So, this is the morning that I'm dropping out of the Juice Fast. I have a tiny tinge of guilt at the thought of being a quitter. However, the fact that my attitude is SO completely different knowing I don't have to down that stuff is helping me see how the Lord answered my prayers.
In my journal yesterday morning, I was begging the Lord to enable me to embrace this fast and be a source of blessing to my husband that the Lord would be magnified in his life. I realized today, as I bounced out of bed early, prepped all his vegies, worked on cleaning more produce, cheerfully helped him pack up the cooler for his day, that I was being the person I had prayed I would be to him. I could NOT get there yesterday with those horrid juices looming on my horizon.
The fact that I knew I was not going to DRINK that stuff took such a weight of anxiety and dread off of me and I am now able to joyfully walk this journey with David.
My plan for me: Eat raw and minimal today as I ease back to food. I had my cup of detox tea this morning and I think I'll savor the crunch of a Granny Smith for my breakfast. Some raw vegies w/o dips or dressings for lunch, and the same for dinner. Lots of water and I'll likely add some lemon to it to keep my system cleansing.
No nuts or grains or cooked foods for today and maybe tomorrow. I want to go easy on myself. I know it was only two days, but it was two days that I've never done before and I don't want to upset my system.
I've got a lot of yard work to do this morning and plenty of laundry and ironing to keep me moving today. Overall, I don't really feel any detox symptoms that I've read about with this fast. I'm a little tired and slow moving, but I really think that is more an emotional/mental block I've been having just dealing with the struggle to force what is distasteful into my body. Now that that battle is gone, I'm feeling the energy and joy of taking on a new day.
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Finished the day well. Got in 38 minutes of Wii Fit plus yardwork in the morning. Lots of sweatin' today.
I didn't go with all raw food today. I made a meal for some friends and then prepped up some veggies for the children. I just joined them for dinner instead of making my own. I haven't had any kind of issues coming off of the fast. I actually feel great and upbeat compared to the last couple of days.
I'm down 2.9 pounds from Sunday. I'm super excited because I saw a number today on the scale that is lower than I have ever seen since I started working on losing weight back in 2010. That's a huge deal to me!!
I wanted you to know I am inspired! I decided to make a huge juice this morning with what I have on hand. Tomorrow is shopping day so I had carrots, celery, sweet potato and blackberries. It filled up the blender pitcher. It taste great! I'll let you know how my day goes!
ReplyDeleteHow many ounces of juice did you drink a day?
ReplyDeleteDid you make juice or a smoothie? When you say blender pitcher, do you mean juicer? We were drinking about 12-15oz of juice, depending on the mix of foods. David is still going strong! I'm moving over to smoothies. Not as much of a power boost, but much more palatable to me. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're inspired. David gets all the credit. :)
I made juice but I used my blender pitcher to put the juice in. Lol
ReplyDeleteI made 48 ounces all at once. After I wrote you I decided to try some zuchinni also. There is no way I could make several different juices a day I just mixed it all together and drank that throughout the day