Blueprint Cleanse Update
I’m happy to report that the cleanse went well. I feel healthier, have been sleeping better, and Helene even said I had a glow. 
Aside from my glow, here are other positive changes:
- The bloating is mostly gone. My body retains water like it will never have another drop of it and it makes me quite uncomfortable. However on the BPC I was hardly bloated at all.
- I wasn’t hungry most of the time. When I was hungry, I’d eat fruit or nuts.
- I lost a few pounds! I don’t own a scale and don’t weigh myself often so I’m not sure about the exact difference in weight. I feel thinner though.
Now that I’m finished with the cleanse, I’ve slowly started to introduce solids back into my diet. The other night, I had a few slices of mozzarella cheese, half an avocado, and a handful of cherry tomatoes for dinner. Tonight, I had a handful of cherry tomatoes and a baked salmon filet. I’ve really been enjoying simple foods that are unexpectedly filling. I’ve also been eating a bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats and Lactaid in lieu of a meal or as a snack. I think the best part of the BPC was that it helped me kick start my summer diet.
There were times when I was very hungry, but it wasn’t that bad. The hardest part was sitting with coworkers while they ate lunch. But it was only three days. This was my typical schedule:
- 9:30 am – green juice
- 11:00 am – pineapple apple mint
- 1:00 pm – spicy lemonade
- 3:00 pm – green juice
- 5:00 pm – two handfuls of salted almonds or some fruit
- 7:00 pm – cashew milk
All the juices were great, but the ones I will continue drinking are the green juice and pineapple apple mint. The green juice will be adjusted by taking out all that celery. It left a peculiar taste on my tongue that I didn’t enjoy. The PAM was so delicious and easy to make. I will continue to drink juices in place of breakfast and sometimes dinner, if I can handle it.
If you’re wondering about whether or not you can successfully complete a cleanse – you can! Just keep some healthy snacks around you and munch when you get hungry. Just stay away from carbs and processed foods and you should be fine.
Good luck!
Thanks for posting an update! The other day I thought of you and wondered how it was going. Now I feel even more motivated to try it. Doing a three-day cleanse sounds SO do-able. Did your mood change while you were doing it?
You know what’s weird? The other day I thought of you too. I was regretting that I didn’t have a Game of Thrones season finale party and wondered if you had one and if you would post about it. Haha. Do the cleanse! My mood didn’t change, though I didn’t work out as much because I felt really weak. When I did work out, I did the elliptical which is really easy and not exhausting at all.
quite a fascinating update. i’ll try it when i have no teeth and have to be on a liquid diet
Lol, you don’t need it! Go eat a cheeseburger!
btw, could your bloating be due to an unforeseen food allergy? if u find out what that is, you may never feel bloated again. sometimes we’re allergic to stuff that won’t put us into anaphylactic shock but it can cause less serious symptoms and when we cut them out of our diet, we feel a lot better.
I’ve thought about that but I hear allergy tests are horrific. I think it will have to happen eventually…