Juice Feasting Update

Ok, so Juice Feasting is hard. Like really hard. Like really really really hard.

In December, Dustin and I made it 14 days before our anniversary, and then we took 3 weeks off for weddings and Christmas, and a small vacation we went on. Right now we are on day 6, and we just got done watching our friends eat IHOP. I hated them. I wanted everything on that damn menu. Dustin had to take the menu out of my hands so that I wouldn't beg to order anything.

I'm weak. Worse than that, I'm an enabler in the worst way.

Everybody's weak sometimes. I just have to remind myself that my future self needs me not to eat IHOP, or make pizza. I need me to just drink my juice, and the weight will take care of itself.

I've never been skinny. I have no concept of what skinny means in terms of my own body. I just want to see what I look like underneath it all.

So ya, well thats it for now.

Merry Christmas...Who needs a drink!

Oooo, ooo, Me!

I love me some Christmas, but Lord Almighty it is stressful. It is the second Christmas in a row that Dustin couldn't be with his family, and he misses them, bless his heart. OMG though, I'm already tired of all the dram. Dustin wanted to go sleep at his parents house, I guess because, (a) katie and logan ditched, and my mom stresses him out; and (b) because Deally is there all by herself. So I told him that he was starting shit, and to go fuck himself and stay there, because he was, and everyone thought that he was leaving because he hated them and blah blah blah. He really is trying, but being here stresses him out because he doesn't like being confrontational, and my family lives on conflict.

Christmas food is good though, even though my tummy doesn't think so. It will be glad to be feasting again, a/o January 1. Thank God, because I feel like such a FAT ASS. ugh.

Day 9: Wow!!

We are on day nine, and it has been a pretty crazy trip so far. I haven't really experienced any major detox symptoms, with the exception of a few headaches.

I've lost nearly ten pounds so far!!!! Putting me at:

188.4 lbs,

as of this morning!!! Wooohooo!

To help with the detox stuff I've been skin brushing almost everyday, taking psyllium husks and bentonite, lots of icky green powder, and some other things that I'm not sure I want to advertise : ).

I have to say the hardest part of this whole shindig is getting up and making our juice. Sometimes I just can't bring myself to make another freaking juice. When that happens, I'll force some green powder down in some "from the bottle" orange juice, and call it good. We haven't been drinking the recommended one gallon of juice either.

Anyways, we are going to the city today to get groceries. The more greens I have, the easier it is to make the juice.

Gotta go take a final
Peace

Juice Feast: Day 1

Today has gone well so far. I have only had one quart of juice so far, and 8 oz of GT's Multigreen Kombucha(i freakin' love that shiz), which is not ideal, but my days are kind of screwed up since I work nights, so I eat mostly at night anyways. We haven't gone grocery shopping yet, but we will be doing that tonight. Our last meal last night was not Thai Cafe, sadly, as they are apparently closed on Sundays. Instead we had El Vaquero, which was pretty rockin', and our last bites of food were dates. If you haven't ever tried real, fresh dates, you're missin' out. They are freaking candy.

Ok, so here are my beginning stats:

Weight: 195.6 lbs.
Intake:
Yard Sale Juice (whatever was left over in my fridge)- Beets, Apples, Carrots, Cranberries, Strawberries, Cabbage, and a Pomagranate. Never try to juice a banana- it just turned to banana goo in the juicing basket.

So, hopefully I'll be posting nearly every day for this Feast, and posting lots of pictures, hopefully of weight loss.

Ta Ta.

The last supper.

Dustin and I, the night before the Feast

Tonight Dustin and I will be going on our last food date before we begin our juice feast tomorrow. I must say, the thought of not eating solid food for 92 days is intimidating, but I am confident that the health rewards of eating this way will way outnumber the sacrifice. I have seen how raw food makes me feel, and I love it, so this seems like the next logical step.

For our last supper we will be going to either Thai Cafe', or Golden Dragon, depending on how bad we want bubble tea. Mmmmmm, I love Thai food.

So, for the next few months, this will be my official Juice Feasting blog. I will be posting pictures of our transformation, our juice intake, and I perhaps videos, if we get the nerve to make any.

So wish us luck!! Woo hoo!!

Slip up.

After weeks of nearly raw, I broke the seal and made myself a pizza at work.

And guess what, it feels icky, nearly twelve hours later. The pizza betrayed me, and made my tummy feel gross.

A juice would never do that!

I guess that I just needed a reminder that raw food is the best food in the long term. Pizza is only tasty while you are eating it, and it will turn on you almost immediately.

Juice Feasting

So, Dustin and I made an executive decision whilst sitting in the bath today. Because we are both in our best couple friends wedding in December, we are going to start the Juice Feast one month sooner than planned: December 1.

(As I'm writing this, some girl just left the computer lab crying, hmmm)

Anyways, so we're starting the Juice Feast, and will be fasting over Christmas, which isn't as sad as it sound, since Christmas is never a big food holiday at my parents house anyways. I say that, but I'm sure my mother with make sure to make a big deal of it just to punish us. I'm bitter, but it's true.

I'm really looking forward to it, mostly because it will mark a major turning point in my life; one that I've really been needing.

My goal is to be thinner, healthier, happier, and more spiritual at the end of this juice feast, and I'm really excited about it!

Woo hoo!!