I did a juice cleanse last week.
I know what you’re thinking… Me, the carb-loving food junkie who can’t say no to french fries and salivates at the sight of sprinkles? Yes. I did a juice cleanse. Ever since I found out that my stomach HATES ME can’t handle gluten, I’ve been a lot more conscious about what I put in my body. Still, a juice cleanse? Five years ago I would have laughed in your face at the idea. Two years ago I would have been intrigued, but never acted on it. This year, though, a lot has happened that has made me really think about what’s really important… Namely, my faith, my family, and my health. I’ve been blessed with pretty good health, and I don’t want to take that for granted.
It’s not that I’ve been particularly unhealthy. Just… not as wholesome as I could be. (Ok, ok, I might have had 75 too many Peanut Butter M&M’s while I was at the lake house.) Anyhow, I decided to make a change. But I realized that if I was going to make a change, I needed to quit just telling myself that I would, and actually DO it. (I am the queen of “I’ll start that tomorrow.”)
I heard about Blue Print Cleanse from my brother Carl and his wife Summer. Summer also has a sensitive stomach, but she said this cleanse was awesome. They both did, actually. I figured it would at least help me get a start in the right direction, if nothing else. So I ordered it. And then I prepared to consume nothing but six bottles of juice each day for 3 straight days.
I was a little worried I would be hungry during the whole thing. Surprisingly, I wasn’t. I was also a bit worried that the green juice part of it would be gross. Not surprisingly, it was. Like a plug your nose, close your eyes, and chug without breathing kind of gross. But by the end of the third day, it was worth it. Completely. I felt energized, alert, and my body was definitely happy. I just felt good.
So the point of this post? I’m not even sure, to be honest. Except maybe to say, if you’ve ever considered doing a juice cleanse, go for it! Even if you don’t do Blue Print Cleanse. (Although I highly recommend them, they make things about as easy as you could ask a juice cleanse to be.) Seriously though. If I can do it, you can. And you might even like, too.
Yeah, they even idiot-proof the bottles so that you know for sure what order to drink them in. I thoroughly enjoyed lining them up in my fridge and taking them out number by number. I also enjoyed their clean graphic design. (Not sure which one of those things makes me more of a nerd…)
Happy Tuesday :)
