I decided to just give you all a summary of my fast instead of a daily rundown, since most days were the same.
I fasted for 5 days; drinking only green smoothies (smoothies with green leafy veggies) and/or fresh fruit and vegetable juice, then I ate raw food for another 5 days.
Green smoothies are delicious, I understand they my not look that appetizing, but they can be seriously delicious. Additionally adding nutrient dense foods like kale or spinach to your fruit smoothie greatly increases the nutrition of it, and honestly you can't taste the difference.
Here are some great recipes for green smoothies I tried:
"Red"iculious
4 carrots, 1/2 beet, 1 apple, 1 pear, and a piece of ginger juiced
Then I blended it with 1 mango, 1 kiwi, and a little pineapple.
Add a the juice from half a lime and ENJOY!
Yum Berry
Blend 1 banana, a handful of strawberries, and a handful of kale with juice from one orange (about a cup).
Yum!!
I utilized Jamba Juices smoothies for some of my meals and my favorites from there were: Apples and Greens and Berry upBeet. Those are two of their fruit and veggie blends. So good!
My favorite additions to smoothies and juices were ginger, mint, and lime juice. They added wonderful flavor and kept me from getting bored with my liquid diet.
Raw Food:
I didn't get very creative with the raw food this time around. I just mostly ate salads and smoothies. If you want to read more on my previous experience with a raw food diet, click here.
I thought the toughest part of not eating was going to be just that, not eating. I found it actually easier not to have to plan meals or fret about what I was going to eat. Other insights, were that I was going to the bathroom #1 more frequently and #2 hardly ever. I had a colonic the last day of my fast and learned that I should not have expected much coming out, since there was so little going in. I do know that some people experience great cleansing during their fasts. I guess it varies from person to person.
Overall, the fast accomplished what I wanted. I increased my pH making it much harder for any kind of disease to happen in my body, I lost 10 lbs, I felt great, and I proved to myself that I could do it. I also found a new love for juicing and will be incorporating this healthy practice into my life on a more regular basis.
I fasted for 5 days; drinking only green smoothies (smoothies with green leafy veggies) and/or fresh fruit and vegetable juice, then I ate raw food for another 5 days.
Green smoothies are delicious, I understand they my not look that appetizing, but they can be seriously delicious. Additionally adding nutrient dense foods like kale or spinach to your fruit smoothie greatly increases the nutrition of it, and honestly you can't taste the difference.
Here are some great recipes for green smoothies I tried:
"Red"iculious
4 carrots, 1/2 beet, 1 apple, 1 pear, and a piece of ginger juiced
Then I blended it with 1 mango, 1 kiwi, and a little pineapple.
Add a the juice from half a lime and ENJOY!
Yum Berry
Blend 1 banana, a handful of strawberries, and a handful of kale with juice from one orange (about a cup).
Yum!!
I utilized Jamba Juices smoothies for some of my meals and my favorites from there were: Apples and Greens and Berry upBeet. Those are two of their fruit and veggie blends. So good!
My favorite additions to smoothies and juices were ginger, mint, and lime juice. They added wonderful flavor and kept me from getting bored with my liquid diet.
Raw Food:
I didn't get very creative with the raw food this time around. I just mostly ate salads and smoothies. If you want to read more on my previous experience with a raw food diet, click here.
I thought the toughest part of not eating was going to be just that, not eating. I found it actually easier not to have to plan meals or fret about what I was going to eat. Other insights, were that I was going to the bathroom #1 more frequently and #2 hardly ever. I had a colonic the last day of my fast and learned that I should not have expected much coming out, since there was so little going in. I do know that some people experience great cleansing during their fasts. I guess it varies from person to person.
Overall, the fast accomplished what I wanted. I increased my pH making it much harder for any kind of disease to happen in my body, I lost 10 lbs, I felt great, and I proved to myself that I could do it. I also found a new love for juicing and will be incorporating this healthy practice into my life on a more regular basis.
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Wow, Marissa!I really admire your resilience! I must admit that smoothies sound so much better than the master cleanse! i suppose i cant do this fast while i am breastfeeding, huh?
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