The 21-Day Cleanse

Love this cleanse! The recipes are easy to follow and taste great. It’s easy to say we’ve added a few new favorite meals that we will make frequently.

My 50th is just around the corner and over the past few years, I have become increasingly sensitive to various foods with symptoms such as inflammation, bloating, gas, and upset stomach. I eliminated gluten from my diet a few years ago and joined a class that taught me about digestive probiotics, collagen, enzymes, leaky gut syndrome and healthy meal planning, but there wasn’t a daily plan in place to keep me focused while I still had to cook dinner for my family. So my efforts were somewhat futile as I still had ongoing symptoms. I decided to give the 21 Day Cleanse a try because I had also gained 10 lbs. over the past 2 years. I am so excited to share that all of my symptoms are gone! The results were astounding within a few days of the cleanse. I remember looking down at my bare feet and noticing they weren’t swollen and my wedding ring now comes on and off with ease. It’s likely due to a combination of eliminating gluten and dairy at the same time. Turns out I had more to learn and this cleanse has brought back the normal digestive system that I haven’t had for a long time. I also lost 8 lbs. over the past 19 days! I will say that I was intimidated at first by the long shopping list and an unfamiliar meal plan. I decided to put my faith in Jen and her team as they were very responsive to my questions and had everything laid out step by step. Well, this was another awesome revelation that the entire 21 Day Cleanse is very well planned out and you just follow the steps to success! I plan to continue eating this way with the help of RAWK the Year. Thank you to Jen and her fabulous team!

I love/hate this cleanse! Every spring and every fall for the last 8 years I do 21 days of pure eating and reset my body to get away from the junk that creaps into my diet. It’s hard giving up coffee and sugar at first (the headaches are real!) but I feel SO good after the first week that I know it’s worth it. The memory of that good feeling is what keeps me coming back!

I am really excited with the results I got from this cleanse. My main goal was to lower my blood sugars. It exceeded my expectations. To know that I have the ability to do this without medication makes me so happy. I didn’t realize how bad I felt, then in week 2 my energy levels soared and I feel wonderful. I will continue to eat plant based. The recipes were delicious. Thank you to Jen and the entire Simple Green Smoothies staff and all the rawkstars on Facebook for all your support and advice. You will see me again. Rawk on baby!

I went back and forth over and over regarding joining the Autumn Cleanse. I’ve never done a cleanse before but knew I needed a drastic reset. I made myself pull the trigger and not look back — I’m so glad I did! Before the cleanse I struggled to find energy, was bloated, lost my drive and my passion for life seemed like a fleeting thought, and my weight was on a slow and steady rise. With the cleanse I was forced to focus on myself, not my work which had taken over. I found my passion for cooking again and am shocked to say I like plant‑based cooking! I never thought I would say that, coming from a meat‑and‑potatoes family. I discovered along the journey of the cleanse that my taste buds came alive. I had no idea I had become numb in so many areas! I’m so grateful for the encouragement with this group. I am encouraged to keep up with this lifestyle — no going back 🙂

My life and health have been completely changed by this cleanse and plant-based recipes! I’ve been a Type 2 diabetic for over 20 years and insulin dependent since 2016 due to losing 1/3 of my pancreas from cancer surgery. As I’ve gotten older, my glucose kept rising even though I was careful about what I ate. Nothing I did seemed to work well so this led me to try Simple Green Smoothies. I first did the Ten Day Soup Challenge and my numbers started to drop. Then I strictly followed the 21 Day Autumn Cleanse. In week one, I was able to stop taking my lunch fast-acting insulin. As I near the end of week three, I no longer take any of my three mealtime insulin shots! My glucose numbers are all in the normal range. My dietician is astounded by my new numbers. I feel better and I’ve lost 15 pounds. I will continue following Simple Green Smoothies because the recipes are full of flavor and easy to prepare! The support I have received from the administrators of Simple Green Smoothies is phenomenal because they are quick to respond anytime I have e-mailed them with a question. I’m looking forward to learning more and more about plant-based eating as I continue in this new path in my life.

The cleanse was a great experience and a lot more challenging than I anticipated, but I persevered. The variety was good and the majority of the recipes were quite tasty. The weekly menus and shopping lists were very helpful. My usual diet is pretty healthy consisting of mainly home cooked meals that include a variety of fruits and vegetables, low fat proteins (mainly fish & chicken), limited processed foods, limited caffeine, and limited processed sugars. Restaurant meals are a rare occasional treat. With a new appreciation for even cleaner eating, my goal going forward is to integrate at least 2-3 vegan days each week incorporating these wonderful recipes on a regular basis. I also plan to do additional cleanses in the future; the detoxify benefits are wonderful. Being a country girl from the beef state, I have to admit though, I sure missed homemade sourdough bread and animal protein 😃. Thanks for all the great support you provided throughout the process.

