Update on May 5th, 2009

WHOA!!

I guess I dropped off the face of the planet in "Blog-World" since the beginning of May. I have a lot of pictures to show you and lost of information and updates. So, here goes - in order since Saturday morning...

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I seriously did not care for myself on Saturday. This means that I did not juice enough or drink enough water and the repercussions were HARSH. Somewhere very late or very early Sunday morning I realized this. I considered getting up at 3am to juice but I didn't.

Sunday, I was officially dehydrated. This is not good. I had the chills ALL day and couldn't get warm. I was weak and listless and I tried to sleep most of the day. All I wanted was Miso soup which told me that I was very, very, very low on salt. So, I went to the store Sunday night and got Miso soup. I figured that my tummy could handle it and it did. I drank three packages and called it a night.

I did have more than Miso on Monday but I can't exactly remember what else that I had now but I have pictures to help me recall everything! :)

So, one of the BIG things to watch for when juicing is if you suddenly stop following all the protocols to maintain your health while juicing - which I did - so I decided to stop my juice-FEAST.

Stopping the FEAST means that you are still technically JUICING a lot!

The first 2 days they recommend juicing plus having 8 oz of dried prunes that have been soaked overnight. You are supposed to drink the juice and eat the prunes. Hopefully, it 5-6 hours you will have a bowel movement. I don't often eat prunes but I like them. I had FOUR and drank some juice. Here is the picture and it doesn't look very nice.... :l

I say POO POO to the PRUNE PROTOCOL!!!! Ugh.
I felt like I was carrying a basketball around in my tummy. So, a definite vote of NO for prunes to break the fast and NO prunes today!

I will have to use these beautiful prunes to makes some awesome pate of sorts for a raw desert. I think that I will freeze them...


Today, I juiced!
This pretty green juice is (1) bunch celery, (2) cucumbers, (1) green apple and (1) lemon. :)

Right now I am EATING a bowl of fruit!
I am so happy! The strawberries are AWESOME.
The picture is a bit "blown" out, bummer cause it was really pretty...here it is anyway...

It is strawberries, watermelon, honeydew with a squeeze of lime on top. Mint would be wonderful mixed in but it was pouring down rain while I was making this and I didn't feel like getting wet. :)

The protocol for day 3 & 4 of breaking the juice-FEAST is to juice and have fruit. I moved that to start on day 2 because of my bad prune reaction. I hope to have a good reaction with eating the yummy fruit! I will let you know tomorrow. :)

My next post, upcoming in minutes, is of pictures that I have taken over the last several days with recipes. Please enjoy!!

Also, I will keep blogging about what I am eating. I have heard from many that they are juicing a little bit and/or thinking of having a healthier diet! This is awesome!! :) You are what you eat.

Have an awesome afternoon from a gal that is feeling WAY more herself, p :-)