Well, after suffering through a rainy cold day working outside at the Eugene Saturday Market.....I was totally wiped out on Sunday and spent most of the day in bed. I had to make myself get up and make my juices for the day and then get back into bed to rest, read and recuperate. It was then that I started thinking that I might not be able to keep up with this juice feasting protocol. Last Sunday it was the same thing. I spent the whole day in bed.
So today being Day 21 I am seriously considering the need to end my Feast and congratulate myself for getting this far. I have dropped around 10# of weight and I was not heavy to begin with. I am going to meditate later to make sure I am doing the right thing for myself, but the idea right now of eating food is very very appealing to me. So while I didn't make it through to the 92 days.....I did do something good for myself and my body. I can love and appreciate myself for that huge accomplishment. The longest I have ever fasted before in my life was one day at a time!
I will report back on my feast breaking success and my ideas about my raw food lifestyle in a day or so.
I have no followers as of this point, but it feels good just to write this and get it off of my chest. I have been keeping a daily journal with all of my juices and combinations and skin brushing and bowel movements, etc. but I haven't had the time or energy to post every day with my job and my business and juicing and cleaning up 4 times or more a day.
I now have a new respect for food and nutrition beyond what I could have imagined had I not done this feast.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Day 15 - One Sixth of the Way Through
hello lovelies,
well i am still at it! i am managing to put away 4+ quarts of juice a day, 1-2 tablespoons of bee pollen, one tablespoon of hemp oil and one tablespoon of coconut oil. i have lost 5 pounds of weight so far and my stomach is almost flat......not bad for being 58! (i can't believe that number.....how did i come this far?) food is still very interesting to me i must admit (with the exception of any kind of junk food, candy, etc., that will never be interesting to me). the other night i was thinking about my mother's fried chicken that she used to make. just about any food item is interesting to me. unlike angela stokes-monarch.....who claimed to be perfectly happy with her drinks and wasn't interested in food at all!!!
the smells of todd's cooking really get to me.....he's been eating quinoia and amaranth lately with onions and squash mixed in and it looks mighty appetizing! i just notice my cravings and keep drinking my juice. ha! thank god for the bee pollen.....it helps with my cravings....except then i crave it as well. i am limiting my intake to the recommended amounts.
these days i make sure i have enough juice with me when i know that i am going to be gone for several hours. i also am now carrying spirulina powder and bee pollen with me at all times. that way if for some reason i got stranded without a juice to drink i could add in spirulina to water and get some nutritional goodness there too. i am going to also start carrying some "Adya Clarity" with me now too as it will purify any water that i happen to find available....even yucky tap water or stream water.
so i am feeling fine and fairly energetic these days. my sleep is good and i am wanting to "let go" of more of my possessions. it's all a process in that department as i have way too much stuff and i am not even that much of a consumer. it's just that people give me stuff and i don't say "no"! until next time....i remain, juicy fruit aka pamela
well i am still at it! i am managing to put away 4+ quarts of juice a day, 1-2 tablespoons of bee pollen, one tablespoon of hemp oil and one tablespoon of coconut oil. i have lost 5 pounds of weight so far and my stomach is almost flat......not bad for being 58! (i can't believe that number.....how did i come this far?) food is still very interesting to me i must admit (with the exception of any kind of junk food, candy, etc., that will never be interesting to me). the other night i was thinking about my mother's fried chicken that she used to make. just about any food item is interesting to me. unlike angela stokes-monarch.....who claimed to be perfectly happy with her drinks and wasn't interested in food at all!!!
the smells of todd's cooking really get to me.....he's been eating quinoia and amaranth lately with onions and squash mixed in and it looks mighty appetizing! i just notice my cravings and keep drinking my juice. ha! thank god for the bee pollen.....it helps with my cravings....except then i crave it as well. i am limiting my intake to the recommended amounts.
these days i make sure i have enough juice with me when i know that i am going to be gone for several hours. i also am now carrying spirulina powder and bee pollen with me at all times. that way if for some reason i got stranded without a juice to drink i could add in spirulina to water and get some nutritional goodness there too. i am going to also start carrying some "Adya Clarity" with me now too as it will purify any water that i happen to find available....even yucky tap water or stream water.
so i am feeling fine and fairly energetic these days. my sleep is good and i am wanting to "let go" of more of my possessions. it's all a process in that department as i have way too much stuff and i am not even that much of a consumer. it's just that people give me stuff and i don't say "no"! until next time....i remain, juicy fruit aka pamela
Monday, September 27, 2010
Day 7 Begins
i am on day 7 today of my juice feast. it is going pretty well. my only truly rough day was saturday when i did the saturday market. (i make and sell jewelry at the Saturday Market where i live in Eugene, Oregon). i brought two extra quarts of juice with me plus some lemon water and plain water, but i didn't have enough liquids for the heat of the day and i started to bonk and get a bad headache and get real spacey. i came home and juiced and drank water and later juiced again. i went to bed very early and was exhausted. other than that day my days have been pretty easy with this experience.
