5 Cleanse results to make your waist tighter in days!
Winter and waists don’t work well together. As we huddle in front of the fire, hibernating and consuming heavier, cold weather comfort foods, our waistlines tend to expand. And that’s too bad because now more than ever, according to fashion experts, we are going as far as our corseted sisters of yore, to gain that coveted hourglass look. Oh and let’s not forget that health pundits prefer Waist to Hip Ratio (WHR), as a measure of dangerous excess weight, to the traditional BMI.
Based on that last statement alone, sculpting a tight waist ranks high on my TO DO list. Why? Because the WHR is a significant predictor of morbidity and mortality risk; because it is a good measure of abdominal fat; because changes in WHR relating to weight loss improve health. In short, our waist tells our health story. What story is your waist telling?
As a physique competitor, I was not noted for my waif waist no matter how much I dieted down, that was just my natural shape. However it was amazing to me that by eating the cleanest foods and absolutely no sugars or processed foods, in the strictest sense, I could make such a difference in contour so quickly. I lost several inches and had no fat around my middle!
Sugary, processed, nutrient devoid foods, contribute to inflammation, puffiness and weight gain, particularly around your middle. In my opinion, there is no single ingredient (I can’t even call it a food) that has done more damage to mankind than sugar and its’ derivatives. Sugar makes you puffy. Sugar makes you inflamed. Sugar makes you sick. Sugar fluffs up your middle.
Many of you have written to me, asking how to manage this puffy problem.
I want to suggest that we can all experience a dramatic waist change, by undertaking a stricter, clean eating regimen, none more appropriate than my 4-week Spring Cleanse. Within the menu plan and recipes you will only find foods that help you break the inflammatory process. Bitter greens, salad greens, early spring onions and more pour into your cells delivering urgently needed nutrition of the highest level. With no sugar to feed it, the inflammation process stops. Organs are given a break. Fat is shed. Toxins are shed. Your fluffy middle becomes lean and tight once again. Welcome back Miss Tight Waist!
Here are 5 Cleanse results to make your waist tighter:
Improved elimination. As you eat Cleanse Friendly foods, your body responds by moving waste out, more efficiently than ever before in most cases.
Increased circulation. With increased consumption of antioxidants, cellular respiration improves and increases, helping to stimulate your metabolic rate. That means active mitochondria and increased fat burning.
Increased energy. With more energy you will be more inclined to exercise and move your body in other ways. This will help to shed fluff around your middle, tightening and toning your waist.
Increased lymphatic drainage. Through the combination of Cleanse Friendly foods and rebounding (I really hope you will try this! My next blog will be about this), you will encourage the release of toxic waste through your lymphatic system. This makes for tighter, more toned skin and a healthier you.
Pounds lost! Although my Spring Cleanse is not intended as a weight loss mechanism, most people end up losing weight. With pounds lost you can change your Waist to Hip Ratio, in some cases dramatically. Welcome back robust health!
We are coming to the starting lineup very soon. Within days we will be launching my Spring Cleanse program. Don’t miss out on your chance to tame your midsection back into shape and put your health and your waist, back where it should be – in the optimal range. You will love the way you feel and look.
Why waist? Oops! Why wait?
Warm hugs,
Tosca Reno
PS. What clothing item could you wear if you could tone your waist down by a few inches? A bikini? Your favorite dress? Let me know and tell my why it matters. Post your comments in the Comments section below.
I would love to wear a slim lined pair of dressy capris that sit just below the belly button and a tailored blouse. (Absolutely no more muffin top and loose fitting clothes to hide my shape) Why? First for myself I will feel comfortable in meetings, appearance in and around board members and city officials means a great deal because if I can show in my body form and style I can take care of me, then I believe the partnerships I have at work will see and believe they can trust to have me hold together working relationships with integrity with them! Feeling confident , healthy and good about myself means the world to me and I want to feel it and show it!
HI Kathryn.
Your goals are the same as so many women and men. When we can address that mid section, clothes fit better, we feel better and confidence soars. These are beautiful outcomes.
The Cleanse is starting soon! This is your moment.
Welcome aboard,
Tosca
I would like to be able to wear anything and look good. I can’t wear 75% of the clothes I have. I would love to wear a bathing suit this summer and look toned. I started eating more clean three weeks ago and working out with weights and cardio. I have lost 5 pounds so far. I have ordered your “Eat clean supercharged” book and “your best body now” and can’t wait to get them!
I would like to add that I want to be healthier and feel better as well and I already feel like I have a lot more energy! 🙂
Hi Tosca! I am interested in the cleanse you are talking about here. Is there any way to see more of what is involved before ordering? I just want to see if it’s something I think I would comply with. I would LOVE to sport my bikini confidently this summer! I work out hard, eat well, but menopause has taken hold of my abs! I want them back. I think this could help with my nightly wine habit I picked up after my husband passed 5 yrs. ago. I am remarried now (2 yrs) to an amazing man and we are selling my house and moving on 4/21. This could be a great time for a cleanse- a fresh brand new start OR it could just add more stress to a semi-stressful month. Your thoughts?
Hello Debbie.
My heart goes out to you with the loss of your husband. I can relate. And wine does make the quiet evenings somewhat better.
The cleanse program I have created is perfect for creating a fresh start. If you look at an earlier blog post, I have revealed what one day of eating looks like. I don’t make training mandatory as I believe this experience is unique for everyone and some don’t want to train. I leave this up to you.
I feel sure you will experience positive results both with your abs and other health milestones.
I wish you much success.
Tosca
Hello Jacquelyn.
Thank you for sharing. Doing something like this Cleanse will surely set you on a path to making positive changes. When we stay stuck in our patterns, no change is made. Breaking out of those and doing it in the company of this supporting community as well as myself and Dr. Rachel, sets the stage for breakthroughs. I hope you are ready!
Here comes that bathing suit summer!
Tosca
I’m in the same boat as Jacquelyn – I’d just like to fit into the many awesome clothes I already own! I also like to de-stress with wine and it is a major part of the summer boating scene. I felt fantastic after the sugar strike last spring so I want to get back to that feeling. I also have a high school reunion in June so I want to look amazing for that. Bring on the cleanse!
Hello Sheila.
Oh my! I think we are all feeling the same way. When I pull my clothes out of the storage locker in a month’s time, (they are living there for the moment while I transition from my former house to the new one), I hope to be pleasantly surprised by the new fit. I haven’t got much of a budget to buy new, so vintage shopping from my own closet is on the menu! Let’s be sure to take a before and after picture, even if for our own eyes only, as a good reference point.
Yay! Here comes a new you for the June high school reunion!
Tosca