I am going to keep a daily journal, which will be posted at the end of each day. Wish me luck! When this is all over, I will be a happier, healthier, more energetic self!
Journals:
Juice Fast Journal: Day 1
Juice Fast Journal: Day 3
Juice Fast Journal: Day 4
Juice Fast Journal: Day 5
Day 2 - Blech
10:24am
I woke up about 9:30 (actually, exactly 9:30) and I was up. I think I slept really well last night, because I feel incredibly well rested. I don't think that is actually from the Juice Fast, though, I'm pretty sure that it's because this is my first weekend without a lot of travel - I've been driving back and forth between Houston and Dallas every week for 4 weeks now. I haven't yet had my juice - I'm not hungry at all, so I think I'll have to force myself to drink it. Shower felt great - and I used a new soap (Dr. Bronners - if you haven't discovered it yet - is an awesome product, and you can use it for everything). I also lost 6 pounds since yesterday - this is mostly a combination of water weight and, um, ahem, the food that was still in my digestive system which is no longer there (that was delicate enough, right?)
1:17pm
I realized that the whole not being hungry thing in the morning was good. Now, instead of having Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner, I can keep the order of my juices, but change the timing. I had my first juice about 11:30. I've just poured my second juice (from the same Mean Green). The Homemade V8 (supposed to be Lunch) will probably not get made/consumed until about 3 or 4. I like it! I did kind of realize just how much fruit is part of this menu - I expect I will change that soon. Usually, I make a mostly vegetable juice with perhaps an apple in it to add some sweetness. In the old days, I would have used maybe 5-10 apples for a 5 day fast, vs. the 16 that this menu calls for.
Also, I was just in the bathroom, and I noticed my face already looks clearer. Now, I admit, this is partially because of the increased water intake over the past month, and the healthier diet I've been trying to eat, but I have to believe part of it is due directly to the juice (and also partially due to the new soap, I suppose). Feeling good. I'm having cravings still (it's only day 2) but they are less "painful". I'm talking a psychological pain, not a physical pain...like, I really wanted tortilla chips when I walked by them.
Lastly, since this is a kick-off to weight loss, I have decided that when I get to 200 pounds in weight, I will reward myself with a trip around the world. I've created a new savings goal, and will be putting away toward that goal. Anyone want to join me? I figure 21 days for the travel. I'm going to outline the thought behind this reward in a separate post, because I want to keep these journals nice and succinct.
4:47pm
Homemade V8 is not as lovely as I had hoped. I think I need to get a strainer - I'm getting boatloads of pulp out of my leafy greens. A cup of ground up parsley is not tasty - it's actually quite nasty. It's really nasty. I'm choking this down. The flavor is okay - almost like Tabbouleh, but other than that...blech. The good news is, I'm highly productive today - getting my room set up, and getting a lot of work done on the blog. (Changes are coming...I won't say what, but they are coming. Get ready for a ride!) On a side note: I rather like this whole "living minimalist" style. I can be moved in to a new place in a few days - the last house I was at (where most of my "stuff" still is) never got fully unpacked.
7:12pm
The Homemade V8 sucks. A lot. I just do not enjoy drinking this at all. I'm looking forward to the next juice, hopefully to get this taste out of my mouth. I think I'm going to re-make this menu. I took the menu from another site, and they are just not tasty. The juices I make are much better tasting (and no, I am not just adding a bunch of apples to make it sweet), but the combinations in these juices are just not that tasty. Also, a strainer is mandatory - this pulp just gets sickening after a while. Tomorrow, I'm getting lunch with my boss at Roots Juice, so hopefully a nice storebought juice will be tastier - proven recipes. Also, how nice of my boss to accommodate my juice fasting needs!
10:03pm
Bed time! But first, the harrowing conclusion to the story about the Victim of the V8. I poured it out. An entire glass of juice was poured out because it was so nasty. I was choking it down, minding my own business, when out of no where, I noticed that the juice had taken on a life of its own. "Look out" I said. but it was too late. The juice had separated - all of the liquidy goodness had been trapped by a massive layer of what can only be described as some sort of pond scum.
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| Who would drink that? |
So...I'll make edits to my document which outlines the menu for this week. Homemade V8 is out! (It really doesn't taste anything remotely close to what I remember V8 tasting like the one time I tried it when I was about 12). I didn't even dare taste the liquid at the bottom, though I was curious what it would taste like. My money is on "pond scum". If I had never juiced before, and was handed this, I would never, ever, juice.
Fortunately, the Pink Kale recipe was actually quite delicious. It's for breakfast tomorrow as well. Kale, Apple, Beet, Lime, and Watermelon - it's a bit sweet, but much more tasty, and just what I needed. Seriously, if the only thing I had for sustenance in my life was that Homemade V8, I would have died in 3 days. Blech.
Goodnight all.
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