Juicing Forum

I love reading of your progress quetxalli, and waiting for your write-up today
All of you are so inspiring.

Thanks Nichole. I made it through day 11 with my new manual masticating juicer. It really takes much more time to do it but I like working to get my juice.

In the morning I got to juice alfalfa and broccoli sprouts that I had been saving because I didn't want to waste them on my Breville, which doesn't do very well on leafy greens. A lot of juice came out of them and I was really happy. I am liking it so far. I am planning on using it only on my leafy greens because today when I used to make around 2 1\2 cups of green juice (kale, parsley, cucumber, 3 stalks celery, 1 gala apple, 1/2 lemon, ginger) it took me about 15 to 20 minutes. If I have the time, I don't mind but I don't think I will do it when I have to work.

Today I had one of the best juices so far. It was cantaloupe and strawberries! It was delicious, I highly recommend it. It had the sweetness of the cantaloupe but the strawberries added a bittersweet flavor that made it very special.

Day 13th.

Today was really hard. I've been thinking a lot about eating and just want to grab one of the fruits and bite it. A lot of people say that they don't crave food after a while but today at the supermarket, I wanted to buy a soup, a box of cereal or whatever! I don't know what is this I am going through because the beginning was so much easier. I guess it just depends on the person, and for some the first couple of days are harder than the rest, but not for me. I don't believe it is detoxification but it's more like hunger; at some point I felt lightheaded. I drank about 2.5 liters of water and around 2.2 liters of juice during the day, the usual, but something doesn't feel right. I was planning on starting an exercise routine tomorrow but I don't know how smart is that.

Got enough supplies for another 3-5 days of juice, just gotta keep on going. Day 15 is almost here.

Have a good night, everybody.

Thats really motivational... i'm gonna start my logs as well from tomorrow 😉 of course inspired by yours... keep it up!

Hello everyone,
Today is day 18 and I am really happy I've lasted this long. So far, I've lost 17 pounds!!!! The last five days I have been having a lot of cravings and for two days in a row I had a migraine but all is good now. I am about to juice for the day and head to work. I'm still keeping in mind the 20lbs short term goal, I can't believe I am almost there!

I really haven't gotten much support from family or friends but they have also kept all comments to themselves. They're not really on board with drastic change. Yesterday I felt like in a roller coaster of emotions. I don't like the instability but I guess is part of change.

I'll try to keep you posted.

Have a great day!

Quetxalli, Congrats on losing 17 pounds so far! It's sad that you're not getting the support you deserve from your family or your friends. Just remember that change for the better is in your best interest. Sometimes family and friends don't know what to say in situations like this or are too shy to talk about it. Either way, don't let it interfere with your juicing goals. You are doing so good! Keep it up and you'll be at that 20 pound lost mark in a day or so.

Mannyg, hope you get your juicer soon! Will be great to have you juicing with us!

Cherry, 20 pounds is a great goal. I'm sure you will hit it! It's best to get as much rest as you can while on the first few days of the juice fast. Your body is working overtime to cleanse so much rest is needed.