I was one of those people, whom if you mentioned a juice cleanse or fast, I would say:
“WHY do you need that? Your liver should detox everything… just make healthy choices! Duh!!”
Then…. I saw the movie “Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead”
I became a little more open-minded, yet still, strongly skeptical.
In the movie, a man goes on a complete juice fast for something like 90 days! It’s a little extreme, but he explains that he is getting enough calories and the juice is taking the concentrated nutrients from the fruits and vegetables.
I was intrigued enough to want to try it, or at least add a green juice to my daily routine.
However, I looked into juicers and got overwhelmed and then dropped that idea.
Ha!
So… in comes Skinny Limits!!
Two of my dear friends, Rebekah Borucki (Bexlife) and Sarah Dussault (Sarahfit), both did a Skinny Limits juice cleanse and review, and since I highly value their opinions and friendship… I totally asked them on the side,
“sooooo… tell me the truth… what did you really think?”
They both came back with REAL rave reviews.
Ok, Ok.. let’s do this!
I got ahold of the company and decided that the BEST time for me to try the cleanse was after I returned from Chicago, it would be my last weekend of travel after 3 months on the road. A really good time to detox!!
I chose the TROPICAL 3-Day Cleanse, because I saw that pineapple juice was in it… and… well…. pineapple juice.
So, since it arrived pretty early in the morning, I decided to start right then!
I busted open my first juice… and….down the hatch!!
Mmmm!! Not bad! It was green, but it didn’t “taste green” if you know what I mean?
I stacked all the drinks in number order in my fridge and I was really excited to do this!
I did get a little hungry, but there were 6 juices a day, so I never really felt deprived.
The morning of Day 2, I felt a little achy. I did read that there might be detox-like symptoms; headache, fatigue, etc.
It was to be expected. The hunger wasn’t too big of an issue and I really did enjoy each of the drinks. In fact, I was really looking forward to trying each one, so I kept looking at my clock to see if it was time yet!
Unfortunately, on Day 2…. I got into a car accident on the way home from a hair appointment.
ugh!!! Needless to say, I cried and went to bed skipping the last two juices.
(Note: everyone was ok. My car, the other guys car, ego and bank account were the most hurt)
Day 3 I woke up a little hungrier (from skipping a few hundred calories) and had to make some calls to insurance.
I ended up going to get my car looked at and had to drop it off for repairs, pick up a rental, etc.
That ended up taking over 6 hours… and, did I bring my juice?
No.
I ended up eating a meal out because I knew I wasn’t going to be home anytime soon.
I felt like I failed, for not doing the cleanse “right”
The good news was… I had some drinks left over for Day 4!!
I realized how much I was really looking forward to my daily juices and I was definitely starting to feel better!
I definitely WILL do this cleanse again and I can see the benefit of having 1-2 juices a day just to add to your daily routine.
I love the convenience of having the juices made and shipped to you (it would be a TON of work, to try this by juicing your own!!)
this was like dessert! The last juice of the day
Conclusions:
I loved this cleanse. I do NOT recommend getting into a car accident while you’re attempting to cleanse. (I also don’t recommend it at any time.. it’s really a bummer)
I will most likely do a FULL 3-Day cleanse once a quarter and also try and get some of these juices going in my daily or at least monthly routine. I think I’m addicted!
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