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Hi! We’re back from camping- had a great time 🙂 Good job on the 2 day juicing! And great job on losing 30% of your weight! That is awesome! I also plan to do juice fasting on my 5:2 fast days. I’m still on my juice fast- Day 24 today. I’m amazed that I’ve stuck with it this long. I originally planned to do a 5 day minimum (with a 10 day goal) in lieu of my 5 day water fast goal (I’d really run out of gusto to do another). But then I’ve kept pushing the end day out farther & farther as I reassess how I’m doing & feeling. I’m now shooting for 4 weeks (28 days) or 30 days or 2 more weeks or…? I’ve lost 17 lbs in 24 days. It’s mind-boggling. I’ve been working on these 25 lbs for 7 YEARS!!! My clothes are all baggy, I need to get into my tubs of clothes that I saved in case I ever lost the weight. I am getting bored with this though, that’s my main struggle. I miss eating dinner with the family, though I do drink my juice at the table with them or drink some chicken broth with them. I’ve had plenty of time to really think about the foods that I truly enjoy rather than the foods that I just ate out of habit. I’ve been daydreaming about smoked BBQ beef brisket!
that’s huge that you are finding your true hunger. That’ll be key to maintaining. I’m still on the juice fast, Day 26, still losing. I’m in full pms right now, though. I don’t want to break the fast until I’m past pms because I notoriously eat the whole house during this week. It’s interesting to see it while fasting. I’m finally over my addiction to the sugary/salty cupboard food, which was one of the main reasons I started this. I’d look in the cupboard every day or so to see if I felt any pull to eat that stuff & it took almost 2.5 weeks to get over it. Now, though, I look in the cupboard during pms & while nothing looks good, the ‘crunchy snack’ still calls. I can now see how powerful pms is for me & why I would lose weight during the 3 weeks & then gain it all back during pms week. I’m not sure what to do, but I’ll need to come up with some sort of pms plan for me for the future… maybe juice fast during that week every month? I’m not sure.
Ya, you definitely need to find juice drinks you like. Some are really good, some are okay & some are just plain gross.
I like my son’s recipe ‘Fruitie Tootie’ in the morning: about 2 oranges, 1 grapefruit, 1 lemon, 8 carrots, 1″ ginger. It’s very refreshing. You can add an apple or another orange in there if it’s too carroty. I actually hate the taste of carrot juice, but discovered that carrots paired with citrus is amazing. It usually makes about a quart, so I nurse it during the day if I want something sweet.
I also like my ‘Salsa Love’ recipe: 1/3 or more cups salsa, 2 cucs, 1/2 bunch cilantro, tomatoes sometimes, 2-6 cloves garlic, 1 jalapeno, 1 or 2 limes, 1 or 2 red bell peppers, 1 jicama, 1 or 2 handfuls of some green. If you like Mexican food, you’ll love this.
I also like my Italian Marinara recipe: 2 zuccini, 1 red bell, tomatoes, 1/2 bunch parsley, 1/2 onion, 2 handfuls sweet greens (like mache), 1 lime, 2 apples, 2 carrots, 4 celery, add salt & pepper.
Hopefully some of those drinks are good for you!
mmm, I’ll try that- sans the kale (hypothyroid), but I’ll use spinach in its place. Maybe my kids will like it, I’m trying to get them to drink more juice. I made the huge error of giving them super green drinks at the beginning in an effort to improve their health & now they’re very suspicious of any juice I give them except the Tootie Fruitie one.
That’s great that it might’ve helped bump start you. I’m finishing up day 28 today- a full month!! I’m undecided how much more I’ll go. I’m PMSing like crazy right now, so I’ve got to go until I start my period, but I might just keep going till I get to my goal weight… I’ll take it day by day since the loss is slow now that I’m so close, about 1 lb every 3ish days. Maybe the pms is slowing it down too.. we’ll see.
You’ve done so well for so long that I’m sure you’ll do fine on your travels. The end of today will be 5 weeks for me on the juice fast. I’m on my period & still going. I’m down 21 lbs. The loss is still slow- about 1 lb every 3 days or so, but it’s steady & predictable & I even have occasional faster drops. Every day I’m undecided about how much longer I’ll go. I’m only about 3 lbs from my goal weight. Part of me wants to go for the 3 more (that way it won’t be too terrible if I do a quick 3-5 lb gain when I start reintroducing food). Part of me is just done. I’m dedicated to Friday (that’s when I’ll be in town at the grocery store- 45 min drive). But I’ll decide on Friday. The next town day is Mon, so I’m pretty much deciding based on my access to the grocery store.
I’ve gone through all my clothes that I’ve been storing for 7 years. Nearly all of them fit! I feel like I’ve gone shopping! It’s pretty exciting to fit in the clothes that I seriously didn’t really believe I’d ever fit in again. This juice fast has had it’s ups & downs, but in the end it has been such a short period of time to get me to my goal & I’m so glad I’ve done it. The next big goal will be maintaining. I’m hoping the 5:2 (2 being juice) + staying off sugar & grains will be the perfect healthful combination. I’m hoping that if I avoid sugar & grains that I won’t need to think about low carb, especially since I’ll be maintaining rather than losing. I probably need to stay at this weight for several months in order for it to become my new ‘set weight’. It would be too depressing to gain it back, I seriously cannot let that happen.
Anyways, good luck on your travels… hopefully some of it is for pleasure & not all business!
Hi Kcaun,
How are you doing? I’m on a FD today, just juices. Not digging it, but trudging through. I put on 4 lbs in the past month. Not bad, but this has to be the limit, I have to keep things in check. I’ve really enjoyed cooking this month. We’re still doing the GAPS diet, so we live on mostly soups with some protein at dinner time. But we had 2 birthdays in the past week, so the cake & ice cream has done it’s number on me & a FD is in order.
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