Day 3 went okay,
unfortunately I was unable to continue due to an unforeseen medical issue :( but I will be trying this again perhaps in February!
Monday, December 31, 2012
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
DAY 3 of Juice Fasting!
I am on day three now! Yay! It's still going well. Still not many side effects at all. My hunger is barely present. I haven't seem to have lost any weight yet though. Eventually my body will get it. Today is 12/18 and I plan to continue until 12/21 when my fiance has his work party and I have to go with. I am afraid if they paid for all the food and such and I didn't have at least something that it'd be rude of me. Hopefully they have something vegetarian. I am new to that. I just recently decided on vegetarianism.
I feel like my mind is getting better. I am still thinking about food but I am also remembering that I am still fat and that's more important. It's more important to be healthy than to enjoy tons of bad foods that's "benefits" only last while you're chewing them. If that makes sense? I don't know.
Still no major #2. I don't have a juice machine though. I should invest in one, but with Christmas coming up, I certainly don't have the extra $ laying around. I know I need to do a better job at drinking water. It's very important to our bodies obviously. I need to remember to work on that! I want sleep more than anything. I am not exhausted or anything, but I feel like if I had the option to sleep all day long, I would. I think that's more related to having a 3 month old than from fasting though. SO that I don't count as a side effect.
Anyway, my baby is fussing! Maybe I will get a nap? :)
Oh p.s I found out today that it's best to juice with mostly veggies because of the natural sugars in fruit. Add a lemon! (the whole lemon is actually amazing including the peel- liquid lemon zest luna bar is what it reminds me of! YUMMMYY). Banana and avocado potentially slow down the process... so unless you've got somewhere to be like work, it's best to not use those 2 (and that is perhaps why no #2 for me thus far). Apples can be added to everything to sweeten. Grapefruit may be best on it's own. I have yet to like grapefruit... I used to enjoy it with tons of sugar. Those are just a few things I have learned so far- from the internet so sources could be wrong. But i'll discontinue my banana juicing for now.
Okay that's all i've got for today.
I feel like my mind is getting better. I am still thinking about food but I am also remembering that I am still fat and that's more important. It's more important to be healthy than to enjoy tons of bad foods that's "benefits" only last while you're chewing them. If that makes sense? I don't know.
Still no major #2. I don't have a juice machine though. I should invest in one, but with Christmas coming up, I certainly don't have the extra $ laying around. I know I need to do a better job at drinking water. It's very important to our bodies obviously. I need to remember to work on that! I want sleep more than anything. I am not exhausted or anything, but I feel like if I had the option to sleep all day long, I would. I think that's more related to having a 3 month old than from fasting though. SO that I don't count as a side effect.
Anyway, my baby is fussing! Maybe I will get a nap? :)
Oh p.s I found out today that it's best to juice with mostly veggies because of the natural sugars in fruit. Add a lemon! (the whole lemon is actually amazing including the peel- liquid lemon zest luna bar is what it reminds me of! YUMMMYY). Banana and avocado potentially slow down the process... so unless you've got somewhere to be like work, it's best to not use those 2 (and that is perhaps why no #2 for me thus far). Apples can be added to everything to sweeten. Grapefruit may be best on it's own. I have yet to like grapefruit... I used to enjoy it with tons of sugar. Those are just a few things I have learned so far- from the internet so sources could be wrong. But i'll discontinue my banana juicing for now.
Okay that's all i've got for today.
Day 2 Juice Fasting
I am on my second day of this juice fast. I just had a breakfast juice with banana, strawberries, spring mix with spinach, celery and and apple. I have to admit without the fruits I think i'd be screwed. It really smelt funky when I had just the spring mix with spinach done. I am using a magic bullet because I don't own a juicer currently and the magic bullet was a black Friday deal :)
Over all I'd say so far so good. I haven't had a single craving that I couldn't talk myself out of. But it's hard. I won't lie. One of the hardest things I've done in quite some time. I keep reminding myself that my brain is "sick" and that it needs to get healthy. My brain is basically telling me to eat all the muffins (healthy ones I baked for the kids) and to go to Wendy's and McDonald's But thankfully the good part of my brain is really pulling through.
I don't want to be this fat. I've never been this fat while not pregnant. This is gross. I don't want my kids to live like this and I don't want to live like this either. I can't change the past. But I am definitely going to make my future better. I want to feel good, I want to look good. I want to be confident. I want to try on a dress or a pair of jeans and think "damn I look good" as opposed to "holy shit you're a cow".
