day 7

I have stuck to this juice fast for 6.5 days now. Every day I feel like quitting. The afternoons are teh hardest. I start to picture what I would go eat if I were to quit. I would kill for some things I wouldn't normally crave. Egg on rye toast. Beans and rice. Harvest nut and grain pancakes with egg substitute at IHOP. I like to believe I could stop the fast and make healthy food choices. I'm worried, however, that I would fall right back into my old habits.... donuts on the way to work, fast food for lunch, at least 60 ounces of diet pepsi each day, a large dinner and some kind of sweet snack before bed time. I know I can't continue like that so I plow on in the fast.... one day at a time.

Day 4 juice fast

As was expected, I didn't feel so great this past weekend... days 2 and 3 of my juice fast. I had a headache, felt a little foggy headed, had little energy and was quite bitchy. I am so proud of myself for sticking to it, inspite of the way I was feeling! My cravings are diminishing. I still am not that crazy about the green juice and drink it in a way that I would drink medicine. Yesterday, we had a fruit juice for breakfast, took a green juice with us into Tulsa for lunch and stopped for a green juice at whole foods to take with us to family dinner. The family had chili... we had spinach, kale, cucumber, wheat grass and apples in liquid form. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be to drink the juice while the family ate chili. The chili smelled good but I didn't feel the urge to sneak a bite or steal my grandson's portion! As Joe Cross said "your mates will think your crazy." They do indeed. Friends and family, think we are nuts for not eating. I try to explain it to them but even if they don't get it, I know I'm doing something healthy for myself. All the liquid nutrients I am consuming, minus all the bad things I'm not consuming ( caffeine, asparatame, sugar, animal products, empty calories) are bound to make a difference in my life.

Juice Fast

So a couple months ago my daughter, Catt, recommended a documentary to me. It had the unlikely name of "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead." Australian, Joe Cross, suffered from an auto-immune disease as well as obesity. He decided to help his body to heal itself by drinking only fresh made juice for 60 days. To make the movie more interesting, he juiced his way across the United States, stopping in various towns and visiting with people about their diets and health. I loved the movie and have watched it more than once. It made sense to me. I am currently quite overweight and have a few health problems. My feet, knees and hips are suffering, due to the extra weight they are being forced to carry around. I have low energy levels, headaches and stomach issues. I also happen to dislike fruits and vegetables. By drinking juices I will be getting a huge amount of fruits and vegetables into my system. I will also be detoxing since I will not be putting sugar, fat, caffeine, preservatives or other yucky things into my system. Joe Cross advises that the first few days of the fast are the worst. I can expect to experience headaches, nausea, grumpiness and tiredness. I am feeling cautiously optimistic that I will be able to stick to it. I worry most about missing out on comfort food andthe socialization that comes with eating with people. Hopefully I will get through the first few days and be able to stick to it for the long haul.