3-Day Juice Cleanse!

So, I did it. I completed the first task on my 25 While 25 list.

Do a Juice Cleanse!

It was an interesting experience,

with a few low points, where the only thing I wanted to do was cry at the thought of more juice.

Day 1 was probably the most difficult because I was hungry and sick of juice with no end in sight.

I nearly quit.

But with Lacy's encouragement (she wasn't aware what she was in for yet...)

and with the hope of delicious juices in my future,

I pressed on.

This is our counter covered in all the produce that was about to be juiced.

In one day, I'd eat 6 stalks of kale,

3 handfuls of chard and lettuce,

4 golden delicious apples,

1 cucumber,

3 lemons,

a handful of parsley,

half a pineapple,

15 leaves of mint,

1 pint of blueberries,

2 granny smith apples,

3 cups of grapes,

and 1/2 cup of cashews.

All in liquid form.

Heidi's trusty juicer. We became great friends.

Green juice! I hated it in the beginning, and loved it by the end of Day 3.

Isn't juicing beautiful?

Pineapple/Mint smoothies! By far my favorite drink.

My juices lined up to bring to work in the morning.

Lacy and me stoked to be almost-finished, and finished, respectively.

She was my fellow-lamenter, and cheerleader.

Trust me, don't do this thing without a partner-in-crime.

You'll think you're all alone in the world

and fall into a great hole of despair

when you're at your worst moments.

But at your best moments during the juice cleanse,

you may just end up looking like this...

Would I ever do it again?

Perhaps. Give me til next week to answer that question.

When I've had time to reflect.

(And have probably gained back all 5 pounds that were lost.)

Update: I've eaten less than 500 calories for the last 10 hours, and I'm barely hungry. What is happening to me?!