Juice Fast Day 4

 This fast has so far been infinitely easier than my last 3!  I am not sure if I was just so ready (had been wanting to do another one for months but made myself wait until JUST THE RIGHT TIME)... 

 I really feel ok.. pretty low energy but surprised no serious detox yet..  just sinus drainage (having to blow nose often) my sinus pain is pretty much gone and I can breathe clear most often outside of needing to occasionally blow my nose.. pretty low energy several times yesterday so I drank fruit juices mostly.. I will make sure to have at least 2 good green juice today.  making one first thing.. Patrick going to store for me today to stock up on more produce (It's Memorial Day so I hope PUblix is open!)..lost 1.8 pounds overnight.

I laid out in the sun a while yesterday.. it was nice, sweating is important when detoxing and we have our own private back-yard sauna here in Orlando ha!!  Had to take a steamy selfy LOL!

JUICE YESTERDAY:

Lime Perrier.. love having these fizzy babies 1st thing!!

I also found this Strawberry LimeAid bottled juice: 

 I was excited to see it is Pressure Pasteurized too and believe when they are pasteurized this way as opposed to heat it helps keep the majority of the enzymes in tact.. obviously fresh juice is BEST but I am a realist and have learned from past juice fast experience I NEED occasional quick and easy and the Suja and these are the 2nd best after fresh.  

at about 2pm I got hungry again so I made fresh OJ/Grapefruit:

Then I had some hot tea.. I have really enjoyed a pretty cup of hot tea around 4pm, it's a great ritual any day.  It feels special and many teas are tonics for the body, I use pretty china and a glass tea pot (need pix next time).. this one was orange spice and the cinnamon seemed to irritate my stomach a tiny bit?

Later around 5, I felt  weak and really needed calories so I had some organic grape juice (publix bottled).. ingredients just grape juice and water.

For dinner I had about 24oz fresh watermelon juice and OMG it was heaven!

Yes I may have over did the fruit juice today but I really felt I needed it.. this AM first thing I made a VERY green juice to get started.. I will have more green today also.

All in all I am doing surprisingly well.  My only complaint is I am sneezing allot (sinus drainage), I have to blow my nose allot and I have low energy and it seems when I drink fruit juice my energy gets better for a while.. even with all the fruit juice yesterday I estimate my calories came in under 1000 so I am certainly low cal. 

I have a sense of calmness and have noticed I have less scattered racing thoughts..
I have made it as easy on myself as I can this round.. picked the right time, no responsibility, no appointments and no travel scheduled for one month..  allowed myself to not worry about housework.. etc..

Hubs going back to work tomorrow.. I have sure enjoyed him being here.. he is proud of me and yesterday he drank juice and ate fruit and watermelon only!  He's so wonderful to me.  He had a 3 day weekend.

Started day feeling fine.. ended weak and  headachey..  lots of sneezes .

Juice Fast Day 3

Yesterday as the afternoon came in I started to feel crappy.. I got a headache and more sinus pain/congestion/drainage.  I know I detox thru my sinus in a major way and always have.  I also detox thru my lungs and tend to have what I used to think was the onset of a bit of asthma but it's just lung congestion.

I WAS surprised to wake up feeling pretty fair this morning.  I had no headache but the sinus congestion and drainage was still there.  I actually managed to get out 3 orders before 10AM including making a diamond bracelet... these take so much focus I was surprised I was able to do it this morning.

I lost another 2.8 pounds overnight... I have noticed the front thigh nerve pain I was REALLY scared about has already started to diminish and so has my shoulder pain..

Patrick actually asked about him doing a juice fast with me but was concerned about being able to work and do it.. I don't think he could, at least not right off the start.. since this is my 4th I sort of know what to expect.. since he is interested in detox and weight loss and has enjoyed most of my raw meals I have made, I DID talk him into committing to 30 days of 100% raw though!  I am planning that soon after my juice fast is over.

JUICE YESTERDAY:
My favorite fresh ginger and lime hot tea
Fresh Grapefruit and orange juice
a Suja Strawberry ProB juice
a light green juice with parsley, cucumber, green apple lemon, celery (put too much celery)
I also enjoyed a cup of hot camomile tea late day
and for dinner I made a soup!  I juiced beet, beet greens, tomato, fennel, spinach, celery, cabbage, garlic (only 2 small cloves and it was PLENTY of garlic).. and warmed it just a tiny bit in a double boiler... just so it was warm enough to not be room temp.  I really enjoyed it and I going to do that more often.

