i was watching ‘fat, sick and nearly dead’ a documentary about joe cross and his 60 day juice fast last night, i turned to my husband and asked him if he was up for the challenge of a one day juice fast. he opted out…though he did drink every juice I made. i juice almost once a day anyway so how hard could this be…for one day that is, i was ready to find out!

i did what any other fast thinking facebook page admin would do when they come up with an idea…I posted this on my page:
“hey, guess what i’m going to do tomorrow…i’m going to do a one day juice fast…just to see if I can i will make 4 different juices throughout the day…could be interesting or scary :/”
lol, well that made it real! i immediately got positive responses and i set to planning out my menu.

***to be clear – i was not doing this for weight loss, i am experimenting on myself, for myself. i personally believe that the fastest way to get the maximum amount of nutrients into my system is by juicing.
***juicing is different from blending. juicing extracts the juice from the produce eliminating the fibre so you are left with all the high density micro-nutrients which are absorbed into the blood stream almost right away. talk about getting your daily servings in
*** blending retains the fibre and allows for slower absorption but as a result, you do lose some nutrients through the digestion process. <–nothing to worry about though so long as you are using good quality foods.
***i do one or both daily for maximum health and wellness…and because i love them both.

7:00 - i started the morning with hot water, lime and ginger. **EEEK no coffee? i forgot about that little tidbit!!! well, let’s see how that goes lol

8:00 - juice #1 (breakfast) - carrot, celery, kale, 1/2 large beet, knuckle sized piece of ginger, 1/2 lime, pear and bunch of cilantro and parsley

10:15 - weird how i am not missing my 2 cups of coffee this morning!!!<—that could suddenly change!

10:45 – juice #2 (snack) – carrot, celery, parsley and cucumber

11:10 - after my snack i went for a 5K run…i was a bit concerned initially as i thought i would not have the energy but i was pleasantly surprised at how easy the it was. it didn’t feel any different from any other run really.
*i usually eat a bowl of oatmeal before my runs…

1:40 - juice #3 (lunch) - tomato, spinach, red pepper, broccolette, lime and cilantro<–tasted like a v-8 only much better without all the chemicals, high sodium and BPA container it comes in!

3:10 - sipping on hot water and lime. the thought is crossing my mind of ditching this idea at dinner time and having a big salad. i feel great and full of energy but i suspect that has more to do with the psychology of this experiment than it does with the extra juicing.

3:45 - anyone that knows me knows that i eat a lot of food and i eat often. i’m finding myself with free time not spent eating/preparing!  *when i say a lot of food i mean nutrient dense foods that aid my body…not empty calories that make my body sick…well…sometimes i have ‘junk’ too, but in limited quantities ;)

5:15 - hmmm, struggling now with not eating for the rest of the night. really considering just eating a plant-based dinner to finish off the day…i feel a need to masticate!

6:15 - salad and sautéed veggies it is lol well at least i made it to dinner time.

amazing that people can do solely juice for so long…i suppose if i had an illness, was overweight etc then perhaps my motivation might be different. luckily i am healthy<– at least to my knowledge…who knows what those cells are doing inside–>i juice daily and i eat a predominantly clean diet. so even though i did not make it through the whole day i think i will make this a weekly habit—>a 1/2 day ’fast’ will be a healthy addition to an already healthy way of life for me.

*i often get asked what type of juicer i have…here’s mine: Breville

i think this type of juicer is best suited for me as i don’t want to spend time chopping everything up into pieces. this one has a large chute to accommodate half apples, whole cucumbers etc. it does have high rpm’s though so the greens are spun through very quickly thereby limiting the amount of juice extraction. i stuff my greens into the chute tightly so that they are densely packed and this helps with the juicing.  if you really want to extract the most out of your greens and/or want to make wheatgrass juice, then you will want to do your research for good juicer with lower rpm’s. the omega juicers have been recommended to me and i may invest in one down the road.

have you done a juice fast? how long?

could you commit to juicing for 60 days like joe cross did? i don’t think i could

in health

denise ♥