Day 17 of the 5 day fast, from the beginning of this fast, I was not sure how long I wanted to go this time around, although I was sure it would be longer than 5 days, and it is getting hard now to make the decision to stop fasting, even if it is only for a short break and then start a new fast, a Reboot as Joe calls it. I haven't had any cravings this time around, I remember the last 28 day fast i went on, I was craving eggs, so even when I pull the pin on this fast I will still be having at least 2 juices a day and one meal, and while at home I plan to have the meal in the middle of the day so that I am ending my days with a fresh green juice. Ever since I became Sugar Free I have done a lot of cooking and that is the one thing I don't do when we are Fasting, so today I made Spanakopita Triangles for Andrew, as he loves them and I love making them, there is something quiet therapeutic about the whole process, so many things have changed in this house hold in the last 3 years. When I first read David Gillespie's "Sweet Poison" book, I was on a mission to get sugar out of my diet, and I started with the pantry which was full of processed foods, now when I shop I don't buy processed foods, I don't even buy a loaf of bread anymore, I shop the perimeter only venturing into an aisle or two, to grab some nuts and toilet paper, I feel proud that my trolley is always chocked full of fresh fruit and Veg, and more Veg than fruit of course, I still watch my sugar intake, as every diabetic should, and I wear the "Sugar Nazi" name like a badge of honor, although since I started juicing I haven't been preaching so much on the evils of Sugar even though my conviction is non wavering, but instead I have been trying to get everyone interested in juicing the Vegetables, it is hard to explain how really good your insides feel when you are just flooding the system with pure nutrition, and as I say, you start small, one day at a time, introduce a veg juice into your daily diet, using veg that you know that you like, if you eat lettuce, celery, cucumber, beetroot, carrots, cabbage... then juice it add a lemon to balance the taste and you will soon be craving the juice and your body will start to thank you by healing itself and losing some weight as well, it is a win win situation, might not be "the magic bullet" but it is very darn close! You may not be overweight or have a major illness, but everyone could do with pumping their bodies with nutrients I am a little saddened that my daughter who was having 2 veg juices per day has weaned herself off the juices, mainly because she wont have mum (me) there to make them for her when she goes back to Uni, and even though I sympathize with her, knowing how hard it will be to keep up the healthy eating habits, I disagree with the weaning off, I would instead make the most of getting as much goodness into my body as I could, this is where I see the glass as half full and she sees the glass half empty, we all see things differently. I have started to read Jason Vales book "The Juice Master" I will do a review on the book when I have finished it, his mantra is the same as Joe Cross's in that he was sick and fat and he juiced his way to health and slim, they can't all be wrong, I am on the journey too and for the first time in a very long time I can see a light at the end of the tunnel, I will give you a heads up when I am arriving.
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Wendy MeersI am a mother of two grown daughters, 3 beautiful grand-babies. Retired freelance Web Designer and a Sugar Free - Juicing Crusader& Keto supporter Archives
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