- day 30 by ausjulie
18 y
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Blog: journal of my 30 day juice fast
gosh i have been wanting to type that heading since i first started. i made it! excellent news. i am so very proud of myself and now i belong to the illustrious few - the 30 dayers! so here is a summaration on my thoughts about a juice fast.
the fast in general -the benefits have been enormous for me. it has given me a chance to stop adn reavulate my lifestyle and my choices. it gave me a break from making decsions regarding food choices. the sense of accomplishmnet i feel is huge along with immense satisfaction. i also feel clean and light and happy. i love that nothing but good stuff has gone into my body for 30 days. the simplicity of just consuming juice is a great holiday from regular life. i have never slept better in my whole life. the energy i feel is excellent and made the whole exercise routine enjoyable rather than a chore. most days i felt like if i didnt walk or do somehting i wouldve gone insane. i just wanted to be out there exercising(not that common BF) health wise i have to be in better shape then i was when i started event the fact that i dropped 24 pounds has to be beneficial. i know a juice fast is a not the best way of losing weight becasue i know it will all come straight back on if i dont maintain a good diet and watch my calorie intake. but it gave me the kickstart i needed. i have to go back to normal life and make better choices in order to lose more wieght and maintain for a long periiod of time. slow and steady will win the race.
juices- i loved the fruit juices at teh start adn i managed the veggie juices becaseu i knew i had too. but especially towards the end i couldnt front up to any more juice i was done. i think my body was telling me to quit last week but i was too stubborn and really wanted the 30 days. i know i felt better wehn i was consuming more veggie. they satisfied my hunger better they gave me energy which seemed to last longer and be more real if this makes any sense. i aslo found BM's where better with more veggie juice. i did as many as i could.
laxatives - by far the worse part of the fast. i hate taking them adn i hate being dependent on them for BM's. last night i took some and i actually threw up. i have been nauseas befroe but i have never thrown up. i struggled with these most of the way throught the fast. im sorry i really cant offer any help in this area. lets just say i am really looking forward to my body taking over this aspect once i start on solid food again. they are a necessary evil thought if you dont take them you dont poo and if you dont poo you dont clean out.
cleansing- the simple fact that i have put nothing toxic in my body has to make me clean. i also saw some interesing results in the toilet. however i really didnt acheive as much as i wanted to. i think i will have to work on this in another fast.
missign food- in the start this was a problem adn i had to keep chatting to myself and telling myself this fast was somehitng i really wanted to do. i kept saying its only 30 dasy out of your life. the urge to want to chew was huge at the start but it went away after the second week. some people have talked about eating food early on while fasting just to get thru. like cheiwng nuts or raw food. for me if i had done this i htink it would have prolonged the time it took to get over wanting to eat. i knew i couldnt eat anything or i would be back to thte start again. besides guys it is a fast remember! no food!
weight loss- well as i said i lost 24 pounds i was hoping for 30 but i think the main reason i didnt get to that was the lack of BM's?????? also not enough veggie juice must have played a role??????? i think in the end my body really reacted to not getting very many calories and kind of shut down on me a bit. im not sure of this??? i cannot tell you how it feels to be ligther. when i started all the clothes in my cupboard where a 16 or xl and not many of them were fitting me. they were tight and uncomfortable but i refused to go into 18 or 1x. well now they are all baggy on me. i could probably go into a 14 but i am waiting to see if i can continue to lose more and go for a 12. wow. i rmember when i was skinny (8/10) i never realy appreciated it and i alwasy thought i was fat. well im not like that now. i am enjoying the size i am now i look good adn i love getting dressed in the morning. i cant say i completely love the way i look unitl i lose this remaining roll i want be completely satisfed. but i am realistic i feel good and i think that reflects in the way i look. my husband has made many comments which is really nice too.
future fasts- definately but not for a while. as i said i would like next time to concerntrate more on teh cleansing aspect. i'm not sure of a 30 dayer maybe start with 10 adn just go for as long as i want. it will be a juice fast (water fast is just not for me) i wouldnt mind trying the master cleanse. but my focus now is on helathy eating in my normal life. any future fasts wont be for a while. but probabl within the next 12 months.
i cant think of much more to write about now so i will sign off from my 30 day fast. stay tuned to post fast and see how i go. thanks for sticking with me and a huge thanks to the encouragement. especially from anummii in the beginning, who i can tell is a kind, loving and gentle soul who touched me with her beautiful warmth and lovely words or encuoragement. thanks aslo to dazzle she is a true gem adn i feel lucky to have coem across soemone as amazing as her in my travels. i wish we were neighbours and went on walks together i think our conversations would be excellent! a huge thanks to curezone who is about to get my donation to help in some way to keep up the great work they do in provdign such an amazing resource.
