Last week, my sister and I decided to do the Dr. Oz 3 Day Cleanse. I normally eat pretty well, and work out 3-5 times a week, but have been at the same weight for a year now, and was hoping to jump start the loss of a few pounds. The cleanse is only 3 days - and I figured there isn't anything I couldn't do for at least three days!
The cleanse is very easy to follow. The breakfast, lunch, and dinner shakes are the same for all three days. Click here for a printable sheet of the image above.
Shopping:
- The Dr. Oz website states the the cleanse will cost $16 a day. After purchasing our groceries and supplies, we found the cost closer to $25 a day.
Prep:
- We decide to do the cleanse on a Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. That meant that I would need to take the Breakfast and lunch shakes with me to work. The breakfast shake is quick to make, but the lunch one is more involved. Each night I cut up the celery, cucumbers, and lime needed for the lunch shake to save a little time each morning.
Day 1:
- I enjoyed waking up in the morning and drinking the green tea. It was nice to be able to have something warm in the morning in place of my coffee. I am a regular coffee drinker and thought I would have a really hard time without it. I definitely missed it, but it wasn't as bad as I thought and I never experienced any caffeine headaches.
- I loved the breakfast shake. It turned out to be my favorite each of the three days.
- I had an additional green tea at work between breakfast and lunch.
- The lunch shake gets pretty awful reviews online so I wasn't sure what to expect. At first, It tasted better than I expected, but toward the end I could barely get it down.
- After lunch, I was really, really full, almost to the point of being uncomfortable. My stomach was really bloated and crampy. Was not expecting that on a cleanse!
- 3:30 in the afternoon and I was exhausted! I do not ever remember being this tired at work. I can not tell you haw badly I wanted to lay down my head on my desk and take a nap!
- After work I went to the gym and got in 30 minutes on the elliptical. I felt fine to work out.
- Enjoyed the dinner shake. Still incredibly stuffed and bloated. I was never hungry and never had the additional snack shake and any of the three days. I don't think I would have been able to get it down!
Day 2:
- Woke up feeling really bloated and stuffed (still!)
- Again, enjoyed the breakfast shake.
- For the lunch shake, I used spinach instead of hte kale and blended it more to try and get rid of the strange texture. It helped, the lunch shake tasted much better to me. It is still my least favorite, though.
- 2:00 PM: still having major stomach issues and decided to take 3 tums. It helped.
- Again, exhausted in the afternoon. This normally doesn't happen to me at work.
- Went to my 30 minute spin class after work and had no problem working out. In fact, it felt really good.
Day 3:
Woke up feeling great! Was happy that it was the last day and knew that I was going to make it. Also, my stomach finally feels back to normal.
- I felt great all day on the third day. Even the lunch shake seemed a little better, but I only drank a little more than half.
- Decided not to work out on the third day.
- The dinner shake tasted so good. I actually contemplated doing the cleanse for another day!
- I skipped the bath on the last night.
Results:
- Woke up on the fourth day and weighed myself - I lost almost 5 lbs. It's been a week and I haven't put any of the weight weight back on.
- My sister lost 7 pounds!
- I'm glad we tried this. I think I would consider it doing it again or trying a different cleanse.
- What I missed the most? Chewing! I never thought it would be so hard not to chew on anything for three whole days.
{ To read my sisters review and thoughts on the cleanse click here }
