Today is day 8 of 'My Big Fat Juice Cleanse'. It is also my birthday. Juice cleansing during a birthday is no easy task. I thought long and hard about how to handle special occasions. The thing is, when you have been cleansing as long as I have, you can't just stop and eat cake. Well, actually you can...but oh boy, are you going to wish you didn't. A juice cleanse must be broken carefully. Easing back into eating slowly, and cautiously. If it is done right, your body will thank you, if not...you're gonna have a fight on your hands.
Therefore, my decision to stick to the cleanse was made. Besides, I've been at this for eight days now and don't want to screw up. Juicers will say things like, 'I'm eating sooo clean, I could never eat junk again'. Well...I'm not that kind of juicer. I know myself too well to be lulled into the belief that my eating will be completely transformed by this cleanse. I do intend to do my best to eat a healthier way, but lets face it...I'm the girl that drinks a $38 bottle of wine, then eats raw hot dogs. I know what I'm doing for my body is transforming my health, and I will do what I can to keep it up. So, no to birthday cake, no to anniversary dinner this month, no to whatever else comes my way to distract me from my plan.
Short term pain for big time gain...or something like that. Btw, weighed my self today. I have lost 8.4 lbs in the first week...so there's some motivation for ya!!
Here is me eating my words, or should I say drinking my words. Last night, Mom & I watched Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead - damn it makes you think. I wanted to think that this juice cleanse was nothing more than another weight loss gimmick but that's not the case. All day today, everytime I went to decide on what to eat, I was haunted by reality of; do I really want that, is it good for me, how is it feeding my body - damn you Joe Cross & Leeann Abruzzi.
ReplyDeleteSo, I'm going to drink the juice (kool-aid) - my commitment 5 days. I downloaded Joe's 5 Day Juice Plan - I start tomorrow - Saturday, January 11 which is good because today I can't seem to enjoy anything that I"m eating. I'll keep you posted.
Yay!!! 5 days is perfect. You will be so glad you did it, you're going to feel amazing. Use the recipes from his web site, they're great.
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