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Day 5-7 Juice fast

10 Nov 2013 4 Comments

by Katz in Fasting Keto & Health Chatter Tags: #FATSICKAND NEARLYDEAD, #JOECROSS, juice fast

UPDATE: I made the juice fast till day 9, at that time I just couldnt drink one more cucuber, not one, my gag reflex was out of control..

Overall experience out of 10- I give it a 8. I lost about 9 pounds, but felt deprived . I think its a great way to detox and replenish your vitamins for sure, but I would say juicing alone is not for me, juicing and eating,,yay baby! I would do it again though..yes I would, just maybe less days, say 7 days max.

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Well I’ve been meaning to update on my juice fast but between internet connection issues due to construction as well and the overall service connection issues with our server, well I was unable to update till now.

Day 5 Again had a headache, however felt much more energy and excitement about the changes I was beginning to see in my health ad physic.

Day 6 Being a Saturday, I knew this day would be a challenge, and it was. I took my kids to the mall to buy new shoes, the smell of food causing me sadness and despair around every corner. Before I left, I juiced a healthy celery, cucumber, spinach ,apple juice, but as I sat there watching my kids eat pizza and subs for lunch, each mouthful tasted less and less appealing emotionally, with the best intentions, purchased more fruit and veggies determined to complete my 10 day fast. Long story short, I cheated!! No I do not se this as a failure, just a minor setback.

Day 7 Again back on track, I am now going to try and go till Friday, so that will be a 12 day juice fast minus my minor indiscretion of a cheat. Feeling good!

Day 2 – 4 juice fast

07 Nov 2013 Leave a comment

by Katz in Fasting Keto & Health Chatter Tags: #JOECROSS, #juicefast, Juicing

Well I attempted to post this a couple times, however my computer was not cooperating with me.

So just a little update:

Day 2- Hungry as a bear, woke up with massive headache, took some pain killers which worked. I grumbled through the day feeling angry at myself when I smelled food I liked. I still resisted. It was difficult cooking dinner for my family as everything smelled even better than the last time I cooked the same meal, however I stuck to juicing through it and again developed another headache before bed, this time I decided to not take anything for it.

Day 3– Felt much better about the morning juice, it was delicious ( carrot, apple, beet picture above). Yet when lunch time rolled around I definately had some taste bud resistance and a slight hint of contemptment with the green(kale) juice which I drank twice more that day ( blahh). I also noticed a slight rash under my chin and on my neck in the afternoon, not itchy or anything just bumps, maybe a detox reaction. I was exhausted and totally without energy when I finally got home at 900pm . I crawled into bed at 10pm(which is about 2hrs before my normal bedtime), knowing I had to listen to my body.

Day 4: I am starting off with a great amount of energy and feel pretty good. I did have a slight headache when I got up, but it may be because I got up earlier today so I could juice for my day at work. Really amazed iI havent chewed a morsel since Sunday, this ten day juice fast may actually be a sucess!

My Ten Day Juice Fast – Day 1

04 Nov 2013 Leave a comment

by Katz in Fasting Keto & Health Chatter Tags: #greenjuice, #JOECROSS, Joe cross, juice fast, Juicing, kale, reboot

I’ve decided I’ve had enough and I need to make some drastic changes for my health to ensure I remain healthy, happy and disease free ..I’m not getting any younger after-all. I still have a few good miles ahead of me and to do my body a favour and make that transition seamless, I need to help myself now. My journey begins with a 10 day juice only fast, however I can only hope that those ten days are just a beginning to a 30 day juice fast..crossing all my piggies here! I’ve been semi sorta working my way up to this for the past two months! WISH ME LUCK!

Well today I began my journey of my 10 day juice fast. My morning started with hot fresh ginger tea with lemon( 2 cups) and a chilled carrot/apple/ginger juice that I squeezed last night.

The carrot apple juice was amazing I must say. I will be looking forward to the next one, and for snack I am supposed to have a coconut water(which I forgot to purchase) so I will tough it out with tea and lemon water.

Lunch will bring me to a green juice of kale, cucumber, celery , apple ginger and that one I’m not so sure about yet. I will provide a full update before I retire each evening on my progress.

Last thoughts of my first day of juicing.

Well I made it! It really wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be for my first day, no crazy detox nightmare. I’ve been working up to this fast for about two months I suppose when I first found myself adventuring out on a four day all raw food diet. Then I experienced a detox stage as the absence of my morning coffee was replaced with a headache filled four days of hell that systemically rolled out instead of my anticipated energy filled gift I was to receive with this clean eating change.

I knew but still I wondered..how is this supposed to be good for me?

Now I am more prepared as for at least a month or more Ive been cutting out many of my dearly loved “wheat” foods and eating much healthier. Only real comment is the prep time provided for these juice recipes does not reflect my “actual” prep time, especially when I am juicing two or three kinds of juice as I have been. So much longer!!

Anyhow, Ill be heading off to bed knowing I ate more vegetables today in one day then I have in he past week, I’m a feeling good!