Just a quick update beyond the pizza diatribe. I finished day six of the juice fast. Tomorrow I am going to begin the three day process of breaking the fast. I get to eat . . . two apples! Yay! Apples!!! Seriously, at this point I am absolutely thrilled to have a chance to eat an apple. After days of just juice and water, the prospect of an apple is about as awesome as a giant Cheesesteak to me.
I had wondered how long the juice fast would go. I had read about people doing a thirty day fast, and I was ready to do that. I've read a lot about these fasts and have done them to some extent a couple times. The sites all say that your body will tell you when it is time to stop. Some say you should stop two days after having your last detox symptoms - which I haven't had for a couple days. Others say that you will start to have an uncontrollable hunger when you can't go further.
I doubt I am at the furthest point I can go. But I have felt really lousy for two days. I am starving all the time, even after having my juice. It doesn't matter how much I have, I still am hungry. I even tried to change up the juices. This morning I went so far as to drink what I can only describe as swamp water. It was fruit juices spiked with juiced broccoli, spinach, grass. And it was horrible. I drank the whole thing. The latter half of the day, I started to deal with actual stomach pain and cramping. It was pretty unpleasant. I am not doing this to torture myself. It was done to jump start the permanent food changes I need to make. It also was done to help me think through the causes and reasons behind my food problems. I have been doing that and will continue to do so. I am excited to begin the real changes. And that is why I am going to break the fast and institute my new strict menu.
For the next three days, I will gradually re-introduce food. That will be fruits and some veggies. On Wednesday, if I feel up to it, I will start my new program. I will explain that later, as it comes closer.
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