Days 3 & 4

   Okay, so I completely take back what I said about posting every night...if its not apparent yet to you, it definitely is to me that that's not gonna happen!  I am overwhelmed with the amount of support and encouragement I am receiving from my friends!  Thank you sooo much, its definitely helping. Now, keep it up cause this is tough!:)  Im going to start out on a good note by posting a couple of pics of my little guys drinking some juice that they helped me make( well, the pulled chairs up to the counter and watched mommy do it...but whatever:)  Oh, and just in case my little sis looks at this....yes TayTay that is your blanket, and no you cannot have it back!:)

     Okay, now back to the juicing. IT SUCKS. I DON'T LIKE IT!! IT'S YUCKY!! Just so you all know the truth! But, I'm going to keep on going.  Aside from how terrible it is, I feel great, a definite increase in energy.  But the juice is just gross....I think I may soon have to resort to plugging the nose just to get it down.  If I could do this with fruit only, it would be no problem. But, that's not really the best choice for my body and for the results I'm looking for, so I will continue to choke the nasty veggie juice down.  

bottoms up!:/

I have never consumed so many raw veggies in my life. It's insane the amount of veggies it takes to make one juice!!  

     Today was definitely my hardest day thus far. My craving were pretty intense...if I didn't have to feed my kiddos it would be much easier! They can go 30 days without food right?? I'm kidding..I love cooking healthy delicious meals for them even though its tough on me right now, I know it will all be worth it in the end.  I'm trying to assess what I'll be getting out of this, in the long run. I'm hoping for a complete change in how I think of food and my body.  As someone who has suffered from a pretty bad eating disorder I don't want food to be an enemy, but I also no longer want it to be a comfort. I'm hoping it starts getting a little easier from here on out, from everything I've read its supposed to...so we shall see!! Well, its wayyy past my new bedtime of 8:30, apparently my body on juice is no longer a night owl!



   

    
DAYS ONE & TWO:

     Soo, I'm posting much later then I had hoped to... I am now 48 hours into my fast.  It has definitely been a roller coaster.  I have had some almost euphoric/ hyper moments, and other moments where I felt like crawling in a hole until this was over with.  I feel like a bipolar, hormonal crazy woman who wants some chocolate.....but I'm not going to do it, I won't give in!!  

     I have made several different variety's of juice so far...some make me want to gag, forcing me to chug them with my nose plugged...okay so maybe they aren't that bad, but they definitely aren't good. Some have been "whatever"..neither good nor bad, but tolerable. 

      At one point today the thought of sipping on veggies simply made feel disgusted so I opted for a glass of raw, fresh squeezed orange juice just to get me by.  But I finally had a great juicing moment this evening, where I made an all vegetable juice that was amazing! I was so excited I had to call my neighbors over for a taste!:) 

We'll call this Red Juice:)  It has tomatoes, carrots, celery, spinach, beets, kale, bell pepper, garlic,
and a dash of cayenne pepper.  Sooo yummy!

    Physically I have had a few significant side effects of the detox process.  I woke up today with a terrible headache.  Not just a small go on with your day headache...but rather, an if you don't quit tapping your finger on the table I'm going to murder you, type headache.  I tried just letting it run its course for several hours but I couldn't do it.  I didn't want to take tylenol or anything like that because that would be adding toxins when I'm trying remove them....no sense there.  Soo, I decided to research and see if there were any essential oils that might be able to help.  I found that a mixture of Eucalyptus and Peppermint oil might be able to help. So I jumped in the car and headed to the local health food store.  As soon as I got home I mixed a drop of each in a bit of organic olive and rubbed the mixture on my temples and back of my neck. 

  Immediately I felt some relief. Over about an hour my headache was completely gone!! It was amaaaazing!!!  I want to rub that crap all over my body and let it do its magic..lol   I have also been having some kidney pain...probably trying to detox all of the yucky stuff from years of drinking soda:/  

   All in all it has been a tough two days, but I know it will be worth it and in the end I will be very glad I did it.  

      Good Morning!  Okay, so I watched the documentary Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead about a week or so ago and I have decided to go on a juicing journey of my own.  I am done with being unhealthy and uncomfortable in my own skin and I am going to do something about that NOW! I want to raise my kids in a healthy home that instills the importance of a healthy lifestyle. The journey starts today.  I am going to be doing a 30 day juice/vegetable fast. Which means that for 30 days I will consume nothing but freshly juiced, raw fruits and vegetables.
      My Aunt has loaned me her juicer and yesterday I purchased about 50 pounds of raw fruits and veggies.  I am all set and extremely excited! I will get on here daily, more than likely in the evenings, to post about how juicing went each day. I will also include my favorite juice recipe of the day:) Wish me luck!