Day...7? NOT!

Well so much for daily updating :). I totally caved on Day 3 and ate some yummy things in a moment...or moments of weakness. Whoopsies. I also had a voice of reason tell me to be careful and make sure I'm getting enough calories... I don't want to lose my mommy milk:). So, the rest of the time from then until now I have been juicing and eating mainly vegan meals and snacks. I'm not really sure how I feel about all of this. I'm pretty bummed I guess. I feel like I failed by caving, but also feel lke it doesn't matter since my body was probably calorie deprived and needed more to keep up milk production. My lesson from this "Partial Juice Fast"? That I LOVE juicing, it is one of the most amazing things I can do for my body...and I LOVE and CRAVE juice all day long! More importantly I have learned that Jubilee is more important than any juice "fast" or "feast" and I can be gung-ho after she is weaned. In the meantime I plan to  juice daily if possible, nothing will stop me!!!!!!!!!! And I have not yet determined if I want to do a short term of eating "whole" foods or vegan... I need some kind of eating restrictions otherwise I consume way too much candy, ice cream, coffee, cream, alcohol...all the yummy and BAD stuff :). So that about wraps it all up for now.

Sorry to cut the 10 days short but hey I'M HUMAN! And I prefer to be real...I do have to admit though, it's taken me more than a few days to step on my pride and write this ;)

Day 2

Well today went great! This morning I juiced for both my breakfast and my lunch, putting half in the fridge. I juiced apples, carrots and spinach again, sooo yummy! We went to Costco after lunch and I stocked up on more produce so I should be set for at least a few days. Dinner was interesting...a complilation of a few vegan things. I had some tofu curry salad from WholeFoods, Quinoa, and some vegan gluten free cereal with almond milk. Oh man it was so amazing! Prior to this I was eating only whole foods so cold cereal was like SO great! Healthwise I feel great...no more stomachache today. I am looking forward to the next 8 days:). Oh, and I got some to-go cups so that I can take my juice out and about:).

Day 1 of My Partial Juice Fast

For breakfast I enjoyed a juice consisting of one largish sweet potato, two apples and a huge handful of spinach. I realized something...juicing is fun! I love shoving the solid food into the thingy and watching the juice pour out...and watching it "poop" the pulp, as Titus puts it ;).

Lunch was again, two apples with lots of spinach...but instead of sweet potato I did carrots. YUM!

Dinner was not well planned...or not planned at all I guess. I ended up scarfing plums, peanut butter on corn tortillas and steamed brussel sprouts. Anyways...;) This whole vegan thing is a little bit more challenging than I am used to since I can't have wheat. LOVE YOU JUBY! (she has a wheat allergy;))

Snacktime was some fresh green beans and almonds. And I almost met my "drink half your body weight" in water!

Important for me to log: Mid-morning I developed a pretty bad stomachache and it still has not gone away (at 11pm). I read all over the internet about side effects people get in the first few days so this is totally normal. TMI but important also...to help with the cleansing aspect I have incorporated a cup of Smooth Move herbal tea into my plan.

Tomorrow morning we are heading to Costco to stock up on more veggies!! And diapers, and wipes, and...oh you know how it goes:). Goodnight and may God bless your socks off!!!

My Very Own 10 Day Partial Juice "Feast"

I have been looking forward to doing my own juice fast for a while now! I am SOOOO excited!!! (I am referring to using a juicer to juice whole vegetables and fruit, not juice purchased from the store) Since I am a nursing mommy it is not wise for me to do a total juice fast, so here is my plan of action for the next 10 days!

Fast: processed foods, sugar, coffee, alcohol, animal products
Snacks if I must: carrots or almonds
Inhale: water

Breakfast: Juice mainly veggies and some fruit
Lunch: Juice mainly veggies and some fruit
Dinner: A vegan meal involving either beans, brown rice or quinoa

I am super excited to give my body this gift of a juice "fast" ;)... this is going to be like a cleanse, a digestive reboot...and hopefully I may even lose a few lbs of baby weight :)

I will post what I juice for each meal and also what I eat for my vegan supper!

If anyone is curious about juicing, but not ready for a complete jump into a fast maybe give my strategy a try! If you think about it, it can't hurt you at all... instead of having a cup or two of coffee in the morning and eventually eating something later in the morning/ afternoon (or binging on junk) I will be inhaling vitamins and water pretty much :). And as for starving myself...I think I have that covered with snack options and a filling meal in the evening. I am also open to switching the vegan dinner to a lunch, and juicing in the morning and evening...we'll see.

OH!! And FYI my starting weight is 141.8 lbs (I'm 5'4")

This is my 10 day plan. Here I go!