Rise, and Thrive.

I just finished my cleanse! This is a note to self that you can do it, if you set your heart out to do it.

This is a note to self that every step further is good. Just do better than your previous time. 

It’s my final day of the blueprint cleanse and I am SO ecstatic. Getting a little bit of withdrawals with the lack of caffeine but it’s a small issue worth suffering. Lost 1.5kg so far, much more than I wanted (I’m doing this for health), so I’ve been clocking in at least 20 minutes of strength training just to get the body working + keep the muscle mass going.

My skin’s evidently glowing so much more than it was 3 days ago and I can see improvement in my acne/skin conditions. I’ve been using the Indian healing clay mask as well, and it’s worked hand-in-hand with the cleanse to really get everything out. A 3-day juice cleanse can only do so much on the surface, and this clay face mask helps with the skin-deep issues. 

Advice to anyone doing the blue print cleanse:

1. Start at least a month of regular juicing for 1 meal everyday. When I first did it (homemade) 2 years ago, it was a constant struggle because I just couldn’t take the taste, I didn’t know what to expect or how my body would react, or even how the proportions work with fruits during juicing. As a regular juicer, you’ll be able to slip into the cleanse with ease. I’ve been juicing for about 1.5 years now – so this was much better than my first cleanse, as I’ve already grown accustomed to the various juice tastes.

2. If you’re feeling too cold by the juices, combat it with hot drinks. It’s a very small detail in the cleanse, but hot teas or lemon water help more than you think. It puts your stomach at ease. 

1/3 through this journey and I’m feeling SO pumped up. The second day was supposedly going to be the worst but hey, feels good to be glowing. Been hydrating like mad and just knowing that i’m ridding myself of all these toxins makes all of this so worth it. 

I’m killing my personal record and heading for the third day – not backing out this time. And can i just say? Huge respect to people who’ve done these cleanses for months.