Please refer to my Day 1 post http://sassaraynes.tumblr.com/post/23397382949/juice-fast-day-1 for information on what this is….
Alright, so the juice fast is finally over, I want me a god damn Red Robin bacon cheese burger now! The fast was definitely an experience, and I would highly recommend it to anyone. Even if you’re already in shape, this is a great way to reset your body and just feel physically better. Although I will not continue the fast, I do plan on continuing to eat more vegetables and fruits. Increasing that part of my diet has helped greatly and I’m sure it will continue to help me.
A list of side effects that my boyfriend or I experienced:
-extreme fatigue (try not to do anything that requires excessive energy)
-headaches
-hunger
-using the restroom A LOT more than usual
-irritability (this comes with hunger and fatigue)
-constant sleepiness
Here’s a list of mixed fruits and vegetables that won’t taste horrible when you mix them:
- Broccoli, bananas, and apples
- Mango, peaches, strawberries, and bananas
- Oranges, bananas, tomatoes, apples, and strawberries
Honestly we didn’t get too crazy on trying different mixes and stuck with what we knew would taste good. I can say DO NOT mix in a lot of spinach with anything, it really dominates the other tastes. And this is the end, I may try again in a couple months, but for now, I’m just going to work on improving my food intake and try to exercise more. Any questions? Just ask! Need support? I’m here if you need it!
Please refer to my Day 1 post http://sassaraynes.tumblr.com/post/23397382949/juice-fast-day-1 for information on what this is….
Sweet Jesus, only one more day left and then I can eat whatever I want… though I probably shouldn’t gorge myself on food… Well yesterday wasn’t bad, went rather fast because I didn’t do anything all day, in fact I can barely remember yesterday, I just know I slept in late and was up til 3 am watching scooby doo. Today wasn’t bad either, went to Territory Days which wasn’t all that fun, and was nothing but being out in the heat with smelly air and lots of walking. At least I got some good exercise. I’m past the point of noticing hunger, and I’m just REALLY tired all the time. It will be nice to have energy and feel like doing stuff and being active. I am feeling physically better which is a bonus. I don’t know if I’ve lost any weight though, I doubt it, but I will know by the end of tomorrow when I weigh myself again and compare it to the weight I took before starting. Tomorrow is my last day, I will post a review of the over-all experience with a list of side-effects I felt, and a bonus list of good fruits and vegetables to mix together for something that doesn’t taste bland!
My fingers DO hurt, been sewing me some plushie bodies all damn night. One more body to go then I can begin with their heads!
Please refer to my Day 1 post http://sassaraynes.tumblr.com/post/23397382949/juice-fast-day-1 for information on what this is….
Woke up rather early today (11am IS early for me) and went and took a nice gentle swim at my apartment’s pool(which just opened up.) I then went back to my apartment, showered, blended me some fruit and then made the horrible decision to watch Cake Boss. It wasn’t long that I regretted this decision, yet could not pull myself away from it. I have a very large sweet tooth, and although my intentions were to learn and get ideas for my new job, this completely failed and ended up being eye candy, or well… eye cake. That’s when the cravings and “starvation” really kicked in and I would have given anything for a delicious butter cream cake or angel cake or ANY CAKE! Anyways, I don’t think the desire for large amounts of junk food, and the cravings will ever go away for this fast, and I have to learn to just deal with it, just 3 more days, 3 more god damned days. Physically, I still feel hunger, and am EXTREMELY tired, not fatigue or weakened as much as just tired all the time. I’m assuming this is an effect of the juice fast, because I usually do not sleep 14 hours straight and then still need 4 hour naps twice a day… At least sleeping helps pass the time and I don’t have those cravings? Right? WRONG, I’ve been actually DREAMING about food. Tacobell, cake, ice cream, bacon cheese burgers, I wake up and I want to cry. Just 3 more days….
Please refer to my Day 1 post http://sassaraynes.tumblr.com/post/23397382949/juice-fast-day-1 for information on what this is….
