Week 2 Review

Photos from left to right: Before, week 1, week 2

I am posting my week 2 review separate today. I actually forgot to do it last night so here are the succession of photos. Hubby put up a new light bulb in the spot I take the pictures so you can notice the warmer color in the newest picture. Looks much nicer don't ya think? I am thrilled with the sparkle in my eyes. I guess it isn't just my imagination.

Overall it has been a fantastic week. I have been feeling so much better physically. My stomach isn't causing me many problems and my heartburn is officially a thing of the past! I can't believe it. I managed to stick through it and get to the other side. I must say that I am proud of myself.

I have lost a total of 10 lbs so far in these 2 weeks. I am not exactly sure where I want to be on the scale in the end because I know that once day 60 comes and I begin rebuilding my body and lifting weights it will change the way my body looks. I have never done that before so I always needed to be at 130 lbs to look good. Who knows what will happen. I will just wait and see.

This week has been so remarkable for me in regards to my emotions. This is something that I really wanted to focus on during this feast and I will tell you why. I have done "this" before. I have gotten healthy, lost weight and looked great only to fall off the wagon and go back to almost the exact same weight as I was before. I went raw for 4 months about 1 1/2 years ago and I felt great. I looked good and everyone was commenting on it. Well, fall came and one excuse after another and before long I was stuffing my face with anything and everything.

I knew this juice feast was going to be different because it would be a complete detox on the physical level and if I treated it as such, it would be a complete emotional detox as well. I want to get to the core issues that drive me to eat things I KNOW are not good for me, that make me feel lousy, and make me hold onto weight. I want to get to the core issues that keep me sitting on the couch and sedentary instead of using my body and getting it strong. I want to get to the core issues of why I have lived these 38 years without dealing with these core issues.

I don't want to fall off the wagon again. I don't want to get too lazy and too tired to take care of myself. I WON'T GO BACK! I WILL ONLY GO FORWARD!

This juice feast and this blog have become my job. I was struggling with trying to justify all the time I am spending doing all I need to do and finally I came to the conclusion that this is exactly where I need to be and what I need to be doing so that I may heal myself and make myself whole because without that I am not able to give to my loved ones all that I truly want to give from my heart.

I was surprised at how the disorganization in my home took center stage this week. It is something that I have struggled with since I was young and I know that I cannot be whole and healthy without dealing with it and clearing out the core issues that keep me from feeling I deserve a beautiful, peaceful home.

The greatest thing that happened to me over this week was the weekend that I shared with my husband. As you know we spent 2 whole days cleaning just one room in our house. We even skipped our night out to do it.

We were talking last night in our nice clean room and he was saying how much he enjoyed the weekend. I was a bit surprised that he would say that since we cleaned. He went on to say how nice it was that we worked together to do something and that we felt like a team. He said how happy he was that the room was cleaned and that we could begin to enjoy ourselves in there.

It's true. Something happened to me and I am less argumentative, less controlling, and less bossy. I am more willing to do the work and contribute my share. When I think back over our weekend I am floored by how effortless most of it was and how smooth it went. I am so grateful for the times when we were finished that we were able to lie in each other's arms and talk about the day from this place of peace and contentment for a job well done.

I am grateful for the support he gave when I needed it most. I am grateful for the help of my mom and the cooperation of my children. But most of all I am thankful for being loved by him and being loved by myself for the first time in a long life.

So overall I guess it was a great week!

Day 13

Photo by Tuija on Flickr

Juices, Supplements etc. in order of consumption
Bentonite and psyllium shake

1 quart orange, celery, romaine

3 oranges, 2 stalks celery, 1 1/2 heads romaine

Nice breakfast.

1 quart Bok Choy, celery, cucumber, blueberries

1 head bok choy, 6 stalks celery, 1 cucumber, 1 pint blueberries
OK, so I figured out what is causing my juice to separate. Finally. It is the...drumroll please...bok choy. This juice separated so fast and it got so disgusting that I couldn't even drink it. I am not sure you can see it that good in the picture but it was a clear liquid on the bottom and chunks of green on the top. Yuck. What a waste.

