July 2012
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June 2012
That bathroom shot was post number 7,777!
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Cleanse, day three
Wow. I can’t tell you how glad I am that it’s almost over. Final thoughts…
First to answer all the why are you doing this? questions. A main reason is I wanted to see if I could. I have very little self control and don’t deny myself much of anything, especially when it comes to food and drink. I was feeling out of sorts and repeated efforts to eat healthy and drink...
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Update
Headache has taken a turn towards implosion.
Cleanse, day two
There’s not a lot to report. I’m not hungry but I very much miss eating and all the ritual surrounding it. I keep comparing the juices to foods they resemble. Turmeric Tonic? I pretended it was a curry of some sort. The beet juice blend? Borscht, obviously. A green juice with coconut? I was having Thai food for lunch. Cashew hemp milk? Vanilla milkshake, baby.
The headache comes and...
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Cleanse, day one
I survived the first day. I’m drinking the last juice now. (Is almond mylk a juice?)
Some observations-
Pear juice is delicious.
From reviews I read, people complained about the taste of the various green juices, but I liked them because they were not sweet and tasted a bit like actual food.
I had trouble finishing a juice before it was time for the next one—my stomach just felt...
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This entire city smells like food
Things you become acutely aware of when you aren’t eating.
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Cleanse diary: eve of
To prepare your body, Organic Avenue suggests you attempt a primarily raw, vegan diet the day before the cleanse begins. I did surprisingly well. Half a cup of black coffee to stave off the caffeine withdrawal headaches, half a banana, assorted bottled juices from Odwalla and Naked, a large salad for lunch from Good Enough to Eat*, then arugula with lemon and olive oil and a cup of gazpacho for...
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Beck…worth the trip! He played with the same...
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WatchI always wanted gauzy white curtains that would billow in the wind.
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Sometimes —James
There’s a storm...
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“I’m a hedonist, too.”
– Our sommelier. (via queenieinmanhattan)
