10 Day Juice Fast: Day 10!!!

Well Saturday was Day 10 of my juice Fast. I lost a total of 13 pounds and Feel AMAZING!!!! I had improved deep sleep and felt extremely well rested each morning in comparison to previously not being able to stay asleep at night and feeling tired and sluggish the next morning.

The last day of the fast I discovered that the Robecks smoothie shop around the corner from my house made fresh juice. I ordered the "ABC" juice off the menu :)

I have decided to only drink water and fresh juice and avoid diet sodas and diet drinks like crystal light. I have also decided to avoid processed foods. No more frozen Lean Cuisines and Smart One meals. I'm going to stick to salads, fruit and steamed/grilled veggies. I do eat fish and chicken (baked or grilled) but will limit my consumption of it moving forward. I'm thinking of only having one meal a day and juice for all other meals during day.

The hardest part of the juice fast was preparing the juice and then cleaning up my juicer after. Towards the end I started to get lazy and was so happy I found the Robecks so I didn't have to go home to make more juice for the evening of Day 10.

I've had solid food on Sunday and today and I already feel a little different despite my choices being salad and steamed veggies.  I also purchased another large "ABC" juice from Robecks that I plan on having for breakfast and lunch tomorrow.  I wanted to take another day off from juicing and cleaning up my machine.  I will make another big batch of juice tomorrow since I still have lots of veggies and fruit left over.

I can't explain how AMAZING I felt!!! I had no idea that all the food and drink I was consuming was affecting my body the way it was. It's like I've been living under a cloud and now the sky is clearing up and I can finally see and feel the warm sun. I would suggest everyone try to juice fast/detox/cleanse at least once so you can feel the benefits of restoring your body to its natural state.

I'm very certain that this is what the "Rich and Famous" do to lose weight quickly.  I mean if I had someone making my juice for me and I could chill at a resort for a month while fasting/detoxing then I would have easily kept going and lost tons of weight.  Take a look at this juice fast spa retreat in California called We Care Spa  http://www.wecarespa.com/.  Does anyone want to sponsor me for a month long retreat :-)

10 Day Juice Fast: Day 5

It has only been 5 days juicing but the way I feel right now and the weight loss so far is very promising with making this part of my lifestyle.  So far I have lost 10 pounds!!!  If I feel the way I do today on day 10 I might attempt 15 days.  I wonder if doing a 7 to 10 day juice fast every other month to manage weight would be a good practice to incorporate into ones lifestyle?

So when you do this juice feast/fast it is a cleansing of toxins in your body.  This causes your body to detox, which might cause you to throw in the towel.  I never felt the detox affects that much.  I actually believe I was detoxing on the first day of juicing because I followed the advice of Living Food Village and cut out cooked food about 3 days prior to Day 1 of juicing.  My first juice was Wednesday night which was my dinner. Thursday evening Day 1 of juicing I was a little stressed from work and really tired from only getting a couple hours of sleep the night before. All I wanted to do was get some Chinese food, climb into bed and watch a good movie.  The cravings really test your little angel and devil on your shoulder.  And boy were they going at it..."Hey you should just start the fast tomorrow, go ahead and get the Chinese food"..."You committed to doing this so stay strong, I mean it's only 10 days".  And my sister didn't help matters by teasing me and saying stuff like, "A big ole juicy cheeseburger would be really good right now, and I might order some Chinese food, yeah chicken and broccoli"  But I made it through and here I am on Day 5 and I haven't had any solid food since my salad for lunch on Wednesday April 18th.

Kelly Vaccarelli who is leading everyone who signed up to do the 10 day juice feast has suggested that some folks think about sticking with the feast and complete 21 days.  She explained how experts say that it takes 21 days to break a bad habit and develop a new healthier habit.  I would love to be able to complete 21 days...BUT feel I will end up giving in and eating at the Cinco de Mayo event that I purchased tickets for.  At this point in my journey I don't think I would be strong enough to go and resist having a cocktail or eat the food.  Maybe I might just pass on going because the payoff of losing this weight and gaining a healthier habit and lifestyle looks a lot better than a couple of cocktails and bad food ...

What we are juicing today!
Picture taken by fellow juice feast participant.