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- congratulations! by finallyfaith
18 y
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hi,
hey good job there! i am happy for you, you sound like you really accomplished something important for yourself. thanks for bloggin and letting us know about your challenges and successes. keep up the good work.
ff
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- i'm soooooo happy 4 u
by But God
18 y
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You go GIRL !!!!!!!!!!!
Ausjulie, I'm so happy for you. What a motivator. I'm on day 7 and doing great.
I hope you change your diet like you said, you've got a great start. hold on to your stuff. You know what you're made of now, let's do this.
But God
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- wow by MelanieP
18 y
1,414
So I ran across your blog, and the first thing I read was day 1, than I jumped to day 30 and the sound coming from your words from day 1 and 30..WOW what a dramatic difference. I wanted to give you a wonderful shout out and a congrats on not just making it 30 days but the new found happiness you have aquired. I remember the first time I did a juice fast I too needed to loose 30 lbs, there is nothing better than the feeling of being on the JF. The energy, the happiness, the non-depressed feelings and the feeling of "thin" and empty and healthy I was just overjoy'd with exactly what you said because I too was there at one point. I am on day 2 of a 30 day fast..round 2 but this time it's personal =) because I lost 30 lbs the first time on a 30 day fast, went down to a size 8 looked terrific and I gained it back..BECAUSE i went back to poor eating so I am mad at myself =( but I am on day 2 and I feel WONDERFUL. I would recommend some liver cleanse's to help you finish off the 6 lbs needed to get to 30, the cleaner the liver the better digestion when you return to eating. I just had to pop in and Congratulat you on such a wonderful reward......Cheers!
Melanie P
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- I'm SO PROUD of YOU!!! by JeSuisButterfly
18 y
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- I am so glad for you! by Dazzle
18 y
1,235
JULIE!!!
I am sooooo bloody proud of you, Girlfriend! This is such a royal achievement. You made it to the top! How does it feel to look around with such a clear vision from the summit? It must feel so deeply gratifying to you to have been able to exercise such enormous inner strength, self discipline, will power and WIN !
You won! You made it to the finish line!
Now you know you have what it takes to be and do whatever you wish. Now you know you're one of those strong women in your life. Your husband and children, and family and friends will look at you with different eyes because you went on a journey they know was painful, difficult, at times agonizing, yet you emerged at the end triumphant, beautiful and vibrant!
That's the stuff mentors and leaders are made of!
I am so glad for you!
*Hugs*
~ Dazzle
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- how's the day after? by But God
18 y
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Hey ausjulie,
It's But God, just wanted to know how you 1st day after the 30 is going. It's day 8 for me, I'm feeling pretty good, I started to scream at least twice " I wanta EAT"
but I won't. Anyway I was checking on you. keep in touch.
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- hey by healthylife
18 y
1,605
hey
congratulation first of all. i just wanted to know when you were done with your juice fasting did you feel anydifference on your skin? today is my 3 th day on the juice fasting and i heard that it will cure ance ok not cure but make it batter. is it true?
please reply me!!
bye
take care
and once again congratulation
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- Re: hey by ausjulie
18 y
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| i have a small patch of excema which cleared up within two weeks of my juice fast. i also noticed my skin was clear soft and looked very healthy while fasting and lasted for a long time after my fast, my excema has returned but i am sure this is due to my recent diet which has not been as clean as i would like it to be. good luck and i hope it all works out for you
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- need your help and advice by hockey1981
17 y
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| Hello there. I have to say I am so amazed by your blog. You are an inspiration. I am starting my diet monday. I am scared... nervous...whatever... I wanted to know if you could answer some questions for me. I dont have a juicer and am not getting one. Is this going to be a problem? What was the financial situation on this like? I want to talk to you bf monday so i can get all the details! :) thanks so much! Im a woman, 25, and i am a little bigger than you were. I wear an 18 and i am 5'10. I have gained 80 lbs since highschool. I graduated in 99. Nuts huh!!!!
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