Wow can you believe I drank this today? It was the spirulina combined with beetroot that did it. Spirulina is an important source of protein. I think I will avoid drinking this one in public!
So here I am and it's day 3 of the juice feast. I have to say day one was tough. I made some poor juices and found it really hard to drink enough juice. Four litres a day is not an easy task. The first juice on day one was no sweat but then I thought I 'd make a fruity one and included a whole galia melon, raspberries, banana, apple and it was not the best by a long stretch. My next green juice wasn't much of an improvement either. I was beginning to think I'd made a big mistake. However, I turned things around by making a good smoothie in the evening. I'm pretty sure I broke some Juice Feasting principles but I can live with that!
Both yesterday and today have been fine. I even made everyone else in the family a sweet potato shepherds pie for dinner last night and watched my wife whilst she cracked open a bottle of wine and scoffed cheese and biscuits.
I jumped on the scales this morning and was quite surprised not to see any weight loss. I'm kind of pleased though as it will show to some of those who thought I was a nutcase to do 100 days that I'm not about to go missing behind a lamp-post!
I did sleep superbly well though. It's not as if I have a problem sleeping normally but sometimes you wake up and feel really refreshed. I had that exact feeling this morning.
The supplies of fruit and veg are certainly disappearing fast. I had been visitng the farm shop every 2-3 days last week whilst I was limbering up! This week I'm having to pick up some things pretty much every day (maybe that's just cos I'm a useless planner!)
I've completed some interval training this morning too and no tiredness or lethargy. It went just fine. I'm pretty much alternating resistence training with interval cardio training each day at them moment so after 100 days I should be in superb condition.
Bye for now,
Gavin
Pictured is the first juice of the feast which was:
4 Apples
1/2 cucumber
Slice of beetroot
1 medium/large parsnip
Handful of cabbage leaves
Handful of Kale
2 Kiwi
1 Pear
2 Stick of Celery
Today is Mother's Day (guess I had better write that card!) so we are off to my Mum's. She is highly sceptical of my motives as she says the last 3 times we have visited I have been juicing. "Is there something wrong with my cooking?" How do I explain that I will probably be juicing for the next 3 or 4 visits as well?
It's going to be interesting to see how much produce I get through today. I think towards the end I will be throwing whatever is left in the juicer so who knows I might come up with some new recipes.
Later, Gavin
On March 14th my kids school are holding a "Fruit Day" where every child is bringing in a piece of fruit to make a huge fruit salad. The head teacher mentioned that they are looking for the staff to dress up in something fruity. I made the mistake of, albeit jokingly, saying I'll dress up as Captain Brocolli! "That would be wonderful!" she replied, so now I'm in trouble.
I don't think I'll be donning the brocolli mantle but I did have a look on ebay and found the banana suit for £30. Amazing what you can find on ebay! My wife was created the fruity cap ready for my outfit and is promising additional items so stay tuned for those!
Only a couple of days to go before I kick of my Juice Feast. Today I had a litre of carrot, apple, lemon and root ginger. This is one of my all time favourite juices, although I have to say a litre of that is enough to send me into a frenzy. I should probably try and drink that one a little slower.
Good luck to everyone starting the Global Juice Feast tomorrow!
Gavin
I went for:
3 apples
2 pears
2 kiwis
3 cabbage leaves
handful of mixed greens
1/3 large cucumber
1 yellow pepper
1/2 lime
1 stick celery
I have noticed my throat getting sore as the day wears on. Bit of a strange one this as it always goes in the morning but seems to return in the evening and during the night. Better watch that over the next few days.
I'm beginning to wonder how I'm going to cope with the lack of warmth that tends to go with juicing. Hot porridge oats for breakfast is ideal at this time of year and on the cold mornings a green veggie juice might prove quite challenging! I'll have to get the kettle on early for some hot lemon or lime before braving the veg juice.
Anyone got any other tips on how to get something warm?
See you tomorrow!
Gavin
For so much of the population what goes in their mouths is given so little thought that it's no wonder the health of the UK and many other countries is in considerable decline. Everyone knows there is an obesity epidemic on the horizon but not many are reviewing what they do with anything beyond a fleeting thought.
I guess it's not that improtant to me whether people agree with what I'm about to do. It's nice to feel supported sure, but more importantly I'd like to demonstrate that getting into fantastic shape both inside and out need not be difficult or take very long. Furthermore, it is completely possible to live on juice alone for an extended period. It's not risky, it's healthy!
