Hello! The nice and extremely healthy people at Urban Remedy contacted me about doing one of their detoxes. I am very very hesitant to do a juice cleanse because of the restriction involved (read: because I love to eat). But, Urban Remedy offers Wellness Kits that provide vegan, gluten free juices and a few small meals/snacks.
I’m doing the Metabolism Kit which is a three day cleanse aimed to boost metabolism and energy. Here are my immediate thoughts mid-way through day 1.
The Wellness Kits are 3 day cleanses. The Metabolism Kit comes with juices and actual food! Love it. It’s all vegan gluten free food and the portions are small, but you actually get to eat something. Nice!
Breakfast: Green Berry smoothie. This one was thicker than a juice because of the chia seeds. I decided to blend it with ice to make a smoothie and it was pretty filling.
There is tea to drink with (or before) every meal too. I sipped this throughout the morning. You’re not supposed to have coffee on this cleanse!
Snack: Mid-morning snack was No Oat Cookies made with almond flour, fruit and seeds. I don’t know if I was just super hungry or what, but these are delicious.
And the Time Machine Juice. So far this is a good amount of food (for a normal person). I obviously like to be above average in my eating.
Lunch: Brown Rice Spring Rolls. These were good. Again this is a small amount of food for a whole meal, but it’s better than ‘just a juice’ to me.
Afternoon snack: The pamphlet says to have an apple, but I had some dying blueberries so I had those instead. It also says if you do strenuous exercise and need to eat more to choose foods from the post-cleanse ‘clean’ list. Since I was hungry I had a small handful of nuts to tide me over. (I didn’t do strenuous exercise today, but didn’t want to just hang out hungry.)
First thoughts: I’m not done with Day 1 yet, so I’ll let you know if I stop at In N Out on the way home and eat a double double in a blind hunger rage.
Note: I have a 10k race on Saturday(day 3) of the detox AND a half marathon on Sunday. There wasn’t another good time to do this kit (I put it off for a month) and my calendar gets busier with traveling and races into fall. So, I’ll only be doing this kit for 2 days. I did not run today so this is best time to start it and gauge my body’s needs.
And I already have a plan for my next cleanse…
Question: Have you ever done a cleanse?
Disclaimer: Urban Remedy sent me a Wellness Kit to review. All opinions are my own. Please talk to a doctor before making any dietary changes.
My liver cleanses for me, thanks. Will be interested to see how/if it changes your athletic performance.
I can’t cleanse. I’m addicted to coffee 🙂
I’m a huge fan of cleanses, however cleanses with smoothies, juices and nut milks. I love what they do for my body and the reset they give me. That being said, over time I have worked up to 3 days when I do do one, and doubt I’ll ever go longer.
For me I have to be in the right setting – not much going on and I limit my activity to walking and yoga.
I like them because I love the energy I feel after plus it leaves me craving whole foods instead of processed ones.
No haven’t done one for many of the reasons you mentioned. I’m too hungry and not sure I could run on only juice!
I like that there is actual food involved with this one! My biggest complaint with any of the cleanses that I’ve done in the past is that I miss actually chewing food! I know it sounds silly, but that is by far what I miss the most. Good stuff!
My husband and I tried to juice for a week. Well, I lasted all of half a day! Hubby made it farther than me, but by the end of day 2 he was ready to chow down. I like that this includes real food, too! What’s on tap for tomorrow?
No iced coffee?
(falls on floor)
good luck with the Disney races this weekend! 🙂
Sounds like you’re doing the Double Dare.
Always wanted to try a cleanse but fully admit that I have no discipline and would be hitting a Dunkin donuts at first sight.
Does fasting count as a cleanse?
Kidding! Of course it does, but I g=have never done a cleanse for the body before. Thought I have thought about it often.
Blessings!
i love how they give you food! i am not sure how long id last without food hahacc
I once tried a juice cleanse and lasted all of 6 hours. I think if I ever did it again it would have to be the right kind of cleanse and definitely include food!
how did the juices taste?
Yup but it was a long time ago. Lesson learnt: never do it on a workday! I was so cold that day due to (1) probably the detox and (2) our super mighty central air conditioning system in the office. Though I must say I didn’t feel any different after the “cleanse”.
I have never down a cleanse, because I know that I would probably eat the world during or after. I workout daily and I am not sure how I would react; however, it would be a good learning experience!
love that the cleanse includes real food! and all of those juices sound amazing!
No, I’ve never done a cleanse. But I did sample some of Urban Remedy’s juices and shakes, and they are delicious!
i’ve never done a cleanse but would definitely be up for trying.
I don’t believe in cleanses so I haven’t done one. Although I have to say that this is one of the better ones that I’ve seen marketed.
As good as that looks, I will have to pass because I can’t have that much sugar. 🙁
This actually looks like something I’d love to do. The only hard part for me would be not cooking. However it could be a lovely vacation!
It’s nice that this cleanse gives you some foods to eat! And that if you do strenuous exercise you can have a little more. I’m always pretty hesitant with cleanses because the lack of food and keeping me fueled for running. It all looks really yummy too! 🙂