Juice Cleanse: Day 1

Today I woke up earlier than usual so that I would have time to make some juice- not just for breakfast but for lunch too. I’ll be having more juice for dinner, but that I can make later on.

I was drinking my breakfast juice (which looked bright green) from a glass jar on the subway platform. Somebody commented about how delicious it looked and said I must feel “like a million bucks” drinking that. Yes, as a matter of fact, I do.

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Apparently, juicing is quite the thing in NYC.
Juicing: A Booming Industry

Before trying this out, I decided to do some research on exactly how to do a juice cleanse properly:
The Beginner’s Guide to Juice Fasting
How to Do a 3-Day Juice Cleanse

I also looked into the other side of the argument for juice cleanses:
Why Juice Cleanses Don’t Deliver
Do Juice Cleanses Work?

My juice cleanse lasted until 5pm when I broke down and made a hot chocolate at work. Then I had leftover lasagna that Gavin made when I got home.

There is probably a reason you’re not supposed to do physical activity during a cleanse. I, on the other hand, went to Ashtanga yoga class; for the first time in several months. It was brutal.

My juice cleanse has officially ended. I may pick it back up when the weather’s warmer. We’ll see.

Weekend Wrap-Up

On Saturday, I finally went to the post office to pick up my package Asos. I really like shopping for clothes online but I have to remember to send them to work instead because our USPS folks sometimes can’t get in the building.

In the afternoon, I went for a haircut and Gavin took Milo to the vet. Milo is fine. Really. I won’t go into detail but it was clear there was something wrong. But has medicine now and it way better than he was several days ago.

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On Sunday, we hosted a Super Bowl party in our apartment. Gavin’s friends Pete and Suzie came over, along with their friends (whom we’ve met before) and two new friends (we hadn’t met.) Janice came over, too, with a delicious home-made 7-layer cheese dip.

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Everyone brought some kind of food and/or drinks. Gavin made lasagna. Oh, and Evie got ice cream and cookies for everyone. It was the typical “American eating holiday” (which makes this the perfect week for a juice cleanse!)