Juice Cleanse
applecelerycucumberkalelemonparsleyromainespinachI know I’ve been kind of MIA, but know that I’ve had more healthy days that not healthy days this year!
So this is the third time I’m attempting a juice cleanse in my life. This time I have my roommate’s boyfriend also doing it today so we can hold each other accountable... And for moral support. Last 2 times went terribly. So let me share my cleanse journey with you.
The Plan
Pressed Juicery opened on Santana Row near my house and Costco had a giftcard sale so that’s how I ended up picking Pressed Juicery. I’ve had several of their juices along with their delicious freezes (the vanilla one is only 40 calories and it’s so yummy!) in the past as well so I know they’re good. (Just expensive.) I picked up the juices yesterday and man, were they heavy! I was worried the bag would break and I’d end up like Kevin from “Home Alone”.
Per the cleanse options in the link below, Ian chose cleanse 2 (subbing out the vanilla for the coconut cinnamon) and I chose cleanse 3 (subbing out a Greens 1 for a Roots 1). Each cleanse comes with 6 juices and 2 “waters”. You’re also supposed to drink 8 cups of water on top of that.
https://www.pressedjuicery.com/products/juice-cleanses
https://www.pressedjuicery.com/products/juices
The one Ian chose is the most popular one, the one I chose is the most extreme, but I do love green juice (which most people find nasty) so this is the cleanse for me. However, this might be a mistake since I didn't prepare very well before hand.
My Cleanse Updates
Here is my potential schedule and the updates throughout the day on how it’s going. I went into my client today for at least half the day, so I could stay away from food as much as possible. Besides, it gave me a chance to use this beauty:
9 AM - Greens 1: I just finished a light work out and am at work so I avoid surrounding myself with the food I have at home. My first juice has kale, spinach, romaine, parsley, cucumber, and celery and only 60 calories for the whole bottle. Yum :) It’s light and not too sweet, just the way I like it. Very refreshing. Ian had Greens 2.
10 AM - 2 cups of water: Still finishing up my first juice, but also started drinking water too. I have a PINK reusable cup which holds up to 3 cups of water so I’ll be drinking out of this to track my water intake. I’m already a little hungry :( If anything, this cleanse is an inner battle, challenging my willpower. I’ll tell you now, I’m a weak person. I just finished all 3 cups of water in my mug x_x I told Ian he had to drink 8 cups of water. His response? “Seriously this doesnt seem right [to have 3 gallons of liquid and no solid food]”
11 AM - Citrus 1: Time for juice #2! All the liquid makes you want to pee. It also doesn't help the room I’m in is really cold and the juice is cold too so I’m freezing. This juice has cucumber, pineapple, lemon, coconut water, and aloe vera. It’s only 120 calories for the whole bottle and tastes like something you would want to drink at a spa! The pineapple really comes through, which is my favorite. I kind of want to savor this one for as long as I can. Ian has Citrus 2.
12 PM - 2 cups of water: If you’ve ever been out drinking and had the urge to pee, you’ve heard the phrase “don’t release the flood gates!” Basically for those under 21 or over 50, this phrase means that once you pee, you cant stop after. This is the case right now. Except I haven't been drinking any alcohol. Unfortunately, this cleanse doesnt allow alcohol of any kind. I still have juice #2 left, but I’m just trying to ration that out by drinking water at the same time. However, I’m not as ravenous as I thought I’d be by now. Trick is to keep yourself full of liquids. The afternoon has yet to come though...
12:20 PM: We’ve resorted to sending each other inspirational quotes because we are hungry.
12:40 PM: Ian just discovered we can drink decaffeinated herbal tea. What a treat!
1 PM - Greens 2: Looking forward to that vanilla almond one at the end of the day. I’ve had to stop looking at Facebook on my phone because everyone keeps posting food pics. (It’s either that or unfriend them.) Time for Juice #2! This one has apple, celery, cucumber, kale, lemon, parsley, romaine, and spinach juice. And it’s 140 calories for the whole bottle. It’s sweeter than the first Greens I had and the juice looks thicker and murkier. These juices are coming faster as the day goes on.
1:05 PM: Focusing is a little hard for us
1:15 PM: My stomach feels weird and hurts a little. I like to think it’s the cleanse having to work extra hard because of all the junk I’ve been eating. Day dreaming about the first meal off this cleanse...
2 PM - 1 cupof water: Going to take it easy on this one. I already drank 6 cups of water today and I’m still working on both Juice #2 and #3 so maybe I’ll just sip some hot water instead.
2:27 PM: Omg that was awful. I walked outside to get some decaffeinated lemon herbal tea and the two microwaves in the break room outside my door are making popcorn. Three people are standing around eating small bags of popcorn, I LOVE POPCORN. I had to breathe through my nose the entire time I was out there. Before I walked out there I was feeling pretty good, like hey, maybe I could do this for another day. Now I’ve let the smell of popcorn in the room and feeling not as sure.
3:03 PM: Still feeling full and working on Juices #2 and #3, so I’ll postpone Juice #4 for now till I feel ready to drink it. Maybe I’ll finish off my last cup of water now at least.
5:50 PM - Roots 1: Just returned home a.k.a. “the land of temptation” and in the mood for some roots! This earthy tasting drink is made of beet, carrot, kale, spinach, romaine, parsley, cucumber, and celery with only 100 calories per bottle!
Here’s the remaining juices left!
7 PM - Greens 3: I just drank half of this because I got really full. It was good though! I think I need to pee again...
8 PM - Chlorophyll h2o: This just tasted like water! Did they just dye this green??
8:30 PM - Vanilla Almond: I’ve been looking forward to this ALL DAY. Ya it tastes like ice cream in a bottle like the website says. But ya, keep in mind this is consumed after all day of drinking low calorie stuff. One of these probably is half the calories I’ve consumed today, no joke. (420 calories for the whole bottle.) Also my roommate brought home Chinese food and I just want salt now :(
10 PM - “Before Bed” Aloe Vera h2o to drink 1.5 hrs before bed:This kind of tasted like my water when I throw chia seeds in there. But I started thinking about all the food I would eat tomorrow!
Overall I’m proud of myself as I know my willpower is pretty shitty. Watching TV with food commercials at night was difficult. I think I could do this again, but I probably wouldnt do it for more than a day unless I was constantly moving. And/or not around a ton of food.
