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Good morning Day 17- and I feel much better this morning. Had my juice last night and made it through. Today I get through another luncheon. Just saw the video of the lady who survived the tornado in Oklahoma and was missing her dog and he came out during the interview-made me cry. On this juice fast, emotions are so raw sometimes but love feeling and not clouding my being with toxic substances. Feel so much more alive-"Remember that the most powerful motivation is spiritual motivation, so expose yourelf to the spiritual." Have a great day!

Is it OK to juice frozen vegetables?

Hey there, Day 18 and feel great. I have an incredible amount of stress at work right now and am so happy I am able to deal with it without unhealthy, crappy food. I do feel more alive, present, strong and able. It feels great. My son texted me tonight,"I could juice forever" cause he is feeling the same. So glad I began this. I fit in pants I didn't fit in for awhile, lots of compliments and feel good about my health most of all. Going to keep on going, no timeline for me just health...when I am done I will probably eat raw and still juice, this is a lifestyle change for me and I am worth it-

LOL I am on Day 20! As I mentioned before I am losing track of days. I can hardly believe it myself. Yesterday was a tough day at work and I have to admit last night for a brief moment I thought of breaking the fast and told myself I had done well and I could go off for a few days and come back on and I know I can do that...but I would have just been giving in to old ways. It wasn't about the fast, it was about the emotions of the day and what I used to do when I had a tough day, reward myself with excess food that wasn't healthy. What I really needed was sleep because it was an intense week and I was emotionally drained and that is just what I did. I slept early and woke up and weighed and I was down. Part of it lack of sleep does not help with weight loss. So I am glad I followed through. Yes I can stop but I love how I feel inside, I love my pants being loose all over and I love the energy I have to sustain through difficult situations and more to come on Monday, so I have to be ready. So time for the treadmill, unfortunately I have to work again this morning on a day I would prefer to be home but hey I have a paycheck and home when many others do not and I do love my job. So here I go, warm water, lemon, treadmill, juice and off I go. Hope you all are sticking with it, it is worth it. "Remember Edison's remark: 'If we did all the things we are capable of doing we would literally astonish ourselves' Astonish yourself!" Have a great day!!!

Good morning-sometimes I am tempted to stop and eat some real food and then the thought escapes me, thank goodness. I will stop when I am ready. Today I had a great workout, have been doing 30 minutes on treadmill, but today I went out on the street and did about half hour, walking, a little jogging and then came back, rested a bit and did 40 minutes on treadmill. It felt great. My pants are getting looser everyday. Drinking my juice now although I have to admit I was hungry about 10 minutes after I finished. Just got invited to lunch with a friend I haven't seen for awhile. Going to have soup at this restaurant and possibly a salad, hey have to do what I can...but I will be right back on it tonight. We'll see if I get called out. Have to admit today I thought of eating bacon and eggs, haven't had meat since September-random thought- sounds good, just love that bacon smell but hey I prefer the way I feel, it's that Sunday morning old buffet thought or cooking for everyone that crossed my mind...it will pass and I do not want to sabotage how great I feel. Going into the pool in a bit for a quick swim, did that yesterday also. Glad the weather is cooperating. Well better get going before I get a call for at least 30 minutes in pool. Thanks for all the support. Happy Sunday!

Donny, I have not reached my goal. My goal was to go 30-60 days, more like 60 days. But now I am rethinking it some and may stop at 30 days and start slowly introducing food. I have been watching lots of documentaries and saw the engine 2 food plan. I am thinking that if I get off the juice I will eat the foodplan on there. I already bought the book Sunday but I still have quite a bit of weight to lose. Tomorrow morning I am going for my metabolic results with my doctor. I will discuss the results with her and then about a week later I have an appointment with my specialist in regards to IBS. I told them both I was doing the juice fast. I feel sooo much better but I will wait to see what the results show. Even if I follow that food plan I will still juice every so many days. Maybe you can help me figure out how that would work, would I eat for a few days and then juice or juice two meals and add one. I love juicing, it gives me so much energy and is so easy. Hey Jesus went 40 days so I think I am okay. I made some fresh delicious juice this morning for my hubby and me. He is not into vegetables at all so I keep trying to sneak it in juice when I can. He hardly eats fruit although likes it so now I am making him many fresh juices. My son is doing great also, has no intention of stopping now. My goal is to lose 100 pounds. I will let you know how much weight I have lost since I started eliminating meat in September and the amount I have lost since juice fast. From there I will determine how many more pounds I need to lose.. The weight loss is the bonus, the health benefit is the gift- Energy, no sore legs unless I work out-Ha, the clean feeling inside and out, the mental state and the realization that you can take care of yourself around so much processed fast food and the knowledge you learn as you embark on this journey to wellness. I thank you for having this site... I could have probably done it somewhere, maybe Joe Cross's site but I like that this site is so friendly, personal and you are so great at encouragement. Thanks Donnie, just spent about 2 hours in the pool today, giving my knee a rest from yesterday. Let me know your thoughts- "Think health, practice health, pray health." Health my ultimate goal!!!

