This week, I'm doing a 5 day green juice cleanse with my husband Matt. I know, I know- green juice. You're probably imagining some hideous green sludge that you have to plug your nose to consume. Believe me, I felt the same way.

I did it! I finished the six day cleanse and didn’t cheat once. Today is my first post-cleanse day, and I’ve been warned to take it easy. You can’t just shut down your digestive tract for a week and then load it with pizza and ice cream and hamburgers. Our nutritionist Lita told us some horror stories, so we’re all feeling a little cautious today.

Today is day 4 of my cleanse, and it was the easiest day yet. Aside from the torture of our weekly office out-to-lunch meeting, during which I had to sit in a yummy pizza restaurant while everyone else ordered and I green-juiced, it was smooth-sailing. The yucky day 2 symptoms seem to have evaporated like my food cravings, my energy level is high, and I’m not even missing my evening wine anymore. In fact, it’s kind of nice to feel clear-headed when I crawl into bed after a healthy day to listen to my nighttime Belleruth Naparstek sleep imagery CD.