I received a question from a client relating to this pretty-common topic. Many misunderstandings about what detoxing is and what it entails. Many think it's a magical process that does all sorts of things in your body and people run to "cleanses" and cleansing products every time they have a sniffle or a little gas. This question was, "I'm about three days into our program/diet and I'm getting tired, a little irritable, etc - am I detoxing?"
Yes, "detoxing" is really a matter of being in a calorie deficit first and foremost. In a true detox, it's typically a rapid/harsh calorie loss so when you're dropping body fat, you're purging your body of a lot of things.....toxins stored in the body fat cells, stored glycogen and retained water that you're not used to being without, and the ongoing process of losing body fat obviously makes you feel better and truly does "clean you from the inside out" relatively speaking.
The tired/irritable/headache symptoms are part of that transition between depleting your body of the stored carbs and moving into higher percentages of body fat being converted to glucose for energy. Keep drinking good amounts of water, getting enough rest, keep your meals consistent and well spaced, and after the first week you'll be feeling MUCH better.
