The Basics: Here’s what you do when you’re on the Hollywood 48-Hour Miracle Diet: You drink 4 oz of their magical elixir (mixed with 4 oz of water) four times a day. In addition you drink 8 more glasses of water throughout the day. That’s it. You can’t eat or drink anything else.

So what could be in this incredible beverage that will help you to lose 10 pounds in 48 hours? Brace yourself… fruit juice. And some vitamins. And a “special blend of essential oils.” That’s about it.

And how much does one pay for a quart of this potion? $15.00. That’s right, this stuff is $60 a gallon. Next time you’re bitching about how much it costs to fill up your car, just be thankful your car doesn’t run on the Hollywood 48-Hour Miracle Diet juice.

The juice tastes like essentially any generic fruit juice mix. I wouldn’t say it’s “Delicious Tasting” as it says on the bottle, but it tastes okay enough. Essentially the juice is made up of pineapple, apple, and orange juice, as well as apricot, peach, and banana puree. If you think that sounds okay then you’d probably have no problem with the taste of it.

In all honesty, I didn’t find myself very hungry throughout day one. I don’t know if this was something inherent in the juice (I doubt it), or if it was just a matter of being excited about doing something new, or if it was because of my physiology. I usually don’t get very hungry until I’ve eaten something that day, so it stands to reason that if I don’t eat at all, then I won’t get particularly hungry (at least in the short term). I’ve had some wonderful headaches that are presumably the result of the lack of caffeine. Beyond that I haven’t noticed any significant effects of not eating. Although it has been a pretty constant parade to the bathroom.

The “miracle” continues tomorrow.