OJ - GRAPEFRUIT YUM!!

MY LIGHT GREEN JUICE (WATCH THE CELERY NEXT TIME)

MY SOUP:

I am doing well.. I can't believe today is day 3 already.. normally day 3 is the worst for me.. I will see!

Juice Fast Day 2

I am not just doing this for weight loss but it's cool to know I lost 4.2 pounds overnight.. I weighed 225 this AM.  I have many other heath issues I am working on (listed last post).  I want to focus on health more than weight loss this round.. I'll need good luck with that LOL!

Yesterday was ok.  I felt good all day.  I had my hair apt and I love my platinum blonde!  I also went to the store on the way home and stocked up for a few days.  

Yesterday's juice:

I had 3 or 4 Suja until dinnertime and I tried out my new Hurom juicer (thanks to my totally awesome mom!!!)

 and it's fantastic, really quiet and it's a masticating juicer so much less waste and very dry pulp.  It does greens very well and this is what I wanted.. it's easy to clean up as well!  WIN!!!

At dinnertime I made my fav. homemade V8 style juice:  (carrot, parsley, cucumber, tomato, jalapeno, beet, beet greens, spinach, celery & lemon) 

YUM!!

Look at my pretty juice rainbow before I stirred it all up:

This AM I woke with a bit of a sinus headache and I was a bit sensitive to the bright Orlando sunlight!

I'm up and about now and doing fine... going to use my Neti Pot in a few minutes.

I purchased a couple of gallons of purified water yesterday because I have to do a coffee enema more often.. I don't mind them.. I did notice last juice fast that when I felt horrid flu like symptoms of detox the enema helped.  I have the unroasted coffee beans you are supposed to use..  I also bought a new body brush for dry brushing and I think I will ask the hubs to occasionally do this for me while I am laying down.. 

For breakfast I am making grapefruit, orange juice.

Juice Fast May 2017 Day 1

Well today I made it easy on myself because I had to go to a hair apt. first thing so I bought several Suja (the only bottled one I trust because it's cold pressure pasteurized and I believe that keeps the majority of the enzymes and vitamins good to go).  I don't like to do exclusively bottled juice though.. only in case off sort of emergency or on a heavy detox day when I am exhausted and really like to not have to deal with cleaning the juicer, etc.

Anyway day 1 for me is usually a breeze.

This is my 4th juice fast.. but that's been over like 3 years.
I started with a 4 day, then 7, then 12 and now I am not putting a number on how many days I will go.. I will see.

It's 2:20 and I have only had 2 juices so far and I am a bit hungry so I am going to go grab a green juice.. I wrote yesterday about my new juicer I inherited from my mother.. I've not fired it yet!  I am planning on making my favorite "V8" style juice for dinner tonight.

I wanted to document some of the health problems I am dealing with
I am doing this because I know all this will go away! I want to remember so I can stay committed



Thigh nerve pain on front of thighs, the left one is the worse... this is the most scary of all it feels like needles and know it's because of my weight and my high inflammation.
 Hip pain (bursitis?)
Sharp pain on walking in inner groin pelvis area
Foot pain when walking much
Exhaustion needing naps often
Shoulder and upper back arm pain
Weird cob Web feeling on nose occasionally (nerve endings? Inflammation)    
No stamina when walking much  
Mentally starting to have problems bringing up words easily..              
Heart palps        
Tailbone pain (inflammation? )
Weird sensation base of throat.. sort of this "fullness"..?thyroid?

229 pounds this AM.  I need to lose at least 85 pounds

ANOTHER Juice Fast!

I am starting a new juice fast tomorrow..
I am so excited!  I have been wanting to do another for a couple of months I have just not had a clear few weeks (responsibility wise) until now.

We are going on a vaca to Venice Beach on June 16 so I have a max of 17 days I could do!  I am not telling myself I will do "X" number of days..

I have already stocked up on a few days worth of fruits and veg and I have a few Suja for emergencies or when I am tired (it happens lots the first week).. Patrick has said he will shop for me the first week (or as often as I need really) if I am exhausted.. I have a hard time the first week.