1 quart Romaine, Cucumber, Red Pepper, green onion, garlic, basil, hemp oil, kelp
1 1/2 heads romaine, 1 cucumber, 1/4 red pepper, 1 green onion, 1 clove garlic, handful basil
Yum. I struggle with adding more garlic because I love garlic but it becomes spicy because it's raw. I have gone as high as 2 cloves and it was a bit much. 1 1/2 is better.

1 quart Romaine, pineapple, celery, mint
1 large head romaine, 1/2 pineapple, 5 stalks celery, handful mint
Nice and light. I enjoyed it.

You can see that I had a lot of romaine today. I didn't intend for it and I didn't even realize it until I was looking over my notes. Also, I didn't have a full 4 quarts today but I was looking on the sheet to record what you eat each day and it says 3-4 quarts of juice so I had 3.

Weight
Starting 173.5
Today 163.5

Woo hoo! 10 lbs down.

Sleep
8 1/2 hours

Exercise

Five Tibetans
Full Day of cleaning house

Physically

I woke up feeling hung over today. I don't really understand it. I felt just awful. I was groggy, fuzzy and I had a headache. I could barely do the Five Tibetans I was so physically weak. I did my usual morning routine and felt a bit better and as time went by I felt better and better.

Positive changes

My tummy is looking smaller
My skin is sooo soft, it's luscious
I think I see my cheekbones trying to peak out from under the fat
My heartburn is so much better. It is almost gone!

Detox

Coated tongue (it looked a little lighter for a brief time today)
Had a bit of B.O today :o(
Pimples on my face which I almost never get

Emotionally/Trash Bag Tango
I had quite an emotional day today. I asked my husband to watch the Oprah show with me about the cleaning and this morning he agreed to help me clean out our master bathroom closet. I have a huge closet and it is chock-a-block with stuff. I mean tons and tons of stuff. It was quite a big project and I was doing good until we got to the back and I started pulling out my scrapbooking, memorabilia, and photographs. I have so much of it. Boxes and boxes.

I started thinking about some of the things Peter Walsh was saying on his show; "What do you want your house to feel like? Does this stuff accomplish that?" The answer was "no" but I am obviously so attached to all of it that I can't let it go. It is like a tug-of-war that was being raged inside of me and I lost it. I just started sobbing.

My hubby soothed me and reminded me that this is a process, one that can't be fixed overnight. We decided to push all of those boxes over into the corner of the room and I will go through them and weed them out tomorrow. I save too much stuff so I am going to go back and only save a few things that are truly special. I am also planning on getting some new containers to hold all the things I keep so that I am honoring them more and not just throwing them in an old beer box in and piling them in the back of my closet.

The closet is on its way. My mom helped a bit when she came over and we didn't even go out. We just cleaned. We did it all day and there is more to do tomorrow but it feels good and I know it is what we need to do.

Cravings
Does a craving from an organizer and a team to help count? No? Then no cravings.

Meditation

None. I am not even going to plan on meditating on the weekends. It is impossible in this house.

Ramblings
When I was doing my enema in the morning I was shocked and a bit disgusted at the smell of cigarettes that came into the room. I mean yuck. I used to smoke years ago. I haven't touched a cigarette in 13 years so how weird is that?

Also while doing my enema I noticed that my colon is higher up in my abdomen. It isn't where it is supposed to be but it has definitely moved up. I really can't explain it because I haven't had any huge release of matter from there but it has moved up so I will stop asking why and just be grateful. I still have my colonic scheduled for next week so I am really looking forward to getting a professional to give me some answers.

That's it for now. Think of me on Sunday cleaning, purging and probably crying. Exactly what I need!

Day 12

Photo by Robokow on Flickr

Juices, Supplements etc. in order of consumption
Orange, Spinach
5 oranges, 1/2 lb spinach
yum!

