Over the weekend I did a 48 hour detox. In reality I only managed to last a total of 30 hours, though it was still long enough that I saw substantial results.
As I said in my original post when I was planning for the detox, it wasn’t ever about losing weight. Yet over 30 hours I managed to lose 3.5kgs, which was most visible from my stomach. I also feel like I’ve lost some bloating from around my chin, and while I stated those results weren’t my primary focus I’m definitely not complaining.
Most importantly, my energy is back. That is HUGE.
MY ENERGY IS BACK!
I am waking up at a good hour of the morning again without feeling like I’m hung over. I want to get out of bed and do some exercise. I’m not a write off by 10pm at night. I feel much better than I have in a long time. If you’re thinking about doing a 48 hour detox for the reason of energy levels alone, I would 100% recommend it.
As for the experience of the detox, it was tough. Very tough. I never felt “hungry” as such, every time my stomach had a bit of a grumble I just drank some more juice which instantly made it go away. When I was following the instructions to the letter and constantly sipping 250ml of juice over a 3 – 4 period, the hunger was non-existent.
By far the hardest part was missing the physical action of eating. This completely agrees with my suspicion that I overeat purely because I enjoy the action of eating. I don’t need the food for sustenance purposes, I want it for psychological purposes. Having seen that demonstrated so clearly to me it will (hopefully) help me with my future dieting endeavors.
I was incredibly tired too. Whether that was from being post-surgery or part of the detox process I don’t know. I probably spent about 5 – 6 hours tops out of bed each day. I had mid-morning naps and afternoon naps, as well as incredibly long sleeps overnight. As a result, I would recommend doing a detox on a weekend when you’re not expecting to be busy.
I also had a headache the entire weekend. I was able to deal with it all of Saturday and most of Sunday, until it grew to the point that my head was throbbing and I ran the risk of it becoming a migraine. I finally gave in, rang my friend for an official ruling that I wasn’t “copping out”, and got the approval to go and take a nurofen plus. This also meant that I had to eat, since taking those tablets without eating makes me physically ill. Within half an hour the headache was gone, and eating a couple of pieces of toast felt better than orgasming (only for that short time, on a regular basis sex still wins easily). Hence why I only lasted the 30 hours, but I couldn’t have been more glad that it was over and done with.
In essence, I paid nearly $40 for 1L of juice, but holy shit that juice worked. If you’re thinking about detoxing, do it (though for legal purposes I’m going to say consult a doc first so you don’t sue me if you get sick). C will be doing it in a few weeks, and it will be interesting to watch someone else go through the process. I know that I will think about adding this to my diary as an annual thing though – the odd liver clean out certainly can’t hurt!
