A 3-Day Cleanse Review & Results
For me, it wasn't really worth it.
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| Before: Around my heaviest weight of 221#s. |
A Little Back Story
In August 2013, I decided that I didn't want my back to hurt on vacation preventing me from making sandcastles and enjoying the beach. I decided I didn't want my knees to prevent me from walking around Europe or Mexico on a vacation.
It was a choice between
How Bad Can It Get?
and
How Good Could It Be?
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| Before: Around 212# - with a hurt back at the beach. |
I decided to get healthy! To stop having high cholesterol and to stop telling my wife Crystal that "I use to be fit back in high school." I don't want my best days to be behind me.
So Crystal and I made baby steps with our diet and a huge step jumping into ShaunT's Insanity workout...followed by months and months of workouts, 5 or 6 times a week...EVERY WEEK.
3-Day Cleanse
11 Months into my journey I decided to try a new product called the 3-Day Cleanse. It seemed to come at a good time. I'm coming up on my year anniversary and it might allow me to trim up a little extra.
For those who know me I'm a skeptic about everything, ESPECIALLY diet and supplements. My opinion was and is, THERE IS NO QUICK FIX! It takes us years to gain and be unhealthy, it takes years to change it.
The cleanse is $69.95, which I find ridiculously expensive. I justified it to myself by saying it would be all my food for 3 days, so it wasn't that bad. BUT...you also need about $10 in fruits and vegetables to complete the cleanse. So the total cost was around $80.
Total Cost Around
$80
The Results
I started the cleanse at 183# (and some change) and ended at 178#. 178 is my new lowest weight.
I look at the photos and I'm actually shocked to be able to tell a difference. I did not anticipate being able to see anything. I think I anticipated getting down to 178 so that wasn't a big shock.
So for $80 I lost 5 pounds. That is $16 per pound lost.
My skepticism has me thinking that several pounds will just pop right back on. The next week will tell.
Final Opinion
It makes doing a cleanse rather easy and there are some results. However, I would rate the 3-day cleanse as a "Pass On It." At a cost of $16 per pound and MANY MANY other cleanse options a Google away, I don't think it is worth it. If it gets down to $30 or $35 then sure try it out.
If by chance you want to try it yourself here you go:
If you try it please let me know. I want to know your opinion and I want to know your results.
How I Felt During
A couple people have asked how it felt during the cleanse, "was I hungry all the time?" Sorry for leaving that part out above.
I actually was not hungry...really ever during the cleanse. I did pull my exercise back significantly to a low impact around 200 calories burnt routine. This may have helped.
While I wasn't hungry, I did miss my other foods A LOT. I craved them and wanted them. But I could tell, and was shocked, that my body didn't NEED them.
I might do another blog on it, but the cleanse really did show me how much of my diet and what I eat is psychological. It is amazing how much my mind wanted me to eat junk that I typically don't even eat. A battle to cheat or something.
The Dinner Meals
I just thought I would make a note on the dinner meal options. First, they were all vegetarian. Not a big deal... and to be expected. I tried the Spinach salad and HATED IT! I typically love spinach, but eating a large bowl of spinach on day two was my low point.
The other two dinners I did was Oven Roasted Asparagus and Vegetable Stir Fry. Both were delicious. In fact the asparagus is going to be added as a side item on our at home menu.
If you decide to do it, I'm happy to offer up my opinions on the dinner options. It might save you some grief.
How I Felt During
A couple people have asked how it felt during the cleanse, "was I hungry all the time?" Sorry for leaving that part out above.
I actually was not hungry...really ever during the cleanse. I did pull my exercise back significantly to a low impact around 200 calories burnt routine. This may have helped.
While I wasn't hungry, I did miss my other foods A LOT. I craved them and wanted them. But I could tell, and was shocked, that my body didn't NEED them.
I might do another blog on it, but the cleanse really did show me how much of my diet and what I eat is psychological. It is amazing how much my mind wanted me to eat junk that I typically don't even eat. A battle to cheat or something.
The Dinner Meals
I just thought I would make a note on the dinner meal options. First, they were all vegetarian. Not a big deal... and to be expected. I tried the Spinach salad and HATED IT! I typically love spinach, but eating a large bowl of spinach on day two was my low point.
The other two dinners I did was Oven Roasted Asparagus and Vegetable Stir Fry. Both were delicious. In fact the asparagus is going to be added as a side item on our at home menu.
If you decide to do it, I'm happy to offer up my opinions on the dinner options. It might save you some grief.
