On my way to swimming I got a whiff of someone cooking garlic that smelled better than I remember garlic ever smelling before. I did, however, find myself thinking about food. The headaches and nausea were gone and I had enough energy to make it through a personal training session and a swim class. I cursed myself for not really cutting down on anything in the days before the cleanse - how could I resist sharing the delicious chicken liver toasts and the roquefort burger at the Spotted Pig two days earlier? I found the celery-free juices to be much more to my liking - one was a pineapple mint, another tasted like lemonade with a touch of cayenne, and the final juice of the day contained cashew nut milk - it was almost like a dessert.ĭay two was infinitely better. I had a low-grade headache, I felt nauseated on and off throughout the day, and wanted to just crawl into bed. According to the instructions, I needed to drink at least 12 ounces of water in between juices, and I could have as much green tea as I wanted, which I was hoping would provide me with enough caffeine to make up for my daily dose of java.ĭay one was, in a word, awful. This could be rough - this was half of what I was to eat for the next three days. I hate celery, so of course all I could taste was celery. The one problem I had with this concoction was the presence of celery.
Of each day's six juices, which are conveniently numbered so that you drink them in the proper order, three were the vegetable-based juice. I kept up my regular workout routine during the entire three days, so after the gym I had my first juice - a vegetable-based powerhouse that served as the backbone of the cleanse I had chosen. I woke up the next morning, sipped on hot water and lemon as I was advised by the Blueprint Cleanse staff in an email they sent to get me started, and I was off. Okay - if I could cheat, it couldn't be that bad. I eyed the packages suspciously - was this really all I was going to ingest for the next few days? Was I crazy?!? I was relieved to find a "cheat sheet" tucked into the bag, with specific methods of "cheating" that would interfere the least with the cleanse.
The night before the cleanse was to start, I received two small insulated bags containing two days worth of juice.
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The site is also chock-full of information about how to prepare for the cleanse (try to slow down on the meat, cheese, alcohol and processed foods a few days before), answers to frequently asked questions, and an entire page devoted to " detox assistance," which made me somewhat nervous. I opted for the level two cleanse, which is basically the middle of the road. The cleanses come in three intensity levels - the website provides guidelines to help you select the level that matches your current eating style. The idea behind a three-day juice cleanse is that it will help your body purge the "toxins" you build up in your system during the course of your everyday life (and boy, do I build up toxins).
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After a particularly over-the-top week, when I received an email from the folks at Blueprint Cleanse offering me a free sample 3-day juice cleanse, I jumped right on it. The life of a food columnist may seem glamorous to some - tasting events, restaurant openings, dining out several nights a week - but sometimes it feels downright gluttonous.
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