Day four and five

Well i’m now on the last day of the ‘cleanse’ and it hasn’t been an easy ride. 

The points which made it hard were the fact that i work shifts and the past two days I have been getting up at 4am and trying to hold out for the first juice till 10am which is not a good idea. It made me very hungry and yesterday i had another emergency avocado although my juice later in the day called for an avocado so i just left it out then. 

im sitting here drinking my first juice of four on the last day. It has carrots apples beetroots and blackberries in it and its not the most satisfying drink but hey ho. 

I have weighed myself each day and today I was 12st 11.2 (179.2lbs) which is great I may even be able to get down to 12st 10 tomorrow and then i will be back on solid foods.

Advice from the program after the five days is to stick to drinking juice in the morning and having sort of blended soups and juices through the day. I am out in the evening tomorrow for a meal but I already know they do a Waldorf salad which has my name on it. 

I think i will do one more post about it later on to sum up my overall opinion of the plan. For now I can definitely see my skin is clearer, a sort of little shine to it. My eyes are nice and white and bright which they have been since I stopped drinking.  I am not tired but I still feel a little weak, I think the shifts have messed up my sleep patterns which is probably the reason for that. I have a big day with exams tomorrow so a good night sleep and a healthy breakfast will get me ready I hope.

I would recommend anyone to try it. If you work normal days then this totally attainable Monday to Friday which not a lot of preparation. I chose Jason Vales plan over the Fat Sick and Nearly dead one only because he was English and the juicer and vegetables and fruit were all spelt out in the vernacular. Not that its that difficult but it seemed more straight forward. 

So far I have lost 4.8lbs and the plan is 5lbs in 5 days so right on the mark there. Though I’m not bounding with energy just yet I do feel like I’ve completed a mini challenge or I will have done by this evening.

Still sobering along too. Im on day 74 now i believe. Only 26 days to go

Day two and three

So it’s now 6pm moving towards the end of day 3 of 5 days juice fasting. It is somewhat of a hellish challenge but I suppose it depends on your attitude and ability to deal with different mental and physical emotions.

The thing I notice most is weakness. Not necessarily tiredness, but a weakness in my arms and legs and a general loss of endurance and a small increase in fatigue. Running up stairs makes me ‘feel’ like I’ve worked for it. I’m still cycling to work but some how this is fine I don’t notice the tiredness there. I’m drinking a lot of peppermint tea but tomorrow I’m going to switch the tea to just water and try and keep super hydrated as I know that might be the issue here.
Towards the end of yesterday at about 8.30pm I was already in bed but I couldn’t sleep as I had a rumbling stomach and a head ache. You are allowed one hunger SOS each day so I chose to use mine right then. I had an avocado with lemon juice and crack black pepper. 15 minutes later everything was fine and I was drifting off to sleep.
One thing I have noticed straight away even after only 3 days is that I feel lighter than ever. I’ve lost 2.6lbs so far (mostly probably water weight) and my face has definitely lost some puffiness. I have some patchy coloured skin which I’m hoping will brighten up a bit more too. Clothes feel a lot more comfortable and even the tighter clothes feel better as I’m not full of food.

It’s a very testing experience and if I hadn’t bought all the food I advance then I may have quit.
Stopping smoking and drinking alcohol is a breeze in comparison. The mind is a powerful thing, you can tell it that you don’t need poisons and it will help to repair itself, but if you try and tell it that it doesn’t need food it will literally kick you in the balls. I’m just drinking juice 3 of 4 at the moment because I went to bed at two and only woke up half hour ago. I have to get up again tomorrow morning at 4.20am or work so it won’t be long before I head back upstairs.

The fast coach says that day four I’m expecting to bounce round the room on a super energy high. If you told me that earlier I would have snorted in your face but I will wait and see. It would be nice because I have a hard day at work tomorrow.

Alcohol wise, I’m not really sure what t say, I’m just strutting down this sober road, problem free, waiting for day 100 to come along and give me a big kiss.

Hope all you guys are well.