My First Attempt at Juicing

This is my lunch juice

Well I had been thinking about doing a juicing cleanse because of all the benefits I had read about (i.e. rids your body of toxins and what not) so of course I just went out and bought one. I tend to just go and do things because if I think about it too much then I start double guessing myself. This habit has its' pros and cons. So I did a little bit of research, went to Walmart at 9:00 pm and bought a Hamilton Beach juicer. I had already chosen what juices I would drink and told myself I needed to do this in order to clean everything out. I'm not going to lie; I've been feeling a little "stuffed up" so I figured it might help. So here's how things played out...

Breakfast:
Before I had my first juice I decided to do a "Saltwater Flush" that I had learned from doing the

Master Cleanse a year or so ago. Just to clear a few things out you know. So then I decided to make my juice which, for the most part, was easier than I expected. I had pre-cut up my ingredients the night before so I just put them into the juicer and there it was. My breakfast juice included...

- 3 medium-large carrots

- 3 medium fuji apples

- 1 red bell pepper

- juice from 1 medium lemon

- 3 medium-large celery stalks

- 3 large romaine lettuce leaves

 

It didn't sound too disgusting until I started drinking it. For the most part I like all the ingredients listed above but I want nothing to do with them when they're all thrown together. The ingredients make about 32 oz of juice and you're supposed to drink it immediately after making it. I threw up in my mouth about half way through but I forced myself to finish it.

Lunch:

I had cleaned out my juicer and packed it in my car to take to my boyfriend's house during lunch so I could have my second meal. My lunch juice consisted of...

-15 strawberries with green leaves intact

- 5 cups of red grapes

Luckily for me this one tasted WAY better than my breakfast juice. I was able to get about 3/4 of the entire thing down (so about 24 oz) before I felt like I was about to puke. I don't understand why they tell you to drink 32 oz of the juice in one sitting. That's way too much and is way too heavy on my stomach.

 

Dinner:

I caved for dinner and had an actual meal. I don't feel like too much of a failure because the goal of my cleanse was to clear out my system since I had been feeling "stuffed up" and it sure did the job. I made numerous bathroom runs.

 

Tips:

- Drink TONS of water

- Don't drink all of the 32 oz, have about 16 oz

- Don't be surrounded by people who aren't supportive or else you might cave...like me.

- Do your research on cleanses. There's a bunch of different fads going on out there and you'll want to choose a healthy cleanse.