Monthly One Day Juice Fast

I’m planning ot do my first One Day fruit fast this week. Really looking forward it as stocking up fruit and carrots!

My husband and I tried this last weekend. I felt great afterwards but during the actual detox we both got horrendous headaches. I would say that, if you can stand the headache, juice detox’s are worth it.

I haven’t actually done a fast since August, then I had a month of 100% raw in September 2006, I’ve since not felt inclined to solely eat/drink juices once a month, however I may start a one day detox every New Moon and if so I may include it on my 43t.

I did an August one day juice fast, but by the end of the day I was feeling unwell, so ate a few nuts, only to vomit half an hour later. The next morning I had a dreadful detox headache, I decided there and then to cut caffiene out of my life. THis has helped tremendously! September was my month of raw. It went pretty well, but since the August juice day I haven’t felt like doing it again.

I forgot to report in on the June fast but it was right before I had to travel, so things were a bit hectic.

July fast was last week on the 25th, I managed to drink juices and smoothies all day with the most ‘solid’ food being a piece of watermelon. It was a really good day, I woke up next morning with a detox headache though.

My favourite juice of the day was evening meal, I blended up a ripe avocado in the food processor, then juiced a whole bag of fresh watercress, half a cucumber and a stick of celery and then blended the juices with the avocado. It could almost pass itself off as a sweet smoothie! I sipped it slowly from a large brandy glass :)

The next morning I weighed a pound and a half less. Not bad as I had gained 3 lbs! I seem to have put it back on again thanks to an indulgent weekend :o

by today morning, i had lost all desire to consume anything appart from liquids.
I must admit, there were times yesterday when it wasn’t easy- like when my sister started eating marshmallows infront of me…

im going at it today!!

prepared myself by buying orange carott, tomato, apple, and cranberry juice. I also made a rhubarb drink- tastes awesome and is very refreshing- highly recomend it. Let me know if you want the recipe.

So, so far so good! I should get through the day fine- it’s just my sister and I tonight, so I’ll make her a little something that doesn’t arouse my apetite too much. Pasta maybe.

I’ve done this before, I don’t see why I’m pushing it ahead of me… Any way, today I started out, then arround one I decided because all I have left is Aplle Juice I should go shopping and try another day. And so, I had a steak. Great, you sucker, I thought the moment I had taken a bite. I’ll try again soon. And I’ll make sure there’s no steak in the house :).

I was travelling on the 27th so juicing was a bad idea, however I did mostly juice on the 26th and then ate a light evening meal. I felt good during the juicing part of the day, all buzzy again from the pineapple and mango etc. Can’t really say this continued as for half the holiday I ate chips!
Ho hum :)

I’m juicing today, so far so good. Had an orange and banana smoothie for breakfast which was about 300 cals, for lunch I decided to have a broccoli soup but I cooked it from scratch with no stock (it was a little bland even with lots of fresh ground black pepper so I added a small bit of lo-salt) made from raw broccoli and red onion, a little EVOO and some fresh bay leaves. Was only about 160 cals for two bowlfuls but it really filled me, I’ll have a juice for a snack in a while if I start to feel unwell.
Anyway it has been great so far, I’m going to stroll out and meet my brother and have an herbal tea an catch up on how things are in his world.
See ya later!