I have inherited a Hurom juicer from mom that is apparently amazing!

SOMETHING I AM DOING DIFFFERENT:
I will have 1 Tablespoon of Hemp Oil for the fat and essential fatty acids (no fat at all causes me to have gall bladder issues).. if I go more than 3 or 4 days.  I also have Coconut oil I may use instead every once in a while.

FOR MOTIVATION (which I really don't need because I am so READY!) I have been watch Jason Vale's Super Juice Me documentary.. I've seen it several times and it's amazing.  I just LOVE it.  I also own "Fat Sick and Nearly Dead" and will watch that again soon.  I like to watch Youtube videos and success stories about juicing while I am doing this.  It really fine tunes my focus.

ALSO wanted to note a Youtube video "Juice Feasting with John Rose in Houston"  It's a great one to watch.. lots of interesting knowledge and it's 2 hours long.. very good..  info like adding VitaMineral Green, Vitalzyme and taking omegas in the form of borage, Evening Primrose Oil, black currant oil, hemp oil.. for women to protect their gall bladder.. also using prunes to break the fast.. lots of great info.

BEST!! Raw Walnut Banana Bread

OMG I made the BEST Raw Banana Nut Bread!!!!!! It's incredible!!!!
NOTE to self.. remember to take pix!!!

This is the recipe:

Raw Walnut Banana Bread

2C cups raw almonds Soaked 24 hours
1 1/2 cup raw walnuts Soaked overnight , divided
1/2 cup oat groats sprouted and rinced well (got these from sprout people and they are so good just soaked overnight!)

1/3C co flour (used actual CO flour so not 100% raw)

2T maple syrup
3/4 tsp ground cinnamon

pinch nutmeg

1 lemon juiced plus the grated zest

1T vanilla bean (used a small pour of my good vanilla)

1/3C ground flax
Half teaspoon of fine sea salt
12 dated divided (6+6 medjool dates chopped (set aside 1/3C)
2.5 medium bananas, very ripe

In a food processor fitted with the S blade, blend the almonds, 1 cup of the walnut pieces, and oat groats. Add CO flour and ground flax.. blend a second.. add half lemon juice and all spices. Add the dates and bananas; blend until the mixture forms a dough. Remove the S blade from the mixing bowl and place in bowl and stir in the remaining 1/2 cup of walnut pieces and 1/3C chopped dates with a wooden spoon... add more lemon juice as needed to make very thick batter.

Put batter in a gallon ziploc and pat down to about 1 inch thick and chill overnight..

Cut into logs and put in dehydrator overnight.. turn over and dehydrate several more hours..

Raw Breakfast Crackers Recipe

I wanted to come up with a dehydrated cracker that I could have with my Raw Waldorf salad... I find that as I am transitioning to more and more raw, that having dehydrated, more dense food really helps on occasion for sure (still eating cooked vegan on many nights) but I have made salads (I LOVE a good salad and enjoy coming up with meals that are amazing salads) several nights and this past weekend both days we were 100% Raw.

So I wanted a cracker that was not savory.  I like mixing fruit and greens for lunch occasionally and don't want a savory cracker for those.

I made Raw Breakfast Dried Fruit and Sunflower Seed Crackers:

1 heaping Tablespoon Raw cacao
2 oranges I zested the peel and then peeled oranges and chopped them
6 huge, juicy amazing Medjool dates (they were like the size of 2 normal dates!
1 C Sunflower seeds soaked 4 hours
1/2 C Flax seed soaked 4 hours
3/4 C Pumpkin seed soaked overnight
Half teaspoon sea salt
1/2 C Dried mango cheeks from TheLivingTreeCommuity (these are absolutely incredible!!) chopped
1/2 C Dried peaches from TheLivingTreeCommunity (also just amazing) chopped

You can find Living Tree Community Foods here: https://www.livingtreecommunityfoods.com/

I set aside the dried mango and peaches and half of the sunflower and pumpkin seeds, threw everything else in the food processor and blended.. it was fairly watery.. I was afraid I might need to add more flax but after I added in the chopped fruit and rest of the seeds and stirred it up.. it was ok to spoon onto my teflex in small 3 inch rounds approx.

I dehydrated 24 hours and then turned over onto the grate mats and dehydrated another 24 hours