, let's go to the diary of the three days and my thoughts on each of the juices! 
Day 1: Easy Peasy 
Day 1 was pretty simple, though I did break at dinner time and had sushi because I forgot my dinner juices LOL. Already failed first day in. But I tried to stay light, and just had some sashimi. Anyway, I woke up mega excited about my first day of cleanse. I was curious as to what the juices would taste like, since they all sounded like exotic and wonderful combinations of vegetables and fruits. 
Each day you also get a little pamphlet giving you encouragement and letting you know what is happening to your body, as well as some dos and don'ts. They provided a little cup of seeds for munching on in case you needed to exercise your mouth. 
As you can see, I had the six juices below to enjoy. The juices are also numbered, as you have to drink them in a special order for the detox to be effective, as their ingredients perform different miracles on your body. Also, you don't get TOO hungry because in total, the juices contain like 1500 calories, so it's not like you are starving your body of its nutrients. 1500 calories is more than my target daily intake!! 



In the morning I had the Schkinny Leap Frog. It was the similar to the day before - but I don't think this one had watermelon in it :( Made me sad cos watermelon is my life choice of fruit. It was pretty tasty, nothing special and I just continued the day as usual.

For morning tea, I drank the Schkinny Pine Grapple. This was pretty tasty! Some standard fruit juice stuff, but nevertheless, it tasted good and I continued feeling happy and chill for Day 2.

Lunch time was when disaster struck. They had allocated something called Schkinny Creme of Spinach soup. It was an alien green colour, so I was already feeling very wary of the soup. Plus, when I poured it out into the bowl, it looked mushy and lumpy. ZZZzzzzz.... anyway, I tried to spice it up by adding some pepper but NOPE - nothing could fix that taste. It had lemon juice in it, which made it so sour, but it was creamy, so the taste was not right at all for me. I didn't even get through half my first bowl and I just had to chuck it out - otherwise I would be throwing it up. HAhaha. I guess that's a downside of this program. If you get sent stuff you don't like, then you starve. I was left feeling pretty hungry for the rest of the day, till afternoon tea.


Breakfast was Schkinny Leap Frog once again. I'm kind of glad I won't be having this one anymore. I get bored really easily, so 3 days in a row and I'm pretty much done! hahah the excitement has worn off.

Morning tea was the BEAUTIFUL pink sherbet, which is one I don't think I'd be getting sick of anytime soon, because it was just simply delicious. A bit sour and a little bit sweet from the watermelon. Craving one right now.






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