One of the "New Things I have to do this year" was a cleanse. I have always wanted to attempt cleaning out my intestines and also wanted to know what it might feel like to be "cleansed." Will my hair be shinier? Skin smoother? Excess weight gone? Will I be rejuvenated? I didn't know...and therefore, I must cleanse.
I felt this particular week of the year was well-timed for a cleanse. I have just gotten back from Portland where I consumed way too much bad-for-me food, I had just run a 10K, so I didn't need the extra calories, and my yoga class card ended, meaning I won't need energy for that. This was the opportunity to clear out the belly and "purify" or "detoxify" or "whatever-ify" my body.
I found a place close to my apartment that has called Arden's Garden, which is a fresh juice store with a couple of cleanse programs. They've got all sorts of juicy concoctions that range from delicious sounding (apple!) to retch-inducing (wheat grass).
They've got two kinds of cleanses, a two-day and a three-day. The two day involves drinking two gallons of one kind of juice over the course of two days.
Benefits: two days only, Downfall: Same freaking juice for 48 hours.
The three-day requires you to eat raw for one day, have a variety of juices over three days, and eat raw after the cleanse too--which sounds an awful lot like five days to me.
Benefits: Different types of juices, Downfall: That's a long freaking time to think about juice.
So I opted for the two-day. I can do anything for two days. With that decision, I bought two gallons of grapefruit/orange/lemon juice from Arden's Garden.
Want to cleanse with me? Here's the recipe, from their website!
48 oz. fresh grapefruit juice
32 oz. fresh orange juice
16 oz. fresh lemon juice
160 oz. quality steam-distilled water
Empty 1 gal. jug for mixing
Funnel (optional)
What To Do:
Mix together for each gallon:
24 oz. fresh grapefruit juice,
16 oz. fresh orange juice,
8 oz. fresh lemon juice and
80 oz. distilled water
- the detox mixture -
Drink 8 oz. every hour -til the total 128 oz. have been consumed- and that's it! No food.
I am super interested! I have always been curious about doing a cleanse, but have never tried one. I don't know if I could do it though. I basically eat snacks day long.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm a grazer too! Instead of drinking 8 ounces of this every hour, I drink it throughout the day as if I were grazing. That has kept me full so far!
ReplyDeleteYou can do it!
Thank you for posting the recipe. I used to live in Atlanta and could just go buy the Detox from their store but here in Jacksonville, FL there is no Arden's Garden and I wanted to do this cleanse. I've done it before with good results but couldn't remember the recipe. Thanks again for posting it.
ReplyDeleteThe amount of ingredients you say doesn't add up to 128 oz....I tried this last night. Am I missing something?
ReplyDeleteok, nevermind!! sorry, I am blind as a bat. On the distilled water I thought it only said 16 oz. LOL! thanks for the recipe :) :) :)
ReplyDeleteSo, how did it go? How did you feel during the 2 days and more importantly after finishing it? Did you lose weight? Thanks for posting!
ReplyDeleteI am starting today. I am nervous but anxious to overcome this!
ReplyDeleteWhen making it does it work the same as buying it in the stores
ReplyDeleteI just did this 2 day detox and I feel pretty good. My energy level are high, and I'm not suffering from allergies,
ReplyDeleteCan you eat the day before you do the detox and if so does it matter what you eat
ReplyDeleteI love using Ardens Gardens 2 day detox and have made my own using Natalies brand juices which taste great too. You will have better metabolism and bowel movement should improve.
ReplyDeleteI recommend not over eating meals. Take foods back in smaller portions. Get rid of processed foods out of diet as much as possible.
Eat more whole foods and lighter meats if your into eating meat. Cut out bread and find something else not as bad of your choice...let me know if this helps