it's tritia to you: Shakeology 3 Day Cleanse: Day Three Blog

Shakeology 3 Day Cleanse – DAY THREE – My last day!
DAY THREE WEIGHT: 130.2 LBS.

I managed to drop another 1.4 lbs. between yesterday and today. That’s pretty astonishing for me. I figured that, because I am at a relatively decent weight, and because I’ve been eating and exercising well for the past few months, that I wouldn’t drop more than two or three pounds. But here we are on day two and I’ve lost a total of 2.8 lbs. so far. If I lose another 1.4 tomorrow, I will be at 128.8 lbs. – the lowest I’ll have been in decades. That will also bring my total weight loss on the cleanse to 4.2 lbs.! I’m curious to see if the weight will stay off or if I will gain it back after I’m done cleansing. Guess we’ll just have to find out in the next few weeks.

So, here I am on the last day of my cleanse. My shakes for the day have been consumed and I’ve eaten my delicious dinner. While I can’t say that I’m sad that it’s coming to an end, I can say that I am glad that I did this. Out of the three days, today was the hardest. I am really missing the more savory food that I’m used to eating, both good and bad. I really want some bread, beef, pizza, milk, and frozen yogurt. I’ll be honest – I want to sit down and just eat toasted bread or warm pandesal dipped in chocolate milk. I want to eat eggs, bacon and rice. I want to shove a slice of deep dish Chicago pizza in my face. I want to friggin’ eat!

But again, I am glad that I did this. It took a lot of dedication, motivation, and hard work to be able to get through it. It helped that I could reach out to someone else doing the cleanse; they also agreed with wanting to eat and what it took to get through the days. It was also nice to hear that I wasn’t the only one tempted to cheat; I wanted to eat just one tortilla chip because it “wouldn’t matter”, but I knew it would. I wanted to do this right, which meant no cheating. I’m not much of a cheater anyway.

I did this cleanse during the last week of summer classes. The first day was a school day for me, and though it was difficult, I powered through it. The next two days were filled of me studying for a final exam on Friday – which, by the way, was much harder than I thought. I wanted to snack during my study sessions. I wanted to sip coffee as well. But I couldn’t. So I didn’t.

So what did I get out of this cleanse? Several things: 1) The knowledge that my body can do whatever I need it to; 2) I can set my mind to do anything and accomplish it; 3) I can resist temptation in the form of food and easily say, “No, I do not want that” without regretting it; 4) I can tolerate green tea; 5) It’s great knowing that I am putting nutritious things in my body for a few days. I’m sure I’ve gained more out of it, and maybe when/if I remember it I’ll post more. I think the biggest thing I’ve gained is insight. This cleanse helped put into perspective not only how and what I eat, but how I’m living my life. I am stronger than I thought. I don’t really need to stuff my face with fatty food. Also, my body doesn’t mind this cleanse. Woohoo!

Would I do this again? Definitely. Would I recommend it to others? Without a doubt. My advice would be to see if you can get a friend or two to join you; trust me, it makes it easier to resist those temptations. It also helps get another perspective on the whole cleanse. Also, you have to be serious about wanting to do this. Three days doesn’t sound like much, but you quickly realize how much you just want to eat food. The shakes are delicious, and you do get to have salad each night, but damn do you want other food.

That being said, it’s only three days and trust me, you’ll get through it. Tomorrow will definitely be a treat though; I'll be having brunch with a friend of mine at a delicious restaurant and I cannot friggin' wait.

And now, some photos! Here are some pictures I took of what I had during these three days.