i am experimenting still with different juice combinations and making notes of the flavor and how light they feel on my palate. yesterday my husband wanted to go to the McKenzie River and jump in. we go to this spot along the river called "Nudie Rock" that has a beach and is very secluded. it was an overcast day yet still had fall warmth. he was a little irritated with me until i agreed to go there first on our outdoor adventure plans.
i decided to jump into the rapids naked as i knew it would be good for my body during the feast to be in fresh water. todd had gone first and i watched to make sure he survived the rapids and got out, plus i wanted to make sure he was watching as i made my journey. so i jumped in and oh my god was it cold!
i screamed twice on the ride and actually went under the water and had to swim to get to the top. i managed to get back to the surface and keep my head above water and swam to the end of the rapids and onto the shore. it was oh so refreshing and stimulating. i thought of going again! but contented myself with cleaning out a little pond by the area where we were sitting that had gotten clogged with sticks and leaves and debris until it was free flowing again. it felt so good for my body to be by this beautiful river, naked playing in the water, out in nature on a beautiful overcast day.
i am experimenting still with different juice combinations and making notes of the flavor and how light they feel on my palate. yesterday my husband wanted to go to the McKenzie River and jump in. we go to this spot along the river called "Nudie Rock" that has a beach and is very secluded. it was an overcast day yet still had fall warmth. he was a little irritated with me until i agreed to go there first on our outdoor adventure plans.
i decided to jump into the rapids naked as i knew it would be good for my body during the feast to be in fresh water. todd had gone first and i watched to make sure he survived the rapids and got out, plus i wanted to make sure he was watching as i made my journey. so i jumped in and oh my god was it cold!
i screamed twice on the ride and actually went under the water and had to swim to get to the top. i managed to get back to the surface and keep my head above water and swam to the end of the rapids and onto the shore. it was oh so refreshing and stimulating. i thought of going again! but contented myself with cleaning out a little pond by the area where we were sitting that had gotten clogged with sticks and leaves and debris until it was free flowing again. it felt so good for my body to be by this beautiful river, naked playing in the water, out in nature on a beautiful overcast day.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Day 4 of the Journey
Well, today my juicer broke (the interior basket). I contacted John at DiscountJuicers.com.....the sweet man that I purchased it from and he gave me the 800 number of the company and said he would be sure and make sure that they sent me a new one. I will have to wait until Monday as the company is in a different time zone. Luckily there is another basket with bigger holes that I can use in the mean time. I am having to strain the pulp out anyhow with a nut milk bag....so it's not a HUGE deal.....just a minor inconvenience.
Just now I noticed that the left sinus is sort of snotty! I am feeling like it wants to drain. Not much in the way of poop is happening either. I can't be that cleaned out YET! Although my tummy is getting flatter by the day. I forgot to weigh myself this a.m., but I don't want to get too concerned about that either....not trying to lose weight. I am doing this feast for internal cleansing and rejuvenation.
I had a delicious juice this afternoon: 2 Hogan Melons and 1 small yellow watermelon. I work on a farm two mornings a week and we still have some melons in the field that are just sitting there waiting for me.
I also had some bee pollen and hemp oil and one cascara sagrada capsule and one enzyme cap. Drank some water with lemon and another cup of lemon balm and spearmint tea. My energy is much better than yesterday. I actually am feeling much happier. I gave myself an hour or so to do a mandala for my mandala class. It was my Mandala for Intention. See "A Painter's Portal" blog for a pic!
Well, back to the work bench and soon some more JUICE. Happy day to All!
Love, Pamela Juicy Fruit
Just now I noticed that the left sinus is sort of snotty! I am feeling like it wants to drain. Not much in the way of poop is happening either. I can't be that cleaned out YET! Although my tummy is getting flatter by the day. I forgot to weigh myself this a.m., but I don't want to get too concerned about that either....not trying to lose weight. I am doing this feast for internal cleansing and rejuvenation.
I had a delicious juice this afternoon: 2 Hogan Melons and 1 small yellow watermelon. I work on a farm two mornings a week and we still have some melons in the field that are just sitting there waiting for me.
I also had some bee pollen and hemp oil and one cascara sagrada capsule and one enzyme cap. Drank some water with lemon and another cup of lemon balm and spearmint tea. My energy is much better than yesterday. I actually am feeling much happier. I gave myself an hour or so to do a mandala for my mandala class. It was my Mandala for Intention. See "A Painter's Portal" blog for a pic!
Well, back to the work bench and soon some more JUICE. Happy day to All!
Love, Pamela Juicy Fruit
Thursday, September 23, 2010
The Journey Begins - Juicy Fruit goes public
Day One:
I wrote this intention, signed and dated it:
It is my intention to complete this exciting journey of a 92 Day Juice FEAST for detoxification, cleansing out old waste, old ideas, old belief systems. I intend to tonify, rejuvenate and youthen my body during this fabulous feast. I have support and guidance without and within. I look forward to recording my daily intake and output, my thoughts, hopes and aspirations.
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