So I woke up this morning feeling completely awesome and 9.6 pounds down. 9.6. Holy crap. Literally. Hahaa, gross. But seriously! All the junk I’ve been carrying around in my body, I’ve blasted out in a week and all I really had to do was resist my cravings. Sure it’s tough going over to a friend’s house and watching them eat a delicious creamy pork and white sauce dinner (last night).. but then again that’s one night of one week that really feels like it hasn’t been that hard.
Sure I had to plan ahead, buy a bunch of food, read a bunch online, talk with trusted friends, gather recipes, track my progress, etc, then of course actually take the time to juice everything… so it’s not like it’s nothing. It’s definitely something. It definitely takes conscious effort. I’m just saying in my experience, it hasn’t been that hard to stick to. I was mentally prepared going in, thinking it was going to be torture, and I’m coming out the other end pleasantly educated and inspired. It’s kind of like skydiving for new tandem students that have been dragged there by their boyfriend or girlfriend… they think it’s going to be a nightmare, and then when they actually survive, they’re blown away and their whole world opens up to new possibility. That’s me. I’m a new tandem student, stoked she lived, and now all jazzed up by AFF. (For you non-skydivers, I’ll happily explain this metaphor, just ask me. 
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Now, it hasn’t all been roses either. Yesterday I mentioned in my post how I’m no doctor. And I’m not. I didn’t consult one before doing this, and that thought got the better of me a little bit last night. A fear came up in me a little bit saying, “oh man, what if I haven’t actually done this right and right now I’m poisoning my body or something else totally terrible and dangerous?” I mean, I’ve read a bunch of stuff, watched the documentaries, talked with friends who have done this, and still, because it was truly an unknown to me in terms of actual experience, I got nervous. So, instead of letting my fear domino into major freak-out, I went back to my literature and texted a knowledgeable friend to confirm that I’d been doing the right things all week, and as such, was perfectly ok. I did and I was. The only thing I read that I hadn’t done was an enema once a day. I hadn’t been doing that. So, without getting into the gory details, suffice it to say, I drove to Walgreens, came home, took care of business, successfully pulled myself back from the ledge, and went back to feeling awesome.
Something also worth sharing I think, is that this week has been a very restful week for me overall. I’ve been really listening to my body, going to bed earlier than I normally do, getting solid sleep this whole time. I honestly, hardly ever do that being all hopped up on Red Bull and my own enthusiasm every day. Think definitely a key part of this whole thing, is making sure you have the ability to rest a little more than normal. Not like you have to be a complete hermit, but having an easier week when you do this, I’d bet is a good thing.
Right on! I can’t believe today is the last day! Crazy! Now I have to figure out how I’m going to taper myself back onto solid foods the next three days… we’ll see how that whole thing works. Trying to squeeze out all the information and learning I can outta this thing, for all of us. Totally juicing the whole experience. Ok, that was bad, but whatever. Hahaha… love you guys!! 
Delicious juice I made last night, keeping the other half for this morning. Used a lot of spinach this time, jammed it into the juicing tube twice. Wanted to make sure the vegetable count was still high. Still yummy. A green juice fo sho.
A few of the delicious teas I've had this week. I did the water with lemon half the time (oddly tasty and satisfying), and tea other times.
Not like you have to be a complete hermit, but having an easier week when you do this, I’d bet is a good thing.
I think you’ll be surprised how well you can keep the juicing in your diet once you get back on solid stuff. Barry and I never did the whole fast, but we’ve been juicing for about two months and we do it every day with (or for) breakfast, and before I got hurt, I’d bring one with me for lunch. I think we’ll probably do the whole fast at some point. Where did you find your spirulina? Did you ever find a successful way to add that or the nutritional yeast without throwing up?
Obviously you killed it. Keep it up – juicing rocks!
Unfortunately I never did find a way to put it in juices without it tasting terrible, so what I did instead was blasted through it in a smaller bit of juice and took sips of that and swallowed it like I would say, a jello shot.. doing my best not to taste it, and getting it down in a quick gulp. Yup. Maybe I’ll end up acquiring a taste for it. Hope so, dang!! Oh and I found both at a ProVitamins store here in Casa Grande.
Melanie, I am REALLY jazzed about your success and want to do this!!! I shouldn’t have a problem with ANY of the veges as I LOVE just about every vege known to man (except eggplant and ocra). And fruit, well I could live on it if it had all the nutrition I need. A few questions, if you don’t mind. I’ve read all your posts about the juicing, and it appears you were taking the spirulina as a protien supplement, correct? The spinach, however, has tons of protien so why the need for spirulina? Also, since beans are a great source of protien, any reason you weren’t throwing in hand fulls of garbanzoes or black beans or kidney beans into the mix? (I actually haven’t researched this a bit but you have truely inspired me to do it so if these questions seem inappropriate or inept, please take my lack of knowledge into consideration). Any idea as to how often you could do this (a week just juicing)? Thanks in advance!!!!! Blue Skies!!
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Hi Mary! No worries on the questions! I’m still learning for sure, and to be honest, I really wasn’t sure how much protein I was getting each day, so I made sure to have some supplement form of it everyday just to be sure. I would guess you could do it other ways too like you suggest, I’m just not sure. I would have to research more to have a better understanding of beans and what they would add and if they would work on the “juicing” regimen. So I guess that’s what I’d suggest you do for that, maybe google it and see what you find. And I’d love to hear!!
So glad you’re inspired to do this for yourself too!! 
Mel, Did the research on beans and overall a bad idea RAW. Cooking makes them ‘safe’, but they lose much of the nutrition.
Mary, I’m so glad you looked it up, and thank you for sharing! Now we both know. Look forward to hearing how your full experience goes. Go girl!!