Day of Enlightment

I had such a wonderful realization yesterday. I was a bit out of balance yesterday because of the quart of OJ that I drank the night before. I only brought one quart of green juice with me to work and I finished that off by 11am. I found myself being very hungry and having some blood sugar issues around noon. I found out I needed to stay later at work than I had planned and I wasn't able to run home to pick up another juice. I made a very conscious decision to eat something so that I could make it comfortably through the rest of the work day. I shared some food with a friend and I had some vegetables and noodles. My blood sugar balanced out and I was able to make it through the rest of the day.

Here is the incredible part; I used to be an all or nothing person. In the past I would have had the thought of, " Oh great, I just blew it" and then would eat a pizza and a chocolate bar. In the past I would have used this 'stumbling block' as a reason to sabotage my efforts at becoming healthier and happier. The difference is that this time I made a very balanced decision and I didn't beat myself up over it. I still drank another quart of juice when I returned home ( I did munch on some carrots later that night )and I knew that this was just part of my journey.

Here's what I learned from yesterday;
1. Fruit juice alone is not balancing for me at this time.
2. Always bring at least 2 quarts of juice to work.
3. I truly want to be the healthiest, happiest me that I can be.
4. Self Sabotage no longer serves any purpose for me.
5. If you run into a bump in the road, acknowledge it and move forward.
6. I love myself! I love myself enough to let go of being an all or nothing person.
7. I will let my body tell me what my juice feasting journey will entail, and I will listen.

For those of you who know me, you know this is a huge transformation.

I will not be starting over, instead I am continuing. I believe that day 4 was the most important day on my juice feasting journey and that it should not be deleted. I am continuing with day 5 and I am so grateful for the changes that have already taken place. This is truly a life transforming journey and I am honored to be a part of it.

Many Blessings,
Susan

Sugar Blues day 4

I had a quart of OJ last night and ohhhh it was so good. I felt drugged when I woke up this am, my eyes are blurry, I have no energy and I feel like I could cry at any given moment. The candida in my body is rejoicing but the rest of me feels like I'm in a sugar coma. I've learned my lesson, possibly in a few weeks my system may be able to handle that, but not right now.

Today I started with 2 tablespoons of Vitamineral green in a pint of water. I have 3 quarts of kale, apple, red pepper and summer squash juiced for today. I'll continue to use small amounts of fruit in my green juice as It makes it more palatable for me.

I have a slight headache today and my tongue has some brownish fuzz on it. I slept through the night, but then again my body felt drugged from the sugar. I have had issues with eczema on my face and under my arms, both seem a little better today. I just started using coconut oil on both areas.

It took me 40 minutes to juice 3 quarts and clean up last night. I think I'm streamlining the process.

Clothes are feeling slightly loose today.

After recieving a few comments on the GJF site I have decided to not worry about getting 4 quarts of juice a day. As long as I am consuming at least 3 quarts of quality juice a day I will keep my body in feasting mode and not in fasting mode. My body only wants 3 quarts a day, so for now I'll honor that.

Many Blessings,

Susan

Day 3 well under way

I only drank 2 quarts of juice ( pineapple, romaine,celery and summer squash ) yesterday on day 2. I did have 2 heaping tablespoons of vitamineral green in about a pint of water. For supplements I'm using coconut oil, bee pollen and b12 tab. I tried the hemp oil but I became very nauseous after consuming it. I will switch over to flax oil once I go shopping again.

Now for BM talk, I believe it is incredibly important to clean out your colon during any kind of cleanse. I will do enemas 3-4 times a week and have colonics periodically. I will only post BM talk if I run into a problem or something interesting happens, otherwise you can be assured that I'm keeping up with my colon cleansing routine.

The past couple of nights I have been waking up at about 3am tossing and turning and then finally falling fast asleep at about 6 am ( my alarm goes off at 6:30 grrr ).

I woke up this am ( day 3 ) with a sore throat, slight headache and my tongue now has a mustard yellow colored fuzz on it, Yukk.

I have 3 quarts of juice made for today ( collard greens, tomato, lemon, garlic and basil ). I will have another 2-3 heaping tablespoons of Vitamineral green in about a quart of water tonight to make up the 4th quart of juice.

Emotionally yesterday I was all over the place. Today I feel stable just a little tired.

I am working toward making and drinking 4 quarts of juice a day. Hopefully that will start this weekend.

I forgot to weigh myself when I started, but I've decided that I would give you a clothing update weekly ie; clothes fitting loose, clothes falling off, buying the next size down, ect... I don't want to get caught up in numbers but I will tell you that my goal in general is to be in a size 8.

I should mention that I'm not hungry at all. I am having some flavor cravings such as potato chips and dip sounds really good to me right now. Oh well, It's about time for my liquid lunch.

Many Blessings,
S.M.

A Day of firsts.

Monday was day one of my juice feast and day one of this blog. I had planned to start the Global juice feast on 3/1/08, but God had different plans for me. Sunday night I had such vivid dreams about me trying to find food and being handed juices instead. I was even handed this dark purple brew with gold stars in it. When I woke up Monday morning I knew what I had to do.

I woke up late so I went all day without juice I just had water and some Vitamineral green. I ordered my mason jars online so I'm using polycarbonate bottles until they arrive, ( I know, I know ) I just wasn't prepared. I finally began juicing around 7pm and learned real quickly that I need an apron and a few paint straining bags ( as they are bigger than my little nut milk bag ).

Every juice I made was only about 28 oz instead of 32 oz. I suppose I will perfect that as the time goes on. I am going to make all of my juices at night instead of in the morning, it just works better for me.

I had very vivid wild dreams last night, but all had a personal meaning to me. I feel great today! I do have a white coated tongue already and used my tongue scraper this am. I started skin brushing this am too. When I started it I realized that I'm not really sure on the proper way to skin brush, I had heard long stroked towards the heart and I had heard small circles. I stuck with long strokes it just felt right.

I ordered a bathtub filter and I still need to get a shower filter so that I'm not contaminating my body with Chlorine while I'm trying to detox. I have a special friend who will be coming to visit soon and hopefully he will be able to put all of my filters on for me :).

So, that's how my first day went. I'm feeling good and I'm excited for this journey.

Many Blessings,
S.M.