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My Honest Review: Squeezed 3-Day Juice Cleanse

Fun fact: If you type into Google “Does a Juice Cleanse…” and let it fill in the blank for the most popular questions, you get: Does a Juice Cleanse Make You Poop? Does a Juice Cleanse Help You Lose Weight? Does a Juice Cleanse Give You Diarrhea? Does a Juice Cleanse Make You Tired? I will answer all these questions AND MORE in this post…

Warning: This is a long and very honest blog post review. It is literally over 2,200 words long. So, you’ve been warned. If you’re not interested the nitty-gritty, here’s the moral of the story: don’t do it. If you’re here for the train wreck, buckle up…

My stomach has NOT been happy with me. I’ve been having indigestion and acid reflux and just all around BLEGH-ness going on. I actually have an appointment scheduled with a GI doctor in a few weeks, so hopefully that will be helpful. However, when we took our trip to Ocean City my stomach got really angry with me. Long story short, I ate a bunch of food and felt like absolute crap. My portion sizes had grown too large for me and I just all around felt bloated and yucky.

Which is why on our way home from the beach I ordered a 3-day Juice Cleanse from Squeezed. I don’t know if the commercials wormed their way into my head or what, but I decided I could do with a bit of cleansing and hit the ‘buy now’ button.

Now, before you read on… I have to warn you, I’m going to be really, really honest with you. There is NOTHING in it for me to lie about anything here. So brutal honesty is what you’re going to get.

Why did I choose Squeezed? Well, my friend Lindsey did one of their cleanses and liked it. She also said that I would probably like it because it is sweeter than other cleanses she’s done and I like sweet things. Yup, that’s me!

What did I order? They offer their juice cleanses for anywhere from 1 – 7 days, and recommend 3 days for a beginner. I chose the 3-day cleanse and it cost $89.99 + $10 shipping.

What did it include? The 3-day cleanse includes 18 bottles of juice and comes in a cooler tote bag with one large ice pack to keep it cool. An actual person brings it to your house, drops it at your door and rings your doorbell so you can grab it up and put it right in the fridge.

Each day, you drink 6 bottles of juice:

  • Squeezed 1: Breakfast – beet, apple, pineapple, carrot, orange, ginger, lemon
  • Squeezed 2: Morning Snack – watermelon, pineapple, apple, beet, lime, lemon
  • Squeezed 3: Lunch – coconut, pineapple, spinach, apple
  • Squeezed 4: Afternoon Snack – jicama, apple, carrot, lime, ginger, turmeric
  • Squeezed 5: Dinner – dandelion greens, watermelon, apple, spinach, lemon
  • Squeezed 6: Activity Snack (or Dessert) – cashew, cinnamon, Himalayan salt, date, safflower, filtered water

Note: They recommend you drink the juice slowly (taking about 30 minutes per bottle) to allow your body to avoid energy spikes and crashes. They also encourage you to drink 128 oz of water a day ON TOP of the juices.

Day 1 of Squeezed Juice Cleanse: Saturday

I was hoping to start on Friday, but my original delivery was delayed due to the driver getting a flat tire. So, I had a Saturday start. I woke up, grabbed my typical cup of coffee (no sugar, about 1 tbsp of creamer) and sipped out in my sunroom until I felt I could make human sentences. After a second cup of coffee, my sister texted to do a workout so I hopped on the Peloton with her and did a 20 minute pop ride and a 10 minute cool down ride. After my workout, I tried the first juice.

And it was surprisingly good. And awfully sweet, but good. I’ve found that if you pour it over ice, it’s much more bearable. On Saturday, I stuck with the prescriptive plan and drank 1 for Breakfast, but since I got such a late start, I started drinking 2 and it was already lunch time. So, after a few sips, I just skipped straight to 3 and stuck 2 back in the fridge. I think I also had about 1 bottle of water in there as well, sipping between juices. I drank about half the cashew milk bottle in the afternoon because I felt a bit hungry and it seemed like it might stick the ribs a little better.

Around 3ish, I drank 4, my afternoon snack. This is when Jack and I snuggled up on the couch to watch a movie… and suddenly all the juice hit me and I had to pee every 15 minutes. I swear, as soon as I was done peeing… I’d need to go again! It was super annoying, but thankfully I was at home and near a bathroom.

