need support fasting

[garydeb44]

Hi, I am on my 5th day of a juice fast. I'm having difficulty last night and this morning. Everyone says that the first 3 days are the hardest, but today seems to be the hardest for me. I even juiced through Mother's Day!! I thought that would be difficult, but I was OK until last night. I feel weak and sluggish. Just walking up the stairs is a chore. I did a really stupid thing and ordered chocolate treats from Oasis which just came in the mail. WOW, do those chocolate pretzels look scrumptious. HELP ME. I really want to do at least 10 days - I was hoping for 30, but I'm not sure anymore.

Thank you for any support anyone can give me.

[Aleesha Sattva]

treat each day and ONE day... today is simply one day. all you need to do is make it through today.

you are doing great... keep up the good work. how much juice are you consuming? try upping it and increasing your water as well. that'll lessen your detox a little and assist you with some energy!

i'm on day 2 of a 92 day juice feast... we can do this!!!

[garydeb44]

I was consuming about 90 ounces of juice per day. I was trying to get a couple glasses of water down too. I say was because those stupid raw chocolate pretzels were calling me and I ate one, then another , then another, then some more things that I have been craving. Oh my God, what an awful, crazy way to end a juice fast. I'm soooooooooo disappointed in myself. What is wrong with me? I really wanted to do this!!!!!!!! I think there is something wrong with me. My thoughts change so rapidly from one second to the next. I feel sooo BAD right now. I am the worst 100% raw food peson ever. I'm like a junk food raw foodist. I spent $300 to see Fred Bisci who gave me a food plan which I followed for awhile and felt wonderful and then blew it. It's like throwing the money out the window. Sorry, I'm rambling. I just feel so bad right now.

Debbie

[zig_zag]

Just tell yourself "I can eat any wonderful raw foods that I want for the rest of my life- AFTER this fast!" The foods will always be there. Or think of all the people out there who are ACTUALLY starving and how THEY know the true feeling of hunger, starvation and being drained, and how spoiled we are here in the west, able to order chocolate balls at the drop of a hat Or how others have done it, why shouldn't you be able to......................... OR how PROUD you will be of yourself for sticking through 10 whole days, and how AMAZING it will FEEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hang in there, you'll feel better in the long run:D

[oceanee]

Poor thing~ stop beating yourself up as that is the last thing to help you now. You made it through 5 days ! Way to go. Now you know next time not to having anything tempting around and definitely no ordering food;) .
I have many many times been in your place and been so mean to myself, at what cost? Just delaying my getting back on the raw "horse" so to speak and allowing the unhealthy cycle of food abuse to continue. What works for me may not work for you but you will find what works ~ because you are determined, reaching out and keep remembering, one day....You made it through 5 days -wow- and next time you'll go longer.It is a process, a learning process and we all need to listen to the good inner voices not the nagging old ones:) .
Hang in there ~
Oceanee

[Aleesha Sattva]

don't beat yourself up. next time think of how much better you'll do!

i have broken all my fasts in a 'not good' way... but each time, i get better! i achieve a better balance of gentle introducing of foods.

give yourself a hug!

[garydeb44]

Thank you for your replies. Now when I stop crying, I will pull myself together and start the day again.....I hope doing the right thing.

Debbie

[MSV3GG3]

I was consuming about 90 ounces of juice per day. I was trying to get a couple glasses of water down too. I say was because those stupid raw chocolate pretzels were calling me and I ate one, then another , then another, then some more things that I have been craving. Oh my God, what an awful, crazy way to end a juice fast. I'm soooooooooo disappointed in myself. What is wrong with me? I really wanted to do this!!!!!!!! I think there is something wrong with me. My thoughts change so rapidly from one second to the next. I feel sooo BAD right now. I am the worst 100% raw food peson ever. I'm like a junk food raw foodist. I spent $300 to see Fred Bisci who gave me a food plan which I followed for awhile and felt wonderful and then blew it. It's like throwing the money out the window. Sorry, I'm rambling. I just feel so bad right now.

Debbie

wow debbie you and i are on the similar parallels... i was on day 8 yesterday and well... i ate and ate horribly. my stomach feels awful! mentally i feel just the same as you... all i can say is that we have nothing else left to do but accept it, and move on..... start over. tommorow i'll be starting over... i hope i can find some support on here.... i want to do 30 days...

[Aleesha Sattva]

you'll both find support... absolutely!

i personally find day 7-9 to be the hardest days ... i have never made it past them... but i will this time!

[garydeb44]

MSV3,

Hi, I'm sorry to hear that you feel like I do cause I feel AWFUL, but happy that I am not alone, which is how I felt this afternoon. Are you going to start the fast again tomorrow. I would love to have support and be able to speak with you. I would like to start over tomorrow. So nice to meet you.

Thank you Aleesha. I appreciate your responses. I feel a lot better now.

Debbie

[Aleesha Sattva]

Debbie, I'm on Day two... I'm here to continue supporting you!!!

[garydeb44]

Aleesha,

Thank you so much. I appreciate it.

Debbie

[MSV3GG3]

you'll both find support... absolutely!

i personally find day 7-9 to be the hardest days ... i have never made it past them... but i will this time!

thanks !!! your right... usually they say days 1-3 are tough but mentally.... day 6-8 are a killer for me but this time I WILL get passed those days....

[MSV3GG3]

MSV3,

Hi, I'm sorry to hear that you feel like I do cause I feel AWFUL, but happy that I am not alone, which is how I felt this afternoon. Are you going to start the fast again tomorrow. I would love to have support and be able to speak with you. I would like to start over tomorrow. So nice to meet you.

