But Soulmatefood was different. Maybe it's a case of third time lucky; perhaps after two unsatisfactory attempts my body has got used to the juicing idea. Either way, despite being super sweet and fruity (so probably not as alkaline as a juice cleanse could or should be), this worked for me. I decided to give it a go after seeing a great value voucher for a three day cleanse on Groupon. Annoyingly the juices were delivered at 5pm on the day I had planned to start, so I ended up beginning the next day. I drank my juices every 2.5 hours starting at 8am. I drank green tea throughout which meant I didn't get the usual pounding caffeine withdrawal headache which probably helped. I took psyllium husks each night because while the cleanse doesn't give you anything or even advice on this front, I feel better using them in a cleanse, and drank hot water with lemon in the mornings.
The juices were the same each day and there were only 5 a day which was great as any more than 5 and it becomes a bit overwhelming and unbearable - in my experience of forcing green sludge between my lips while feeling nauseous. Carrot, ginger and apple was the first zingy morning juice, followed by the mid-morning snack green juice. Luckily the apple juice base made it palatable, and the lunchtime spicy lemon juice (again with a strong apple base - very sweet) was yummy. Then came the afternoon snack juice, which I tended to drink on my commute home, beetroot and berries. I hate beetroot, but I forced my way through and focussed on the berry flavours. Here the repetetiveness of the cleanse helped s having conquered the beetroot on Day 1, I was happy to try again on day 2 and 3. The final juice of the day was a simiar green to the 2nd, this time with a strong mint flavour and overall less sweet taste - it was fine.
I didn't feel hungry, sick, dizzy, headachey at all on this cleanse - none of the usual symptoms. I actually felt light and great. I lost 5-6 lb, but have probably put lots on as my first day of freedom after the cleanse I went to Ascot for the kind of corporate hospitality day where afternoon tea is being laid out within half an hour of finishing your four course lunch, and champagne is flowing throughout. I literally had to sit on the floor of the train on the way back. But I have managed to correct some bad habits I had slipped into before the cleanse.
Next time I'll try a 5 day...
