So I have been on a juice fast for 2 weeks now. I did really well last week but the weekend came and so did
my friends and food. I cheated a small bit on Saturday and cheated really bad on Sunday, but on Monday I started over again. I have to tell ya — I feel great! I thought I would feel deprived and starved but I am not hungry at all. My skin is softer and my nails are so strong and long. I actually had a co-worker compliment me on them this morning. I didn’t even notice how long they were until she said something to me. Last week I had very little energy and a few pains but nothing to bad. The only odd thing that has happened to me so far was that my skin bruised on Saturday. I was at the pool and just leaning on the edge with my arms draped over the side and when I got home I noticed that I had small bruises under my arms where they had been resting. That kinda freaked me out so I felt that cheating on a little protein afterward would not kill me. So far though I feel less bloated, I’m 7 pounds lighter and I feel fantastic.
Everyone kept telling me last week that I was insane for not eating (when Saturday came around it had been 5 days). But I have researched this and have read many health benefits for fasting. Plus I am drinking juice so I’m not completely depriving myself of calories. I’m also juicing vegetables to make sure I am not drinking all sugar. My goals for doing this are to detox, lose weight and try to clear up a few health ailments that have been bothering me for a while.
I am going to try and write about my process so I can monitor my progress. My goal is to stop fasting on August 8 but not get down on myself if I decide to take the weekend off again. Once I break my fast I am going to try the raw food diet. I’ll probably post some of the recipes that I like on here after I try them. I found a few yesterday that sounded pretty good. Only thing is that you can’t heat your food over 116 degrees so I have to buy a food dehydrator. I also have to take time to sprout my own beans. Hmm, me and time — can I pull it off? I barely have time now. By the way, the juicer I borrowed from Holly is a pain in the ass to clean.