I had 5, my dinner, around 6pm or so and then finished the cashew milk as a ‘dessert’.

Thoughts on Day 1 of Squeezed Juice Cleanse: It wasn’t bad at all! All of the juices are pretty tasty and nothing tastes like grass. My energy was fine all day. I wasn’t hungry. I did pee a bunch in the afternoon, but once I went to bed, I was fine. Best of all, my stomach felt good and I wasn’t bloated and didn’t need any tums.

Day 2 of Squeezed Juice Cleanse: Sunday

After a successful day 1, I was feeling really good about day 2. Once again, I woke up with my coffee until my sister nudged me to exercise with her. So, I hopped on the bike and we did a 30 minute pop ride. I popped open juice 1 after the ride and sipped it slowly before jumping in the shower and getting on with my day.

Again, because of timing I ended up skipping juice 2. I think I’ll probably use them after I’m done the 3-day cleanse as a morning snack at work. Instead, I drank my lunch juice (3) right around noon, since we had plans to go to a play date for Jack at 1pm. I also drank a bottle of water sometime between morning and leaving the house.

I packed my afternoon snack juice (4) with an ice pack and brought it with me to his friend’s house, so I’d have something to sip on while we watched the kids scream at the top of their lungs in the pool. I think I used their restroom 3x over 2 hours to pee. So, a bit less than the first day?

From the play date, we went straight to visit my sister about 35 minutes away. So, I didn’t get back home until 6:30pm or so. At that point, I was sooo hungry. So, I basically chugged down my dinner juice (5). I then chased it with the entire cashew milk because I was still hungry.

This may have been a mistake.

First, I just felt stuffed. TOO MUCH liquid at once was a bad idea.

But then.

Then.

It happened.

The Cleanse.

Gastrointestinal distress.

(I told you this was going to be a super honest review.)

You guys. About an hour after I drank my dinner/dessert juices, I went to pee and with NO WARNING AT ALL… GASTROINTESTINAL DISTRESS.

And then 20 minutes later.

And then 20 minutes later.

And then again.

And then I went to sleep, and woke up and AGAIN.

{I’m trying to be coy about this and not gross you all out… but DUDE. So much GASTROINTESTINAL DISTRESS.}

Thoughts on Day 2 of Squeezed Juice Cleanse (during the day): This is great! I have plenty of energy and I’m not hungry and the juices are tasty. My stomach feels good, I’m not bloated and I don’t need a tums to survive the day.

Thoughts on Day 2 of Squeezed Juice Cleanse (after 7:30pm): This was a mistake. Why did I pay for this to happen to me? It’s like paying for the stomach flu. What in the actual heck was I thinking?

Day 3 of Squeezed Juice Cleanse: Monday

When I woke up on Monday (which THANKFULLY was a work-from-home day), you would have thought I’d be empty.

You would have thought wrong.

I was still feeling pretty awful, which was the OPPOSITE of what I wanted with this cleanse. However, I joined the recommended Squeezed Society Facebook group “for encouragement and tips” and searched the word “bathroom” and found that it was really hit or miss who was going to be pooping their brains out all night. Lucky me.

Anywhoo. I only had one day left of the juice cleanse and DANG IT I’m not a quitter. However, I was now a little scared of what would happen when I introduce normal food into my diet and I had to go into the office the next day, so I decided to augment the plan a bit for day 3.

I started with my coffee in the morning – two cups, thank-you-very-much. By then, my stomach was feeling much more settled. So, I poured juice 1 (breakfast) over ice and sipped it slowly while working away at my laptop.

That went well, so I skipped juice 2 again (sorry juice 2, I’ll get to you eventually) and for lunch I drank juice 3 over ice AND had a toasted bagel with butter on it.

And then. You guessed it. Gastrointestinal distress.

Sigh.

So, after lunch I had a bowlful of pretzels and water as a snack. And everything seemed… okay. Around 4:30pm or so, I had half of a cashew milk. I didn’t feel up for a cycle workout, so I did 20 minutes of stretching and yoga instead. For dinner, I decided to just go all-in with actual food and had a Caesar salad with sauteed shrimp. It was delicious. I had the other half of the cashew milk for ‘dessert’ because apparently, I’m a masochist.

Less than an hour later I was back in the bathroom.