Cucumber, Apple, Kale, Romaine, Ginger
1 cucumber, 1 apple, 3 kale leaves, 1 head romaine, 1 inch ginger
Good.

Pineapple, Spinach, Celery, Mint
1/2 small pineapple, 1/2 pound spinach, 1/2 head celery, handful mint
Ooooooh I looooove pineapple and mint. Delish!

Swiss Chard, celery, carrot, red pepper, garlic, green onion cilantro, hemp oil, kelp
2 stalks Swiss chard, 1/2 head celery, 4 oz carrots, 1/2 red pepper, 1 clove garlic, 1 green onion
Spicy! It was good though.

I am trying to figure out why this particular juice keeps separating. I have tried it without the carrot and without the tomato but I still find crunchy chunks in the bottom and have to throw it away. I will keep trying.

Weight
Starting 173.5
Today

Sleep
hours 7 hours

Exercise
Five Tibetans

Physically
I feel good. I woke up feeling groggy and fuzzy but it lifted and then I felt good.

Positive changes
Skin looks good
I smell like celery instead of B.O.
I look more vibrant
Thinking has cleared a bit

Detox
Coated tongue
Hands are dry
Mucus in throat
Clear, fluid filled bump is back on my lip
I'm freezing

Cravings
Oh baby, bring 'em on! I was hit with a big one today! I went grocery shopping today at my Italian grocery store and when I walked in the door I was overwhelmed with the smell of Italian food! Oh the horror of it! It is my absolute favorite food on the planet. I love Italian food!

I did pretty good while shopping and then I was in the check out line and I started wondering why I have this attachment to Italian food. I wasn't really clear on what I was thinking but it brought up a big surge of emotion in me and I almost started to cry right there in the line.

Emotionally
When I got home from shopping I sat down and did a Journey process. Finally after 12 days I got my Journey in. I focused on the lure of Italian food and I was shocked at the power of the emotion that came up.

I went back to a memory of when I was a child and this deep loneliness and sadness came up. I went through the entire process and emptied out all the feelings of unworthiness, loneliness, emptiness that I had with the people in the memory and I was able to forgive everyone completely, including myself.

When I went to free myself of the attachment to this food I was surprised that I couldn't do it. When I looked deeper I realized that I had a strong belief around this food. Here is what came out; This food is my love. Wow, so powerful. How could I give up something that is my love? Well, I did a quick belief change and replaced it with a new belief that I am my love. That did the trick and I was free.

I can't tell you how powerful this process can be. It has freed me of so much emotional baggage over the past 2 years and now it is helping release my addiction to food. It is simply amazing.

Trash Bag Tango
I cleaned out a drawer in my kitchen.

Meditation
15 minutes listening to the Moola Mantra

Ramblings
I realized this morning that I didn't have my son's reality store this week. It is next week. It's so funny because I have this huge dry erase board on my wall that I sectioned off into a weekly calendar. It has a spot for each person in the family for each day of the week. I am so good about keeping it up to date so that everyone knows what is going on. It is only as good as my calendar though. If I write the wrong date on the yearly calendar then I end up doing stuff like this. Hee hee. Oh well, no harm no foul.

My mom is coming tomorrow night to watch the kids so my husband and I can go out. It is so funny because we are both at a loss for what we should do. We can't go out to eat. I am not sure I am up to being in a movie theater with popcorn! One addiction at a time thank you very much. We can't go to a bar, it's freezing outside so we can't take a nice walk or anything. We really have no idea. Any suggestions?

Day 11

Photo by Chotda on Flickr

Juices, Supplements etc. in order of consumption

Bentonite and psyllium shake

1 quart Celery, Orange, Spinach

3 stalks celery, 4 oranges, 1/2 lb spinach

I really like the taste of this juice but I am wondering if it is too much sugar. I don't really know how to change it though. I will have to play around with it.