Thank you Aleesha. I appreciate your responses. I feel a lot better now.

Debbie

Nice to meet you too! Yea I know what your experiencing... and yes it sucks but what can we do, its not like someone is going to arrest us for not upholding our own expectations... We just gotta dig deep and make a few adjustments in our minds to stay strong and firm in our commitment to cleanse and the rest will follow... Yes I am starting over tommorow.... I am aiming for 30 days.... And maybe this time I'll focus on a day at a time, less pressure and let the detox run its course. If you want you can leave me your email and we can exchange personal thoughts insights, frustrations, challenges, aha moments on there... although on here is just fine as well. We all are here on the same page and mission and that is to rejuvenate our bodies and purify them... So its great that we can interconnect on many levels. Good luck to all and I hope you all get what you desire from this 'fast'

p.s. my email is karamelsuga984@yahoo.com I don't really come on this site too often anyway so please feel free to email me anytime, I check that much more frequently....

xoxoxoxoxo

[Aleesha Sattva]

ah look at all the beautiful support happening ... this is bliss!!!

[Percy]

Cheer up garydeb44!!!!


You made it through five days!!! Which is awesome.

I'm starting a 10 day MC fast next week, so I really do not know how hard is it. However, we are supposed to hear our body!!!

You did great for five days, and if you were craving so much... you had to break the fast.


However, please... for your sake and your good core... next time if you need to break a fast... break it and do not feel like crap, but please... break it properly! You can damage yourself for good if you break it like you did last time (thanks God it was just the 5th day)

Take care and cheer up!!!


ETA: Aleesha and garyDeb44... you two can exchange cell phone numbers!! That will help a lot more than a cold e-mail.

[Aleesha Sattva]

ETA: Aleesha and garyDeb44... you two can exchange cell phone numbers!! That will help a lot more than a cold e-mail.

well honestly... i never considered my emails or posts cold. :confused:

[Eveleaf]

Deb,

As someone who is now on Day 63 of a juice fast, I can honestly tell you the first three days were not the hardest for me. Hardest in terms of headache and detox, sure. Hardest in terms of my stomach getting used to running on empty, you bet. But not the hardest. The mental and emotional challenge comes and goes, and some days are soooo easy and others real nail-biters.

The best thing I have learned though, is that the difficulty is TEMPORARY. So often when we are struggling with a temptation the LIE that is in our heads goes like this, "This temptation will only get worse and worse unless/until I give in to it. So I pretty much have to." Not true! On a scale of one to ten, you might very well be battling a 9 or 10 temptation, and in five minutes it will be one or two. Soon you'll be in your right mind again, and so thankful you didn't give in! I've experienced this time and again, and remembering it really helps to get through those tough moments.

I read the blog of another sucessful juicer, and she would always write out exactly how strong the temptation was and exactly how long it lasted. I loved seeing that, because literally, it could be ten minutes. So even though in the moment it feels like it's going to be forever, there's that knowledge that comes from experience that tells you otherwise. So helpful!

Eve

[RawHeaven]

well honestly... i never considered my emails or posts cold. :confused:

huh?

all i've read and taken away on this particular thread is the energy of support

Aleesha has one of the warmest hearts...:confused: :confused:

[Aleesha Sattva]

eve, i have to tell you... honestly and from the heart. i am sooooo inspired by you and i have taken so much from your sharings regarding this juice feast. the post you just made is another one of those "oh wow!!!!!!!!" posts... which will change the way i fast/feast. i shared your words on my blog today.

thank YOU so much (((hugs)))

thanks rawheaven (((hugs)))

[Percy]

well honestly... i never considered my emails or posts cold. :confused:

Wow guys... you do not need to take the words like that! Wow!!:confused:


I've never said your posts are cold... however... what does recomfort more, a post or a phone call?

It's just an expression...

If you say, No cold calling... it means like, "It won't be other the phone, it will be in person, which is warmer..." It does not mean the other person is actually "cold"
These the same... "Cold post or cold e-mail" I mean that its always better and warmer a phone call...

[Aleesha Sattva]

sorry never heard of those terms before... thanks for enlightening me. ;)

as for calling... honestly, i am a very busy person, as most of us are. we come here to support each other - and the true beauty of that is... others read our words and may be comforted and enlightened by them as well.

[garydeb44]

Hi, I so appreciate ALL of your replies. Well, that first day of bingeing turned into 3 days of bingeing and feeling pretty awful. I started again today. I will make it to 30 days this time because of all this support. Thank you again so very much.

Debbie

[Eveleaf]

eve, i have to tell you... honestly and from the heart. i am sooooo inspired by you and i have taken so much from your sharings regarding this juice feast. the post you just made is another one of those "oh wow!!!!!!!!" posts... which will change the way i fast/feast. i shared your words on my blog today.

thank YOU so much (((hugs)))



Oh wow! :eek:

I'm really honoured and happy that my experience is helpful to you~! This is really a hero's journey, isn't it? I love that what we're enduring and learning now can help others who follow later - that's so cool!

((hugs))

Eve

[Eveleaf]

Hi, I so appreciate ALL of your replies. Well, that first day of bingeing turned into 3 days of bingeing and feeling pretty awful. I started again today. I will make it to 30 days this time because of all this support. Thank you again so very much.

Debbie

You really can!
We'll be here. :)

I have another 28 days to go on my fast, and then 6 days or so to transition off it. So we'll be wrapping up around the same time. :D

Eve