Day 4 - Slept like babies last night - Had there been an Earthquake I would have slept right through it! Bruce even commented on how good he is feeling.It was a great day overall - I didn't make enough juice for myself (yesterday I had to much ) We went to BJ's Wholesale and bought more greens. I've purchased at Golden Harvest, Market Basket and now BJ's (going to do a comparison of their prices, will post it here when I get it done). The Greens are really INEXPENSIVE, but I'm surprised how little juice, say Kale and Spinach create, and am wondering if I'm suppose to be getting more juice out of these greens than I am.
After shopping, rather than going straight home, believe it or not we went to Olive Garden and had a quick Ceasers Salad (without any croutons, cheese or sardines and no dressing) with hot tea and water, then caught an early movie. (Saw Red Tail - Highly recommend it). Well, now I understand why they recommend laying low when you are doing this "Reboot" - Bruce and I are sitting in the dark theater, it's quiet, and our stomachs were rumbling and while I usually stay put in the theater and can wait until the movie is over to use the bathroom. ... Need I say more.. And the Olive Garden part of the evening was actually funny - to be sitting there basically eating lettuce and not even being tempted by the smells that were all around us! Had some excellent decaffeinated tea - It was Tetley Orange and Peach! Oh I could drink that all day!
Came home and got to preparing juice for tomorrow (back to the 48 ounces for each of us). Now just relaxing with Bruce and doing my little log!
Oh, I came across an article that someone posted on the fat, sick & nearly dead facebook page The Different Juice Fasting Stages of Detoxification. You can go to the link or I've reposted it here - hopefully since I'm including the link I won't get in trouble!
I'm going to sign off now, but it was another amazing day of feeling good - Day 8 Not Smoking and reconnecting with myself & Bruce through this process. I'm Loving It!
Here's the post on Different Juice Fasting Stages of Detoxification if you want to read it now.
Fasting Detoxification Stages
Here is an overview of the detoxification stages during a juice fast. The time periods are a general estimation.
Stage 1 (Day 1 To Day 2)
On the first day of fasting, the blood sugar level drops below 70 mg/dl. To restore the blood to the normal glucose level, liver glycogen is converted to glucose and released into the blood. This reserve is enough for half a day. The body then reduces the basal metabolic rate (BMR). The rate of internal chemical activity in resting tissue is lowered to conserve energy. The heart slows and blood pressure is reduced. Glycogen is pulled from the muscle causing some weakness. The first wave of cleansing is usually the worst.
Headaches, dizziness, nausea, bad breath, glazed eyes and a heavily coated tongue are signs of the first stage of cleansing. Hunger can be the most intense in this period unless the enema is used which quickly assists the body into the fasting state by ending digestion in the colon.
