welcome to week two of the juicefeast, my juicy friends.so, what progress have you made in the past week? i got on the scales this morning and i'm delighted to tell you that i've lost a whopping 9 pounds! i know some of that disappeared yesterday, during the colonic, not to put too fine a point on it, and also my digestive system is now devoid of decomposing solids. but even so, i'm very pleased.
i got through the initial detox well, without too much discomfort and although i'm sure there'll be more to come later on in the show the first few days are always the worst. although i've been at home this week i have been fairly busy and have still managed to keep up. i'll see how juicing and doing an 8 hour day works. i'm going to have to get up early, that's for sure. but hey, so far, so good. the energy high will kick in soon and help me fit in all the extra time commitments.
what else? i haven't been plagued, as some others have, with gas and/or an upset tummy. there were a couple of days of feeling very, very cold. uncomfortably so, but they have now passed.
you know, on the detox front it's been fairly uneventful, and i'm happy with that.
lessons learned
i know i'm not getting enough juice. could certainly add more greens and i should probably drink more water. i don't measure my water intake, i just drink when i remember or i'm thirsty. i will start to measure my water to make sure i'm getting enough.
i ran my first ever race today. it was a 5k (3.2 miles) my time was slower than i had hoped when i decided to sign up for it 6 weeks ago and you'll know from earlier posts that the last couple of times i've run i've gone at a slower pace and still had to quit half way. so... today at least i finished. it did come at a cost, though. i had a banana smoothie (as juicefeast-friendly as i could make it, with a banana, maple syrup, pollen and maca. tasty!) to give me enough energy to get round the course. it hit my stomach hard but it did the job, so yes, it was a hiccup in the progress i've made on the juicefeast but i also believe it was the right thing to do for the situation. the race was tough but i still managed a fairly good sprint finish - as you can see in the (open sarky tag) uberglam (close sarky tag) photo. that's YummyHubby running alongside and coaching me wonderfully and supportively all the way. and he let me finish first ;)
today i had:
lemon-msm water
banana-pollen-maple syrup-maca smoothie
celery-collard-bell pepper-leek-tomato-carrot-apple juice
orange-carrot-apple juice
carrot-pear juice
carrot-cucumber-tomato-orange-apple juice
lemon-msm water
banana-pollen-maple syrup-maca smoothie
celery-collard-bell pepper-leek-tomato-carrot-apple juice
orange-carrot-apple juice
carrot-pear juice
carrot-cucumber-tomato-orange-apple juice
