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Juice Feast Day 3
Nov 13th
Well folks, this will be my last juice feast post as I decided to call it at 3 days. I had a slight headache that would come and go all day, but this isn’t the reason for stopping the juice feast.
There are a few different reasons for stopping, the biggest one probably being it’s hard as hell not to eat anything solid. The others being that I mostly wanted to see what it was all about, and having seen that I’m happy to wait a little while before really trying to tackle this beast. 92 Days! I don’t see how they did it. But I’m curious to find out.
So for now I’ll go back to my mostly raw lifestyle with a new appreciation for food.
One of the lessons that I’ve had to learn in my life is how to treat myself after failing at something. The most important thing you can do for yourself is to not make a big deal over failure. In the past, I’ve been so scared of failing that I wouldn’t even begin something. No longer though…
Even though I didn’t last as long as I might have liked, 3 days without solid food is 3 days longer than I’ve ever gone without solid food before, and I’ve learned invaluable lessons about addiction, and how to eat properly (ie. only when you’re hungry), not as a way to feel better about something (ie. self-medicating).
I am fairly certain that at some point in the future I will juice feast again, but until that time, I will enjoy juicing within the context of my normal diet.
Looking forward to my bananas again 
Juice Feast Day 2
Nov 12th
For all of you following along at home, I thought I’d explain a bit more about the juice feast, in case you aren’t familiar with it.
Juice feasting is really pretty simple in form… You make and consume 4-6qts of raw, fresh fruit and vegetable juices. With at least 2 qts being dark greens like spinach, kale, parsley, dandelion, and the like. Depending on your blood sugar level you can have more or less fruit juice. Seeing as I’m not a diabetic, I can have plenty of fruit juice as long as I get my 2 qts of greens.
That’s pretty much it. A typical juice feast lasts 92 days, with others lasting 60, 45, or 30 days. I’ve yet to decide which if any of those I’ll be doing. I may only last a week, maybe two. We’ll see… I’ve been practicing procrastination with this one, and I’m interested to see how long I can put off eating solid food.
I have to say that it is quite the mind teaser. I am reminded once again how addictive food can be. Even just the act of eating is a strong habit to break. You wake up and eat your breakfast while watching the news or reading the paper, you eat your lunch around the table with co-workers, or reading your book, and you eat your dinner with family or friends, all the while snacking in between or later that night while you watch tv or a movie. Am I coming off a bit obsessed? Sorry bout that, I’m sure the cravings will pass.
I have been craving chicken wings for the last two days though, which is weird because I wouldn’t normally eat them on my mostly raw vegan diet anyway. Perhaps tomorrow I’ll go into why I switched to raw foods in the first place.
Today I had:
2 qts watermelon, lime juice
3 qts green juice (spinach, cucumber, carrot, celery, parsley, and a red bell pepper today)
1 qt orange juice
I weighed 174 lbs today, which brings weight loss to 2 lbs so far as I started out yesterday at 176 lbs. I’ve felt good all day. High energy, good spirits. I slept about 9.5 hrs last night, which is more than usual for me. I usually get about 7 hours of sleep. My dreams were quite vivid, which I’ve also heard is usual for a juice feast. My skin’s been a little drier than usual, especially on my hands.
Well that’s all for today, stay tuned
Juice Feast Day 1
Nov 10th
So, I just decided to start and see what happens… Yay!
I went to bed with a headache and a slight fever. Woke up with a stuffy nose and sinus pressure. Also my teeth hurt.
I did the recommended skin-brushing and then took a shower before heading off to the grocery store to buy some veggies and fruits to juice. I got three bunches of spinach (wasn’t sure how much juice I would get from greens), one bunch of cilantro, some cucumbers, carrots, celery, granny smith apples, oranges, limes, garlic, and ginger.
I’ve felt pretty good all day, with the exception of some sinus pressure still, and my joints have been aching.
Especially the knees and lower spine. I’ve also been cold all day, like I could never really warm up. Other than that, no major detox symptoms yet, just a slight fever at times.
Mentally I’ve been a little disjointed today. Don’t know if it’s the interruption of my daily routine, or the juicing yet. I’ve read a lot today, and rehearsed with the band, but other than that, I’ve just been taking it easy, and I plan to keep taking it easy for the first few days, or at least until I get used to not eating anything all day. (It’s kinda creepy) 
Stay tuned, I’ll be trying to post daily on my progress, unless the day’s events really just don’t warrant a post. More info on exactly what this entails later, but for now, I thought it better to just go ahead and start.
I’m excited!
On The Verge…
Nov 9th
So after recently switching to a mostly raw vegan diet, and quitting smoking (third time’s a charm), I’ve been feeling the need for a complete system reset. To that end, I’ve been researching juice feasting.
Right now, I’m figuring out the best time to start, but I may just need to jump right in, so that I don’t keep thinking about it forever.
The benefits of the juice feast are that you aren’t cutting out any calories so you can still function from day to day while detoxing. Another benefit is the emotional detox, as all of your body’s cells release their toxins, apparently all of your emotional baggage comes out with it. And after the year I’ve had emotionally, I could really use some of this
The self discipline part of it is going to be the fun part!
Stay tuned for more details, as I will be covering the juice feast in detail once I begin.
