Today is day 11, which means I have completed the initial 10-day fasting period. Originally, Katie and I had planned to do a stepped plan where we did 10 days of juice fasting, followed by 10 days of juicing plus eating fruits and vegetables, followed by 10 days of mostly homemade soups and salads, and then back, for a total of 60 days. But then we decided to go for the whole 60-day juice fast.
At this point, attrition has set in. Upon beginning this fast, I did not reckon with the difficulty of ingesting so much liquid in a day. In order to get enough calories to prevent my body from going into starvation mode, I really need to drink six 16-ounce juices per day. That's almost a gallon of juice per day, plus water, which means I basically need to be drinking something at every moment. That's tough. And I end up feeling like I've got stuff sloshing around in my stomach all the time.
As a result, I'm struggling a bit. I'm a little tired of juice. This weekend was particularly difficult, as I just got kind of sick to my stomach when thinking about juice, so I just didn't drink it. That's not good.
But let me tell you more about this weekend. I made beef stew for Katie's grandfather. It smelled amazing. We went to her parents' house while they were having homemade meatballs and pasta for dinner. Grrr. We went to the movies, where the aroma of popcorn filled the air. Normally I'd have eaten a whole bucket. Then we went to a diner on Sunday afternoon — I love diner food.
In summary, it was a weekend custom-designed to test my resolve and make me hate my life. If someone had thrown in Chipotle and/or Five Guys, I'd be writing this post during a 300-foot free fall.
Dealing with temptation is one thing; I did manage to weather it. The problem is that I have tired of the juice, so I'm barely ingesting anything. As a result, my weight loss, paradoxically, has slowed to a crawl.
I am reminded of an old Abbott and Costello skit. Bud tries to set Lou up with a job as a stuntman, but tells him he has to lose weight by going on a diet. "You know what a diet is, don't you, Lou?" "Sure, that's when you can eat all you want of everything you don't like."
Well said, Lou.
Honeydew-I-have-to-drink-this?
1 honeydew, seeds and rind removed
1 small bunch fresh mint leaves
1/4 cucumber
2 Granny Smith apples
1 handful spinach
1. Juice it up.
2. Suck it down.
You can do it! Thanks for sharing your journey!
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