Celery, Romaine, green onion, basil, garlic, cucumber, tomato, hemp oil and kelp

4 stalks celery, 1 head romaine, 1 green onion, handful basil, 1 clove garlic, 1 cucumber, 4 oz tomato

I really enjoy the taste of this juice but it keeps separating and there are chunks of food in it. This is the only juice that this happens to. I don't get it.

Spinach, carrot, celery

7 stalks spinach, 4 oz carrots, 1/2 lb spinach

It was good for not having any fruit in it. It made my mouth burn a bit though.

Bok Choy, cucumber, pear, lemon, ginger

1/2 head bok choy, 1 cucumber, 1 pear, 1/2 lemon, small knob ginger

Yummy.

I decided not to post the water anymore. I will drink 1 quart of water every morning with lemon in it and I will drink a quart of water inbetween most of the juices.

Weight

Starting 173.5

Today 164.5

Sleep

7 hours

Exercise
Five Tibetans

10 min. on rebounder

15 min. house cleaning

Physically

I felt good today. I had a good amount of energy and my mind seemed a bit clearer. My stomach seems to be working better so that is completely exciting. I jumped on the rebounder while I watched the Oprah show I posted about earlier. I really like the rebounder. It warms me up too. Now when I get cold instead of wrapping up in a billion blankets I can just spend 5 min doing some fun jumping.

Detox

Coated tongue

Some low grade headaches today

Mucus buildup

Dry hands

Positive changes

I liked looking at myself in the mirror again today :o)

No body odor

Emotionally

Most of the day was really calm and I felt good. About 7:30 I had a huge rush of anger that came out and unfortunately was poured out onto my 15 year old son. Don't get me wrong, he deserved it but I have really been working on how I react to the kids by keeping my cool. I have been repeating "I release the need for conflict, I release the need for drama." over and over again and I even heard myself say it in the middle of my tirade.

For the past 3 days my son has been pushing my buttons and I have been doing really good not letting it affect me. Today, I couldn't do it anymore. I lost it. I am not proud of it. It came over me like a wave and rushed through my body. They say that when you are trying to make changes there will be tests that come up. I guess I failed the test.

I wonder if this detox is going to be bringing up more emotions for me. It will prove to be interesting since my main emotional issue has to do with anger. I have done a good job getting it under control as of late so hopefully this was just a little speed bump and I will be back on track.

It could just be living with teenagers. ;o)

Cravings
No cravings

Trash Bag Tango

I spent about 15 minutes cleaning a cabinet in my kitchen. I cleared out all kinds of crazy things that I haven't even looked at in ages. I set it all up for my mason jars with a little basket to hold all the lids. It looks so nice and feels so good.

Ramblings

So I have been thinking a lot about why I am having this emotional disconnect from my juice feast lately and it occurred to me that when I made the decision to do this I was having daily experiences with my inner self through meditation. Since starting the feast I haven't set aside the time for meditation like I used to. It seems that the juice feast takes a lot of actual time and mental time so I just wasn't making it a priority.

I realize that this must change. That I am a happier person when I am meditating (except for my anger episode today). So I will meditate for at least 15 min. each day. Now when I say meditate I don't necessarily mean that I will simply sit and meditate. Of course sometimes I will but I will also be listening to guided visualizations and my favorite the Moola Mantra. You can read about it on my other blog Michelle's Raw Adventure.

This is what I did today. I listened to the Moola Mantra for 30 min. and then spent another 15 min. in silent meditation. Oh, it felt so good. I really love the way I feel when I meditate. I was buzzing, and I mean buzzing. I could feel the energy surging through me. Love it!

The picture I posted today is in honor of the earlier post on clutter. I love, love, love the way those books look on the shelves, organized by color. How cool is that?

So, after saying I would post in the mornings from now on, I go ahead and post at night. Tomorrow morning I have to go to the high school and volunteer at my son's reality store. This is where the kids choose an occupation and spend the day trying to live on the wages. My son wants to be in law enforcement but he picked neurosurgeon for his occupation for the game. I asked him where the reality was. By the way, we both apologized to each other since I started this post so all is good.

