I can always find a way to gain weight

Yes, I know . . . I've heard all the comments before . . . "wow, you're the biggest vegetarian I've ever seen". It was no better when I would tell people I'd turned vegan. I have never been thin enough to look like I eat vegetables. Apparently, I'm supposed to be waif-like and fragile. Over the years, I've tried all sorts of diets, and cut out all sorts of things in an effort to lose weight, but nothing has worked for very long. I've certainly gotten healthier cleaning out things like butter and cheese, but I haven't gotten thinner.

If you google vegan images, you get photos of vegetable and skinny women. If you google images for vegetarian, you get photos of vegetables, skinny women and Lisa Simpson. But what you don't get, is someone who looks like me. Sure, we've all heard the stories/urban legends about the woman someone met who said she was vegan and weighed 400 lbs because she lived on french fries. Or maybe she was a vegan with a thyroid problem. "Nicole, have you had your thyroid checked?"

I am not on this juice fast to lose weight. I do it to clean out my system. I do it to kill bad habits. I do it because I like the effect it has on my skin and my hair. And, no, I don't minnd the fact that I lose weight in the process. Some of which stays off, and some of which comes right back. Gaining some weight back when it's all over is just the nature of the beast. But I know my body, and I know it can always find a way to gain weight no matter what I do. Which is why this morning, when I got on the scale and I was up 1 lb, I really should have been less shocked and disappointed. It's just how it goes . . .

Daily Breakdown: Tuesday
JuicesConsumed: Strawberry/Papaya/Carrot/Banana/Plum/Kale; Aveda Tea; Mango/Pear; Hawaiian Harvest; Vega/Water/Banana

Weight Loss:  +1 lb (Juice Feast Total: 12 lbs)

Bodily Functions:  Normal

Exercise: Yoga - felt great!