Day 3 of Juice Fast

Breakfast

carrot
cucumber
beet
lemon
ginger
kale
spinach
asparagus

lunch

fennel
carrot
celery
pear
green apple
ginger
parsley
lemon

I didnt really care for this one too much, I thought it tasted way too sweet and ended up adding lemon juice to try and tone it down. If i want a sweet drink that is fine. I just think that it was not what I was wanting. I think at the moment I favor the green juices anyway.

Dinner was yummy

broccoli
cauliflower
romaine lettuce
Parsley
garlic
celery
green pepper
carrots
cucumber
spinach
kale
lemon
asparagus

I missed the tomato, but this was still really really tasty

Kevin was completely full. I still felt like I wanted something so I juiced 2 red grapefruits (8 oz) of grapefruit juice before coming to bed and catch up on my blog.

Today was day 3 and it wasnt too bad at all.I admit I was tired by midday and took about an hour nap but i actually felt very productive today. My eyes were sleepy but I dont think I really way. I had a mild headache for about an hour or so but that went away after lunch. today was the first day I actually COOKED food for my son. As I was making it I told my husband this was going to be our first big test. The house smelled sooo good as I made food. But It wasnt as bad as I expected. I thought I was starving as I could smell it and cooking it. My stomach was even growling, but, as I was making our juice and my son was eating, I no longer felt like I was starving, we each had 26 oz, by the time we had hit 20 oz we were not really hungry at all anymore. YAY.

We also sat and talked about all the reasons why we are doing this. My husband DOES NOT need to lose any more weight. He is now about to break out of the 200s any moment now. I have no doubt at all it will be in the next day or so. But he is also 6'6. My concern for him is his health. I know he has issues with depression as well as a slew of medical issues which of course is why we consulted with his dr first. We have had many people talk to us thier concern of us losing a ton of weight and then gaining it all back. The fact is however the weightloss is a nice side effect of what we are truly trying to accomplish. We want to be HEALTHY! I dont have a weight goal, nor do I have a dress size I would like to get down to. Yes I am very overweight. Yes I would like to lose weight. But as of right now I would like to have enough energy to keep up with with the 2 kids I have under the age of 2. I dont want to feel tired all the time. I want to have the energy to do things as well as keep up in the house. I dont need to be superwoman, but I do want to be a super mom to my kids. I want to be there for them and not make a ton of excuses.

I have a litinany of medical issues as well and I know that in the decades that I abused my body I am paying for it now. I have detoxed many a time and done very well in the process. The last time was extremely successful. However upon finding out I was pregnant with my 1st I gained alot of weight back very quickly. I cannot say it wasnt all my fault, but The information I wanted to believe and the information being fed to me about things I did and did not eat were very different and confusing. Then when my son was born 3 months early and we spent that time in the hospital with him, I made very very poor choices. I actually gained more weight in those 3 months than I did in my entire pregnancy. When we finally came home i found out I was expecting my 2nd who came 2 months early. While I didnt do bad AFTER the pregnancy with her. During the pregnancy I made waaay to many bad choices. I craved food I normally dont even like and it was detrimental. Since having them I have had a chance to drop all my baby number 2 weight with proper eating habits it has taken me 6 months to drop alittle over 30lbs. With this fast I figure if we can try to get all of the toxins we can out of our body, allow it the chance to repair as much damage as possible. Who knows what can happen, We take it one day at a time and see how we feel. This is the sacrifice we make to God for Lent, and for ourselves. If we take this time to feel closer to HIM, to meditate on this and allow him to heal us. Is this really that big of a price to pay? We are suppose to be treating our bodys like temples but in reality how many of us really just poison it. I know I have for a very long time. I want a change.

With that I think I will say goodnight to avoid sounding preachy. It was a trying day to be sure and we talked about our exit strategy in case we felt like we were failing and when and how long we actually wanted to do this. I have given my husband the option to stop the fast early if he feels it is necessary, but I asked if he could try to make it at least 10 days. I dont want him to lose any more weight, but I want his body to take a break and try to heal itself and I believe in my heart that the longer he stays on this the more his body can try to repair damage. I just want him to enjoy life and I want to be able to enjoy it with him. Ok bedtime for me. Lol NITE ALL!