BPC Foundation - Day #3 and Wrap Up

Day #3 on Blueprint Cleanse - Foundation


Day #3 went by without a problem.  I was actually impressed with how easy it was to drink the juices and not eat anything around me (including the 10 dozen cookies I was making).  I actually found myself wishing I could keep going on the cleanse for a few more days.  But alas - it came to an end!

BPC Wrap-Up:

Let's get right down to it - I lost 7lbs throughout the whole process including the two days of vegan eating before the cleanse.

Breaking the cleanse was fairly easy.  I had some watermelon and blueberries for breakfast.  Our whole office was going out to hibachi for lunch so I reluctantly joined in.  I really wanted to stay at the office and eat my salad that I had brought but I didn't want to be the only one not going.  So I went.  And I caved.  I had shrimp hibachi but the good news was I didn't eat the fried rice or noodles.  Just the shrimp and veggies.  Not exactly how I was supposed to break the cleanse but it was better than a total crash!

I felt pretty gross after lunch, I have to admit!  I really wanted to have a nice, big "movement" but it didn't quite happen.  In fact (sorry - TMI) it hadn't happened since the first day of the cleanse.

I'm anxious to see if the 7lbs was just water weight that comes right back.  Overall, I would say I was not that impressed with the cleanse.  I felt exhausted the entire time and pretty irritable on Day 3!  The weight loss was awesome don't get me wrong but I am not sure it was worth the cost.

At least it's DONE and I can move on with Eating Clean!

BPC Foundation - Day #2

Day #2 on Blueprint Cleanse - Foundation

Day two and I'm on a roll.  Today started off with a Green Juice on the way to work.  Seven AM is way to early to be drinking celery!  But I sucked it down and moved on.  I was a little tired this morning but more because Cooper woke me up at 4:45AM.  Also WAY TO EARLY!  

With the Green Juice down at 7am, I moved on to the lovely Pineapple Apple Mint around 9:30.  Much better than yesterday I have to admit.  Lunchtime brought another lovely Green Juice but luckily no hunger pains!  Around 2:30 I broke into the Spicy Lemonade!  Surprisingly, it had lost a little bit of it's spice since yesterday and I was able to finish the whole bottle (yay me!).  

This is where it gets interesting.......wait for it.......I was hungry around 4pm.  I debated breaking out my final Green Juice of the day a little early but decided to hold off until just before 5pm so I could enjoy it in all it's deliciously green wonder.  Again to my surprise, this time the green monster wasn't quite as bad as I remembered.  Either that or I was just in a hurry to chug it down and head home for the day, I'm not sure!  haha 

In an ironic twist of irony, I had to come home and bake 5 dozen cookies for a colleague.  It is very hard to resist fresh baked cookies when your whole house smells like FRESH BAKED COOKIES.  I don't think I have ever been more aware of my sense of smell!  It's a good thing I could finish the night off with a lovely Cashew Milk drink.  And tonight it was actually quite delicious!  I'm sure the cookie would have tasted better but again I was proud of myself for finishing the drink. 

Day #2 is done!   I am shocked to say this but I'm actually not craving anything tonight.  The cookies smelled great but didn't tempt me to cheat.  The candy that is all over the house was more annoying than calling my name like they usually do!  

I am trying to plan the breaking of my cleanse on Friday.  I have the one Green Juice leftover from yesterday that I plan on having in the morning.  Friday is usually our sushi day at work but I think I will stick with a light salad and maybe Wonton soup.  Dinner will probably be a nice salad too.  

This weekend is going to be a bit of a challenge because we are going to my sister's for my nephew's birthday party.  Kelly is making Mexican food, birthday cake and ice cream and of course drinks!  I'm more worried about how to explain to everyone that I'm not drinking because I just finished a juice cleanse and don't want to ruin the results than I am about the actual temptations!   But hopefully everyone understands and just lets me veg on some veggies rather than taco's!  

On to Day 3 .........

BPC Foundation - Day #1

Day #1 on Blueprint Cleanse - Foundation

On Sunday I received a "welcome" email from BPC regarding the start of the cleanse and how to get off to a good start (prepare, prepare, prepare!).  I spent Sunday and Monday on a 98% vegan diet and I have to say this morning I woke up with a headache that lasted until lunch today.  I had some watermelon/kiwi and green tea for breakfast at 9am.  By 10am I was worried that my juices would not arrive in time to get them all in today if they didn't come by noon.  Luckily, I gave them until 12:30 to get here before giving in to a salad for lunch.  At 12:20 they arrived!!!!!! 

