Juice Feast: Day Seven!

Sleep: 11:45 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.-- woke up feeling as though I drank a whole bottle of wine?
Water: 16 ounces with, lemon, MSM (1 tsp), probiotic, zeolite (x5 drops)
Skin brushing/tongue scraping
Hot/cold contrasting shower
Juice: 64 ounces "Green Lemonade" -- romaine, celery, kale, cuke, apple, ginger, lime, zeolite
Water: 60 ounces "Bleeding Hearts" --beets, romaine, kale, carrot, burdock root, celery, apple, ginger, lime, 1Tbs Pure Synergy Powder, Liver/gallbladder Detox tincture (x10 drops)
Juice: 32 oz "Pineapple Whipped Cream" -pineapple, parsley, lime, 1Tbs pure synergy powder -this juice almost "whipped" like...yummm
Additional Supplements: Vitamin D3, Intestinal Movement Formula, E3 Live, Liquid Vitamin C
Yoga: one hour home practice...in honor of this rainy day I went deep into the hips. I totally agree with Katrina, all this juice is making me feel very fluid especially in my muscles and joints. I did a lot of restorative poses which segued perfectly into a nice little afternoon nap.
Nap: 45 mins, just what the Dr. ordered (or didn't;)
Rebounding: 20 mins--the perfect solution for post-nap grogginess
Walk: About 3.5 miles, mostly in the rain which made me chilled to the bone
Movie: Had a wonderful movie date with good friend and fellow raw-foodie/colon therapist. Movie was great but a tragic love story that made us both teary...more liquid!

Today is my one week JF anniversary, I feel so proud of myself. It went by relatively fast, but when I think about several more weeks of this grueling day to day life style (mostly carrying over 40 pounds of groceries for blocks and blocks, getting up very early to make juice and then hauling the juice around all day), I get a pain in my low back and my trapezius muscles get tense. Not to complain too much, but this is DAMN hard in NYC. Sure we have everything a juicing girl could want and more, but getting it from point A to point B is exhausting. These are the only times I wish I lived in suburbia--well just the car part and more counter space would be nice too!

So my reflections on week one are more superficial than anything. Mostly I am happy with how it's all going in terms of how I look and feel--people have commented on how good my skin and appearance are, however, I can't help but feel, well, bored? I mean I am plenty busy with my days, don't get me wrong, but I guess I miss variety, being social with food, and experiencing different textures and flavors in my mouth. I am a big texture girl, so just drinking day in and day out is less than exciting for me after the fit few sips.

Also, I am not having many major emotional releases yet. I know it is early on and they will come, but I thought they would have shown up by now. On the contrary, I am feeling pretty grounded and stable emotionally. I have had to deal with some family stuff this week, and I felt really in my skin about it all. In fact, people have been coming to me all week for emotional support and I have been so ready to give it without attaching myself to it.

This week my goals are to refine my juice recipes. In order to save $$ I am going to make my juices simpler, less ingredients and more in line with what my body is desiring. Yesterday and today, I have not been able to stomach anything savory. Just the thought of "Italian Stallion" makes me want to gag. Also, I can't stomach oils. I do, however really want sweeter, fruity juices and BEETS! Today I had lots of beet juice and it felt so right. I have been having waves of nausea throughout the day and I think it is my liver wanting some TLC.

Also, I want to spend more time meditating and like I mentioned yesterday, tap into the subtleties of change and transformation that are very much happening without me noticing.

I want to get more of the high protein green powders in now that they have all arrived as well as more water. Somehow I keep forgetting to drink water? Also, it is time to refine when and how I am drinking my juices. One quart every 2 1/2 hours in one sitting opposed to sipping throughout the day to give my body a break from digesting. And then remembering to swishing my mouth with salt water to rinse my teeth from all the enzymes that could break down the enamel on my teeth over time.

Hummm...maybe I am not so bored after all? haha

I want to throw myself a big party on day 30!

xxkyle