This is one of my favorites. Pretty much loved everything in the meal plan. This time I customized the meals to fit my needs. Love that. Well worth the work put into it. Generally feel so much better and discover new recipes I fall in love with is a bonus!

Covid threw me off of my game. I lost my commitment to whole food plant-based diet, training for my obstacle course races(well really working out in general), and gained a lot of weight. I have attempted to redirect myself throughout this pandemic but I have always fallen back into bad habits. One of my attempts was rawktheyear recipes, which was why I ended up getting the email for this cleanse. I was hesitant but knew I needed the structure and the fact that this came with a meal plan, recipes, shopping lists, and prep tips was huge for me. It took away the excuses I might have made to not do this, or keep up with it. I was able to stick with this and it was because of the structure of the cleanse, and the ability to eat more if I needed to. Week one rocked my world in a natural disaster type of way lol. I had withdrawals and realized just how addicted to caffeine and sugar I really was. It was eye-opening. Week two the withdrawals were gone and I lost quite a bit of weight. I enjoyed the lightness of the meals. I had the energy to work out and the clean foods helped me to quickly recover from the workouts so the next day I could go again. By the end of the week, I was 7 lbs down total for the cleanse. Week three, and I have lost even more weight and Irgy, even on the days I didn’t get the greatest sleep. Dandy blend find myself looking forward to keeping up my rediscovered love for a whole food plant-based diet and working out. I feel lighter, the bloating is gone, my digestion is more regular, have more energy, my skin is clearer, I feel confident in containuing to be whole food plant-based, and I feel better overall. This was one of the best things that I could have done for myself and I am grateful for this experience.

This cleanse provided the roadmap to healthier eating patterns. We prepared new recipes that we would never have thought to try if they weren’t on the meal plan. Now we have healthier options to replace some of our usual meals and new dishes to add to the rotation. We lost weight in the process without trying. Highly recommend doing one of the 21‑day cleanses.

I enjoyed this cleanse! I learned how to cook healthy meals with whole fruits and vegetables. I was getting into a rut with my eating habits. I included veggies but they would always be bland. The cleanse provided me with new healthy ideas! I am glad I came across this cleanse and Jen! I lost 5 pounds too! Woo hoo!

I’ve been with SGS since 2015, having gone through multiple iterations of Thrive, 21 day, 30-day smoothies – you name it, I’ve been there. I can tell how much Jen loves the community and made it better each time. Once again, the cleanse has made me leaner, more focused, and more energized. I’ve done multiple cleanses and this one remains not only my #1 favorite cleanse but the only one I recommend to family and friends.

This has been an amazing experience! I feel so much better eating real food. I was really surprised how filling all of the meals are. I expected to be hungry for 21 days, but I never felt that way. I have also learned some strategies about how to create my own smoothies and meals. I was surprised how accomplished and empowered I felt afterwards too. I did it. I stuck with and it was so worth it! I also lost 11 pounds which is pretty great. I recommend this cleanse to everyone I know!

I signed up for this just to see what would change if I did. I didn’t expect to be able to quit drinking so much coffee, to wake up not feeling groggy, or to lose 7lbs, but all those things happened. The recipes and shopping lists give enough structure to the cleanse, so that it doesn’t feel like too much work. I was almost never tempted to stray because everything was so satisfying.

This was my first cleanse of any sort. As a small farmer and gardener I think of myself as a pretty healthy eater, but I felt a need to reset and let go of some habits that may not serve me as well as I’d like them to (ahem, chocolate). I was intrigued by this opportunity to cleanse with actual food and encouraged when my husband agreed to do it with me. Honestly I’m not sure if I would have done it on my own. Jen was a vibrant cheerleader who is clearly passionate about what she does; the recipes were relatively easy, well‑organized and there was lots of helpful info and support in the FB group. I will add a handful of these to my repertoire — who knew you could make taco “meat” with walnuts? Not me. As a woman heading into menopause I was concerned the cleanse diet wasn’t providing me with enough absorbable iron and calcium, and I was curious why there were no fermented foods and only small amounts of optional fermented dairy in the cleanse. Unfortunately the acid reflux I started getting last year and managed to shed came back during the cleanse, likely due to all the citrus and the morning lemon tonic. Something to keep in mind is offering options for people with GERD to work around things like tomatoes, spicy food and citrus. By week three I felt comfortable making my own workarounds and I do feel empowered to start 21 days of other things in my life. Thanks!