The Gem Cleanse: Here we go!

I've been saying for about a year now that I wanted to do one of those fancy schmancy juice cleanses.  Ya know, the kind where you only drink pressed juices and water for 3 days and you wake up on Day 4 feeling like you could walk the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show?  No?  That's only me that has those delusions?  Ok well anyways....

After spending all of last week in The Vegas (half for play, half for work) I decided if there was ever a good time to cleanse it was definitely NOW.  I'm not sure I have ever consumed more pasta, eggs Benedict, chocolate, and Bloody Marys in my life!  My body needs a break for sure.

I started looking into different places in Dallas that offer cleanses and was HIGHLY disappointed with customer service, websites, facebooks, etc of most juice bars (social media-it counts people).  I came across an article from D Magazine about juicing and was introduced to The GEM.

The GEM is the happiest juice place I've ever been in, complete with a spinning disco ball!  It was started by Mary Kathryn Bass and Leslie Needleman who met through their children's school.  When Leslie learned of her diagnosis of node positive breast cancer, she started learning everything she could about the healing powers of nutrition.  You can read more about their stories here.

So what does this cleanse consist of you ask?
The one I chose is the Original GEM Cleanse. It is a 3-day cleanse and includes six juices per day.  I will be drinking 3 Green Glow juices, 1 Ruby Slipper, 1 Clarity Lemonade, and 1 Cashew Milk each day along with GALLONS of water.  I am supposed to start my day with 32 oz of water before I do anything else.  Whew!  That's a whole lotta liquid!

Aren't they pretty?

What am I hoping to gain from this?
EVERYONE I have ever talked to that has done a cleanse has said they feel UH-MAZING when it's over.  They feel like they have more energy, clearer skin, and are in a great mood.  Who wouldn't want that?!  Honestly, I'm just hoping this will give my body a much needed break and get me re-focused on my once healthy lifestyle.  I saw a big difference in the way my body felt when I was juicing everyday so I'm crossing my fingers that this gets me back on track.

Stay tuned......you never know what's going to come out of my mouth when I'm hungry!