I was so excited to open the box and check them out!  Unfortunately, BPC did not send me the little cooler I was so excited to see.  But after a quick email to them, they promptly responded saying it will be here tomorrow.  Anyway, back to the juices.  I failed to realize just how heavy 18 juices would be (6 per day times 3 days).......15lbs of juice!  I quickly put them in the fridge (as instructed by my first BPC email)

But not before a quick photo op:

Juice #1 at 12:20pm - Green Juice described by BPC as "6lbs of leafy greens in one little bottle.  The cholophyll-packed green juice lowers acidity and balances your pH.  Stay alkaline.  Stay healthy"  I describe it as.........gross!  Salad in a bottle.  But gross!

Juice #2 at 1:30pm - P.A.M. or Pineapple Apple Mint described by BPC as "pineapples contain bromelain, an anti-inflammatory agent that helps fight heart disease and arthritis".  I say....sweet!  Not bad but very sweet!

Juice #3 at 3pm - Green Juice......a little easier this time.  Went down faster but still not "good"

Juice #4 at 5pm - Spicy Lemonade.  BPC calls it "cayenne pepper boasts metabolism and gets your blood pumping while lemons are a natural expectorant, full of antioxidants and highly alkalizing.  That's hot."  My take on the spicy lemonade......sPiCy!!!!!  spicy SPICY!!!!!

Juice #5 is another green juice but I was so full from the first four being crammed into a 5 hour timespan that I chose to skip this one.  BPC advised skipping the lemonade if I was going to skip one.  I should have listened!

Juice #6 is called Cashew Milk and deemed by all review posts to be the best of the worst!  They describe this by saying "cashews contain zinc, which rebuilds the body's collagen supply and prevents wrinkling, stretch marks and other potential "body roadmaps".  My take on this one.......it's nutty and creamy and milky.  It is the best of the rest I will say!  


Quick questions answered:

• Am I hungry?  No
• Am I dizzy or lightheaded? Yes, but in fairness I woke up with a headache and a bit dizzy
• Am I going to the bathroom every 20 minutes?  YES but only to pee
• Do I feel nauseous?  Not at all
• Do I miss "real" food?  I would like to chew something but I am not hungry so I'm not.
• Did I cheat? Yes - I had one - yes 1 - M&M.  It's Valentine's Day people!  Have a heart!  (pun intended!)

Blueprint Cleanse experiment

These little bottles are the only things I will be eating/drinking for three days.  It's called the Blueprint Cleanse and you can read more about it here for all of the details.  But the gist of it is a great way to jump start a clean eating or healthy mindset by forgoing all carbs, refined sugars, caffeine, alcohol and solid food (oh yeah, that too!) for a few days to "reset" your internal system.

My reason for choosing the Blueprint cleanse was simple.  A friend of mine did the cleanse (thanks MM) and I thought to myself "hey, if he can do it, I can certainly try!"  So after a few weeks of debating the cost, I finally decided that I would go ahead and purchase the drinks.  They will arrive on Tuesday in their cute little BPC cooler.  I ordered the "Foundation" cleanse because I didn't want to go with the beginner cleanse (I'm too cool for that) and I was scared to death of the extreme cleanse.

Let me clarify that the idea of the cleanse is to break down the toxins that are trapped in your body.  Not to actually cleanse your colon or anything frightening like that!   Although there may be some "waste" leaving your system, most testimonials I read stated that they actually experienced little to no difference in that department.  Enough on that topic!

BPC is kind enough to send you an email three days prior to your BPC arriving.  They give you the details on the logistics of your juice arriving and then a nice little paragraph about how to prepare.  It starts by saying "Prepare, prepare, prepare......we can't stress this enough."  So I decided to heed the warning and today I am preparing!   All fruits and veggies for two days prior to the BPC and two days after.  That's the plan anyway - I will keep you posted.

Off to enjoy my fruit for breakfast!  Wish me luck!

Sunday Update:  Spent the day eating only veggies and fruits.  Breakfast was green tea & fruit salad (watermelon, kiwi and strawberries - 1c.), lunch and dinner were salads with iceberg, spinach, cukes and avocado and a few more green teas throughout the day.  I'm a little hungry and really wishing I could devour the 60+ Valentine's Day cookies I made this weekend BUT I am on a mission.  I hope to be as disciplined tomorrow!  Until then........

Monday Update:  Down 1.8lbs this morning.  I guess being "vegan" for a day is pretty good for you.  Today was easier than I thought at work!  I cannot wait for my BPC to arrive tomorrow.  Not sure what time FedEx will get there - hopefully early!  I did cheat a bit tonight with a few Hershey Hugs/pretzels with M&Ms from Valentine's day.  I did not have the V-day cookies that were eyeing me up all day though.  Huge win for me!

Stay tuned tomorrow for Day #1 of the Blueprint Cleanse.  I hope to update throughout the day with how I'm feeling, how the juices taste, etc.  We'll see how that goes........