So I caved today and had 2 diet cokes. I just REALLY wanted one and the craving got the best of me, I am ashamed of course. I ended up getting really angry with my boyfriend who tried to stop me and already being irritable, I got mad at him and yelled. I really need to pull myself together and try to finish this honestly. This fast is extremely difficult for me more than him, this is because I have a long history of eating disorders. I was anorexic and bulimic in high school, after under going treatment, I ended up stable for awhile, though having been living on my own, I have fallen back to a non-named eating disorder, where I starve myself and then binge on a giant unhealthy meal, (but don’t throw up.) With my anorexia in high school when I was getting treatment my mom was constantly on my ass, she would stand and watch me eat and then prevent me from using the restroom for an hour after eating. This was extremely irritating at the time, especially since eating disorders are about control, and getting treatment resulted in people taking away my control. So a lot of my anger today appeared as a result of feeling like my boyfriend was controlling what I could and couldn’t eat, and I got mad. So yeah, this fast has been difficult for me because of the control factor and that I’m not used to controlling my food this way. I plan on keeping to try with the 10 days, and even after, I still want to continue with the fast, but without the limitations of other food and drink intake. I think actively drinking fruits throughout the day will help my metabolism, and eating vegetables to snack on will help me become more healthy and not harm my body like I was before. Binging is not good for me, and it’s not helped with my weight, with continuing the fast, my body will hopefully stop gaining so much weight and become easier to obtain. Just 4 more days and then I hopefully won’t feel so constricted.
Ok, if I had this when my mom was trying to potty train me, I would have definitely been done learning the first time. I mean, just look at him! He is having a god damn blast taking a shit. I think all parents should get this for their kid, it will definitely make them want to go to the bathroom with Elmo…. wait… creepy…. NO IT’S STILL FUCKING AWESOME! lol
(Source: sesamestreet)
Please refer to my Day 1 post http://sassaraynes.tumblr.com/post/23397382949/juice-fast-day-1 for information on what this is….
I completely spaced on posting yesterday, I ended up passing out, lol. So yesterday was the first day where not having shit tons of calories for my body to burn, became extremely apparent. Woke up and went to a meeting at 8am till 10am, had to ask to be able to do yard work at 1 instead of 11 so I could go home and nap. I was really tired and drained. Went to do yard work at 1, and it was EXTREMELY difficult. This fast is NOT for people who are extremely active or exercise while on it. On top of extreme fatigue, I was continuously blacking out and having a very difficult time standing up and getting the work done. My boyfriend was a dumb ass insistent on pushing himself, he was blacking out, along with needing to vomit. It didn’t help that it was 90 degrees out either. So yeah, we got the work done, but it was barely obtainable. After that I went home and passed out, woke up around 7, watched some TV and passed out again til this morning.
This morning I had a job interview, which I got the job! yay! And I spent most my day out with the interview, getting a drug test, having my car’s oil change and tires replaced. Because of all this commotion I only had a glass of fruits this morning, and came home and gorged myself on vegetables and more fruits. I have to say though that I did not feel weak today, so I really do believe that the hard labor and not having the proper calories in my body from yesterday deffianetely did it’s damage to me. I feel EXHAUSTED, and still not past the point of wanting a god damn burger and diet coke! I hope that the next 5 days goes by fast, or at least my cravings go away. Either way, I’m going to be taking the next 5 days very lightly and not do so much labor.
Please refer to my Day 1 post http://sassaraynes.tumblr.com/post/23397382949/juice-fast-day-1 for information on what this is….
I want food, REAL food! Well fruits and vegetables are real food, but I want something that isn’t blended, has lots of flavor, and fills me up! I’m hungry! This is going to be a long long long next 7 days. I’m very tempted to say screw it and go get me a damn cheese burger. How anyone can eat this way is beyond me. So on top of hunger, I am feeling tired all the time, fatigue and having headaches. Which, when chilling at home, is no big deal. But tomorrow I get the joy of waking up at 7 am to attend a meeting from 8am to 10am AND then I get the joy of going out in 90 degree weather and doing yard work. I am going to be a HUGE BITCH tomorrow. I feel bad for my boyfriend who will be doing yard work with me. He’s already had to deal with my attitude of previous yard work, now with hunger, headaches, and tiredness, it’s going to be 10 times worse. Or maybe the world will get lucky and I’ll go numb and just be silently fuming tomorrow…. God what I would give for a fucking meal.
Please refer to my Day 1 post http://sassaraynes.tumblr.com/post/23397382949/juice-fast-day-1 for information on what this is….
Ok, day 2, and I’m starting to feel the hunger. My boyfriend, who is also doing this with me is experiencing headaches on top of the hunger(which is a common side-effect.) Other than hunger and fighting off cravings, I have yet to see any real change or other effects. Upon reading before though, changes won’t be noticed until about the 10th day. If this goes well for me I’m going to try another 10 days of fasting after the first 10. Let’s hope I can do this! I REALLY want a Diet Coke right now….
