Today is Day 5 of 10 of our juice fast, and it seems to be going much smoother for me than some of the other detox/cleansing/reboot diets we’ve tried.
Everything I’ve seen or read from other people doing a juice fast, they’ve all said that the first few days are the worst, and I’d say that’s true for me. Even on Day 4, I was feeling a little bit low on energy. This morning, Day 5, I woke up and I could tell immediately that I was feeling better, my energy levels were higher, and I felt good.
Day 1 was the worst. I said I wasn’t giving up coffee on this thing, but I tried to avoid it anyway, so for most of the day I had a massive headache. By late afternoon, I gave in and had a cup, which took the edge off the headache. I had another cup at night, and was feeling mostly normal.
Day 2 was a little better. I didn’t even try to avoid coffee. I had some juice for breakfast, and then about 20 minutes had some coffee. And then a few more cups throughout the day, and one at night.
Day 3 was a mixed bag. I felt groggy, sluggish, tired. Didn’t have a caffeine headache, even though I only had two cups the entire day. One in the morning, and one in the evening, after dinner.
On Day 4, I could tell I was on the upswing. I felt better. For some reason, I was more aware of the muscles in my arms. Don’t ask me why, but it was like “Oh hey, I remember you guys”. I meant to make some coffee at some point during the day, but I forgot, and didn’t have any. But I didn’t miss it either. (This does not mean I’m giving up coffee.)
Today is Day 5. This was the first morning where I woke up feeling normal, the way I felt before starting the fast. I don’t have a headache (but will still have coffee), don’t feel sluggish, or anything usual. The first 3 nights were kind of restless (which probably contributed to my feeling groggy), but last night was a solid night’s rest. I’m not sure if that’s because of the juice, or the lack of coffee in the evening or at night, or a combination of the two. So, tonight, I’m going to make sure to have a coffee about the time I usually would, and see how that works out.
Now, here’s something I noticed by Day 2. I’ve always had this pain on the top of left foot. I’ve had it for years. It’s achy and feels tight in the morning until I’ve walked around on it a bit. The day after we started this, and every day since, that ache is still there, but greatly reduced. I can still tell it’s there, but it doesn’t hurt to walk on it first thing in the morning.
And, now for some coffee!
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I think what I like about you being the one to choose the cleansing diet is that you’re less whiny about what we are eating/drinking. Also, you’ve stuck with it. Not once have you said “OK, I’ve had enough. Lets’s move on to food food”. I’m proud of you.
Aw, thanks! I’m really looking forward to next Thursday though!
I’m proud of both of you. My friend at work and I have decided to borrow a juicer and have a big juice fest at my house. We’ll juice for a week. I hope she still wants to do it. Because this is just something that I see as more fun/easier with a partner for support.
I’m thankful for your updates and seriously…guys. You have two days left.
and you say you never finish anything. cluck cluck cluck.
Spoilers.