Whoa, there goes the wagon!

Yesterday was a rough day. I made a quart of fruit/greens juice and left the house at 9, but didn't return until 10pm. I had a quarter cup of soup, same of apple crisp for lunch. What? I MADE it, had to taste it. And it was delicious. But the sugar rush afterwards was intense, and painful. That night, sitting in foster parenting training, I was absolutely starving, tired and light-headed. By the time I was home, I wasn't hungry, but I was tired, and then I couldn't get to sleep, for hours. Lame. I woke up hungry, made a veggie juice, tried to make it delicious like the avocado-infused one I made the other day, and it was UNdrinkable. So, I dumped it, and turned to some bean and rice chips and one of my small home-made energy bars. To be honest, I think I'm just thirsty. But, I made a bad decision and gorged on chips instead. Now I'm sipping my spearmint sun tea and feeling...a little better???

Okay, weird effect I have noticed while juicing...my teeth are absolutely COVERED in nastiness by late afternoon. I'm not sure why, it's definitely not something I notice on a normal day, and I have little ideas as to what causes it. I did lots of Google searches on the "juice fasting fuzzy teeth" phenomenon, and it turns out, I am not alone in this experience. Who knows what causes it, I hypothesize the fact that solid food is not rubbing against my teeth may have a small impact, and also they "say" that film on your tongue is a sign of detoxing. I hope my breath isn't atrocious as well, as they say this is also a common side-effect. Note to self, carry a toothbrush and toothpaste with you if you won't be home for 12+ hours. Here's a great video blog I found while searching: Day 7, Skinny Jeans, Brushing teeth and Elimination

Because I couldn't sleep last night, I slept in this morning, which was kind of a bummer. I feel like I lost hours today, and THEN all that work to juice and I definitely poured it down the drain and ate solid food. But after all the Google searches and reading the experiences of others, I am once again committed to sticking with this, albeit with my occasional solid food bouts. Besides, tomorrow being Saturday, I am picking up two Bountiful Baskets, one organic and one conventional. Plus, Joseph is really wanting to do it with me, he is just struggling with the addiction to munching, and fearing he won't be able to cut it. For me, I have one reached for the cashews, or eaten an avocado with a spoon, just to push through the urge to eat. And I don't beat myself up for it, because I'm still doing a good job overall. Today with the chips, yeah, not as cool, but since I know I was really just thirsty, I'm hydrating and much better. 

In other good news, I'm down to 141.6. I'm mortified to be posting my weight for the world to read, but I am proud to say that that's at least 3 lbs down from pre-fast weight. For 4 days, I'd say not too shabby! It definitely helps to encourage me to keep going. And, since there is some less tasteful details of juicing they speak of, aka gas, diarrhea, etc., for me things have continued on their normal routine, normal elimination, not particularly gassy. I wonder if that's because my normal diet is high in fresh fruits and veggies already, so it's not a particularly shocking experience for my system.

Back to the sleep thing, which I found particularly frustrating last night, the books and blogs talk about feeling energized and needing less sleep while on the juice fast. I didn't feel particularly rested this morning, and I've felt kind of lazy and low energy today, but this is new. The last two days or so have felt awesome. I'm thinking because I was gone so long yesterday and really only made one quart of juice, which I didn't finish, this is primarily why I felt so poorly last night and today. I will make better efforts to make more juices throughout the day and keep my  body nourished. 

Going forward, I am excited for more produce tomorrow and to gain a partner in my journey! Cheers!