Candace Cameron Bure is defending her decision to do a five-day protein shake cleanse after backlash from her Facebook followers, .
Earlier this week, Bure posted on her Facebook account that she was excited to start her 5 day cleanse with @eatpaleta today!! She also shared that she had just had a very indulgent week in Napa.
According to Bure, she was starting a protein shake cleanse from Paleta Provisions where she would have a protein shake for breakfast and lunch, sensible snacks and a light veggie dinner for five consecutive days.
That quickly turned into a debate about the 38-year-old former Full House star s health. While some of her Facebook followers praised her decision and asked where they could get a cleanse like that for themselves, other followers told her to eat real food and not be so obsessive over food and weight. Some of her fans even called her a sellout for promoting a product.
Bure has struggled with the eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, since her marriage to Russian NHL hockey pro in 1996. So, in response to all the negative feedback from her Facebook fans, she decided to take to Facebook to defend her decision to do the five-day cleanse.
After reading your comments, let me explain! I m excited to start my 5 day cleanse not to lose weight but to get my body back on track, ridding all the toxins and unhealthy stuff I ve put in it the last few months. Since being off Dancing with the Stars, my body has struggled to find its balance after having danced up to 8 hours a day and eating so clean, wrote Bure.
Bure competed on Season 18 of Dancing with the Stars in March 2014 with dancing partner Mark Ballas. The couple made it to the finals and finished in third place. According to Bure, after going back to her normal eating and exercise habits after Dancing with the Stars, as well as indulging over summer vacation, she has endured some minor health issues.
I m excited to start my 5 day cleanse not to lose weight but to get my body back on track, ridding all the toxins and unhealthy stuff I ve put in it the last few months, she said.
Bure explained that her health issues are private, so she wouldn t go into detail, but the protein shake cleanse is apparently just a step to getting her health back on track. She went on to say that she knows food is the key source to healthy living.
This isn t the first time Bure has had to deal with backlash over a cleanse. In March 2013, Bure announced on her blog that she was doing a to flush out toxins from refined sugar and give her a jump-start into clean eating.
Bure s follow-up post defending her decision to do a five-day protein shake cleanse gained twice as many likes as her original post. Her fans are now supporting her decision. One fan commented, You don t have to explain yourself to anyone! Do what you do. We have no room to judge!
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