My 3-Day Juice Cleanse Diary

Juice Cleanse Before and After Photos

I recently did a 3-day juice cleanse from Squeezed here in Houston (they ship all over) before an upcoming trip to Mexico. My boyfriend and I both did one — I was a tad reluctant, but since I had so many questions about what to expect, I thought I’d document my 3-day journey below:

Sunday

9a: (yes, I sleep in on weekends!) Woke up desperately wanting coffee, but LOVED the cashew milk that had coffee and a hint of cinnamon. I also took a “before” picture because although I’m doing this 3-day juice cleanse for a variety of reasons, I did pick the timing 5 days before my trip to Puerto Vallarta.

11a: Realized I hadn’t drank my breakfast yet. Mostly tasted like beets – though I love the taste of beets (oh yum with goat cheese!), drinking it is pretty weird for me.

1:40p: Sent a text to my boyfriend “I don’t think I’m going to make it.” Grabbed my lunch

My Juice Cleanse Diary

drink (1B) because I did read you aren’t supposed to wait until you’re hungry. All the TV shows I’m binging all have food. It’s not fair!

It feels a bit isolating — no coffee dates or brunches or having friends over for wine. But I keep telling myself I’m doing this to test my willpower as well as detox and reset my body. And to be frank, a cleanse is meant to clean you out. So I’m pretty thankful I didn’t schedule any plans or meetings, at least so far.

3:30p: Drinking IC and I am NOT a fan of green juices. This is the first juice that’s truly hard to get down.

4:22p: Only about halfway finished with this green juice. I can’t stomach it – literally.

4:36p: Finished it and not feeling great.

You can also read about my first juice cleanse five years ago. I stand by the simple fact “keep a bathroom nearby at all times.”

5:20p: Texted my boyfriend “no way I can do this. Need Cocoa Puffs. With pizza. And peanut butter.” Coiencidentally this is when my dog managed to put his blanket blocking the fridge because he knew how weak my willpower was. See photo.

7:48p: Hunger pains and venting to my boyfriend. He responded with: “If you can’t commit to a 3 day cleanse how can I expect you to commit to me?” Humor and sarcasm can get you through just about anything. 

9p: Time for my last juice (the activated charcoal one that looks the least appetizing), but really don’t want it. Feeling more juice overwhelmed and craving greasy foods more than actual hunger. It really didn’t taste bad, but had a uniquely gritty texture. I almost finished it, but didn’t.

10p: Stomach wasn’t too happy and definitely glad I live alone.

I’m glad a few people sent me messages on Instagram about the color of your juice matching your current bathroom situation. It helped confirm I was not actually dying, so that was comforting. 

Monday

9a: Woke up feeling fine, fingers crossed. Definitely missing my coffee.

10:30a: Feeling foggy and lethargic, but who knows if that’s due to the cleanse or just me being lazy on a Monday.

12p: I keep thinking I am forgetting to do something, but oh yeah — that’s eating! I’m used to pausing my workday for snacks or coffee or making lunch plans. I guess that should mean more time to get my work done. So far no cravings or major hunger, mostly boredom. Hope it stays that way.

12:40p: Must be in a fog — shook my juice because they seem to taste better (maybe?) and the lid wasn’t on completely. So now I have a beet and kale flavored and color-spotted couch. Awesome.

4p: Heading to workout at SPENGA Montrose. Feeling like I have plenty of energy, so we’ll see how this goes!

5:45p: Workout was way harder than I imagine — barely made it through the spin portion.

6:20p: First headache starting to set in. I wonder if it’s lack of food, water or rosé?

7:07p: Really jealous listening to my dog crunch on his food. Feels quite inconsiderate. Ok, maybe I am hungry. Cravings are more like it. I lit a pumpkin spice candle so I could at least smell something yummy. Today’s first green juice wasn’t as bad as yesterdays since it was sweeter, but not sure I can stomach the last one of the night.

9p: Minor headache turning into a bigger one.

9:45: Craving rice and shrimp and bread and everything.

Tuesday

8a: Woke up feeling fine. Today is the last day, giving myself some encouragement to push through.

9:30a: Drank half my cashew milk. Feeling nauseous, headed to Spenga for another workout. This could be interesting.

5:45p: Today hasn’t been bad but I miss eating. Hunger is setting in a little.

6p: How early is too early for bed since I can eat when I wakeup?

7p: I think juices on Day 3 are the worst.

Wednesday

11:20a: I know my cleanse is over but I am not hungry. I have sipped on coffee and had a bite of a granola bar. Weird but good. Also took my “after” picture.

As you can see from my before and after pictures, I don’t notice a huge difference, but a little less bloating. I’m quite impressed with myself for being able to push through those hunger pains, especially from day one. So far (it’s only Thursday), it has made me more cautious about what and how much I ate and don’t seem to be super hungry. We’ll see how long it lasts.

Remember, juice responsibly.