Two months of shelter-at-home wearing stretchy sweats during a nerve-wracking pandemic certainly takes its toll. If you've put on some weight during the quarantine, you're not alone.
If you're searching on the internet for lose weight fast, you may have stumbled upon juice cleanses. That's when you give up solid foods for a set period of time to reset your lifestyle.
Damaris Pinedo, owner of Just Juice 4 Life at 710 University Ave. in Rochester, is a true believer in the power of raw foods. Born in New York City, she moved to Rochester in 2003 to work at the University of Rochester Medical Center as a cytotechnologist. She screened for cancer and other infectious diseases and saw a lot of the pain both physically and emotionally associated with the deadly disease.
In 2008, Pinedo's cousin was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Being a caregiver changed her outlook on health. She knew it was time to make a change and started research on the benefits of juicing, fasting and eating a raw food diet. In 2012, Just Juice 4 Life was launched as Pinedo wanted to help others with her knowledge.
Taking a break from solid foods and fueling the body on only fresh raw, nutrient-rich juices is a great way to cleanse, Pinedo said. During a juice fast the body gets a rest from digestion. Juice fasting gives the body a break from refined sugars, processed starches and animal products, and the break from other foods could be used as a springboard into a healthier lifestyle.
Intrigued, I decided to try a three day cleanse just as New York reopened Phase One in mid-May. After weeks of hibernation, it was time to face the public.
The Cleanse
The phone had been ringing off the hook at Just Juice 4 Life. Apparently, I'm not the only person with the idea.
Pinedo said spring is typically a busy time at the shop. Customers are interested in a reboot to kick off a healthier lifestyle, which is why I decided to give it a try. It was so much to lose weight fast, but to reset my sweet and creamy cravings palate.
As a first-time cleanser, level 1 was offered as a suggestion. Six different juices for three days at a cost of $150. The program includes juices like Fireball with orange, cucumber, apple, lemon, ginger, cayenne; Kale Ale with kale, cucumber, apple, pear and lemon; Beet It with beets, carrots, apple, cucumber, lemon, ginger and turmeric; or the Anti-Inflam with carrots, apple, lemon, ginger and turmeric.
Some juices were pretty tasty, like the Tropical Blush with apple, orange, lemon, pineapple, ginger and tumeric. Others were not. Pinedo dropped off a fresh pack of six each night as she lives near me and checked on how I felt each day.
Day 1. Hunger is a key issue the first day. Used to snacking, it was straining to not snack. Having paid $150 was incentive to not fall back into the habit of nibbling. I drank one 12-ounce bottle of juice about every two hours.
Day 2. Hunger subsides. Pinedo checked in to see whether I had any headaches. I did not. I also discovered a juice I absolutely could not stomach: the Herbal Greens with parsley, cilantro, apple, celery, cucumber and lemon. I threw most of that bottle away. To complement not having solid foods, I ordered a quart of vegetable broth from CoreLife Eatery.
Day 3. Two days without solid foods gets to be tough so I took Pinedo's suggestion of a salad with lemon. The salad mix from Bolton Farms at the Rochester Public Market with a squeeze of lime juice was the closest thing to solid food in three days. I was famished. I also realized that in order to do this cleanse, you need to be near a bathroom for much of the day.
Three days after not eating I felt like having a cheeseburger. Instead I ended up with homemade pasta from Fiorella at the Public Market.
The takeaway from the juice cleanse is it does reset your palate and makes you a more conscious eater. I felt some of the juices were too sweet — it's a lot of sugar consumed during the three-day cleanse. Yes, I've read reports your body cleanses itself, but I thought this would be a forced way to try to get on a healthy path.
Mary Chao is the retail and real estate reporter for the Democrat and Chronicle. Email tips to MCHAO@Gannett.com.
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