Judge for yourself. Am I nuts?
Gavin
The amazing irony of the surgery has always seemed lost on the patients in that the diet they are recommended to stick to after the sugery would see them lose the wieght anyway. The surgery almost seems like a red-herring. Could they not be put under for 12 hours and when they come round just start the diet?
Surely if you cannot stick to the diet without having the surgery you won't stick to it with the surgery. I don't want to knock something that cleary works for some people but I do fear it is recommended to people who simply need psychological support. I watched a previous program where the operation was not a success and only at that point was the poor girl offerred psychological support.
Sadly, Renee died 2 weeks after her operation so it didn't work for her. I wonder if she had ever heard of Juice Feasting. If only.
Maybe if someone googles "gastric bypass surgery" they might end up at this post and reconsider the logic of having such a dangerous procedure when the solution lies not in the surgery but in what they eat and what is going on in their minds.
"We love the farm shop!" two of my children said to me this morning after we loaded up on all things fresh and local.I was trying to explain to them the importance of buying things where we knew they had been farmed safely and carefully rather than mass produced.They were all running around the shop cum shed at Pound Farm, Lyneham, Wiltshire laughing there heads of at how much it smelled!
When we got back in the car I asked them which did they prefer, the farm shop or the supermarket? The response was "The farm shop cos we love the smell!" Can't say fairer than that!
Of course we couldn't get half the things at the farm shop that were available in the supermarket but we forget that there is a good reason for that, strawberries are not in season yet! In fact wandering around Sainsbury's you could see why too as the strawberries were from Egypt, the blueberries from Chile. In fact it was pretty hard to track down the British stuff and that can't be good. I'm determined to support the local trades here so we went off to the local independent butcher as well.
Today's green juice rehearsal for next week was:
2 apples
2 pears
1/3rd large cucumber
half a lime
loads of fresh greens
Big stick of celery
Broccoli Stem
another 1L of pure gold! Must admit the 1L went down far easier today than I found before.
Good question - I mean why would anyone want to not eat for 100 days? Of course I am going to be eating but in a different way. I'll be squishing up lbs of fruit and veg every single day to extract the amazingly nutritious juices they contain.
I've been juicing for many years but I've never tried to live on juice for more than 7 days straight. The health benefits of doing that were obvious. I felt so different. I lost weight, I slept fantastically well, I had so much more energy so when I discovered a plan for completing a Juice Feast I thought I have to try it out.
Most of the time when people juice for a few days or so they complete a fast. This means they will have something like 2 litres of juice each day. This is fine but not something that is sustainable. Juice Feasting on the other hand see's 4 litres or more being consumed each day and so you are jam packed full of a huge range of vitamins and minerals and getting every nutrient right from the natuaral source.
I'm inspired to go for 100 days by David Rainoshek and Angela Stokes. David is co-founder of www.JuiceFeasting.com and Angela is probably David's most recognised pupil. Her blog of her 92 day experience introduced me to the idea of feasting and I then discovered David's program.
I'm going an extra 8 days for no other reason than to reach a significant numerical milestone. My likely start day is Sunday 2nd March a day after the start of the Global Juice Feast. I'm waiting an days to accomodate a friends dinner party which was pre-booked and I thought it was a bit harsh to turn up and say "Oh by the way, I'm not eating okay, I've got my juice!" That said anything that comes up after that will have to accomadate my feast!
I'll document my progress, my emotions, my likes, my dislikes and everything I learn along the way right here in my blog. I'll do my best to keep you informed with photos, videos and articles about what happens as I venture deep into the world of Juice Feasting.
I've ordered my 1L Le Parfait Preserving Jars so I can swig one litre of juice at a time. In my few practice runs of having that much in one go it has so far been a bit of a challenge as previously I've only had 500ml per serving.
Today I've experimented with:
2 apples
1 pear
1/8th Piel Del Sapo Melon
1 inch of lemon
1/3rd large cucumber
Big stem fresh green leaves
One big stick of celery
Which made just over 1L of super green juice.
To the unsuspecting it looks hideous but most of those brave enough to try some will soon realise what a winning combination almost any mix of fruit and veg can create in a juice.
I'm off to finish reading "Fast Food Nation" by Eric Schlosser, another inspiration for me. More about that later.
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