Juice Cleanse: Days 3 to 7
Posted: March 12, 2012 Filed under: Experiment, Food 4 Comments »Day 3
- juice: carrot + asparagus + palmetto + banana + strawberries + apples + cucumber + eensy teensy bit of ginger
- (I made this batch sweeter because I wanted to make a chocolate green shake with carob powder and chocolate extract. XP tried it with a little bit and it tasted funny)
- orange
- lots of seaweed + sunflower seeds + spirluna + homemade dressing
I went to the cafeteria with my hallmates after the intramural volleyball game to hang out. I picked up some overly cooked vegetables and ate a little but I threw the rest away because I knew that they were overly processed and wouldn’t help me out with my detox. If I’m going to detox for 10 days, I at least want to do it well.
I haven’t had any hunger pains but something inside of me has been gnawing at my throat, telling me to eat. I usually just nibble on my seaweed. I’m going to the grocery store tomorrow and I’ll definitely be getting some lettuce too. My dad is going to visit on Sunday so he’ll bring a me a butt-ton load of produce. I didn’t think to weigh myself at the beginning of this experiment but I can tell that I’ve dropped a couple of pounds. A friend commented yesterday that my skin looked like it was glowing though I couldn’t really see a difference. I pooped 3 times on day 2 and 1-2 times during day 3. I’ve been visiting the bathroom a lot because I’ve been drinking so much. I’m not sure how much this correlates but I’m having a hard time emotionally today. But that does happen every so often with my lifestyle and classes here. I stared at my friend’s Jewish cookies and pretended to eat them. It’s probably a combination of factors. Perhaps because I can’t use food as a clutch anymore, emotional issues are also starting to float to the suffice. I finished all of the juice I made and I don’t have enough vegetables to make juice for tomorrow… I might just entirely fast until tomorrow night.
Day 4
- avocado
- banana
- apple
- grapefruit
- seaweed + sunflower seeds + homemade dressing
No juice. Didn’t have the appropriate amount of produce left. Biked to Whole Foods and bought $36 worth of groceries. I bought enough hoping to have it last for the rest of the fast along with knowing my dad is getting me some berries and avocados when he comes on day 6. I make my juice the night before each day because I don’t have time to do it during the morning. I juiced at night for day 5 and took a couple of sips.
Produce is surprisingly cheap. Seriously. When I bought the produce for day 1 I was expecting it to cost a fortune for the large amount and variety of produce I had picked. But it only cost $25. It would’ve taken me a very long time to finish if I just normally ate it. Buying the processed cereals and snacks is what’s expensive.
Joined the yoga and pilates II class* (much more challenging than yoga and pilots 1), wandered around outside, played in a park with children, and then played wii just dance, sports resort, and glee karaoke for 4 hours with my friends. My eardrums have never heard such botched singing. But, it was beautiful. I fell asleep while watching hairspray and conked out until 1 pm on Saturday morning! What an extraneous day!
*I ended up going to the registrar and adding it to my schedule
Day 5
- Juice: carrot + asparagus + apples + cucumber + tomato + grapefruit
- 2 slices of tomato (courtesy of my friend’s hamburger)
- Avocado
- Small apple
- Today’s juice is deliciouso.
Day 6
- No Juice
- Small apple
- Avocado
- seaweed + sunflower seeds + homemade dressing
Day 7
Juiced at 7 pm
- carrot + avocado (doesn’t juice well) + asparagus + celery + cucumber + tomato + apple + pomegranate + berries (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries)
- Small Apple
- Half of an Avocado
- 2 bowls of lettuce + spriluna + homemade dressing (more “pure” now, changed to lemon + raw apple cider vinegar + honey)
- bowl of berries
Harder because I didn’t eat/ drink until 7 pm. I thought too much about food/my body. I EFT tapped on it and felt significantly better about myself/food. My partner is thinking about extending the juice fast because she’s really been enjoying it lately. I went out and celebrated the an Indian Holiday. I went to a campus event where we all ran around and threw different colored powders at each other. It was pretty fun. I wore a tight white t-shirt which was a failed tie dye earlier during the year. I’ve lost some weight on this cleanse and the t-shirt wouldn’t have comfortably fit me otherwise. I also went outside to read and soak up some sunshine today.
“Because I can’t use food as a clutch anymore, emotional issues are also starting to float to the surface.” – very astute, Leslie. I’m always impressed by your level of self-awareness.
For the next 6 months I have unwrap and then re-wrap rubber-bands around my teeth every time I eat. I’ve limited meals to certain times of the day to avoid the hassle. The experience has been similar to your own juice cleanse because I feel that gnaw at my throat to eat something, even when I don’t have hunger pains. It really is tied to your emotions at a subconscious level. Do you feel stronger or more clear-headed as the days progress?
Ahhh, a LOT of suppressed emotions floated to the surface during this time, I ended up missing class on day 9 I think because everything became so overwhelming. I’ll definitely give a more in-depth entry, probably during spring break. I remember when I wore my retainer regularly, I ended up limiting snacking because I couldn’t deal with the hassle of taking it out every time I ate. You’ve had that same gnawing at the throat? interesting..
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