It’s fine. I live here now. {sob}

Thoughts on Day 3 of Squeezed Juice Cleanse: I only drank 3 of the juices and had real food, so maybe this shouldn’t count as a full day of the cleanse? Either way, I wasn’t feeling great. Still fine on the bloating and lack of tums. However, still not okay with the whole gastrointestinal distress especially in the evening after dinner. My energy levels were fine, but my tummy felt… fragile. I basically felt like the day after you have the stomach flu or food poisoning and you’re a little scared of food. But also, hungry.

After the Cleanse:

I had 5 bottles of juice left (3 bottles of morning snack 2, and one bottle of 4 and one bottle of 5). I decided to use the leftover bottles as a ‘morning snack’ while going back to eating regular food over the following few days. Thankfully, on Tuesday (day 4) I really was empty and the pooping stopped.

Final Thoughts on the Squeezed 3-day Juice Cleanse:

What did I think of the Juices? I actually have no complaints at all on the flavors of the juices. They are all pretty okay without any super harsh grassy flavors. I mean, do they taste as good as a peanut butter cup sundae? Nope. But for what they were, they were pretty good. The ones that I felt were a little sweet were much better when I poured them over ice. And I drank all of them with a straw (except the cashew milk, which I sipped straight from the bottle), which I think helped too.

Did the Squeezed Juice Cleanse Do What I Wanted it To Do? I really feel like this was one of those Disney channel ‘be careful what you wish for’ kind of lessons. My initial complaints were that my stomach felt bloated and yucky and I wanted to get my portion sizes back down to normal. So yes, the juice cleanse did help me complete those goals. However, like I said… it was basically like I paid to give myself the same effects of food poisoning. And it was NOT worth it.

How Much Weight Did I Lose? As you can see on the chart, when I started the juice cleanse the scale was immediately impacted. Note: my goal was not to lose weight specifically, but to feel better. However, surviving on nothing but juices and visiting the toilet a million times in three days is obviously going to show itself on the scale.

With that being said, I ended my juice cleanse a week ago and my current weight is 2 pounds less than the morning I started the Squeezed Juice cleanse. Typically, it takes a force of nature to make the scale move even a pound for me, so I’ll take this as the consolation prize for the pain and suffering.

Would I recommend this to someone I cared about? No. No, I would not.

As I mentioned at the beginning of this posts, for fun I checked with Google what you all would want to know about my juice cleanse experience. Well, here are my super honest answers.

  • Does a Juice Cleanse Make You Poop? Yes.
  • Does a Juice Cleanse Help You Lose Weight? Yes, possibly.
  • Does a Juice Cleanse Give You Diarrhea? YES.
  • Does a Juice Cleanse Make You Tired? Only after you pooped out your brains.

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Reviewing Alltrue: Summer 2021 Box

In between the Spring 2021 box and the Summer 2021 box, Causebox rebranded the company and is now known as Alltrue. They put out lots of shiny marketing reasons to explain the rebrand, but the word on the street is that it was because there are so many online complaints about Causebox and they were trying to escape them.

I take ‘word on the street’ with a grain of salt… however, if you search Better Business Bureau for Causebox, you’ll see quite an eyeful.

Anywho, I skipped my Spring Causebox because I was not impressed with any of the box spoilers. It was a mix of unexciting items and stuff that I really didn’t need (or want) in my house. So, I sent them an email and skipped the box.

And I’m going to be honest, I almost did the same with the Summer box. I’ve been getting Causebox (now Alltrue) for years and there has been a favorite stand-out product in every box that has made it worth the money. However, the Summer box was just kind of ‘eh’, but had *just* enough that I went ahead without pausing it.

Let’s check it out:

Choice 1: Solo Stone Bracelet by Ettika or Traveling Cutlery Set by Small Hours

This choice was between a cubic zirconia bracelet or a set of travel cutlery. I knew I’d never wear the bracelet, so I went with the cutlery. I figure I could throw this in my lunchbox for work. It’s not very exciting though and it’s quite possible I still won’t end up using it at all since we have silverware and a dishwasher at my office.

Choice 2: Bamboozle 5-Piece Nesting Bowls, a MANNA Hydration Nautical Cooler Tote or an Enchante Home Oversized Roundie Towel

I didn’t need another towel (I have probably 5 from previous year’s subscription boxes) and really don’t need a travel cooler bag. The nesting bowl set is in 5 sizes and pretty colors, so I went with that one for my choice. However, I already have pretty bowls from previous Causeboxes AND I already have a 3-piece mixing bowl set from Crate & Barrel with the non-slip bottoms. So, once again, didn’t need this at all. Hopefully they will get used though.