Day 10

Photo by Move the Clouds on Flickr

Juices, Supplements etc. in order of consumption

Quart of Water with lemon

Bentonite and psyllium

Quart Swiss chard, bok choy, pear, lemon, cucumber, celery
1/2 bunch swiss chard, 2 stalks bok choy, 1 pear, 1/2 lemon, 1 cucumber, 4 stalks celery
Tasted nice.

Quart of water

Quart celery, orange, spinach
3 stalks celery, 4 oranges, 1/2 lb spinach
Yum!

Quart of water

Quart celery, spinach, apple, lemon, cucumber
5 stalks celery, 1/2 lb spinach, 1 apple, 1/2 lemon, 1 cucumber
Tasted good.

Quart of water

Quart of celery, lemon, romaine, cucumber
7 stalks celery, 1/2 lemon, 1 1/2 bunches romaine, 1 cucumber
This was not my favorite. It was a little too bitter. I could have gone with 1 bunch of romaine and it probably would have been better.

I have decided that I am going to have 1 juice a day that doesn't have any fruit in it. Then after a bit I will make it 2 and so on. I have to cut down on my sugar content and I think this will be a good way to make the necessary changes. I will get used to it.


Weight
Starting 173.5
Today 164.5

Sleep
7.5 hours

Exercise
Five Tibetans
1 hour of house cleaning, complete with window washing!

Physically
As you can see, I managed to consume all 4 quarts of juice again today. I was a little bloated throughout the day but not really that bad. I had the same underlying heartburn that is pretty slight. I am seriously wondering if it is the spirulina and/or chlorella that is upsetting my stomach. I was going to take it and then realized that I was feeling good and didn't want to jinx it so I skipped it and made it through the day great.

I had a lot more energy today and I used it to clean up the house. It felt good to get my body moving and to have a nice, clean area in my house.

Detox
Clear fluid filled bump on the bottom of my lip on the inside. It popped by the end of the day but I could still feel a small area that was raised.
Coated tongue
Underlying heartburn
Hands are dry

Positive changes
Smooth skin
I stopped using deodorant
My ears are a lot cleaner

Emotionally
I felt a lot more upbeat today. It is amazing how much the digestive system is linked to not only our physical well being but also our emotional. It is hard to feel upbeat when you aren't digesting food properly. When I think back over my life and how I felt I know a lot of it was tied to my digestion. It is amazing to me.

Cravings
None again. So weird.

Ramblings
So I feel like I am back in action. I am so glad about that.

We had a big snowstorm today and the kids were actually taken out of school half way through the day so they would be home before it hit. My 14 year old went out to snow board with his friends on the hill behind our house and he came back with a nice cut on his head. I took him to the emergency room where he got some staples to close it up.

He is such a cool kid. He came in like it was no big deal. He says, "mom, come here, I'm bleeding and it's a lot." He wasn't upset at all or freaked out and there was blood running all down his head and neck. After I looked at it and decided we needed to go to the ER he was so upset because he wanted to go back and land the trick he was trying to do! Once we got in to see the doc he barely flinched while they stapled him up. He did hold his mom's hand while they did it just to make me feel better. :o)

I have been making my juices as needed throughout the day. I started out making them all in the morning and decided that since I am home most of the time I might as well make them as I go. There are times that I will make up more than one juice. When I am going to be away from the house for a sporting event, party etc. I make sure to bring them with me.

There are positives and negatives to doing it this way. The positive is that it doesn't take me 1 1/2 hours to make my juice in the morning which can get tedious, the juice tastes so much better, I can make what I feel like drinking at that time - I am not stuck drinking something I don't really want, the juice has more nutrients in it, and the color is more vibrant and makes me happy.

The downside is that if something comes up like my son having to go to the ER, you have to stop and make a juice to bring with you, you have a bit more work because you are taking out the food and cleaning up more times. For me the positives far outweigh the negatives so I will keep doing it this way.

