To Juice or Not to Juice

To Juice or Not to Juice... That is the question! Is it just me or all over LA are there people walking around with their beloved concoctions of green juice? I feel like now more than ever juicing is the new hot thing. Whether you use a Vitamix and brave making your own juice at home, or you head out to many of the juice spots popping up all over, like Nekter and Kreation.

When Kreation popped up in my neighborhood, and I was feeling, let's be honest, a little full, bloated, and out of shape from a few bender weekends. I decided to give their three day juice kleanse a try. Not eating for three days seemed almost impossible for this foodie, I am not going to lie to you it was not a walk in the park, but I got through the three days a lot lighter, feeling less bloated, and had an overall more lean appearance! Oh and I lost close to 6 lbs!!!

This is what is included in the three day cleanse I chose to partake in which is called 'The Reboot' and here is what to expect if you decide to do one yourself.

Reboot:
Intended for the beginner, the Reboot combines the Master Cleanse juice with several fruit juices and a single green juice. While you receive all the required calories and nutrition from approximately 15 pounds of fruits and vegetable, you are still taking in roughly over 1,000 calories a day so you are not starving yourself or attempting anorexia.

Day 1: If you are someone who enjoys coffee every morning, this will probably be the biggest shock to your system, I experienced sluggishness from not having my morning caffeine jolt, and headaches due to the caffeine withdrawals. Cravings for solid food is par for the course.

Day 2: Your body is still craving solid foods but it is getting used to the all liquid diet. I felt a little crabby and tired in the afternoon of day 2, but by the evening was feeling good, apparently this is due to the toxins leaving my body.

Day 3: You are in the home stretch, you made it this far, why give up now! By day three I was noticeably slimmer, and shockingly had more energy! When on a cleanse rigorous workouts are not suggested but I did feel like I could workout but was advised against it. By the evening I was almost in a state of euphoria!

Day 4: The cleanse is over! Start welcoming solid foods back into your diet gradually, if you go crazy and eat everything in site you are going to pay for it, since your system is not used to solid food.

The best thing I noticed post cleansing aside from a little weight loss, were the lack of cravings. For days and almost weeks after the cleanse, I was eating much lighter and healthier and was not craving heavy rich foods that I typically divulge in. My portion control was a lot better too!

So if you decide to cleanse good luck to you, it is a commitment but it is only three days, so you can do it! I am happy I did!