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WIAW: Urban Remedy 3 Day Metabolism Kit Review

October 1, 2014 by MCM Mama 14 Comments

As I’ve mentioned a couple of times, I recently did a 21 day reset to try and get my eating back on track. I will review that process in a few days, but while I was doing that reset, Urban Remedy gave me a free trial of their Metabolism Kit. So, this week’s What I ate Wednesday is a little different than last week’s beer dinner LOL.

When they first approached me, I thought they only did juice cleanses and I said no. While I enjoyed some parts of my last cleanse, I had no desire to avoid food entirely. Life is just too busy for me to be tired and cranky. Then they suggested I try one of their wellness kits that are a mix of juices and healthy foods. THAT I could get behind.

Before I talk about their product, here are a few things you should know:

  • I did not give up caffeine and had a cup of coffee with almond milk each day (I was still recovering from Ragnar and needed to be able to function LOL)
  • I ate a banana each night in addition to their “kit”
  • They use stevia in a lot of their products.  I generally try not to make that a regular part of my diet and would have preferred they used something like fruit juice.

Anyways, I chose to do the metabolism kit at their suggestion.  I think I would have also enjoyed the beauty kit.  I purposely scheduled it for a time when I was SUPER busy. One day we had a dentist appointment, a cello lesson, soccer practice, and elementary back to school night.  The next we had two soccer practices and middle school back to school night. I figured having packaged food would help keep me from surviving those two days on bananas, almonds, and whatever other handy food I could find.  (Turns out I was right.)

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For the most part, this was a very positive experience.  They had the kit delivered to my house, I found the juices palatable and I didn’t feel hungry until late evening.  Since I was on the go for 18 hours a day each day, I decided that a little extra food was a good idea.  I probably should have had a food on their approved list, but the banana was easiest.

Each day I ate the following:

Urban Remedy Metabolism Kiturban-remedy-meals

What I liked:

  • The combination of juices and foods
  • The second juice had a really nice kick to it
  • The Zen Salad was AMAZING.  Seriously, I keep thinking I should buy a few each week for lunch.  So.very.good. (And portable, I ate the second one at soccer practice LOL)
  • The herbal tea was tasty (and I’m not a tea lover)
  • I lost 4 pounds
  • I had plenty of energy

What I didn’t like:

  • The final juice of the day – I just didn’t like it much and hated ending my day with it
  • The Diet Spike stuff was AWFUL.  Like barely able to choke it down awful
  • Stevia in every juice
  • I felt like there should have been one more snack (but that may have been because my days were just that long that week)

Would I do it again?

Yes, but I probably wouldn’t drink the Diet Spike stuff.  I really liked the flavors of the juices and the foods and it was nice to have healthy, tasty food that I didn’t have to prepare.  I am actually considering buying some more Zen Salads and a couple of their meal replacement shakes to help me with keeping dairy out of my diet for a while longer (more on that later).

Have you ever done a juice cleanse or a prescribed 3 day diet change?  I’ve discovered I really like it when someone else tells me what to eat and I don’t have to think or prepare.  (Guess we need to win the lottery so I can hire a chef LOL)

(Disclaimer: I received 3 days worth of product for free.  All opinions are my own.)

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  1. Deborah Brooks says

    October 1, 2014 at 8:47 am

    Interesting-I hadn’t heard of this particular company. I also do not like the taste of Stevia. Were you hungry while you did this?
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  2. Sandra Laflamme says

    October 1, 2014 at 9:38 am

    This sounds intriguing. I have never done any type of reset or metabolism kit. I definitely don’t like anything with Stevia either. Thanks for sharing about this!
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  3. Heather @ Divas Run for Bling says

    October 1, 2014 at 10:17 am

    I have never done a diet reset, but it sounds interesting. It might be something I need to look into. I am glad you had a pretty positive experience
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  4. steph says

    October 1, 2014 at 11:17 am

    Sounds interesting. Though I’m generally not a fan of cleanses, I like that this one includes food.

    I also thought the diet spike read diet Sprite. Clearly another cup of coffee is in order.
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  5. getfitchick says

    October 1, 2014 at 2:50 pm

    I’ve done resets before, but usually just by dropping processed foods and sugars – this was interesting.
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  6. Rachel says

    October 1, 2014 at 6:08 pm

    Very interesting! I have seen many of my blogging friends (those who I read and follow) reviewing and sharing their opinions on this. Great review!
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  7. Christine @ Love, Life, Surf says

    October 1, 2014 at 6:55 pm

    I need to focus on cleaning up my diet. It’s been horrendous lately but I’ve never considered a juice cleanse because I know that I would be miserable! But I like that this combines juice and food. I totally read Diet Spike as Diet Sprite too!
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  8. Diatta @ Femme Fitale Fit Club says

    October 1, 2014 at 8:42 pm

    Oh wow this sounds really good. I wonder what the beauty kit is like? LOLOL!! Welp off to their site to check it out. Thanks for this review. It has piqued my interest.
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  9. Autumn says

    October 1, 2014 at 9:01 pm

    Great stuff here! Very interesting post. I have never heard of the company before. Thanks for the review!
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  10. jill conyers says

    October 2, 2014 at 4:02 am

    Great review. I like that it has a combination of food and juice.
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  11. Sue @ This Mama Runs for Cupcakes says

    October 2, 2014 at 8:26 am

    I’ve heard a lot of about this one. I like the fact that it has food…maybe I’ll give it a try after my marathon is over!
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  12. Athletic Avocado says

    October 2, 2014 at 1:14 pm

    the whole juice fast sounds really cool! I am interested in trying it!

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  13. Abby @ BackAtSquareZero says

    October 2, 2014 at 8:20 pm

    I dumped my Diet Spike in the tea and then I could not really taste it. That helped me.
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  14. Janice- The Fitness Cheerleader says

    October 2, 2014 at 8:29 pm

    Great review! I personally cannot stand the taste of stevia 🙁 I was sent a VEGA shake to try and just couldn’t choke it down either because of the stevia taste. I’ve slowly given up sugar and I can’t figure out why brands think that stevia tastes better than no sweetener at all. I’d much rather have an unsweetened natural taste to a product than the stevia flavour.
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