Cleanse The Ol' Pipes

My tiny, healthy, L.A. actress of a sister always does these 9 day cleanses that she's swears by.

Not only does it clean out the gunk in her "pipes" apparently, it drops lbs. and inches in a hurry. I decided I wanted to do it after hearing some horrible commercial on the radio about how we're all carrying pounds of waste on our intestine walls. Anyone else heard that one? It freaked me out.

Almost every culture and religion in the world has cleansed and plenty of granola organic-types I know do it on a regular basis. They all say it's good for the body and the soul. So I set out this week (after my 32nd bday rolled by) to prove that us regular girls of the world could do a cleanse too. I knew us, hamburger-and-fries-lovin' regular girls could cleanse with the best of them!

I made it through the first 2 days of not eating anything resembling food, only drinking this strange cleanse juice and "snack tablets" they give you which are filled with healthy stuff like fiber and soy. I actually felt good and not starving. I was REALLY surprised. I felt really healthy and energized.

Today is the 3rd day where I have 2 healthy fiber filled shakes and 1 meal. I get to eat my first meal (400-600 calories) of organic food tonight. So has it worked? This morning after the first 2 days, I'd lost 3 1/2 lbs. Never seen anything like it! I'll let you know how the rest of the week goes. Stay tuned...

If you haven't figured it out yet, I'm happy to be the guinea pig for all these strange experiments.