Today was a crazy day, both Katie and I had last minute appointments to get our hair done! So the third and final day got of our Reboot with Joe Cleanse was off to a bumpy start. I had my usual morning coffee and had to run out the door for a 9 am appointment. I thought I had grabbed an Elevate Me Bar to get through the morning, but managed to leave it at home! The shops in the building where I go were all closed for the weekend, so believe me, my tummy was rumbling!
Meanwhile at home, Katie made a lovely juice of her own creation.
Breakfast
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- 1/4 watermelon
- 1 orange
- 8 pineapple wedges
- Cut watermelon into chunks, removing rind and white portions. Scrape orange thin peel off, leaving the white pith. Cut into chunks and remove seeds. Core and cut pineapple into wedges, removing skin. We used prepared pineapple spears.
Mid-Morning
90kCal per serving
Drink 16 oz (500 ml) coconut water
Again, not being home meant I missed out on the Coconut Water! Ok, to be honest, coconut water just isn’t my thing.. so I was probably avoiding it and finding excuses not to drink it;) By the time I got home, Katie had made our Lunch Juice, a Garden Variety Juice from the last two days with four pieces of swiss chard added.
Lunch
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- 4 apples
- 4 cucumbers
- 16 kale leaves (Tuscan cabbage)
- 4 swiss chard leaves
- 2 handfuls of parsley
- Core and quarter the apples. Rinse and cut cucumbers in half lengthwise then quarter into wedges. Rinse and pat dry kale leaves and chard leaves. Rinse and pat dry parsley.
- Add to your juicer, alternating ingredients.
Then we headed out for her appointment, I went along to keep her company. I admit I ordered a tall soy decaf latte from Starbucks and managed to stay away from their snacks. I have to say, if they’d had those packages of nuts and dried fruit I think I would have bought one! My will power has rapidly diminished on Day Three!
The boys had arrived back home from their business trip, so we made plans to have dinner together. We chose a Sushi restaurant nearby thinking it would be the healthiest choice after 2 1/2 days of a Juice Cleanse. I resisted the veggie tempura and stayed with a Chicken Teriyaki dish and my goodness that tasted amazing!
Final Review:
I loved this Cleanse, even though I didn’t have the stamina to make it through three complete days, I loved how it made me feel. I even think my skin started to glow! I’m happy that these are recipes I can use again and again just by shopping at the grocery store and I’m so looking forward to juicing with fresh farmer’s market produce this summer, the taste will be amazing. If you are looking for a cleanse or just looking for recipes all of these recipes and more can be found at http://www.rebootwithjoe.com/. For us, it just works to have put money into an appliance we can use over and over, rather into a prepackaged juice cleanse from a store. Despite having to put out the money up front for a juicer, it will pay for itself with use over the years. Another benefit of a cleanse is that it really did “reboot” my taste buds, I have fewer cravings for refined sugar and am looking forward to making healthier changes going forward!
If you are looking for a cleanse or just looking for recipes all of these recipes and more can be found at http://www.rebootwithjoe.com/.
I was not hired by or compensated by Reboot with Joe for these posts, the opinions and results expressed here are entirely my own.
I know what it feels like after a few days without ‘regular food’ and it sure is not easy. Diane
You sure just want a bite of something, don’t you:)
I just confirmed with my husband that we’ll be doing a cleanse for three days next week and YOU have been our inspiration, thank you! I have a nutria-bullet which is not so much a juicer but an emulsifier/blender so we’ll be getting more fibre with our versions. I suspect it has something to do with feeling full because when we did juicing after Christmas, we were quite satisfied even until the next meal. The texture is a bit thicker, more like a smoothie but it’s still quite tasty. Thanks again for posting your adventure!
Yay, I’m so glad you’re trying this! I was worried I’d lose interest later, but this morning I looked forward to one of our juices and know this will be a part of our life from now on. Pulp is good, we have a more pulp filter and less pulp filter. I like the more pulp, Katie liked the less pulp, lol. I would think you’d need less veggies with your machine to get each glassful?? Good luck!!
Good for you, Barb! As I’ve mentioned, I couldn’t do it and so admire you and your daughter for doing so. You sure did have a rough day of it, though, on Day Three. I imagne it’s hard enough to complete the 3 days without starting Day Three skipping a “meal.” You did it, though, much to your credit. Good for you!
Thanks, John, it sure feels great.. and it’s a good kick start to keep eating healthy and make juices more often:)
I admire you for making it to almost Day 3. I’m not sure I would survive until 5pm on the first day! I agree it’s better to buy a juicer because like you say, you’ll have it for a long time and it will pay for itself over and over. I’m glad you can see a lot of benefits from the cleanse xx
For me the biggest benefit was getting rid of my “sweet tooth”.. even if temporarily:) Now where are those chocolate eggs?xx
Congratulations, you did it. Looking forward to reading your comparison of the food market produce and the fresh farmer’s market produce.
We made a recipe a second time with sweet market carrots and the flavor difference was incredible!
At least you still reaped some great skin benefits!
A great way to reset the old body clock even if for a 2.5 day cleanse. I think I really want to look into a similar product as the Vitamix as we little space and it can do the job of so many appliances, but it is costly so going to see the other options.
loving the juice and the resulting spring and pastel colors on your page, Smidge! Makes me think spring is/maybe/hopefully actually here 🙂 Well done on getting done with the cleanse!
Congats on the juice cleanse! You made it close enough that’d I’d call it 3 days. Never done one of these, although I’ve thought of it. Definitely something to consider. Thanks so much for sharing your experiences.
I think using a cleanse as a kickstart towards so improved habits is a good way to go. Next time, though, I vote for two days! 🙂
A big jars of goodness – but I couldn’t live on that only, even if I may should. The melon, orange and pineapple I could see myself enjoy. But cabbage … but who knows.
Well done, Barbara!