While sitting at the stop light this morning I had a proud moment. I am doing something I never ever thought possible. I am finally doing something about being over weight. I am am challenging myself.
So side effects... None really. I feel an energy boost after drinking the juice I make. Strange. My brain was thinking that only happens with caffeine and sugar. Not true. It's a wonderful feeling. I use the bathroom often. #1, no #2's yet... I suspect that's soon to follow. I am tired. But I have a 3 month old, and I take care of several children all day. I've read about body aches, those so far I don't have. What else... Nothing really. I am hungry from time to time but it's so far pretty bearable. I'm a bit sick with a cough, which is not related.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
DAY ONE
Today I began my very first juice fast. I haven't eaten since around 8pm last night (tell me about it- my habits have been bad for quite some time). Right now I feel like I am starving. But I feel like I can manage this. So as long and my bad thoughts do not overcome me.
I made muffins today. Twice actually. Once for breakfast for the kids. And then I made a second batch of a much healthier muffin- Peanut Butter Banana Choc Chip muffins. There is little peanut butter and a very small amount of choc chips in them. I am trying to make my entire family a bit more healthy. I am a mom of 6 kids, 4 of them I have actually given birth to. My fiance had 2 children and we have the baby together who is now almost 4 months old. My older two are a bit chubby. I decided there was some truth so a book I am reading when the author said you can't make your kids lose weight if you're not going to join them. That's definitely true. I think it's best to be a team effort. While I am certainly not making them join me on my juice fast, I am from today forward only serving them healthy, well balanced meals and at some point I'd also like to begin an exercise regimen with them.
I think I will go to bed early in hopes of getting my mind off of food. I have only had one really weak moment when my brain decided to not cooperate with me. It's telling me "go eat a muffin, or a burrito" but another part of me is like "NO! You said you were going to do this, now do it!" so... I am doing it. And half of me wants to. While the other half says "screw it, there's always tomorrow to do it instead!" When I know my thoughts should be "Don't quit today! Wait until tomorrow" because tomorrow never comes! Trying to trick myself is not easy.
At this point I know i'd like to make it for the next 6 days- then my fiance has a party we are going to. I may actually eat there or I may not. Really not sure. It's my goal to make it at least 6 days if not much much further than that. I am going to fly back home to my moms for the weekend with the baby. I don't know how that will work out with my mom being really big on cookies and brownies. Thankfully one of my sisters that lives with her is actually working on losing weight as well. That's definitely a plus.
Now I am going to try and lay down for a nap. I just feel super tired. and lazy.
I made muffins today. Twice actually. Once for breakfast for the kids. And then I made a second batch of a much healthier muffin- Peanut Butter Banana Choc Chip muffins. There is little peanut butter and a very small amount of choc chips in them. I am trying to make my entire family a bit more healthy. I am a mom of 6 kids, 4 of them I have actually given birth to. My fiance had 2 children and we have the baby together who is now almost 4 months old. My older two are a bit chubby. I decided there was some truth so a book I am reading when the author said you can't make your kids lose weight if you're not going to join them. That's definitely true. I think it's best to be a team effort. While I am certainly not making them join me on my juice fast, I am from today forward only serving them healthy, well balanced meals and at some point I'd also like to begin an exercise regimen with them.
I think I will go to bed early in hopes of getting my mind off of food. I have only had one really weak moment when my brain decided to not cooperate with me. It's telling me "go eat a muffin, or a burrito" but another part of me is like "NO! You said you were going to do this, now do it!" so... I am doing it. And half of me wants to. While the other half says "screw it, there's always tomorrow to do it instead!" When I know my thoughts should be "Don't quit today! Wait until tomorrow" because tomorrow never comes! Trying to trick myself is not easy.
At this point I know i'd like to make it for the next 6 days- then my fiance has a party we are going to. I may actually eat there or I may not. Really not sure. It's my goal to make it at least 6 days if not much much further than that. I am going to fly back home to my moms for the weekend with the baby. I don't know how that will work out with my mom being really big on cookies and brownies. Thankfully one of my sisters that lives with her is actually working on losing weight as well. That's definitely a plus.
Now I am going to try and lay down for a nap. I just feel super tired. and lazy.
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