01/15/2010 19:45
And so it begins...again
Well, the weight is offcial now. I gained 19 lbs. since the last time I logged into this site in August 2009. That's not too bad in a few months, but that means that I weigh 9 lbs. more than when I STARTED this site back a month before that.
Ugh.
But today is a new day!!! I am ready. I am strong. I am moving forward. The past is the past, and nothing from the past matters. What I do today, what I do tomorrow, and what I do with all my tomorrows is what matters.
I did a juice fast today. It was difficult, but yet it wasn't. I drank juice and water all day with no solid food. The purpose of the juice fast is to flush, flush, FLUSH all those toxins and chemicals from my system. By drinking fresh juice (none of that over-processed sugar-laden stuff!), the body doesn't need to work so hard on the "elimination" process, allowing it to focus on getting out the "yuckies" that have built up over time.
My intention is to juice fast for three days, which is why I started on a Friday...that gives me plenty of time and freedom to run to the bathroom over the weekend!!! I've done it before, so I know what to expect. Day one I am usually overfull from all the juice, and I feel lightheaded sometimes because of the calorie restriction. Day two brings the urge to eat everything in sight, not from hunger, but from a psychological need to "eat". The lightheadedness is gone, and I am filled up even more quickly by the juice. Day three is the breakthrough day for me (but sometimes I need a day four). On day three I find that most of my cravings are in check...caffeine, sugars, starches...the need just isn't there. Then I gently break the fast by incorporating veggies and fruits in along with the juice, gradually increasing the solids and decreasing the liquids over the next few days.
I know people who choose to juice longer. I have not had the nerve to try it longer than four days. They say that a juice fast of 20 or 30 or (gasp) 40 days can do wonders for eliminating all the oogy boogies that have been accumulating in your body since birth. I'm not sure about that. It just seems unhealthy to go without solid food for so long. Hmm...but who am I to judge that which I have not tried.
Will I lose weight on my mini juice fast? Absolutely, but it is an artificial weight loss in my mind until I am actually eating solid food again. Anybody can lose water weight and do a system "flush", but the weight loss is not solid unless you can maintain or continue losing afterwards.
So I check off day one of the juice fast and look forward to another wonderful day where I have the opportunity to wake up and make my life better!
Everybody have a great night/day!!! 