Devon - juice cleanse

[rjamz]

How did you like it? I want to do it but I can't seem to find a solid 3 days where I don't have plans that would interfere with it! It can't be over Friday night/Saturday bc of Shabbat. This week is our anniversary and we're going to an amazing hole in the wall Italian place and I want cheese, not juice. Then I have our synagogue's annual dinner. Then we have an NYC gtg. Arg.

Anyway - how did you feel during it? We're you hungry at all? I drink the juices a lot as a snack thorough out the day and don't even mind the green juice anymore, but I don't know if that's all I can have for the day...

devonpow

[devonpow]

I weirdly liked it! I wasn't hungry, which I thought was WEIRD (I'm a big eater). I also didn't have as big an issue with no coffee/soda as I thought. We did prep a little - the weekend before was my Avon Walk so I barely had any caffeine, and the two days before we cut out all soda and ate carb and meat free.

I haaaaated the green juice. Made me want to cry that it was twice a day. I liked all the others, though.

I wasn't hungry or lightheaded at all. I still went to the gym and did my usual classes each day and felt fine. I craved eating, but not due to hunger, you know?

I lost 6 pounds in 3 days (!) but I didn't do it for weight loss (since it is obviously mostly water weight and comes back right away). I felt really good at the end - I can see how it gets addictive. I think you can get the same results/feeling just eating very clean, but this is kind if the lazy mans option - no thinking or prep involved (and no dishes for 3 days!!). I want to try a 5 day, but man it is pricey. I think before our Hawaii trip next year

The day after we finished we went to the Cape and I are fried fish and pie constantly for the next 4 days, lol. Im still down 3 pounds, which I find surprising after my gorge fest

[devonpow]

And I was bummed because I went to Whole Foods this morning and ours doesn't carry them I have been craving the pineapple one and the beet one! (And I hate beets!)

[rjamz]

I'm drinking the pineapple one right now! I love it. So does J. He takes a sip and does a little shudder of delight.

Do you find you crave processed food less? I know Trudy said that happens for her. I'm such a snacker, which totally derails my weight loss efforts, so I'm hoping the cleanse will help me stop wanting cheesy popcorn all the time!

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[devonpow]

Yes! I did crave burgers, but I am borderline anemic so I think I just wasn't getting enough iron.

.....and, I haven't had a soda in almost two weeks! This is HUGE. I was a 4 diet coke a day minimum person.

[claralou]

I've been debating doing something like this for weeks now. Reading this makes me reaaaaally want to try. Link please?

[devonpow]

I can't link on my iPhone (well, I probably can but I have no idea how), but we did the Blueprint cleanse. It was pricey, but I felt better doing that one than some others.

[rjamz]

May 31, 2013 15:48:10 GMT -5 claralou said:

I've been debating doing something like this for weeks now. Reading this makes me reaaaaally want to try. Link please?

blueprintcleanse.com/

Definitely try out the Green juice if your Whole Foods has it bc it's such a big part (that's the advice Trudy gave me)

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[claralou]

May 31, 2013 15:50:41 GMT -5 devonpow said:

I can't link on my iPhone (well, I probably can but I have no idea how), but we did the Blueprint cleanse. It was pricey, but I felt better doing that one than some others.

Thanks! Off to Google...

[claralou]

May 31, 2013 15:51:47 GMT -5 rjamz said:

May 31, 2013 15:48:10 GMT -5 claralou said:

I've been debating doing something like this for weeks now. Reading this makes me reaaaaally want to try. Link please?

blueprintcleanse.com/

Definitely try out the Green juice if your Whole Foods has it bc it's such a big part (that's the advice Trudy gave me)

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Going there this evening (my Friday nights are exciting, dammit) and will check it out- good call. Thanks!

[rjamz]

May 31, 2013 15:46:21 GMT -5 devonpow said:

Yes! I did crave burgers, but I am borderline anemic so I think I just wasn't getting enough iron.

.....and, I haven't had a soda in almost two weeks! This is HUGE. I was a 4 diet coke a day minimum person.

Wow! I should get my H to try it, he drinks so much Diet Coke.

I did tell him he could eat whatever crap he wanted while I do it, including from the greasy Chinese place I hate. Now he keeps asking when I'm going to do it.

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[rjamz]

Ok! You convinced me! I ordered it for a week from Monday. Yay!

[devonpow]

May 31, 2013 16:36:33 GMT -5 rjamz said:

Ok! You convinced me! I ordered it for a week from Monday. Yay!

Good luck! And man, I am jonesing for that pineapple juice now...I'm so ticked our Whole Foods doesn't have it!

[TrudyCampbell]

I'm excited for you rjamz! And jealous. I need a cleanse after this weekend's binge.