6th day of fitness, 7th day of vegan, wheatless, sugarless diet, 9th day sober!

Helllooooo!
Today I feel GREAT! I have energy, my skin is clearing up, my attitude is positive, and I even think I lost some fat! Yayayayayayayaaa!I think yesterday was a rough day for me mentally so I chose not to blog, but let me tell you it was a HOT day and after running and circuit training outdoors I thought I would surely wither. However to my surprise I was blown away by this huge wave of energy. Unlike anything I have felt naturally. I folded 4 loads of laundry for four people and put away. I did the dishes, bleach the sink, swept the whole house and cleaned the floors, I also cleaned the mirror, sink, toilet, and floors in the bathroom. Took out all the garbage and made sure Grammy and Mikey ate lunch. Is this normal for me? Not exactly. Yes I clean, everyday. Not like this though! I figured I might as well get all that out of the way so that I would not have to worry about it this weekend while fasting.

Something that I'm not looking forward to while fasting is not exercising, I think though I will try to get out and walk daily. Fresh air, getting the blood moving, and all that. Starting the day after my fast I will continue where I left off. I'm once again very excited about fitness, I just needed a solid week of it to remind me of how wonderfully it does my body, mind, and spirit!

So during my research on fasting I have learned that before cleansing other organs that the colon must be first, for many reasons. I've also learned that in order to cleanse the colon I will need to add to my juice pysillium and bentonite. This will ensure my bowels will be a moving! Unfortunately one of the websites I visited explained that when a cleansing of the colonic nature takes place that inorganic wastes that have been trapped inside you will be coming out. Then it showed pictures of peoples waste who were cleansing their colons. Aye aye aye I wish I never had seen that! Why don't they put a individual link warning you before looking so that you have a choice in the matter!?!?!! Anyhow I'm scarred for life from those pics however I'm glad I know that this is normal and I won't freak out if anything remotely similar comes out of me. OY! Mentally I've been preparing myself to somehow make it through these 5 days on liquids alone! I've have read others blogs who say they loose a lot of weight during the process, others get headaches and fell starved, others can do it for 28 days. I'm no wimp....I'm a 700 lb Siberian Tiger. I'm in control not the food! Also I want to clear out my insides. Do some house cleaning. Clean slate yada yada. I want to show myself who is truly rowing my boat. It certainly can not be all of the outside influences.....it's who is on the inside!


Ok as far as the menu goes, I've read many different things about juice fasts and most agree to NO CITRUS except for a few drops of lemon to cut the bitterness of the greens. Carrot and apples also provide that. For breakfast and lunch will be 8-12oz of juice. Dinner will be veggie or miso broth with nori. I know I will be craving something more savory. All day long I will be rotating water/juice drinking in addition to the breakfast and lunch juices. Twice a day I will add the combo of pysillium, bentonite, flax for fiber and cleansing. So to keep things as simple as I can my juices will pretty much have similar ingredients.Also everything will be in season, organic, and purchased locally from the farmers market.

1st day:
B~Carrot-Apple-Ginger
L~Carrot-Apple-Green bean
D~Veggie/Miso broth w/nori
2nd day:
B~Apple-Lemon-Kale
L~Carrot-Apple-Ginger-Spinach
D~Veggie/Miso broth w/nori
3rd day:
B~Carrot-Apple-Spinach
L~Apple-Lemon-Kale-Ginger
D~Veggie/Miso broth w/nori
4th day:
B~Apple-Kale-Collard-Carrot-Ginger
L~Carrot-Apple-Green Bean-Ginger
D~Veggie/Miso broth w/nori
5th day
B~Carrot-Apple-Spinach-Ginger
L~Kale-Collard-Apple-Carrot
D~Veggie/Miso broth w/nori

During the fast I will figure out the best meal plan for the days fallowing the fast to go as easy on my system as possible and to be safe an respectful towards my body after the process of healing and cleansing. I also would like to integrate yogic breathing or meditation in to this mix. though my attempt at it last week was so lame I thought that maybe if I tried it out doors that would help so I will give it a shot tonight if I have the time if not during the fast.

So far all the challenges combined has made it very easy for me to keep my mind off drinking! Yayayaya for that! Everything together is how it is all being held together...like a cluster of goodness. I'm nervous and excited to start the fast....I have felt many hunger pangs this week, using them to try to imagine what these 5 days will be like. We shall find out! Peace and Love!