Detox Day Three

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Not in a biblical, I'm about to die sense, but in an "I can finally see the end of this journey" sense. Yes. After just one more day, I can put solid food into my body again. But, will I want to?

Day Three:
8:15 AM- Juice one, the good ol' "Detox Greens." I drank this and have to admit, I was getting pretty sick of the sweet green juice. 

12:00 PM- I got caught up in shopping endeavors and forgot about my hunger but boy, did it remind me like a child pestering his or her mother for an ice cream cone on a hot day. Gotta love how all of my analogies are related to food now... Wonder why... On that note, it was really challenging to be in a grocery store while cleansing. I have noticed that my sense of smell is heightened while cleansing. I can all of a sudden smell food more than I ever could before. 

2:15 PM- Another green juice. Whoopee.

4:00 PM- I was a bit sad to polish off my last Spicy Lemonade! Love that stuff!

6:08 PM- A wonderful dinner of my LAST green juice.

748 PM- I fell into a bit of a depressed state when I sipped the last bit of my final Coconut Fusion.

Final Reflections:
Well, come the end of day three, all I could think about was the mental clarity I was experiencing and the strong urge to continue my cleanse. During the cleanse, I experienced some caffeine withdrawal in the form of headaches, but those subsided. The thing I was most shocked about was my extreme thirst throughout the three days. It is a bit counter-intuitive to crave water when all I am doing is downing liquid, so I'm not sure why that was the case. Therefore, I recommend sticking close to a bathroom while cleansing.

Detox Day Two

I awoke with a rather pressing dilemma. I couldn't decide whether to drink my first juice before yoga, in spite of the fact that I wasn't famished by any stretch of the imagination. However, doing yoga on a completely empty stomach brought on the hunger beast pretty quickly, so in retrospect, before may have been better.

Day Two:
9:25- Juice one "Sweet Greens" was tasty as usual, I have to admit it is only day two and I already feel a bit sick of the green juices. However, in past cleanses, I have had far worse green juices that tasted what I imagine algae tastes like, so this really is a piece of cake (yum, cake sounds amazing).

Nice n' sweaty after yoga!

11:50 AM- I waited a bit long for juice number two as I got a bit distracted with the events of the day. Honestly, if any of my readers out there are considering a juice cleanse, I recommend doing one on a day when you are busy with work or other tasks- when you are, you have no time to obsess over food.

1:50 PM- Something I observed around the time of juice 3, "Sweet Greens," was how insanely parched the cleanse was making me. It's a bit counter-intuitive, really. You would think that drinking nothing but juice all day would mean I wouldn't want to drink anything additional, but not the case. I felt like a weary traveler in the dessert desperate for water all day, and probably downed a good four liters of water.

2:48 PM- I did not wait nearly long enough for the "Spicy Lemonade," but honestly, it's hard to resist such a tasty treat. Also my stomach was growling, begging for it, and who am I to deny it what it wants? Someone who is doing a juice cleanse, that's who...

Hangin with my juice at the beach...

After drinking the lemonade, I ran some errands, which included a stop at Target. I had to walk past a Starbucks, which made me realize that smelling coffee while on a juice cleanse is basically torture. I also experienced a bit of a headache around that time, but it only lasted a bit.

5:45 PM- Drank the fifth juice, "Sweet Greens," and felt satiated. Not much to report there.

7:36 PM- Delicious, coconut delight! I chugged it a bit too fast!

Reflection:
I'm tired. Exhausted. As if I could sleep Rip-Van-Winkle style. I hope that is an accurate reference. I am too tired to care. But, it is a good tired. I feel content and happy! Two days down, one day to go!

Detox Day One

Well, it's everybody's favorite time of the year again. The birds are singing, the weather is changing, and Marisa has embarked on her semi-annual juice cleanse. Yes, your excitement is palpable, as is mine. Okay fine- perhaps reading about my three-day juice drinking stints are not on the top of your list of things over which to obsess, but I feel the need to share my experience with you nonetheless.

I have tried juice cleanses from a number of different companies, from Jus by Julie to BluePrintCleanse. Both are companies I highly recommend. I recently came across a new brand called Juice in the Raw and decided to give it a whirl.

Day One:
8:20 AM- I held out as long as I could before giving in to the gnawing hunger that lead me to the fridge and my first juice titled "Detox Greens." This slightly sweet green juice contains apple, cucumber, celery, wheatgrass, dandelion, watercress, wild arugula, lemon and ginger.

11:30 AM- Well, perhaps I waited a little too long for this one- I was a bit of a growling hunger beast by the time I reached for "Detox Greens" number two.

1:30 PM- I was super excited for juice number three, the spicy lemonade! This juice is always my favorite part of a cleanse, I love the spicy element that cayenne adds to the lemony sour-sweetness of the lemonade. It is truly the perfect concoction of flavors.

3:25 PM- At this point in the day, I was experiencing some pretty intense headaches from the lack of caffeine. Honestly, the hardest part of doing a cleanse like this, for me anyways, is just giving up the coffee. I adore coffee, and drinking it is such a ritualistic thing for me, so it is a challenge. The third juice, "Sweet Greens," was similar to the "Detox Greens" but had kale, romaine and Swiss chard in place of the watercress, wheatgrass and arugula.

6:07 PM- I was swimming and actually got so caught up in it that I forgot my hunger, meaning it wasn't that strong. I sipped the fourth juice, "Sweet Greens," for a while.

8:35 PM- The last juice was a flavor sensation! Aptly named "Coconut Fusion," it was a scrumptious savory experience that reminded me of sticking a straw in a Thai coconut. Mmmm!

Reflection, Day 1: 

 

There were moments of struggle. Most notably, when I was surrounded by the intoxicating aroma of coffee and I had to resist the urge.  I also had a pretty throbbing headache at one point, but by the end of the day I felt mental clarity and relaxed, and not even one iota of hunger! Bring on tomorrow!