My Empty Plate: BPC Day 1

So after weeks and weeks of indulging (birthdays, happy hours, wine nights with the girls, dates with the BF, and one boozy Halloween) My NY Plate has decided to take a break from food and try out the super-trendy Blue Print Cleanse. Some say gimmick, but I am sold. I'm pretty late to the game, but in case you are too, here are the basics:

- The Blue Print Cleanse is a NYC-based company that blends and distributes fresh juice cleanses.
- The juices are raw, organic, and unpasteurized.
- Some taste better than others.
- When you commit to doing the cleanse, you can choose between three different levels: "The Renovation," "The Foundation," and "The Excavation." Basically, the Renovation is for people starting out, sort of the entry-level, easiest cleanse. The Excavation, is the hardest - i.e., has the least amount of calories and probably tastes the worst. I am doing the Renovation.
- You should not eat or drink anything other than the juices while on the cleanse, with the exception of water and unsweetened green tea. No coffee. If you simply HAVE to chew on something, there's a short list of cleanse-breakers you can eat, including all the ingredients in each juice.

What else? They encourage you to do some preparation before you start, which of course I did very little. They tell you to cut out meat, dairy, caffeine and alcohol a few days before you start. 36 hours ago I was dressed up like a cat, drinking Rickies in the west village, so this really didn't happen. I did have some pumpkin soup last night though, and no coffee on Saturday or Sunday. I'm a hero. Oh, they also tell you to do a colonic which most definitely did NOT happen, in case you were wondering.

I'm exactly halfway through day one and the morning was okay. The first drink, the Green Juice, was actually really lemony and nice. Not too green-tasting. Tolerable when very, very cold. Drink #2, the Pineapple Apple Mint, is very tasty. Very fresh and light and almost like a mojito if you can pretend. Drink #3, the miselading Green Apple, sucks big time. Tastes very similar to Drink #1 but more green. The aftertaste is like eating a garden. Also difficult as it's lunchtime, and my office mates are starting to eat and heat up their meals.

And how do I feel? Mostly the same as I usually do. I definitely have a caffeine headache and for some reason, my nose is running a lot. Strange.

3 more left - I'm excited for the Cinnamon Cashew Nut Milk tonight, it's supposed to be the best as it is the most caloric - kinda like a super-healthy milkshake. Wish me luck!!