So I have survived Day 1 of my 7 day Juice Cleanse (or Feast) and I am here to tell the tale. Day 1 coincided with the first day back at work after the festive break and I have to say that getting out of bed wasn’t as hard as it usually is, probably because getting out of bed was necessary to pick up my first freshly made batch of juice.
I’m undertaking this with my hand being firmly held by my yoga school who organised this ‘community event’ and are taking care of all the juicing logistics. I get to collect about 5 litres a day and there are usually 4 or 5 different types of juice to choose from. Today was a bit like traffic light juice. The photo is from Day 2 but you get the pic!
Here’s a list of the juice flavours that were on offer today:
PURPLE #1
– beetroot, celeriac, apple ginger, lemon
PURPLE #2
– cabbage (red and white), pear, lemon
GREEN #1
– romaine lettuce, kale, courgette, cucumber, celery
GREEN #2
– celery, spinach, kale, cucumber, courgette, apple, ginger, lemon, rocket
ORANGE
– carrot, apple, ginger, lemon
As my containers were filled for me today I’m not entirely sure which ones I had but I think I had purple #1, green #1 and orange. First one down the hatch was the carrot one. Delish in a healthy way. I took that to be breakfast.
I decide to ease into the week by taking it easy at work – the first day back isn’t meant to be uber productive, is it? Really.
I’m trying to preempt and therefore prevent hunger pangs so I savoured the next juice over a 2 hour lunch period. It’s not my fave I have to admit, the green one tastes ok but does have a slight ‘medicinal’ feel to it and the smell of warming soup that everyone is torturing me with at their desks makes me a tiny bit jealous. However these are my tips to stop me losing my mind, courtesy of Jason Vale and a few other sources:
- Well Jason does quite rightly identify that this isn’t the biggest challenge of one’s life. It’s just drinking juiced fruit and veg along with herbal teas and you’re allowed a spoonful of honey every now and then if you need it. Putting this in perspective, it is highly unlikely that I will go stir crazy.
- This is my choice. I could eat whatever I want, but I am choosing to drink delicious and nutri-licious juice this week instead.
- This is temporary and my body, mind and soul will thank me for it.
I have added motivation. This was never about weight loss but I have now tried on the bridesmaid dress I shall be wearing in April and I can’t get the side zip up. Not good. Also there’s quite a long time from the end of the juice cleanse until the wedding so I may need to do another one of these ‘feasts’ again the week before but in someone else’s house. In New Zealand. With no hand holding. Hmm.
Anyway now I have just one container left in the work fridge (I’m sure people have been eyeing them suspiciously but so far no one has asked any questions). They are labelled with my name, but I’m desperate not to attract attention about this.
So far feeling, I feel bright and positive, if quite cold. This is strange for me as I usually err on the side of being too warm most of the time. I now make a big mistake and save this last container for quite late in the afternoon and have to almost down it before leaving work to head to my yoga class. It’s almost hard to drink this much liquid which is being boosted by herbal tea in an attempt to get warmth into my body (Pukka’s Lemon and Ginger). The trick, I have learnt, is sipping it constantly throughout the day so your body feels like it’s always being fed.
And then I bounce off to my yoga class and I feel ok. I get home, have my final juice fest of the day – the purple beetroot one and, Oh My God it tastes to good you could have been mistaken for thinking I was licking clean the bowl of chocolate cake mix. There were ‘bits’ too that I could chew on. Properly yummy! Bedtime herbal tea is Yogi Tea’s Choco Chilli to help warm me up and is kinda like dessert.
End of Day Summary: Slept well. No Hunger. No detox symptoms.
Just COLD!
francesculpin 