You should have seen the looks I got when I pulled out my big mason jar filled with vibrant green juice. It was so funny to watch people watching me while trying to be inconspicuous. Makes me smile.

Because of the snowstorm my colonic appointment was cancelled. I was so disappointed because I was really looking forward to getting some answers and some help and I couldn't get in for another week. So I will wait and fortunately it won't feel like such a long wait because I am feeling better! Yippee!

You may have noticed that I am posting at a different time. I have decided to post each morning about the previous day because it is easier for me with my family. I was feeling like I was spending too much time in here typing away and besides, by the end of the day I have had enough of the computer. So I think this will work really good for me during the week. We will see how the weekends go.

Day 9

Juices, Supplements etc. in order of consumption
1. 1 quart water with lemon

2. Bentonite and psyllium shake

3. Orange, grapefruit, spinach, chlorella, spirulina
4 oranges, 1/4 grapefruit, 1/2 lb spinach
This is quite tasty. I decided to add the grapefruit in a small amount because I don't like grapefruit. I used to really dislike celery and now I don't even taste it so I thought the same might be true of grapefruit. Taking it slow.

4. 1 quart water

5. Romaine, carrot, tomato, basil, garlic, celery, kelp, hemp oil
2 heads romaine, 4 oz. carrots, 4 oz tomato, handful basic, 1 clove garlic, 7 stalks of celery.
I love the way this tastes. It is so good.

6. Several quarts of water


Weight
Starting 173.5
Today 165.5

Sleep
7 hours

Exercise
Sun salutations
Five Tibetans
15 min. on rebounder

I am pretty proud of myself for all this exercise. It is really good for me who has been pretty sedentary since high school

Physically
Well, I had another rough day. Seems the stomach is just not cooperating with me. After my first juice I felt bloated and kind of yucky but not too bad. I couldn't eat anything until 2:00. Then I had the second juice and once again it sat in my stomach forever. I didn't feel like I could eat anything until 8:00 and then it was too late so I didn't eat anything else.

I have my appointment for my colonic scheduled for tomorrow so I am looking forward to getting some help with this challenge. I have to get a grip on it or I don't know what I will do. I am spending a great deal of time in bed because I feel so sick and tired. I drift off to sleep over and over again.

Now, I know this wasn't caused by the juice feast. I have had these kinds of problems before. They just don't last this long and because I am juicing I can't do my usual, eat a banana or some bread and help things along. I am sure if I stopped this fast and went back to eating SAD food my stomach would get better. Does that mean that is best for me? No! That is what got me here. It's just that there is this status quo that I am able to keep up when I eat like that. I have to break the pattern and that is exactly what I am doing with this feast.

I read this on Matt Monarch's Blog and I think it does a fantastic job explaining what I am talking about so I will post it here:

A drug addict, who snorts cocaine twice a day, becomes accustomed to his/her typical amount. If they cut back to once a day, withdrawal symptoms such as low energy, moodiness, and cravings for “a fix” will inevitably follow. This is not because their blood sugar went down. Do you see the inaccurate justification for what is really a system going through detox? With the help of a reliable alternative health practitioner, listen to your body and let it run its course for your healing.

I was reading on the Juice Feasting website about the liver and gallbladder. I can see that I have many, many of the symptoms of a weak liver and I know I have tons of gallstones. They wanted to take my gallbladder out and I refused.

You are supposed to begin the breakstone tea on day 30 to begin to break up and clear out gallstones. I wonder if I can begin early or do something to help the liver or if I just need to wait it out. I will see what the colon hydrotherapist has to say.

Detox
Coated tongue
Fatigue
Mucus after drinking lemon water and some juices
Underlying heartburn, bloating, indigestion

Emotional Symptoms
I think the above picture pretty much sums up the day. Just kind of blah. Nothing horrible, just blah. Since I have been spending so much time up in my bed and I can't seem to concentrate enough to read anything I have been watching a lot of TV. I think it makes it very easy to run away from any emotional problems that may be lurking around. I have a history with using the TV to soothe myself. Lately I haven't been watching it at all, not even Oprah which is the one thing I watch everyday. I know this is an escape but I guess when I am feeling so poor physically, I just need an emotional break.

