Juice Cleanliness

Since I stare at a computer for at least 12 hours a day, sometimes my brain and my hands just linger on websites for too long and then suddenly decide that I NEED whatever I am staring at and then, suddenly I'm starting a 3-day raw juice cleanse. Oops! There are two main juice cleanses I found that can be ordered online - Pressed Juicery and BluePrint Cleanse. I'm definitely not up for The Master Cleanse (10 days of hot lemon water, cayenne pepper and maple syrup) although I have read all about it and the wondrous affects it has just don't weigh out the torture of sitting at a desk all day thinking about what I am not eating. Master Cleanse is free though.. so I guess 1 point for Master Cleanse. Another option would be to buy a juicer and juice fruits and vegetables myself but part of the financial obligation of buying the juices helps with the commitment of the cleanse - for me at least. This is also how I feel about the gym. Money well spent if you do it. Plus two of my college girl friends said it was great, so hey, why not. This morning I waited until the painfully late hour of 10:30am for FedEx to arrive with my box of three days worth of juices.

 


I'm supposed to drink 6 juices per day and I'm supposed to try to space them out by at least 1 hour and drink the last one at least 2 hours before bed. Numbers 1 and 3 are the Green Juices: I like most green juices, but I'm having problems with this one. Mainly bc I think the celery water taste is kind of eww; the hint of apple juice helps though.

Juice 2 was heavenly: Pineapple, Apple, Mint. Pass the vodka and a cocktail shaker please.

Juice 3: see above. Cucumber taste not growing on me.

Juice 4 is Spicy Lemonade, which is what you drink on the Master Cleanse, so I felt like I was paying homage to that and did my Master duty by drinking it. It was so light and airy though, I was pretty starving by this point in the afternoon.

Juice 5 is sooo good if you love ginger like I do. This baby is ginger-ific. If you do not eat all of your pickled ginger at sushi restaurants then you are definitely going to hate this one. I ask for extra ginger all the time when I'm having sushi - you know, to snack on while waiting on my rolls, so, of course, I like this red beet and ginger combo.

Lastly, for my post-workout supper, the juice of all juices, Juice 6: Cashew Milk. It is supposed to be so creamy and delicious and sweet and I cannot wait!!

Today I feel nothing more than just hungry. I'm not low-blood-sugar/grouchy hungry, I just feel empty hungry. Maybe tomorrow I'll feel terrible, and then I'll know the toxins are being flushed out of my system. I'm glad I am doing a juice cleanse. I understand that sometimes a digestive tract needs to rest and cleanse itself.  I do suffer from too many stomach aches, insomnia and restless sleep (these are all self-diagnosed, of course). I'm also always in a constant state of stress as I have somehow managed to enter into the unforgiving world of business-based immigration law, piled on with quarts of caffeine, it makes me a tad on edge most days. I am hoping that this much needed break from caffeine overdose will help my system and reset my start button to not be caffeine dependent. Although I doubt a 3-day cleanse will help with nightmares about missing deadlines?? Sigh, maybe not. The down side to a juice fast is that it is boring - I mean, you really have to take a detox from all social calendars while on it so that you aren't in the presence of food or booze. But hey, it's just three days/ 72 hours right? I've more painful things for much longer - Bar Exam anyone?