Day 6 of 60 juice fast

[rachsmc]

So I went from


5000 calories a day to ~1200 all in fruit and veggie form

zero water to 64-100oz a day

3 energy drinks a day to zero caffeine

4-5 cans of Pepsi to zero sodas




So, I'm on day 6 of 60. I was going to post a video blog I did yesterday but I just don't think I'm quite ready for that, lol.


Day 1 The start was easy, mainly because I was excited to start. The day got more difficult because I had to work (waitress) and watch the entire place eat lunch but I got through it. Unfortunately I didn't drink enough water so I was very fatigued/hungry by the end of the night, so I made myself go to sleep so I didn't cheat.


Day 2, a little more difficult. I was more tired than usual and hadn't exercised at all. I was ready to go to bed by 7 but couldn't because I had duties to tend to, lol. Also, both day 1 and 2, I was lucky to get in 4 glasses of water—this was a struggle!



Day 3,4 and 5 were horrible. I finally got some days off from work, which helped because I can barely get off the couch. I basically felt really good in the morning then almost killed my boyfriend out of frustration by 8pm. I am terribly hungry and I am having intense cravings. If a pizza had been in front of me I would have eaten it!!

However, I got in 8 glasses of water so far. This was hard because I have to force myself to drink more, lol.





Day 6, so far it sucks because Aunt Flow decided to visit me this morning! Furthermore, I had a genius idea to add cayenne pepper to our juice and now its too dang spicy!! On the bright side, I have been chugging water down to rid the spiciness lol

 

[GT of J Hole]

I commend you for giving up sodas and adding in water. I am however, worried about the only fruits and veggies (juicing). I am a huge fan of juicing as part of a program to loss fat, but what you are doing will cause you to lose weight in the beginning, but will ultimately slow your metabolism and teach your body to store fat. In addition, your body is utilizing precious muscle for energy, instead of our own bodies fat stores. Protein and fats serve a vital roll in fat loss. Omega-3's actually assist in fat loss. Now not all fats are created equally. Junk fats (trans fats, canola, vegetable, etc) don't really serve your body. When your body is supported, nourished and given what it needs to drop fat, you don't have big slumps in energy. The problem with diets is that starving our bodies, actually backfires in the long run.