Q. What are some hurdles encountered thus far?
A. So far, as you can imagine, it has been difficult not to eat. I have gotten over the hunger part, but crave the taste of food. I still want cereal real bad. I actually want a lot of of food! Last night I wanted spring rolls. My cravings got so bad that I drank a lot of water and drank some more of my smoothie to fill myself up and the cravings subsided. I also get very dizzy. That is because I allow too much time in between each smoothie. As soon as I drink a smoothie I start to feel well again. Finally I am very tired still not having my 2 large ice coffees. Each day it gets much better though. Finally, I sometimes find myself trying to talk myself over the fast and end it early, especially with a party tomorrow and Mother's Day on Sunday!...But I'm not!
Q. What are your weight results so far?
A. I did not do this fast to lose weight. I wanted to cleanse my system of coffee and any other toxins and allow my body a chance to start fresh. The weight lose is an added benefit. When I started on Monday, I had put on 3-4lbs of water weight from the weekend. I was usually 138-139lbs, but because I pigged out over the weekend I retained some water and was 142.5lbs when I weighed in Monday morning. By the time I went to bed I already lost most the water weight and weighed 140lbs. Tuesday I was 139, Wednesday-136.5, Thursday-135, and today I was 133.5lbs. I have a personal goal to weigh 125 and this puts me much closer to my goal. Like I said this is not for me to lose weight, but I would be lying if I did not say it was a motivator for me when I think about stuffing my face!
Q. What is different from the first day to now?
A. Although I am still tired I am not as tired. Each day seems to get better and better. I also notice that I do not feel as hungry each day and I do not have as many cravings as before. I also no longer desire that feeling of being full.
Q. Are you experiencing anything positive from the fast?
Aside from the weight loss, I am sleeping much better! I get a full nights sleep and even doze off from time to time during the day. When I was drinking coffee, I was only getting 5 hours of sleep a night. Now I see exactly what I am was doing to my body and what the coffee was trying to cover up. I was much more tired than I ever realized. My body is recovering and healing right now, not just from the fast but because I am finally getting some much needed sleep.
Q. What is your goal for after the fast?
A. After the juice fast some may assume I might stuff my face full of food. Realistically I can't do that. This fast is an opportunity for me to start fresh and put all the right foods in my body. If I were to just stuff my face full of crap, then this process was a waste of time. I need to eat slowly and incorporate foods little by little. That means more raw plant based foods, little to no diary products and meat, and no processed food. I would also continue to juice on a daily basis.
