Halfway finished with Dr. Oz' 48 Hour Cleanse/Detox!

My husband Adam and I decided to start Dr. Oz' 48 Hour Cleanse/Detox today and now we have one day down and one left to go! We already eat all of the food that was on the shopping list, so we didn't have trouble with any of the necessary ingredients. I substituted raspberries for blueberries on the 'lunch smoothie' because I am allergic and added a tomato and some mixed greens to the salad. Other than that we have been sticking to the cleanse. 


Breakfast was easy and actually pretty yummy! I love oatmeal and the quinoa with prunes and rice milk kind of reminded me of eating oatmeal. The pomegranate juice was AMAZING! 

Quinoa with prunes and rice milk & Pomegranate/lemon/pineapple juice

About two hours later we had another juice with kale, pineapple, ginger, lemon, and cucumber. I really loved it, but for people who don't normally drink unsweetened smoothies or wheatgrass it may not be as tasty. I love wheatgrass and that's actually what it kind of tasted like to me. 

Kale/pineapple/ginger/lemon/cucumber smoothie

Two hours after that we had the lunch which was a small medley/salad of various fresh veggies and a fruit smoothie. This was actually my favorite "meal" or snack to eat. Basically, I chopped up a tomato, 2 sticks of celery, a handful of mixed greens, a mini cucumber, 2 radishes, and a few green beans with salt, pepper, olive oil, and lemon for dressing. The smoothie was DELICIOUS! It was flaxseeds, raspberries, banana, and almond milk. Wish I could of had more of that smoothie. YUM!

Lunch Veggie Medley/Salad and Fruit Smoothie

The 48 Hour Cleanse recommends that you don't eat after 7 p.m., but that you can eat as many of the suggested fresh veggies, water, and green tea throughout the day. Tomorrow I will definitely be eating more veggies as a snack;)

Dinner came two hours later or so, but Adam had to start it an hour and fifteen minutes before we planned to eat it to make the broth. It sounds like a lot, but it was easy. The only hour early prep is just so it can simmer. Plus, the portion he made was enough for tonight and tomorrow (so he won't need to cook the broth again tomorrow night). On Dr. Oz' website it doesn't necessarily say to eat the veggies in the broth, but we did. (Didn't want them to go to waste!) Along with the broth we each had a saucer of sauerkraut and sliced apples with water as our beverage. The broth was a bit flavorless, but it's a detox meal so we weren't surprised. LOVED the sauerkraut with apples!

Vegetable Broth with parsley and Sauerkraut with sliced apples

All in all our 48 Hour Cleanse is going pretty well. I've been loading up on water since 7 p.m. to stay full, but my tummy is a rumblin.' I was okay until about 10 p.m. The hubby and I tend to eat our dinners later than most and snack often until 10 or 11 p.m. since we usually stay up pretty late (anywhere between 12:30 and 2:30 a.m.). Needless to say, I'm pretty hungry right now. We also went to the gym from 9-11:30 p.m. and worked our butts off, so my body is just feeling the effects of the cleanse. I ran 2.5 miles and did my regular workout routine of weights and crunches. I feel great, but definitely fighting to not go in the kitchen...hehe:) I like this particular cleanse because it's more interesting than liquid cleanses and you don't starve. I just eat a lot already, so it's an adjustment—especially if you plan to workout during the cleanse. It is recommended that you not eat after 7 p.m., so I am sticking to it! Just can't wait for breakfast. lol. I'll probably dream of food. I already do pretty often;)