New Year Juice Fast

[misslinda]

HOLY GRAIL--15 LBS! WOW YOUR A REAL TROOPER POOPER!


LUV,
LINDA

[Joopie]

Yeah, pooper is right! LOL

[Mishka]

Julie**********that is applause!!!! I'm so glad your body is responding so well. You have been such an encouragement to us all:) I love hearing about the cellulite/fat dripping off YAHOO!!! I can't wait till I'm with ya there!

I stopped my orange juice fast. I was going thru sooooo many navel oranges, (28 in 1 day!!!!). Which was only 4 glasses of juice. Plus what my kids had. They always want whatever I'm having. Anyways...my husband convinced me to start over on monday when I have a box of valencia oranges. This made me a bit grumpy...cuz I already was grumpy from the adjustment of juice fasting,ha. SO off to Whole Foods I go tommorrow...early. They weren't avaiable from the co-op I order from this month. In the evening of the fast, I was coughing up pure white (not clear) mucus. Chunks of it (that sounds gross). SO I am hoping this next week to cont. with the mucus dumping. I have to work on tues, and Wed. at the hospital...so I may have to run to target to get a portable orange juicer. The one I have is an attachment to my BOsch. I know with other juice your're suppose to drink it in the first 15 min. cuz of oxidation. Is that true with oranges too? If it's not...it sure would be easier just to juice before work. Somehow I'll make it work. I want this to happen.:)

[Melissa]

Thanks for the "wooooohooooo" and right back at you! I'm glad I did the fast. Looking forward to trying my one day fast each week (shabbat for the GI system) and also to trying the Master Cleanse at some point. Good for you Joopie for sticking with it. Did you guys read about that woman (Howard Stern's assistant, forget her name) who cured her fibro/fatigue condition with MC and lost lots of weight too. I always remember that article about her (though not her name LOL) because she said that her symptoms cleared up when she didn't eat and came on strong when she did. And that's how I feel with my fibro. But I can't just stop eating, so raw is the best thing for avoiding all the toxins. I'll keep checking in on this thread...Wishing you all luck!

[Olive]

Hi everyone! I made it through the full seven days of my juice fast! Yipee! The last day was definitely the hardest, since I knew I would be eating soon. I don't think I've ever craved a banana so much! Breaking the fast yesterday was kind of rough as well. I could really feel my digestion kicking back in and my metabolism picking up again. I was much warmer yesterday than I had been the rest of the week. One thing that surprised me about the fast was how few detox symptoms I had. Headaches the first two days and really cold the entire time, but that's about it. Is that good or bad?

Well, I'm happy to be back in the world of solid food again, though I look forward to my next juice fast (probably this spring). Thanks to all you gals for your support and postings!

[misslinda]

(((((applaud applaud))))) truly fantastic Olive--i bet you feel great! Can you share what you drink or eat to wheen off you juice fast?

General question for everyone: whe you start sold foods again let's day 2 days after a juice fast, how soon should you expect your bowel to resume? If not, what do you think is wrong and what should one do?


luv,
linda

[khackett]

I've never juice fasted, can someone give a real quick, brief overview? What juice can I use? Somehow, I imagine Juicy Juice (my fave) to be out. ;P

[Olive]

Hi Kate,

If you scroll down through this forum and read the posts on juice fasts, you'll find a ton of information. The basic idea is to consume nothing but fresh juice for the fast period. If you don't have a juicer, you can still do an orange/grapefruit juice fast easily with a cheap manual reamer (I have a glass one that's like a bowl with a reamer head in the middle). Any juice you buy at the store (unless it says it is not pastuerized) is not suitable for a fast since it's been pastuerized and has been turned into glorified sugar water.

Hi Linda,

The day I broke my fast I had three bananas, a small veggie salad with a light mango dressing, avo/sauerkraut/carrot nori rolls and apple pie. It was all raw and pretty low fat, though not as simple as I was intending. No digestive problems though!

[khackett]

I may just stick to grapes. ;P

[Mishka]

Hiya Linda~

When I have fasted before it was with water only. The recommendation was for every3-5 days of fasting you have fruit juice only for the entire 1st day,2nd day follow with solid fruit for 1st solid meal, and raw veggies and/or fruit for the rest of the day (yet small portions..You tend not to want a lot). Then on the 3rd day you could incorporate whatever. I usually did the above, and my bowels started moving "normally" by the 2nd day. BUT..let me tell you ,one time I was on a 10 day fast , and I broke my fast in the am with fruit juice as always, well in the evening I was picking up my fiancee up from the airport...I decided to make my first apple pie to suprise him. Well of course ,I had to taste it since it was a first time...make sure I wouldn't poison the poor guy!! HUGE HUGE HUGE mistake. I felt like someone was putting a knife in my stomach!!! The cramping was severe. IT sure taught me a lesson. Deal with your body gently and it will be nice back!
(I haven't done more than a 2 day fast in 10 yrs., so it will be interesting to see the difference esp. since I am doing a juice fast this time.) I'll KIT
Mishka

[Joopie]

Is anyone still fasting with me here? I know Michelle is because she just started, but is anyone that started on Jan. 1st still going?

I'm on Day 13 of the Master Cleanse- not sure how long I'll stay on it but I am still aiming for 40 days of healing.

I don't feel great still.. kinda run down and tired- but I know my body is working things out according to God's natural laws.. and I can't wait to see and feel what is in store!!!

I have been craving food A LOT in the past few days- and DH brought in some Subway the other day and just about sent me to the moon.. it smelled SO GOOD. (I guess when you haven't eaten for two weeks that would happen...) lol I'm sticking with this, though. I'm determined to get healthy and lose weight. Determined, determined, determined. I have to keep telling myself that. LOL I guess I'm doing OK for my first fast.

If you have the inkling to do so, please tell me I'm doing a good job to make this easier!!! LOLOL It's been pretty easy overall, but there have been a few slightly more difficult times. I think I just really miss chewing something. I have done this very strictly- no other juices even.. and I made DH crack up the other day when I licked one of his apple slices. LOL!

Cheers to you all that have eaten this year!
Rawk on!

Julie

[Olive]

Julie,

You are doing FANTASTIC! And I don't say that just because you asked! People who have accomplished what you have serve as an inspiration to me. So while I may no longer be fasting, I'll still be your pep squad! Rah Rah Julie!

[Mishka]

Hi all juicers~

I am on day 5 of my juice fast, and I am so hungry!!! I even started having visions of cooked food in front of me , ugh. HELP ME... please.??? When I went on a water fast I didn't feel like I was starving myself, I thought my digestion would have mellowed by now. I am straining the oj too. Any advice??

Feeling the growl,
Michelle

[misslinda]

HEY is the good OLE hunger challenge--Mishka you're doing AWESOME don't sweat over a few hunger pangs Are you drinking water in between the OJ's that usually helps. Have you taken a brisk walk to get some of the emotions out related to cooked food? Keep telling yourself it's not the end of the world and this juicing is temp........YOU CAN DO IT hooray hooray hooray.............besides, you'l regret it.


to your juice fast,
~L

[Mishka]

Thank you for the cheering Linda...I think I needed it. You are right...I am being emotional right now. I took your advice and went for a walk. I am still hungry...but not quite as "ooc" as yesterday, and I added 1 more glass of oj in the pm. Can you tell me more about emotional detox? I don't know anything about it...whatsoever! Thanks for the support and friendship,
Michelle