I got down a beet, spinach, banana, cranberry juice smoothie. I'm good.

About 40 hours.  That's how long I made it.

The cleanse came to a crashing halt last night at the hands of peanut butter and Diet Pepsi.  And, you know what, I'm okay with that.  I tried.  I had beets and bananas together.  I made my own salad dressing.  I drank more water than I have in probably the last year. The fact that I did these for roughly two days is unimportant. 

Profound discoveries:
*I like cheese in salads.  I miss it when it's not there.
*Giving up bread was harder for me than going caffeine-free.
*I don't "have" to have coffee when I wake up.  In fact, I haven't had coffee at all today.
*Regarding the point above, I'm pretty sure it is the habit I'm addicted to and not the actual product.  I missed the experience of playing with my herd, watching the news, and picking out my morning coffee mug of choice much more so than actually drinking my Seattle's Best #2.
*I'm often not as starved as I think.  Knowing that my food choices were restricted kept me from checking my cabinets and refrigerator.  And you know what? I never felt hungry. 
*Making homemade salad dressing is easy. I should do it more often.
*I'm a pretty healthy eater. I ate things I would typically eat anyway. 
*I never had a headache (but I did take Tylenol every few hours as a precautionary measure).
*I do realize that if I had gone the full two weeks, I may have noticed some of the things other cleansers have praised: sounder sleep, more energy, overall general sense of "feeling better." The thing is though: I already sleep enough; I typically feel energized; I consider myself a healthy person.  I just didn't feel invested in a project that may or may not have improved upon a bar that I already consider fairly high.
*24 tablespoons of peanut butter necessitates a 1/2 mile drive to the Curves Fitness Center vending machine.
*I don't feel bad for giving up. I said all along that this was an experiment driven by curiosity, not one designed to yield emotional, spiritual, or physical "growth." I know I'm happiest when I simply do things in moderation. If I want to eat dessert most nights of the week, I'll just eat healthy stuff during the day and occasionally run a weekend mini marathon.

My menu for those 40 hours...
Breakfast - Homemade yogurt, bananas, a little bit of honey

Lunch - The concoction in the title, one slice of whole wheat bread

Supper - Salad (greens from my garden, apple, carrots, mushrooms, broccoli, green pepper, homemade salad dressing [olive oil, lemon, balsamic vinegar, herbs]) and whole grain brown rice with broccoli and cauliflower, topped with homemade salsa

Dessert - Pecans
***
Breakfast - Homemade yogurt, honey, cantaloupe

Lunch - Rice concoction leftovers, apple

Snack - Whole almonds

Supper - Homemade sweet potato fries (no oil or seasoning) and salad

Dessert - Yogurt and pecans
...
2 hours later: Peanut butter extravaganza

For supper tonight...
Salad, whole wheat bread, and this little number I would recommend you all try:

Cook for 5-6 hours on low in a Crock Pot - boneless pork chops, apples (quartered or cut into 1/8), chicken stock, maple syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon (I rarely measure so just put in whatever amount "looks right" to you:))