My Empty Plate: BPC Day 2

**Update: Finished drink 5 and feel good. Not too hungry, and not tired at all. Time to go shopping to kill some time and avoid FOOD!


Onto day 2, but first I'll tell you a little bit about how Day 1 wrapped up.

Yesterday afternoon sort of sucked. I had a pretty debilitating headache - I'm not sure if it was from the hunger, or the lack of caffeine, but it was difficult to be very productive at work - I just wanted to go home and lie down. I felt like a bowling ball was inside of my skull. Not fun. Taste-wise, the 4th and 5th drinks are great. Drink #4, the Tart and Spicy Lemonade, tastes similar to what I imagine the master cleanse tastes like - sweet and tart with a hint of cayenne. I loved this one - again with the cocktail comparisons, but it kind of tasted like a spicy margarita - you know the kind that have jalapeno-infused tequila or whatever? Yummy. Drink #5, the Carrot-Apple-Beet-Ginger, was better than I expected, because the ginger flavor was pretty strong. It was sweet and spicy like #4, but much more dense. I didn't really even taste the veggie ingredients at all.

By 6 pm, with one drink left, I was STARVING and tired. Drink #6, which I drank at about 6:45, was awesome. Juice #6 is the Cashew Nut milk with vanilla bean, cinnamon, and agave nectar. It's the most caloric of the six, so with every sip, my headache faded away. If you've ever had the Naked brand protein drinks, it's very similar to those, but a little lighter. I finished the night by drinking lots of water, because I felt a little dehydrated for some reason, even though all I'd had that day was liquids.

Then, at about 8:30, I cheated.

I'm not mad at myself for doing it, though, because it was an apple. I probably only needed half of it, but, I just still felt hungry and it was just sitting there so I ate it. Whatever. I'm still happy about my progress!

Today I woke up pretty hungry and tired. It was a struggle to walk up the subway stairs being that low on energy. But, I quickly drank the Green Lemon drink #1 and felt SO much better - tons of energy and I don't feel overly hungry. Yay! I'm on the nasty Green Apple drink #3 and still feel great.

I actually brought an emergency apple with me that I'm planning on eating in between drinks #5 and #6 if I have to. BPC is very particular about the order in which you drink the juices, for maximum efficiency and digestion of the nutrients, so I figure eating an apple after the apple drink is probably better than after the cashew milk, since that's my major protein intake for the day. Maybe I won't need it though - we shall see!