Monday, September 05, 2011

10 Day Juice Fast - Day 7


Monday I embarked on a 10 day juice fast. This basically means I eat nothing solid, and replace my meals with freshly juiced fruits and vegetables. I want to chronicle the whole crazy mess here.


Breakfast

Fruit Drink - Grapefruit, Orange, Pineapple, Strawberries, Nectarine, Red Apple

Leslie made pancakes and eggs for the kids. It was difficult to throw away the leftover pancake even with my new favorite fruit juice sitting in my tummy.

Lunch

Veggie Drink - Kale, Cilantro, Parsley, Red Cabbage, Cucumber, Beets, Tomato, Carrots, Mint, Lemon, Green Apple

The beets turned this juice to blood red. My son walked in and asked with a disgusted face, "What are you guys drinking?" I told him blood and he freaked out. He warned me that only vampires drink blood and asked me if I wanted to become a vampire. I agreed my plan was ill advised and revealed the true nature of the red juice.

Dinner

Veggie Drink - Kale, Cilantro, Parsley, Spinach, Celery, Broccoli, Asparagus, Green Bell Pepper, Brussell Sprouts, Cucumber, Lemon, Green Apple

Tonight was the easiest nights of the fast. We took the kids to Whataburger for dinner and let them eat in the van while Leslie and I chatted. I had no desire to eat the kids' food.


Weight: 172.8 pounds

weight lost = 0.6 pound

10 Day Juice Fast - Day 6


Monday I embarked on a 10 day juice fast. This basically means I eat nothing solid, and replace my meals with freshly juiced fruits and vegetables. I want to chronicle the whole crazy mess here.


Breakfast

Fruit Drink - Grapefruit, Orange, Pineapple, Strawberries, Nectarine, Red Apple

This is my new favorite fruit juice. This is a recipe I put together, and I will stick with it the rest of the fast. It tastes exactly like the Ruby Red Grapefruit juice you can buy in the store, but it's all natural. Since I am not working today I didn't save a snack for later. I just drank the whole thing for breakfast.

Lunch

Veggie Drink - Kale, Red Cabbage, Cucumber, Carrots, Celery, Asparagus, Ginger, Mint, Lemon, Green Apple

This was my first full day at home during the juice fast and by far the most difficult. I was extremely hungry the entire day, and the hunger pangs would just get worse when the kids ate.

Just before dinner we went to the store to stock up on more produce, and on the way home we got the kids a pizza. My wife and I agreed it was the most beautiful cheese pizza we had ever seen. It smelled amazing and it was picture perfect. I have to admit, I almost caved and ate a slice.

Dinner

Veggie Drink - Kale, Parsley, Cilantro, Cucumber, Broccoli, Asparagus, Celery, Ginger, Mint, Lemon, Green Apple

This dinner was even more disappointing since I watched the kids eat down the amazing pizza we got them. If I was going to quit, this would have been the day. It was the roughest, but I made it through.


Weight: 173.4 pounds

weight lost = 1.2 pounds

10 Day Juice Fast - Day 5


Monday I embarked on a 10 day juice fast. This basically means I eat nothing solid, and replace my meals with freshly juiced fruits and vegetables. I want to chronicle the whole crazy mess here.


Breakfast

Fruit Drink - Strawberries, Pear, Orange, Pineapple, Cantalope, Watermelon

I'm not a big fan of the melons in my morning fruit drink. I'll probably change it up tomorrow. I saved half of my breakfast for a late afternoon snack again.

Lunch

Veggie Drink - Kale, Tomato, Celery, Carrots, Spinach, Cucumber, Ginger, Mint, Green Apple

Closing out the work week, but I don't feel much different when it comes to how hungry I feel. I did 2.25 miles on the treadmill and burned off 230 calories.

Snack

I didn't get hungry at the same time today as the rest of the week. It didn't really hit me until almost 5pm.

Dinner

Veggie Drink - Kale, Spinach, Carrots, Cucumber, Egg Plant, Ginger, Mint, Lemon, Green Apple

Friday usually entails me picking up food or ordering a pizza for the family. Tonight I came home to a veggie juice. It's amazing how little you know your own habits until you try to break them.


Weight: 174.6 pounds

weight lost = 0.8 pound

10 Day Juice Fast - Day 4


Monday I embarked on a 10 day juice fast. This basically means I eat nothing solid, and replace my meals with freshly juiced fruits and vegetables. I want to chronicle the whole crazy mess here.


Breakfast

Fruit Drink - Nectarine, Red Apple, Pear, Pineapple, Watermelon, Cantalope

I saved half of my breakfast for a late afternoon snack.

Lunch

Veggie Drink - Carrots, Red Bell Pepper, Mint, Cucumber, Collard Greens, Spinach, Celery, Green Apple

My stomach still thinks a meal is coming at lunch and complains when it doesn't. I feel hungry most of the day, but I have plenty of energy. Did a mile on the treadmill and burned about 100 calories today.

Snack

I finished up my fruit juice saved over from breakfast. I am surprised that I still stay as hungry as I do throughout the afternoon.

Dinner

Veggie Drink - Kale, Celery, Cucumber, Calabasas Squash, Asparagus, Parsley, Mint, Green Apple, Lime

We are pretty well stocked up with veggies for a few days, so I got to go straight home and have my dinner. Walking into the house and smelling the food my wife has made for the kids makes my stomach go crazy.


Weight: 175.4 pounds

weight lost = 1.4 pounds