So as promised, I wanted to provide an honest review to the juice cleanse that I posted about earlier this week. First and foremost let me say that everything I say in this post is in my personal opinion and is not for any reason to be understood otherwise.
My goal for this cleanse was not to lose weight, it was meant to push me into wanting to eat better and generally be healthier, which for some reason - I forget to do in the summer. This cleanse was pretty difficult to be honest, it was definitely more difficult than I anticipated it being. My first recommendation would be to eat a little less a few days going into the cleanse. It was unnecessarily painful to get through my working day when I had a splitting headache around 330pm because my stomach thought this cleanse was some kind of punishment. But on the other hand, I also was not allowed to have my regular cup of coffee that day so that could also be a significant reason for this headache.
Some of the juices were definitely hard to take down, since I am not the biggest fan of kale or collard greens in in the first place. I think what I enjoyed most about this cleanse was the variety of ingredients that were used; In each juice, I could taste all of the flavors that were highlighted on the bottle. It reminded me how much I love vegetables and fruits and how stupid it is that I have been lacking in my intakes this summer (odd considering I am a vegetarian). My favorite one of the entire day was Fuel, which has the carrots pineapple and orange. Second favorite was definitely Vanilla Cloud, the nutmeg and cinnamon combination was absolutely fantastic and the drink was super light especially since it was meant to be dessert. The juice that was the hardest to go down was Fiji, that lemon-ginger hits you and hits you HARD. I am not a fan of ginger so the minute that taste hit my tongue, I had had enough of the juice.
Final recommendation: Try it. Take my notes into consideration, but don't assume you are going to love it and don't assume you are going to hate it. I have learned after this juice cleanse, that juicing just isn't for me. I could definitely do it on my own, but I wouldn't want to buy these bottles and risk having to plug and chug because of one or two tastes (cough ginger cough).
So all in all...
1) do your research: pick the juice cleanse that you think fits you best. there are hundreds on hundreds of different brands you can try, so don't feel limited to the few that you've heard a lot about from social media!
2) check your wallet: these juice cleanses can easily be $50 a DAY. You have to really be prepared to know that these juices are your meals, and the money you spend - if you decide to skip a bottle or not complete the cleanse - you can't be upset when your money is wasted.
3) take the chance: even if you don't like some ingredients in the cleanse, look at the broader picture. what is your goal? whats the point of not eating for an day and just consuming these liquids for you? Have a goal in mind. Set targets. Achieve them.
Happy Thursday
My goal for this cleanse was not to lose weight, it was meant to push me into wanting to eat better and generally be healthier, which for some reason - I forget to do in the summer. This cleanse was pretty difficult to be honest, it was definitely more difficult than I anticipated it being. My first recommendation would be to eat a little less a few days going into the cleanse. It was unnecessarily painful to get through my working day when I had a splitting headache around 330pm because my stomach thought this cleanse was some kind of punishment. But on the other hand, I also was not allowed to have my regular cup of coffee that day so that could also be a significant reason for this headache.
Some of the juices were definitely hard to take down, since I am not the biggest fan of kale or collard greens in in the first place. I think what I enjoyed most about this cleanse was the variety of ingredients that were used; In each juice, I could taste all of the flavors that were highlighted on the bottle. It reminded me how much I love vegetables and fruits and how stupid it is that I have been lacking in my intakes this summer (odd considering I am a vegetarian). My favorite one of the entire day was Fuel, which has the carrots pineapple and orange. Second favorite was definitely Vanilla Cloud, the nutmeg and cinnamon combination was absolutely fantastic and the drink was super light especially since it was meant to be dessert. The juice that was the hardest to go down was Fiji, that lemon-ginger hits you and hits you HARD. I am not a fan of ginger so the minute that taste hit my tongue, I had had enough of the juice.
Final recommendation: Try it. Take my notes into consideration, but don't assume you are going to love it and don't assume you are going to hate it. I have learned after this juice cleanse, that juicing just isn't for me. I could definitely do it on my own, but I wouldn't want to buy these bottles and risk having to plug and chug because of one or two tastes (cough ginger cough).
So all in all...
1) do your research: pick the juice cleanse that you think fits you best. there are hundreds on hundreds of different brands you can try, so don't feel limited to the few that you've heard a lot about from social media!
2) check your wallet: these juice cleanses can easily be $50 a DAY. You have to really be prepared to know that these juices are your meals, and the money you spend - if you decide to skip a bottle or not complete the cleanse - you can't be upset when your money is wasted.
3) take the chance: even if you don't like some ingredients in the cleanse, look at the broader picture. what is your goal? whats the point of not eating for an day and just consuming these liquids for you? Have a goal in mind. Set targets. Achieve them.
Happy Thursday
