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.
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