(Almost) 48-Hour Cleanse

I don't know what it is about Dr. Oz, but I love him. He always has great recipes, an interesting show, and good advice when it comes to health matters. I finished (kind of) his 48 hour cleanse this past weekend. Here is a link to his website which contains the information on the cleanse:
http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/48-hour-weekend-cleanse
The premise behind the cleanse is not weight loss, but to detox the body's main organs. Reviewers of the plan promised that while not easy, they felt revitalized at the conclusion of the cleanse. It sounded exactly like what I needed.
The website provides a shopping list for the 48 hours of meals and snacks. I use the term "meals" loosely. It was more like liquids and snacks. It is advised that you read through the list instead of purchasing everything, because there are different options for juices and smoothies, and you may not need all the ingredients.
I am not a big breakfast eater (I know, I know) so I skipped the breakfast the first day. Lunch was a blueberry smoothie, which I found rather tasty. Dinner called for cabbage soup with a side of applies and sauerkraut. I don't care for sauerkraut so I just had the soup with apples. I did modify the soup a bit; I was pretty hungry by this point, so I did add barley, a couple of potatoes, and a can of northern beans. It made it a bit heartier and I was full. In addition to the smoothie and soup, I prepared the pineapple and pomegranate detox juice. I loved the juice and will probably make it again. It would also make a great base for a cocktail ;) The first day was a cinch.
The second day I woke up hungry. The breakfast is a quinoa dish. I love quinoa but I didn't have any so I had oatmeal instead. I made another batch of the pineapple juice drink and sipped on that throughout the day. I prepared another smoothie for lunch. Dr. Oz says you can eat cut veggies (green beans, radishes, and cucumber) as often as you would like so I made a little veggie plate and had that in the afternoon. By evening, I was feeling a little lightheaded and tired. We took the kids for a ride to look at Christmas lights. All the lights made me dizzy and James declared he wanted a pizza instead of cabbage soup for dinner. In my weakened state, I agreed that pizza was just what the doctor ordered. Not Dr. Oz, of course.
So I almost made it. I did, however, feel very refreshed the next day and even made another smoothie. I noticed my tummy was a little flatter and I probably lost a pound or two of water weight.
I think this is a great cleanse and I liked that it actually had some food instead of just liquids. I would like to try this again in a couple of months, but next time I will definitely be eating the quinoa breakfast and more cut veggies throughout the day. Even though I didn't complete the whole 48 hours, I would still consider this another Dr. Oz success story.