I honestly don’t think I need to devote an entire post on the third day, the day went pretty much the exact same as the first two. I figured I will just end with my thoughts on the whole thing.
The pros and cons:
I’ll start with the cons because, in general, I would recommend a cleanse for someone. Doesn’t have to be this one but I definitely feel healthier and more rejuvenated after these three days.
Cons:
1. Hungry + angry = Hangry: This was definitely expected. I spent almost all of 2013 extremely hungry so I think I was mentally prepared for this. I am just glad no one royally pissed me off or I’m pretty sure I would have gotten arrested for something. No wonder skinny chicks are so angry and miserable – GIVE THAT BITCH A CHEESEBURGER!
2. Lack of protein: As someone that enjoys working out, the lack of protein in this was very difficult for me. I would necessarily call it a con but I would have enjoyed a little more of a protein option. The cleanse stated that eggs are allowed if needed. But egg whites without cheese??? What kind of world is that?? A boring, miserable one. I did somewhat cheat everyday – I had a small handful of almonds before each of my workouts so I wouldn’t pass out.
3. Morning Glory: I will honestly say that the morning juice was the only bad one. I managed to get through it every day and looked forward to the next “meals” but I think the morning juice should be more appetizing – “start the day off right” kind of philosophy.
Pros:
1. The taste: I guess this was kind of in both categories but all the juices, besides the morning one, were good. The lunch juice was the same and I had no issues with. My favorite meal was definitely dinner though. I had 3 different dinner drinks: Choco, banana, strawberry – coconut meat, dates, cinnamon – peanut butter banana. They were also the ones with the most calories so I didn’t wake up every night starving… just woke up because I had to pee.
2. Weight loss: I didn’t go into this for the purpose of weight loss. I knew that would probably be part of the cleanse with only assuming about 800-900 calories a day, but I started it to kick start some healthier eating going into bikini season. I won’t give you the exact numbers but I weighed myself Tuesday morning, prior to drinking my first juice and then weighed myself again Friday morning right when I woke up. I lost a little over 5lbs in the 3 days that I did the juice diet.
3. De-bloat. I did pee like every half hour but I did notice a lot less bloating, especially in my stomach. Consuming that many ounces of water a day made me realize that I should be drinking more water everyday. It helped wake me up and definitely helped with bloating.
4. This is a more personal pro of the cleanse but it made me realize how well I am recovering from my eating disorder. Yes, losing 5 lbs in 3 days was nice and I did feel pretty skinny, but a few years ago, losing that weight would have probably caused me to continue minimal eating habits. The day after the cleanse, I was able to go back to my normal eating habits while focusing on portion control – I didn’t get stressed out or nervous about putting the weight back on. Although I knew weight loss would be an effect of the juice cleanse, that was not my intended purpose when deciding to try it – I wanted to work on improving my diet.
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