Along the way . . .

My weight today is 183.5 lbs.  Down 7 lbs. in just about one week.  Most of it is water, I'm sure, but it feels good to get rid of the bloat.

I had an unbelievably great tomato crop this year and today I picked 20 large tomatos and about 100 small cherry type tomatos.  They are sooo good.  As I write this, I'm drinking juice made from 4 of the large tomatoes and 3 peaches, with some superfood spirulina in it.

This morning's juice was made from celery, lettuce, parsley, kale, lemon, and apple - a standard.  I'm looking at more juice combinations now and bought some jicama and some yucca root.  In a while, I'll make one more batch of juice and will most likely use the jicama.

The juices are good.  I will say, I'm probably not getting enough calories at this junction, and there are days I feel weak.  The die-off of toxins has given me a few sinus issues, but the neti pot usually takes care of it.

Another point or two about this juice feasting, is that I'm more diligent about taking vitamin supplements and getting more rest.  Its advised that the duration of the feasting should include nothing too taxing in terms of activity, but I'll be doing some simple yoga anyway for strengthening along the way.  I'm also adding things to my juice like the spirulina, some hemp oil, or coconut oil and/or water.

It took me several days to really begin to embrace this diet.  There were a few times I ate some solid food, but then I realized that I didn't want to sabotage the results so I just made more juice and continued on.  This diet takes some concentration, some commitment, and some adventurous determination.  For me, its about experimentation and detoxification.

I signed up for 30 days of support from the "juice feasting" team of David Rainoshek and his wife Katrina.  I have some questions about how to cope with die-off (of toxins), and what, if any, combinations of foods to avoid.

I think I feel my cells' activity - there seems to be some mobility in my body that feels new, but maybe its  just my imagination.

Off to a warm bath now.  Its now Day 6 of my juice feast adventure.  More to come. . . . .