Holy cow! I slept great last night! I woke up and got on the scale, even though I swore I wouldn't get on until the fast was over, but I was curious. I lost 3lbs my first day! (208 lbs). I'm sure it was mainly water weight--I swear I peed 20 times yesterday. I don't think I've peed that much since I was pregnant with K. :) I feel like I have more energy today. I had my morning herbal tea and juice and I didn't really crave anything. Until lunch. I fed K a PB&J sandwich and it looked SOOO good. I wanted to inhale it. But, alas, I had my lunch juice and the craving was gone. I've noticed that my cravings are more intense when it's time for another juice. I have felt great today. I am not as tired as yesterday. I am actually looking forward to the times I get to drink juice. It feels like my cells scream, "Thaaaaaaaaaaaank You!"
Yesterday my cravings we so intense that I wanted to give up at eat junk food. Luckily, Dirk had the will-power for both of us and I'm continuing our 15 day journey. Tomorrow will be the test--I work (2) 12hr shifts Wed and Thurs. I'll have to prepare juice ahead of time and hopefully work will be pretty busy to keep my mind off of food. :) I'll have to make lots of time to pee!
Dirk says he feels good too. He didn't lose any weight since Day 1, but that's alright. We are just excited to start feeling more energized. Dirk did get a little dizzy and light-headed, so he had a granola bar to take the edge off. I think he probably needs more juice than me. So far, the fast is going great and we are excited to see the results. :)
On to day 3....
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Our Juice Journey---Day 1
About a month ago, Dirk and I stumbled upon a documentary on Netflix called "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead." The first few minutes of the show I thought Joe was a quack and this was some sort of gimmick. Luckily, I watched the whole thing and it became life changing. I'm not going to go in to detail of what's in the documentary because you need to see it for yourself and my explanation cannot do it justice. But, I will say that I agreed with the foundation of this documentary---that we all need more micronutrient-rich food. If you are interested in more information, checked out Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead as well as Join the Reboot. It's awesome stuff.
So here we are now on our juicing journey. We started day 1 yesterday. Here's a recap:
My Initial weigh in: 211lbs (yikes!), BP 121/92
Dirk's initial weigh in 230lbs, BP 120/84
I will post our "before" pics when I get them uploaded.
Day 1
Day 1 was challenging for me. I didn't feel hungry, but I was craving EVERYTHING! (It made me realize that I eat to eat, not eat because I'm hungry.) I couldn't watch TV because I swear every commercial had to do with food. I was kind of tired and a little grumpy, but I think that had more to do with knowing I *couldn't* eat solid foods, so of course, that's all I could think about. I know that I am addicted to sweet and naughty foods, so I'm excited for this journey to end my addiction. Don't get me wrong, I hope to enjoy a sweet every now and again, but I feel like a slave to sweets. I'm going to do my best for the next 15 days and who knows, maybe I'll do another 15 days. :)
For breakfast and mid-breakfast we had "Mean Green" followed by our varied version of "Mexican-style Jugo" for dinner. By the evening, I had had enough of green juice and ended up having herbal tea before bed. Day 1 wasn't as easy as I anticipated, but it wasn't as bad either.
So here we are now on our juicing journey. We started day 1 yesterday. Here's a recap:
My Initial weigh in: 211lbs (yikes!), BP 121/92
Dirk's initial weigh in 230lbs, BP 120/84
I will post our "before" pics when I get them uploaded.
Day 1
Day 1 was challenging for me. I didn't feel hungry, but I was craving EVERYTHING! (It made me realize that I eat to eat, not eat because I'm hungry.) I couldn't watch TV because I swear every commercial had to do with food. I was kind of tired and a little grumpy, but I think that had more to do with knowing I *couldn't* eat solid foods, so of course, that's all I could think about. I know that I am addicted to sweet and naughty foods, so I'm excited for this journey to end my addiction. Don't get me wrong, I hope to enjoy a sweet every now and again, but I feel like a slave to sweets. I'm going to do my best for the next 15 days and who knows, maybe I'll do another 15 days. :)
For breakfast and mid-breakfast we had "Mean Green" followed by our varied version of "Mexican-style Jugo" for dinner. By the evening, I had had enough of green juice and ended up having herbal tea before bed. Day 1 wasn't as easy as I anticipated, but it wasn't as bad either.
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