Juice Feast-Day 38

Done With The Heavy Lifting


Last night I did a 30-minute run/walk program on the treadmill. After I finished, I picked up a 15 lb dumbbell in each hand and kept walking for a few more minutes. Wow! I got worn out almost immediately. I've released 27 lbs so far on this feast, and picking up those weights made me really appreciate just how much I have lightened my load. I'm SO done with the heavy lifting. My body feels so much less burdened right now!

Hunger Crisis Resolved???? YES!!!!


While juice feasting, sometimes it's so hard to know if our bodies are asking us for food because it needs missing nutrients, or if the struggle is more of a psychological one. Hunger has been an almost continuous battle for me while on this feast, but I think I've finally figured some thing out.

I'm really starting to pay close attention to how each type of juice affects me. For example, I'm never hungry after drinking green juices and I'm always hungry within an hour after drinking ANY fruit juices. I know I'm

I'm still not giving my body exactly what it's asking for, because it's still asking me for Vintage Italian Pizza. Instead, I'm giving it half green juice and half fruit juice. That way I know I'm covered nutrient-wise. My green juice contains "everything but the kitchen sink", including a minimum of 2 lbs of leafy greens, 1 whole head of celery and 1 cucumber. And my fruit juices always contain at least 2-3 different fruit every day-usually at least 1 type of berry. I fear that shorting my juices on either end (fruits or greens) will evoke some kind of response that will overwhelm my resolve.

***DRINK YOUR FATS!***

I know we need them everyday, but I've been avoiding them for days. (weeks?) Today I had a Tbsp of coconut oil dissolved in warm water (my morning tea :) Juice feasting protocols recommend 1 Tbsp a day of flax/hemp oil while on this feast (slightly less often if using coconut oil). I know this is medically sound and required by our bodies for proper functioning-but I've still avoided it. It's felt too heavy to me. Today after having some I felt immediately wonderful. Totally satisfied! I wasn't craving fats this morning, I just thought that maybe it would help with hunger today. It did. All day long. I think maybe the Vintage Italian Pizza cravings are just my body asking for some more fats :)



We Can Learn A Lot From Ants
For example...Persistence.

"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solve and always will solve the problems of the human race." Calvin Coolidge

Juice Diary-Day 38

(today's juice & supplements)

32 oz water

32 oz water

2 oz orange juice + 3 MSM + 2 cascara sagrada

34 oz green juice (spinach, celery, cucumber, parsley, red lettuce, mini sweet red peppers, green bell pepper, carrots, cilantro, dandelion greens, garlic, onion, jalapeno).

34 oz green juice

32 oz water

38 oz fruit juice (watermelon/raspberry)

Total juice = 108 oz (0.8 gallons)

Total water = 96 oz (0.75 gallons)

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Sleep & dreams: 8 hrs. I remember having a lot of dreams last night, I just don't remember much in the way of content. I woke up feeling sad and remember telling my husband I had a lot of sad dreams.

Exercise: walk with dog (kayaking tomorrow!)

Sauna: nope

Energy: Really great again today. I'm hoping that I've finally figured out my hunger pattern as it relates to the types of juices I'm drinking.

Comments: Don't be fooled into thinking that green juices only "heal" and fruit juices only "cleanse." Both do both. If for example, you stop drinking greens because you don't think you have anything to "heal" or you don't like the taste, eventually your body will run short on certain nutrients that it can only get from greens. You then run the risk of feeling "hungry" by way of your body's attempt to get you to replace what is missing.