So you've decided to do a nutritional cleanse, and rid your body of the toxins that your late night Taco Bell runs and addiction to coffee have built within it. Good for you, acknowledging your body as a temple and all that jazz. But every cleanser goes through stages: good, bad, and hungry.

1. Excitement

Your shakes, bars, and juices are in the mail. And you're a little nervous, but mostly excited. You picture your future self running marathons and looking good in a bathing suit, and you cannot wait.

2. Nervousness

The mail has arrived, and Day 1 of your cleanse is suddenly upon you. You're just nervous now, and you don't know how this is all going to go down.

3. Optimism

You know what? You got this. You start day one with a morning protein shake, and you feel good. You're gonna kick this cleanse's butt, and it's gonna be a total breeze. Remember, optimism is key.

4. Hanger

Dinnertime is rapidly approaching and all you've eaten today are protein shakes and bars, and you are NOT looking forward to a plain grilled chicken salad for dinner. This SUCKS, and you're becoming a deadly combination of hungry and angry. Good luck to anyone who annoys you, or eats in front of you-- hanger is a dangerous emotion.

5. Sadness

It's day five, and you think that you're becoming depressed. You miss the sweet embrace of morning coffee with cream and sugar, and would probably sell your soul for bread. Life just seems bleak, but you keep powering through because you know that you're becoming a healthier version of yourself, and it will all be for the best.

6. "Screw it, I'm cheating"

You caught the bread in your pantry giving you a seductive gaze, and before you know it you're a sandwich and a half deep. You would be sad that you cheated, but this bread has you feeling like you can literally fly.

7. Guilt

WHY DID YOU CHEAT?! You were doing so good. So good. You're feeling so many emotions, but it's mostly just guilt. The last nine days of willpower seem all for naught, and your one impulsive binge-eat will haunt you for the rest of the day, if not week.

8. Nostalgia

As you stare at your eleventh protein shake this week, your mind slowly wanders to that time that you spent fourteen dollars at McDonalds, and loved every single second of it. Those were the days...

9. Bargaining

So you're not allowed to have dairy, carbs, or coffee. And you miss things like milk. But what about soy milk? Theres 20 grams of sugar in two cups, but it's not dairy...right? Right.

10. Self-Doubt

You don't know who you thought you were thinking that you, of all people, could do a freaking cleanse. These are for motivated, driven people. And you? You are neither. You let the self-doubt creep in, and try not to think about the fact that you have ice cream in your freezer.

11. Intense Motivation

You know what? YOU CAN DO THIS. It's time to make yourself the motivated person you want to be. You drink your protein shake, and lace up your shoes for a five mile run that will realistically be a three mile run. But you got this. You totally got this.

12. Amazement

After a week and a half of hardcore motivation and commitment, you're starting to see results. And you're impressed. Go you. Take a look at your fine self.

13. Acceptance/Happiness

The 30 days of your cleanse are coming to a close, and you feel like a brand new person. You feel healthy, energized, and you've shed quite a few pounds. While it might seem crazy, you're contemplating going for round two, because you don't remember the last time you felt this good. But you're taking a cheat day first-- you earned it.

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