Corpusmae, when you decide to start going back on solids it's best to slowly introduce them into your system. The way that best worked for me was to include a dinner meal consisting of just the fruits and veggies that I juiced. That worked very well for me. I wasn't really introducing any new foods into my system, just those that I were already juicing. After a week of doing that I was ready to start eating just about anything I wanted. But you still have to be cautious of your health and what you eat.

Quetxalli, you will lose muscle mass but not enough to be all muscle-less. You're body will get rid of weight where it deems most appropriate to lose it. Anytime you lose weight you risk losing muscle mass. That usually isn't a problem unless your a body builder or mass builder. You'll still lose fat, and more fat than muscle during your juice fast. Hope this helps

I'm on my 24th day and still juicing. I don't worry about how long to continue juicing at this point. I just focus on how many days I have completed and how I feel and of course the weight loss. I have lost 12 lbs and feel that is a little under what most are losing. We are all unique so I will take the loss and be happy. I do wonder if I am doing everything possible to lose the weight. I only juice, but I have eaten 1 slice of cucumber one day and another day ate 5 natural prunes and another night I ate 1 almond. I would like to hear comments whether you feel that could jeapordize the momentum. Would love to hear from you!!!

Corpusmae, that's an excellent dr. visit! Congrats! Juice one day at a time, and you're right about dropping those unhealthy thoughts. Keep on juicing and juice till you reach your goals!

Congrats!!!! 4 dress sizes wow!!

You'll still continue to juice and add food into your diet. It's really the best way to go while ensuring your body is still getting all the vitamins and nutrients it's been used to while on the fast. Keep on Juicing!

That's great to hear Nichole! We look forward to having you juice with us. 20 pounds is a very reasonable goal. I'll be here if you need any help or have any questions. Glad to have you here!

i have really been inspired by JOJ, CC and all the rest..i amm looking forward to the 3days Juice fast which commences on 10th June and take it from there as i am planning to extend it to 10days..........i will keep the forum posted....

Good morning everyone! WooHoo Goldie 30 days, will be there tomorrow! Irene and Nichole so glad to have you aboard, it is definitely worth it. I feel incredible and right now my shorts are hanging on. The greatest thing is the ability to know you are stronger than you think. This forum has helped me tremendously, keep sharing, it keeps you going, the ups and the downs. Another thing educate yourself and learn why you are on this journey-your mindset will change from I can't have this ( processed, refined foods) to I can have this but I choose not to ( because they make me lethargic, bloated and they are chemicals that are created that are not good for my body). I keep reading and watching documentaries that help me, love Hungry for Change, Forks over Knives, Eat to Live Book, Engine 2 book, The End of Overeating (book) that describes what the food industry does to market and addict you to all that sugar, salt and fat. It changes your mindset. And all change is a matter of mindset...this I have learned slowly since September. I've always battled food but finally I understand why and I can take the reins back. Focus on your vision- if it's health, then see what has held you back ( run through your unhealthy rituals-heard this on Anthony Robbins, then create new rituals to replace those). This forum is one of my rituals, my lemon water in the morning is one of my rituals, cutting up my fruits and veggies is another ritual, drinking my juice another ritual, reading instead of eating another ritual...and it has all brought me to here and my life is so much better. I do not spend time obsessing oh I wish I could have this, I make a decision on what is best for me and this is so much different. This has proved to me as my son said, "that I am stronger than I think" and I believe that now. Saturday I began training for a climb I am going to do in North Carolina this summer, I did Diamond Head in March and did not believe I could even make that when in Feb. I could only climb 5 steps without being out of breath. Back in February it was I can't, I can't, I can't...and still doubted myself on the climb day in March but was determined to complete it all because I told my staff I was. I made it through aches, pain, and when I got done I rewarded myself with 2 donuts(lovely LOL). This past Saturday my hubby and I went to the stadium and climbed 222 stairs up and back with several breaks to get ready for the 400+ stairs that await me in July. I encouraged him on this time instead of the other way around, then I came home and went swimming. Yesterday my legs were like jelly at work but hey I didn't reward myself with all the cookies at the school event, I didn't give up and say, now I need to reward myself, no I continued with my different focus, different rituals, different mindset and I love it. When I got dressed yesterday morning, my husband said, "You look great." and I knew it was so. People are asking, "what's your secret?" when I tell them some of them don't want that answer but it is what it is. I am truly grateful for this site, for Joe Cross who inspired me to do something I never thought I could do but especially for my son who encourages me and led me to a different food experience when I thought he was judging us all with his vegetarian lifestyle. So hang in there and tomorrow I will share a book that really made an impact on me this weekend and had to read all the way through. You can do this!!!"When uncontrolled your mind can be very damaging to you, but when controlled it can develop unlimited power." Go forth, one juice at a time and be free!" Love you guys!