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My Juice Cleanse: The final day

2012-02-06T13:33:00.001-05:00

**Posted late. Probably because I was so out of it by Friday night. Juice cleanse fail.

THE LAST DAY!

9:45amish: Got a really late start today because the bus left me behind today. You know the deal though. I’m on bottle #1, and I feel ok.

11:45am: Bottle #2. Back to green juice. Doing ok.

12:46pm: On Friday, we get free pizza for lunch. I can’t have any today. This may be my biggest challenge yet (other than trying to make it through a whole movie without going to the ladies room).

1:36pm: Bottle #3. Just want to get to lemonade to have something different. This is the hardest part of the day for me.

3:30pm: Ahh, a change. Bottle #4. Although it still burns going down my throat. My body feels energetic, but my mind is slowing down.

4:39pm: Seriously getting hungry. More than halfway finished with bottle #4, which I usually don’t finish until I’m leaving work! That’s in another hour. This is a problem.

6:30pm-ish: Started 5 bottle on the train because I was feeling extra hungry.

8pm-ish: Ahh, I can’t get over this cashew milk. SO GOOD. Makes everything all better.

**I got the cleanse through work for free.

My Juice Cleanse: Day 2

2012-02-03T09:32:00.005-05:00

9:30am: And we’re on to Day 2. I feel like I slept better last night than I have in the past few weeks, so that was nice. My morning was pretty normal as well. Although I started to get a little hungry on the commute.

11:34am: On to bottle #2. So while I got the classic cleanse, my co-worker got the seasonal cleanse. We switched our #2 bottles today, and hers is made from orange, blackberry and apple. It’s very sweet. In a way, I kind of wish I had just gone with the green juice. But I’ll be back to that soon enough tomorrow.

1:46pm: Just went and got bottle #3. WANT. REAL. FOOD. This cleanse is all beautifying and detoxing, etc. but dude, someone give me a burrito. I haven’t caved and eaten my celery yet, but well, I am not a happy camper.

4:00pm-ish: Bottle #4 still burns as it goes down my throat. I am growing increasingly cranky. I still want the burrito, too. Why did I think a cleanse would be a good idea? (Although, I should add that I’m still not really hungry. I just really miss solid food.)

6:30pm-ish: On to bottle #5. Very tired of cleansing. But (and this could very well be the most important thing you learn from my experience) going to the movies when cleansing turns out to be a bad idea. Movies are long, and your bladder will hate you. (My Week with Marilyn was great though, and I only missed maybe 3 minutes.)

9:15pm: Ahh, my favorite bottle of the day: #6. All is well with the world again, and I’ve survived day 2 of the cleanse (without eating any celery!).

Frankly, the evenings are much easier to handle. It’s around lunchtime that I have trouble with. I can’t say I think this cleanse will curb my cravings, but I’m glad I’ve stuck with it so far.

This should have gone up yesterday, but I had computer problems. Sorry!
**I got the cleanse through work for free.

My Juice Cleanse: Day 1

2012-02-01T22:52:00.000-05:00

I’ve always been fascinated with (real) juice cleanses (not the master cleanse). It’s not that I want to do it to lose weight or even detox; I just love juice. (I’ve always been a bit of an odd duck.) Today I’m finally going to do it. I’m starting a 3-day juice cleanse from Ritual Cleanse.

The build-up: They give you all these “rules” before you start the cleanse, like no eating meat or processed foods a few day before you start or no more alcohol or caffeine before you start. Let’s be clear here. My last true meal was a chili cheese hot dog, French fries and a root beer float. I wasn’t very good at following the rules. I’m also supposed to start my day with hot water and lemon. Well, I did not buy lemons in time. So it’s just juice and water.

9:26am: Ok, technically I should start at 9am, but I have to get settled at work first. Juice 1 contains spinach, romaine, kale, celery, cucumber, green apple and lemon. I think it’s actually delicious.

11:30am: On to bottle #2, which is essentially the same as #1 except without lemon. So far I feel extremely tired and a wee bit dizzy, but I think that’s from lack of sleep. I kind of miss eating already and feel like I’m going to drown in juice. But otherwise, I’m doing fine.

2:04pm: Just now starting bottle #3. I got a little behind with an unexpected meeting. This is the same as bottle #1 as well, except without lemon and with ginger. You can definitely taste the ginger, but still another good juice. I still feel a little weird, and I really want to chew on something. But overall, I’m ok.

4:12pm: We’re up to bottle #4, which has alkaline water, lemon, raw agave and cayenne. I’m definitely grateful for a change. While I love green juice, getting through three of them was a little tough. Although I think this one might be a little too spicy for my taste. We’ll see what happens. I still missing chewing though.

7:13pm: With the commute home, I got a pretty late start on bottle #5, which was the same as bottle #2. I feel a little cranky, but I’m not necessarily hungry. It’s a very odd feeling. I also stopped by the grocery store to pick up celery in case I can’t make it through tomorrow. Better to have an “ok” cheat than to cheat entirely, right?

9:30-ishpm: FINALLY! Bottle #6 is made with Alkaline water, raw cashews, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and raw agave. IT IS DELICIOUS. It also has gritty nut bits that sort of enable you to “chew” it, which is a huge relief. I feel like I’m going to go to bed completely satisfied.

So folks, I’ll probably be up another hour or so, but I’ve survived Day 1 of the cleanse. But I’m seriously packing celery tomorrow just in case.

**I got the cleanse through work for free.

Running with lions

2012-01-31T16:40:00.001-05:00

One thing I do know is that I need to really need to get back on the exercise bandwagon. So to force myself back into shape, I went and signed myself up for a 5k.

Now I realize that some of you may think this is easy, but I assure you that this is a monstrous challenge for me. Let's be frank. I am not a runner, and when I have forced myself to run in the past, it has almost always been indoors on a treadmill.

But I'm doing it for a cause near and dear to my heart--to save the lions. And this isn't just any 5k; it's a 5k through the Bronx Zoo!!

The best part? YOU can help save the lions and support me! Just click here. Don't you want to help save that sweet little face above?

Have I started training you ask? No, not really, but I promise to keep you updated on my progress.

An Introduction (and clarification)

2012-01-30T17:27:00.002-05:00

First, I just want to let you know that this is not a blog about making pie literally. So if you were hoping for amazing recipes and photos of pies, you’ve come to the wrong place. I might try a recipe or two in an attempt to feel more adult, but I promise you they will not be the amazing, complicated recipes you can find on other blogs. Sorry.

This is a blog about making Pie figuratively. I am that Pie. In fact, I’ve been called Pie for as long as I can remember (and no, you probably can’t come up with a pie joke that I haven’t already heard).

Today I turned 26, and as my dear friends have pointed out, I’m now closer to 30 than 20. This makes me nervous. Why? Because at 26 years old, I have less figured out than I did at 22. At 22, I had a whole life plan. At 26, all I have are questions.

So to figure out what the hell I’m going to do as I start climbing up the hill to old age, I’ve decided to blog and share my adventures with you. Wish me luck!

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” –Winston Churchill