Cravings
A craving to feel good. Does that count?

Ramblings
My husband used to have this habit of coming up to me and smelling behind my ear. He loved the scent I had and always said it was my pheromones. Well guess what, the smell is gone. He has been searching for it for days and all he can smell is celery! He hates celery! I told him he better start eating it so he gets used to it like I did and he can stand the way I smell :o)

I took my first bentonite and psyllium shake today. I was nervous that it was going to be horrible but it was no big deal. The taste wasn't great but it didn' t make me gag or anything. Hopefully this will speed my recovery along.

I love my rebounder. It is so great. I jumped on it while I watched this show on Veria about raw cooking. The show is called The Sweet Truth and the woman made 3 different desserts. They were pretty nut heavy but they had stevia and agave in them. It was weird though, at one point she was making these Blueberry Mousse Tortes that had 4 cups of cashews and she said she wanted to add something to increase the protein in the dish(?). She added whey protein powder! Is that even raw? or vegan? I am not sure because I have never used it.

Still, raw cooking on TV is great. I just got this new channel and I am excited to check it out. They have all kinds of interesting shows including yoga, aromatherapy, feng shui and more. Now that's good TV.

Photo by SkeletonKrew on Flickr

Day 8

Photo by BackatmyRanch/Lisa on Flickr

Juices, Supplements etc. in order of consumption

1. 1 quart water with lemon

2. Bok choy, swiss chard, apple, celery, mint, cucumber
1/2 large head bok choy, 2 large leaves swiss chard, 1 apple, 5 stalks celery, handful mint, 1/2 cucumber.
I was a little burnt out on the lemon from last night so I kept it simple this morning and this was very clean and enjoyable.

3. 1 quart water

4. Red Swiss chard, cucumber, blackberries, celery
1/2 bunch red Swiss chard, 1/2 cucumber, 6 oz blackberries, 5 stalks celery.
This was so much better without the lemon. Simple and good and I love the color.

5. 1 quart water

6. Spinach, apple, mint, cucumber, celery, cucumber
1/2 lb spinach, 1 apple, handful mint, 1/2 cucumber, 5 stalks celery.
Very clean and simple. That seems to be the juice theme for the day today.

7. 1 quart water

As you can see, I didn't get in the full 4 quarts today. My stomach just wouldn't cooperate.

Weight
Starting 173.5
Today 166.5

I went up a 1/2 pound. No biggie.

Sleep
6 3/4 hours

I know I see on other people's blogs that they are going on this amount of sleep and feeling great. I am not there yet. This is not enough sleep for me. The superbowl messed me up a bit.

Exercise
Five Tibetans
I know I said I was going to do the rebounder today but I didn't feel very good today so I didn't do it.

Physically
I woke up feeling rather blah today. I did my normal routine hoping it would get things moving but no luck. Later on in the day after my second juice it seemed that my stomach just wasn't working. The juice was stuck in there and making all kinds of noises. It didn't feel good and I went to bed. I kept drifting in and out of sleep. I was so tired.

Detox
Coated tongue
Underlying heartburn

Positive changes
I love my skin.

Emotionally
Feeling kind of blah today. Not bad but not good. I had a bout with poor me tonight while I was up in bed and my family was downstairs eating tacos. The smell wafted upstairs and I could hear them all laughing and having fun.

I was quick to snap out of it because this is exactly the kind of scenario I am trying to stop. So many times I have felt sick and end up separating myself from my family. I have missed so much with them. This juice feast is the beginning of the end of this pattern for me.

Cravings
I wanted tacos.

Ramblings
I don't really have much to say tonight. I just want to go to sleep. I know this doesn't make for a very interesting blog post. Sorry. I will feel better tomorrow.