Today I am embarking on a new journey. It's going to be very interesting so I thought I'd document it by starting a blog.
How it all started: I was watching TV last week and heard about a guy that had lost 80 pounds in 60 days by going on a juice fast. He was overweight, sick and at the end of his rope. And essentially, that's where I am. I'm addicted to fast food, sugar, fat and eating in general. I grew up learning to use food as a comfort. I was never really fat, but I was definitely never healthy either. As a younger person I had energy and confidence and never thought I would be the mess that I am today. At 33 years old, I've ballooned up to 263 pounds (actually down from 273 a month or so ago), I have no energy and too many illnesses to keep up with. I've tried diet after diet. It's the same old story. I lose a few pounds, go off the diet and gain it all back plus some. Given my history of not being overweight until just recently, I'm pretty positive that if I could just get this weight off I would keep it off. I really miss being active. I've got 2 little kids that I desperately want to have fun with but my weight is just holding me back. So I figure if I go on a juice fast, lose some initial weight rapidly and help myself in kicking the fast food and sugar habits then I'm giving myself a pretty good start. Just getting a little weight off will jump start my success and help me to get active again.
So my goal is this: eat nothing, drink freshly made fruit and vegetable juices, lose some weight, heal my body, get rid of my bad habits and re-vamp my diet, get me healthy and my kids healthy, maybe get rid of some of the ailments that have come along with my weight gain.
I've done some research and I know it's going to be hard. I know people talk about feeling tired and famished and going through some emotional detox in the beginning. All of that really scared me until I realized DUH! I feel tired and out of energy and depressed and basically like crap most days anyway. Whats it going to hurt me to feel that way a few more days in order to possibly feel better than I have in a long time afterward. So here we go!
Day 1: Tuesday May 31st (yep! yesterday was Memorial Day)
weight: 263
My first juice consisted of 4 green apples, 3 carrots and 4 stalks of celery. Sounds gross, huh? BUT I was pleasantly surprised. It was actually pretty decent. My 7 year old tried it and gave it the nasty face but I think it was just the 'idea' of it that she was scoffing at, because it was really pretty decent.
That's all I've had so far. I don't feel too far outside of normal. I'm pretty low in energy and motivation as usual and am starting to feel a bit hungry. Every time my kids eat or I see a burger commercial I start salivating. I know it's going to be hard with so many temptations but I just keep thinking about the big picture and put all those bad thoughts aside. We will see how the rest of the day goes.
Here is a list of things I believe to be obesity related that I am hoping to put an end to near the end of this juice fast:
Acid Indigestion
Low Energy
Headaches
Sore Feet
Trouble falling asleep
Low self-confidence
Raised blood pressure
Adrenal Fatigue
Anxiety
High Estrogen, Progesterone and Testosterone levels
Low Thyroid (may not be obesity related, but I believe it to have some connections with diet and obesity - just a hunch of mine)
Low Thyroid (may not be obesity related, but I believe it to have some connections with diet and obesity - just a hunch of mine)
Rashes caused from sweating - TMI, I know, but I'm putting it all out there :)
I'm sure there is more I'm not thinking of now so I'll add later if I think of them.
I haven't given myself a time table for this juice fast (or juice feasting, however you want to look at it). My plan is to do it as long as I can. I'd love to be able to do it for at least 30 days, but if I feel really good I may just go longer. At this point I'm just hoping to get through today so we will see when we get there how long I last.
