day four
This is my first post at the end of day four. It has been two years since my last detox. I have never completed a juice fast succesfully before so i am curious to see what this is like. I have done the master cleanse a bunch of times in the past, for 10, 14 and once for 40 days. I love the master cleanse because it is so simple. Make lemonade again and again- dont have to think about it. I thought perhaps the juice fast would be easier due to the variations in ingredients but i am finding that all the preparation and combining of things makes me a bit nervous and overwhelmed.
Yesterday I woke up feeling really energized and gave six massages and then received a really powerful essential oil massage (the raindrop with young living oils for detoxing) at the end of the day. This morning i figured i would feel good- but i must be moving toxins cuz i felt kind of tired and pensive all day.
I have to prepare food for my kids all day long and now they are on srping break so i really have to make every meal for them (they are 6 and 8 yrs old). Its hard at times to be so close to the food and not just pop a bite into my mouth as i am an habitual grazer i discovered.
I am not very good at keeping track of what i am juicing or how much i am drinking. sitting down and finishing a quart at once rarely feels possible. Mostly my problem is that the juice is rarely pallatable and sometimes i feel nauseous while i am drinking it. I think i need to make simpler combinations.
I have been soing a lot of spinache, romaine, cellery, cucumber, carrot juice with apple or orange to make it taste a little better. I tried to make a non sweet garlic green juice last night and made the mistake of juicing too much garlic and almost threw up. Wont be making that mistake again.
I love my veggies and mostly live on salads but i cant seem to get myself to drink streight greens without gagging. I wonder if anyone else has this issue? I am really not wanting to do too much sugar. I dont want to mess with highs and lows of blood sugar levels. I had the water of two coconuts today- i had to use a hammer and knife to get a hole in them. i forgot how to cut them open properly! th coconut was the best thing i have had so far- but again i am worried about sugar content.
i dont thinki im coming close to a quart of fruit juice since its mixed with everything else. but i would love some ideas as to how to make the savory juices taste better.
hope everyone is doing well!
- Hey Amanda,
Hyacinth here, it was great talking with you today. I am glad that you have found a juice formula that you like. If you are still feeling nauseous try pear or stick with the apple with the greens as it could be the orange greens combination that is making you feel that way.
Personally I find that I feel a little nauseous if I drink carrot/orange juice combination. Try more simple combos and see how you feel.
Coconut water is delicious. If you are concerned about the sugar then add some green superfood powder to the coco water, it tastes really good, depending on which one you use. I use Re-Vita-Phi from Elements for Life and also David Wolfe's Sun is Shining.
I open my cocos by holding the coconut in my left hand and using a cleaver and chopping with the tip of the knife point nearest the handle into the coconut. So one chop, turning the coconut making another chop until I have made a circle. You can just pry open the 'lid' that you have made. It may not be the safest way or some people but it works better for me.
Drinking Vegetable juices does take some time to get used to. If you want to cut the taste of greens then adding half a lemon will help. Pineapple, Apples and Pears, Bee Pollen and some Carrot (if you can tolerate) will add a naturally sweet taste to your juices.
You can try this recipe:
1/2 Pineapple
1 bunch of leafy green
1 cucumber
1/2 bunch celery
cilantro
1/2 peeled lime
Hope this helps
Hyacinth
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