Choice 3: COSMEDIX Skin Thirst Moisturizing Hyaluronic Acid Cream or COSMEDIX Bakuchiol Complete Plant-Based Retinol Alternative Serum.

I love trying new beauty products, so these two choices were exactly what I was looking for. I already have a hyaluronic cream that I like, so I decided to try the retinol alternative serum. When I run out of my current retinol product (love the oil from Sunday Riley), I’ll give this one a try.

Choice 4: Brand With A Heart OMG Leave-in Conditioner Blend or WAY OF WILL Brightening Face Serum.

This was a bit of an odd choice, since they JUST had this exact Way of the Will face serum in the fall box. However, I’m running low on that exact serum and was ready to order another bottle from the Way of the Will website. The cost for the serum is $37.50 so it made sense to get it as part of the subscription box I had already paid for.

Choice 5: Golden & Pine Waffle Dishclothes, Reduce To-Go Bowl, MYTAGALONGS Packing Cubes, or Coalatree Packable Hammock.

For the last choice item, I picked the hammock. But not for myself, my husband mentioned that he’d like one so he can try to rig something up in his tractor trailer when he’s waiting for hours in the cab. I don’t know if this will work for his needs, but at least it was *free* in that there wasn’t any other item choice that I was crazy about. I mean, a metal soup bowl, packing cubes or dishcloths? Not much fun there.

Item 6: Hanalei Company SPF Lip Trio.

The last item in the box was a three-pack of lip balm. Eh.

Final Thoughts:

All in all, I found this box super disappointing. There was no WOW item at all. While not every item has to blow me away, I’ve come to expect something fantastic to be included in the box. I believe that the Summer box was the last box on my current subscription, so as they release the spoilers for the Fall box, I’ll think long and hard about whether I want to continue with Alltrue. For this box, the only saving grace was that it cost me $49.95 and I was planning to spend $37.50 on the serum anyways.

Rothy’s: The Stardust Release

It’s been a while since a Rothy’s release has excited me. However, when I saw the teasers for the new Stardust Rothy’s, I immediately set a reminder on my phone calendar because I didn’t want to miss out!

If you need more of a background on Rothy’s, my sizing suggestions, or the best insoles to wear with them, you can find my previous posts here:

The Stardust release included the sneakers (slip on, not lace up), the flats, and the points. I ordered both the points and the sneakers.

The Stardust Point (find them here), $145

I am a HUGE points fan and I wear them pretty much any day I go into the office for work. I like the way they look with skirts and dresses, and they also do a great job at dressing up a pair of pants. I’ve talked a lot about Rothy’s sizing before, so here’s the short version (the long version is in the first post above). I’m typically a 8.5 or 9 in non-Rothys, in Rothy’s points over the last year or so of releases the 9.5 has fit best. Rothy’s is notorious for wonky sizing, so for points most people typically size up by at least one size.

For the Stardust points, the fabric is very, very soft. Maybe the softest of all the Rothy’s I own. I ordered the 9.5 and the fit is consistent with my other pairs. The sparkle is really hard to capture, but you can get a good idea of it in this video:

The Stardust Sneaker (find them here), $125

For casual outfits, I reach for my Rothy’s slip on sneakers year-round. I have a couple of the patterned pairs (the leopard print and the Shibori, which is like a tie dye), so when I saw this ‘basic’ pair with a kick I immediately knew it would find a place in my wardrobe. The heathered color of the Stardust is super flattering on my pale legs and the sparkle is pretty fabulous (if you click through the Instagram link, I have a video of the sneakers on there too).

For Rothy’s slip on sneakers, I typically go with an 8.5. However, I had heard that the Shibori were fitting tight so I sized up to a 9 for that particular pair. I ordered an 8.5 in the Stardust sneakers and the fit is consistent with my other 8.5’s. The fabric is extra soft, so these feel really good on bare feet. I plan to wear them with pretty much everything casual – shorts, jeans, skirts… everything!

P.S. If you are interested in checking out how I style my Rothy’s, you can find me on Instagram here: PocketfulofJoules on Instagram!

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