This experiment officially went haywire at 11:00 AM PT. I had a successful morning, even went to Crossfit in the morning and completed an ‘enhanced’ version of Diane. Almond-Orange-Coconut was chugged before catching the bus. It was bottle #2, Kale-Cucumber-Apple-Lime, that did me in. I see now I accident opened #3 first, but I don’t think it would have made a difference. A few swigs in and it just wasn’t happening. Coincidentally my work spouse IM’d me to see if I wanted to go to SBUX. YES, FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING HOLY, YES!
Tall Americano, a little bit of nonfat milk. So. Good. I went back to my desk and ate my carrots. Ate my chicken. Had an energy bar. And so on and so forth. Another latte may have been imbibed. Along with a cookie. Fast? What fast?
Boss/fellow juice faster came by and I raved about the espresso. She was not as happy. Earlier in the day, as she reflected on her successful juice cleanse, she said, out loud, “the next time I do this …” And all I could say was, you’re doing this AGAIN? Inconceivable.
Dinner was halibut with salad and steamed veggies. For dessert I spread some PB on graham crackers. I tried to get into bottle #3, which was actually #4, and just couldn’t hack it. Carrot-Apple-Beet-Ginger might have tasted great on any other day. Today, while eating real food, it just wasn’t doing it for me.

Lessons learned:

• I can drink a lot of water, and probably help myself flush out toxins effectively. I just need to be consistent.
• I can go 2 days without caffeine. Pretty much my limit.
• Of all the things I could have desired, I really just craved protein. Chicken, steak, hamburger. At some point I would have eaten a block of plain firm tofu. Okay maybe not.
• If you haven’t eaten all day, Kale-Cucumber-Apple-Lime actually sounds good. If you have eaten, it does not sound good at all.
• The Harry & David catalog begins to look a bit like porn when you are fasting. Moose munch. Omg.

There is no next time for me, however I do see this weekend as a successful precursor to South Beach Diet phase 1. Kicking out processed foods for a couple of days (longer, if you can manage) is a great refreshing change. Juice only, maybe not so much.