Day 8 & 9 - I'm Done!

Day 8 - Today was a bit difficult - I was ill prepared. I had an expo event at work and brought breakfast drink with me, the minty fresh berry which I am a big fan of. I thought I'd wake up earlier, since I went to sleep at 8pm last night; I didn't. I woke up with my alarm at 6am, but oh wait, I needed to leave the house an hour earlier to get where I needed to go, so I only had one hour to get ready which meant I didn't have enough time to make 2 more juices. The whole process takes a of time, to wash your produce, juice and clean up. Although you lose some of the health benefits, juicing the night before is better for me. I'm going to look into getting some mason jars that will be smaller and able to keep air out, which then lessens the oxidation process.

So, after 1pm when I was done I stopped at a gas station and got a Naked juice, pineapple, banana, mango I think - ugh it was horrible. It tasted grainy. Fresh is so much better. I went grocery shopping for the next 2 days and got everything I need and I'm ready tonight be back on track tomorrow. Tonight I made a great dinner juice that I foresee making more for sure, Lemon Lime but I left out the ginger. I've been adding the ginger where indicated but I think I'm just not a ginger fan and I'm willing to try out the nasty green juices again with less ginger and maybe some crushed ice. I also bought The Juice Bible today, so I'm eager to get reading on that. I was less hungry today, but I've had a pretty good headache since about 4pm and I don't think I am dehydrated - I've had a good amount of water.

Day 9 - I watched Forks Over Knives last night. I had a late night last night and went to bed at 11:30pm or so. I wasn't tired at all, but I woke this morning tired.

I had minty fresh berry again today because I didn't want my blueberries to go bad that I'd bought. Lunch is Lemon Lime and I brought a new juice from The Juice Bible because I had 2 zucchini that I didn't want to go bad that I needed to use. I forget the name of the recipe, but it is a little bland and tasty. Today is an easy juice day. I'm down 11 lbs as of this morning from I started this wild ride. Very cool! I think I'm entering phase 2 of detox - the best part being that I wasn't very hungry yesterday at all. After watching the documentary last night I'm prepared to go full vegetarian after the juice fast phase is complete. That along with my blood type is sort of a slap in the face that I should be eating a whole foods plant based diet for my best health.

8:30 - I've had another headache since about 5pm again despite drinking a lot of water. I broke and had a salad for dinner - I'm done. I'm glad for the detox that I did and the small weight loss to kick me into the next phase, which will be eating a vegetarian diet. Lets see if my headache comes back tomorrow with my planned salad for lunch.

Day 6 & 7 - HUNGRY!!!!

Day 6 - Juice Only first day

I woke up ready to start my day - morning groggyness is becoming less and less. I drank 4 juices today, the morning fruit one the best tasting of course and gave me enough energy until oh about noon when hunger kicked in - and never really went away. My best tactic has been distraction. Oh man, this is gonna be hard! Just 5 days....just 5 days....

Day 7
I went to sleep last night at 8:30pm just so I could end the misery. This morning I strangely didn't wake up with the hunger rolling in my belly. Again, I was pretty alert and energized - I'm thinking this will stick and is a great quick, easy benefit of the healthier lifestyle. I'm still hungry though - and what makes it worse is then because I'm hungry and I can't eat, rather than just take my mind off it, I'm obsessed with the thought of food. I actually can't concentrate very well on anything else. Arg!

I tried the purple power punch this morning and didn't care for it. Too much ginger and the grapes were a bit much. Lunch is the Mexican Style Jugo again - this one I can put down easily. I'm thinking maybe of mixing morning fruit drink with afternoon to have a less foul tasting drink throughout the day. I'm not sure if that is allowed or okay, but I might try it out tomorrow. The late afternoon is the worst for hunger. I stay busy in the morning but then can't concentrate and start thinking about food until its time to go home from work. When I leave the whirlwind of my evening starts and I'm fine again. I fell asleep at 8pm, exhausted. I thought well maybe I'll just get up earlier and then I'll have the energy to do things I'm neglecting to do - nope, woke up when my alarm went off at 6am.