7 Day Juice Feast/Fast

[BirdOfParadise]

I am planning on doing a week long juice feast. I have read up a bit on juice feasting and have an idea of what I should be drinking. I do have a question though. I know most people who do longer fasts either do enemas or some sort of tea. Do I need to worry about this for a week long fast? I don't see myself doing any enemas and would rather not put extra stress on my system from laxatives. Will I be fine and get benefits from doing neither?

I have been mostly raw for a month or two (I transitioned kind of slowly).

[Portia2012]

I thought that I was the only one planning on doing this :) It is so good to see a fellow raw foodist jumping on with me. I am not sure about your questions, although it will be interesting to find out. I am kind of nervous because I have only went 3 days so far. Something is telling me to do this, so here I go.


~Portia~

[BirdOfParadise]

I thought that I was the only one planning on doing this :) It is so good to see a fellow raw foodist jumping on with me. I am not sure about your questions, although it will be interesting to find out. I am kind of nervous because I have only went 3 days so far. Something is telling me to do this, so here I go.


~Portia~

Awesome! I don't really have any idea what I am getting myself into! I am starting tomorrow and super excited about it. It just feels like the right thing to do.

[Portia2012]

That is when I am starting as well :)

[GypsiAnsara]

So I've done 5 days now, and I really needed to do the enema's at night on the first day, then morning and night on the second day. Enemas really aren't that bad. They make you feel so much better after!! It clears out so much which is great for your system when you are cleansing and also, they are very hydrating. I prefer an enema over a laxative any day.
Good luck on your feast :)

[BirdOfParadise]

First day almost done, I haven't been drinking as much juice as I thought I would. I am also not hungry, weird. I am trying to finish a big batch of carrot/apple/cabbage/kale/beet juice and it is just so sweet and intense. Just thought I'd check in, since this thread is already here! I am also really craving some salt! Maybe I'll make some citrus/celery juice later.

[amyambro1]

Back to the question about enemas, I was reading the Juice Feasters Handbook and Angela recommends doing enemas every day for the first week or two (if you're going 92 days). I am on Day 2 and haven't done any enemas. She strongly recommended it, like with an emphasis on the "strongly" she said it like 15 times in the handbook. I, however, don'thave the stuff to do an enema. I'm thinking of just doing one colonic a week for the first month. COlonics are a life saver!!

[amyambro1]

First day almost done, I haven't been drinking as much juice as I thought I would. I am also not hungry, weird. I am trying to finish a big batch of carrot/apple/cabbage/kale/beet juice and it is just so sweet and intense. Just thought I'd check in, since this thread is already here! I am also really craving some salt! Maybe I'll make some citrus/celery juice later.

Is citrus/celery a good combo??

[BirdOfParadise]

Is citrus/celery a good combo??

It's not bad expecially with some cucumber and apple, I had to break my fast this afternoon. I just couldn't stomach any more juice except orange and was getting maybe 600 calories in a day. Starving myself wasn't my goal. I didn't expect to to get sick of the juice SO fast. Even smelling carrot juice makes me gag a little. Oh well, still glad I tried.

[Nayeli_Raw]

Hey guys I am doing a 10 day Juice Fast/Feast and MC. I am on Day 2 right now! So far I have been drinking a lot of variations of Ani Phyo's Green Machine. A lot of MC and detox tea. I bought some old coconuts and added the water today.. sooo yummy! I also have some pineapple and mango. I bought this organic 'super juice' that is like a V8 that isn't from concentrate. I also bought some freshly squeezed tangerine and blood orange juice. I drank the tangerine yesterday.. yumm!! I am going to drink 1/2 the blood orange juice on my way up to go skiing and the other half on my way back to the cabin. I think the sugar will be good for me while skiing!! I am so excited to go skiing and help some of these toxins release.

I have had not very many detox symptoms yet. When can I expect to get them? Also what are you using instead of lotion and deodorant? I wanted to by some coconut butter to use instead of lotion but I didn't know if I should get refined or unrefined... can you help me??

[Portia2012]

I did not finish my first day either. So I plan to start again tomorrow. I may have to write on here an awful lot to help me deal with the emotions. I have many things to clear from my past that keeps me bound to food and other addictions. Like I am sure most of us have I learned to associate food with comfort. I thought that if I ate and became really obese no man would ever desire me in that way again. My conclusion leads me to know that a man will still use a woman for his pleasure no matter how overweight she is. Then you are left with the same pain you had in the beginning, and at almost age 40 you look at your life and how lonely you have become. I have put so many bars around my heart. This fast will say that I can beat the past.


~Portia~