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Hello! I am a 29 year old girl in the military and I have a goal of dropping from 160 to 135.

I'm hoping I'll reach my goal by the beginning of November but I'm not going to give myself a time limit. I plan on just listening to my body to decide when it's ready to transition back to solids. ( I wouldn't mind being at 145. it's healthy with a little "extra". haha)

I started today with a mix of Spinach, Carrots, Celery and an apple. So far so good!

Hopefully i will be able to succesfully get through the detox portion without caving!

Thanks, BrianS!

I had tried this juicing goal last week but i always caved under pressure when it came to cravings for solids (especially chocolate! And.. just my luck... there is an office with a bowl full of free assorted chocolates! D:

I'm proud to report that I have successfully triumped over Day 1! I am really starting to feel the detox (lack of energy and an overall queezy feeling) so I just did a brisk walk outdoors. It was actually very refreshing!

Thank you very much JustOnJuice!! you are great at enpowering people! and I know I'm going to need to call upon that!

Today is going great. I'm experiancing cravings, but they aren't over bearing. I was feeling rather icky this morning but i'm feeling pretty good this afternoon!

Do you do anything to help you stay on the straight and narrow of Juicing? I was listening to a science podcast and they were talking about a woman who had an addiction to cigarettes. She was able to quite cold turkey by promising her friend (a fellow human rights activist) that she would give the KKK $1,000 if she picked up another cigarette. And this method worked very well for her. Associating something you like with another thing you absolutely detest helps you to avoid it... even if you reaaaallly want it (like chocolate). So I plan on doing something along these lines to reinforce my mental determination.

I'm going to a slumber party tomorrow evening, complete with pizza, drinks and Lord knows what else.... 😮

I'm going to be strong! I will take mason jars of juice with me in a little backpack and store them in the fridge. GO JUICE!!!!!

Kiwi, I've never had trouble staying on the fast. It's always been once I commit to it, I just do it. A lot of that comes into play before I even start. Once you set your mind to it and tell yourself your going to do it, it's easy to follow through instead of disappointing yourself.

Let me know how the soups turn out. I've had many good experiences with turning a juice into a soup. Good luck at the slumber party. Have a lot of fun!

Congrats on sticking it through Kiwi! I'm glad you are doing well. The weight will soon fly off and you'll be feeling fantastic!

I agree, that Banana Pie juice is really really good! I'm glad you enjoy it!

Don't let the soups get you down. Try them again in moderation. There's a post in the recipes section of the forum with some good recipes to try. Start there and see how things go. Leave out the onion and garlic and try it that way. Feel free to add some pepper and a little hot sauce to spice it up a bit. Enjoy!

Kiwi, you may look into straining the juice through a fine sieve or cheesecloth if you are getting too much pulp. A small amount wont hurt but if you are having regular hard bowel movements at day 7 then you are having too much and should strain the pulp out of the juice.