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Day One - 20 more to go Experimenting on day 1 (Recipes & Opinions Included) So I purchased an OMEGA 8005 a week ago because I have this friend who is a brainiac when it comes to holistic/healthnut stuff and he has been on me to do a cleanse to help me get on the road to correcting & preventing many of the health issues that I put up with on a daily basis. I read up on Juicing & I know quite a few folks who have juiced & enjoy it. I just don't know too many who have done the whole cleansing fast. With the exception of my brainiac friend who does it quite frequently. So I dedicate my 1st post to you Jeff... Err I mean Bob - Yeah Bob, that is his name (for annominity's sake) - Day one is to you... I hope I'm still thanking you later :-) They say when your start detoxing you may not feel good. In fact you could feel achy in your body. They say that this is a sign that you’re stirring those toxins. Fortunately, they also say when you get over this stage of the detox you’re going to start to feel better than you have in a long time. I just want to know one thing…. Who are THEY? Juicing Day 1 Breakfast 10:15 3 carrots - 2 celery stalks – 1 cucumber Tastes a tad watery, which is OK; I just expected the flavors to be stronger. I can taste the cucumber & celery real well but next time I think I will do one less celery stalk & 1 more carrot – it certainly needs more carrot Drinking it wasn’t hard as it didn’t taste bad – I am just use to much sweeter drinks & saltier veggies Once my body adjusts to the reduction in refined sugars I expect to enjoy the veggie drinks more *Note – Celery acts similar (not same) to salt in regards to flavoring. ~ Around 11:45 The Acid reflux crept up – but it was quick, didn’t last but a minute or two I had been experiencing slight gas (the burping kind) since shortly after breakfast. But this is not abnormal. I always feel gassy after eating this time however it didn’t hit the back door *grin* By 10:45 I was feeling a bit sleepy but by 11:30 I was down right exhausted to the point where I couldn’t stop yawning. Again not abnormal as I am often very sleepy & have difficulty staying awake just after eating. I was feeling hungry again by 11:30a and while I can have as much to drink as I want on this fast, I was at church & couldn’t really satisfy the urge. Once church was over I made it home & made myself the following… During church I managed to drink about 15oz of water ~ 12:30 Lunch? Snack? Who cares, I’m hungry 2 small Granny Smith Apples 1 large Tangerine 8 dried pitted plums 3 scoops cubed Pineapple ( forgot to get the fresh stuff) 1 inch (semi square) piece of ginger root *Note – these plums do not freeze (or at least mine didn’t after 2 days) but they do create a mess in your blender. They also made my drink much thicker than it would have been b4 adding them The drink was very good; I did have to strain it thanks to those messy plums. The plums themselves made the drink extra yummy. I can’t really complain about the mess though, disgusting to look at yes but it still took less time to clean up after juicing than it does when I cook a meal. Since the plums tasted so good & are so good for you (full of antioxidants) I am going to give them one last try later tonight – after I let them chill out to room temperature. I think the fact they had been in the freezer for 2 days made it harder to juice. We shall see. ~ 5:50p Lupper? I couldn’t decide if the above was lunch or snack, so I am not going to commit to this being diner so its could be lunch – could be supper. For now we are calling it lupper. 2 carrots Handful of string beans ¼ Vidalia onion 1 zucchini 1 celery stalk on 1st taste I decided the onion was too overpowering & the juice needed something more than what it currently had so I added…. 1 very large carrot 1½ handfuls of cherry tomatoes ahhh that did it! This one had more flavor – lots more & not in a bad way – still not as good as what I had for lunch but better than breakfast. I was able to drink it down much quicker. As I am making up these combinations I am going to learn what makes what taste like what. During that process I expect a few to come out not so well. Hopefully there won’t be too many – after all I have to drink this stuff. I really need to incorporate more water & more of these juices in. I am not much of a drinker at all. On an average day I would be lucky to get a full 12oz in. If it wasn’t for my morning cereal ritual I’d have virtually no liquid all day. This juice fast is going to be a shock to my system – especially my bladder J Its 6:15, I’ve had this neck ache all day – I think from how I slept. Actually I am pretty sure that is what it is from. I need to marry a chiropractor ~ 7:30 ZOWIE!!!!! TART & TASTY!!!! I’m going to have to make a sorbet out of this. 2 Granny Smith Apples 1 Lemon 1 Tangerine ¼ Small Coconut I couldn’t drink this as fast as I drank my lupper because it is real Tart & I tossed in some ice because it tastes better cold. Its real good but you might want to add less lemon or a little honey if you are a tad sensitive to the lip pucker effect of lemons. *Note - Acid reflux started immediately after 1st drink & is still going strong over an hour later - but it tasted so good!!! *I've been burping like crazy - more so since that Tart Treat but as far as the booty tooty - hardly a PFFFT all day! Add to the the wonderful peace I have found over not having my stomach pains today. What a welcome break! Now lets hope the pleasures of this remind me to stay the course & not give up early. I noticed (mid-day) that I was not hungry but was craving food – not an 'Oh My Goodness I think I am going to give in & blow it my 1st day', craving but I was watching a movie & wanted to snack on something. Snacking while watching TV is something I do habitually n. How did I deal with that? I ignored it at 1st, then I contemplated what my next drink concoction was going to be. I was in the middle of a movie so I waited until it was over & by then I was certainly hungry - Got my Period yesterday - What a way to start a Fast! Then again it will be interesting to compare notes on how the 1st one went at the beginning & the next one went after having just gotten off a detox fast. One thing I did have some issues with was this overwhelming desire for a Turkey Sub. Its my favorite - with LOTS of veggies. I had one for dinner last night as my final solid meal. It was soooooo good. I totally want another - I probably wont be able to have one till day 30 and even then I might have to substitute a wrap for the bread because if I am successful - I can't imagine putting all that dough back in my system in one sitting. Just keeping track.... Pee - 4 Poop - 0 (Posted 8:45pm) Add This Entry To Your CureZone Favorites! Print this pageEmail this page  Alert Webmaster
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