Yes! It's done.
I am surprised that it wasn't as difficult or as painful as I anticipated.
5 days of living on Fresh Pressed Juices (Greens, Beets, Apples, Pears, Carrots).
I loved the ginger and the lemon in the juice. For me, they made all the difference.
Then when I am on the go during the day, I had a couple of low-sodium V8.
One day I went to Jamba Juice for the new Carrot & Orange smoothie.
Drank a lot of water along with my regular doses of vitamins.
Day 1 - The juicing was fun. The clean up took up a bit of my time. Felt a little hungry.
But don't forget, I felt sick to my stomach the night before. So not eating was actually a relief. It wasn't until after 9 pm that the nagging longing for "food" started. That's the worst time of the day for me anyway. I can keep to any diet, any food plan until 9 pm. I am home, the kids are in bed, the tv comes on and my inside cries, "Where are the goodies?!" So I did what most self respecting food addicts enjoy doing...I went on "Yelp" and looked at pictures of food. I think it was like 1.5 hours later that I finally felt "full." Scary! Genuine addict behaviors.
Day 2 - I slept so soundly that I almost missed an appointment. Ran downstairs, juice my juices, all the while mumbling to myself, "why am I doing this? it's a lot of commitment even if it is just 5 days! What am I crazy, etc." You get the picture. By the afternoon, stomach was growling. Juices were surprisingly filling. Just needed to refuel every 2 hours or so. That night, I only needed to be on Yelp for a half an hour.
Day 3 - Didn't really feel too hungry. Made sure I drank all the juices. Actually cooked for the family. Tasted the food but didn't eat it. It was ok. I didn't even envision diving into that pan of chicken and broccoli. I was busy catching up on paperwork so didn't go for the "food porn" at all.
Day 4 - Got used to the idea of not eating (just 2 more days). Found myself not over-thinking about food. It was interesting not needing to decide what to eat. There was a weird sense of freedom. I cannot remember any other time in my life that I wasn't thinking, planning, envisioning food. It felt good. Nerdy Hubby even asked if I felt any hunger. Reality was, not so much.
Day 5 - Thought about what I would want once I am free to eat. First thing that came to mind was "Tofu & Veggies." I am craving salt. I thought it would be some decadent dessert. Especially because I helped set up the dessert table at the kiddies' Thanksgiving Feast today. I remembered looking at the desserts and said to myself, "I know how that tastes, I had that many times before. It's ok if I don't have a bite!"
Wow, what is that about?
So when I wake up tomorrow morning, I will be able to put food in my mouth.
I am actually a little nervous about what I would do.
When I started this 5 days ago, it was just about getting rid of toxic so I don't feel so yucky.
Now, I am realizing food really does play a major role in my life. Most likely too big of a role.
I Will have to rethink, reorganize, reform.
Grateful that the process didn't just cleanse out my body, but some parts of my mind...A deeper revelation of sort...Stay Tune...
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