Rough. It finally hit me today… it’s rough. I no longer have the control of work. Who knew going to work was such a great factor for fasting? Normally I wake up, workout, make juice and run out the door to work. I work until I am hungry enough to head home and make my lunch and fruit juices. Then back to work to drink my juices and then I head home exhausted and hop into bed. Wake up and Repeat.
Saturday. No work. Rough. I woke up early to go to the pinewood derby event for my son. I stumbled out of bed and felt nauseous and sick. Just not right in the stomach area. I headed to the juicer and didn’t think I could take it anymore. I didn’t make a recipe plan for today because I knew I would have time later to think about it. I made a green juice this morning without any fruits. It didn’t taste too bad, but I needed to add the apples to get it down. I sat by the sink and chugged my juice down then went to get ready for the cub scout event.
At the Pinewood Derby they were serving chips and sodas and I stayed away from it. I drank all of my water and filled my bottle up and kept drinking. After the event I took my son for some to-go pizza. We placed our order and walked next door to a health food store that served juices. It was nice to know that I have that option if I ever need it. It cost me $10 for a 24 oz cup of juice. I drank the whole thing while we were out shopping for more produce to finish up my juice fast.
My son ate his pizza in the car because I couldn’t stand being in the restaurant. The car smelled sooooooo good… just like cheese pizza. He definitely enjoyed it. I can’t figure out what exactly it is about food that ties me to it. I feel that is something I need to discover before I can decide how to approach my diet in the future. It is a constant question inside my head. I see how many things around me in my life involve food. At work the mornings are ok, but then around noon there is at least a thirty minute departmental discussion as to what everyone is going to eat for lunch that day. What do you feel like having? Where do you want to go? It’s enough to drive you crazy some times. Then after lunch there is the early evening snack attack that usually hits. And at home it is just as bad – food for a football party, more food than needed made for dinner, and top that off with a dessert. You can also drive by at least twenty fast food places or restaurants when you go from point a to point b. It is everywhere.
How did I get here?
I could go through all the details but the bottom line is that I gave up a regualar exercise schedule when I finished high school. I have picked one back up over the last few years and that is a positive change I have made in my life. I have never been educated on the foods that I eat and the effect that is has on my body. Food was a standard, a three meal a day kind of thing. I never had interest in the details about foods and how my body processes them. I didn’t think about the foods I put into my mouth other than… that tastes good or I don’t like that.
Over the past few months I have learned so much about fruits and vegetables and how much they can help the body regenerate itself on a cellular level. All of the things I have learned have led me to where I am now – on my 10 day juice fast. I could have continued on my other path – learning a little day by day and slowly implementing it into my diet – but I decided the fast was the best approach for me. I quit smoking at the end of last year and managed to not gain any weight by dieting and keeping my exercise program regular. I also lost about 22 pounds last year with The 17 day diet. The juice fast seemed like the best route for me to go to do an overhaul of my diet, to determine the effect that the overhaul would have on my psoriasis and blood pressure, and to kick start my weight loss for 2012.
It is day 6 and I have had great success. The easiest way to do the fast it so stay out of main stream society and hang around my home. I did have to make dinner for my son tonight. I put together some chicken quesadillas and steamed some broccoli for him. This experience is also having me re-evaluate the nutrition that I provide for my son.
I know today that I will finish my 10 day juice fast and then continue on to my 3 day post fast diet that will consist of no meat, no dairy, and slowly introducing solid fruits and vegetables back into my diet. After that I am undecided on the route I will take and I start to get a little freaked out about not getting to eat the foods I am used to any more. I have to take it one day at a time and make my decision later. I just feel that I have come too far to put something that doesn’t completely benefit me back into my body.
Breakfast: Green Juice from regenerateyourlife.org: celery, cucumber, kale, spinach, cilantro.. and I added a few apples.
Lunch: 24 oz juice from The Nutrition Co. aka Vitality here in Mandeville = $10
I had to lay down for awhile after I made it back home today. I was exhausted and feeling down in the dumps. I watched FatSickandNearlyDead for some inspiration while relaxing in bed. I sucked it up and got up and made dinner for my son and then I made my evening juices.
Dinner: Spicy Tomato recipe I found on YouTube: carrots, celery spinach, jalapeno, lime and tomato
After having such a rough day I really wanted a pick me up from my fruit juice. No pulp or skins or greens, just straight sugar. I needed to remember that I liked juice. My first attempt was an epic fail. I juiced a Papaya half I bought from Fresh Market awhile back… I peeled the skins off of it too. I have never had papaya before and this didn’t help my impression of it. The juice was foul and bitter and disgusting. I am hoping it was just a bad papaya, but I won’t be brave enough to spend money on one again any time soon.
Fruit Juice: 1/2 cantaloupe without skin, juiced and then strained and put over ice.
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