The first year, the first five days was HARD. The second year, the first five days was difficult. Year three, day one was rough, but it really has gotten easier. I really don't miss anything. Isn't that odd?
This morning before I had time for juice I did a load of laundry, took my kitty to his biopsy appointment and made my BF bacon and eggs. His espresso smelled great as did the bacon, but the food didn't really interest me. No one could have been more shocked than I. I've been a vegetarian for 25 years, but bacon always smells great. Yet this morning, I wasn't hungered by it. I was just glad to have a little less in the refrigerator.
The true challenge will be maintaining my social calendar. Okay . . . I don't have much of a social calendar, but I'm not a hermit either. In 50 days, I will get to go out for "dinner", meet for "coffee", and there will undoubtedly be the occasional "Happy Hour". So much of our social interaction revolves around food and drink. My first year, I had a friend kindly agree to meet for wheatgrass shots. Think of it as green espresso. There are a couple of my dearest friends who's birthdays fall during my fast, and luckily they have not been insulted by my refraining from toasting their health and long life. (I believe they may think I'm insane, so that allows me to be odd.)
The only part that becomes difficult is being a topic of conversation. I do feel like a sideshow attraction sometimes. "This is my friend who doesn't eat." "Are you really just drinking juice?" "Are you trying to kill yourself?" The reactions swing from pole to pole. What I find fascinating though is in a culture that will allow you to eat outrageous portions of chemcally altered, artificially engineered, genetically modified foods, people can get so upset about drinking juice for over a month. Pizza has been named a vegetable and what I'm doing is crazy!?!
Daily Breakdown: Monday
JuicesConsumed: (Kale/Carrot/Pear/Orange/Banana/Ginger/Papaya/Pineapple) x 2
Weight Loss: .5 lb (Juice Feast Total: 5 lbs)
Bodily Functions: Not very active
Bodily Functions: Not very active
Exercise: Laundry -- what!?! What would you call it?
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