I could get used to this . . .

It has been over two weeks now, and not eating has started to become normal. That sounds terrible, doesn't it? I sound as though I have an eating disorder. Or maybe I should just plead "Temporary Insanity"?

When I tell people what I'm doing, or not doing, it seems to elicit the most heartfelt reactions. People either think I'm a complete whack job, or talk to me about other cleanses that they've tried or a friend has tried. The people who throw me in the whack job catagory seem to assume I've done no research, have never spoken to a doctor or a nutritionist and my only motivation is to lose weight quickly. They think what I'm doing is extreme and unhealthy, and somewhat ridiculous. I won't say that anyone putting me in the whack job comparment is completely wrong. Opinion is by definition a judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certianty, and they are entitled to their opinion.

I don't feel the need to justify my choices. People can dislike my choices and question my integrity all they like. Nothing I say will change that. I could say that "I have never felt better", and they would call it a lie. I could say, "I'm trying to be supportive" and they would call my motivations selfish and attention seeking. I'm not out to change their minds. I'm here for the person who doesn't have a choice about changing their diet, and doesn't think they can do it. I'm here to say "I've never seen a cookie I didn't like, but I can do this." I'm here to say, "Change is not easy, but you don't have to think it's impossible."

So, why only 40 days? The juice feast is only 40 days, but the discoveries I make on this journey will continue to inform my choices for a very long time.

Daily Breakdown: Tuesday
JuicesConsumed: Spinach/Papaya/Pineapple/Banana/Cantaloupe/Carrot; Aveda Tea; Mango/Pear; Hawaiian Harvest; Vega/Water/Banana

Weight Loss:  .5 lb (Juice Feast Total: 12.5 lbs)

Bodily Functions:  Normal

Exercise: Yoga - felt like Gumbi