Juicy June~ a time to detox, eat raw, and get our internal organs healthy and functioning correctly again. I love how I feel when I have juiced in the past, but I have to admit, it's not the easiest thing I've ever done! Although I chose to juice for only 3 days, the side effects from detoxing are enought to make me want to eat carbs! Bad carbs! I choose to push through, however, knowing that my colon, liver, kidneys, gallbladder, lungs, blood, skin, nails, and hair will all thank me later.
It's been a busy few days for me! I started off Thursday by making a run to our local weekly Farmer's Market, which happens to be at our beach. It's so beautiful there, I often go early, and read on the beach before the market starts. I arrived with my produce list, and carefully picked out the nicest, healthiest looking organic produce that I could get my hands on. I came home with pounds of green beans, citrus, beets, celery, cucumbers, a variety of berries, kale, onions, garlic, watermelon, peaches, kiwi, spinach, ginger root, and so much more. 
I slowly worked my way up to juicing by starting to eat mostly raw foods last week, and by incorporating different juices into my diet every day leading up to yesterday's official "start" date. The morning went very well, and I had a variety of juices that I had made the night before. You should really drink your juice fresh and within 24 hours, but I wanted to be prepared with no excuses to start my juice fast yesterday morning. So I prepared several jars to get me started. 
Things went great until about 3 pm. I started to get a headache, as well as a nauseated feeling in my stomache. I knew this was "normal" for me, as I had juiced in the past. This is the hardest for me to endure: day one! I continued to juice and drink tons of water, and I ended up getting really grumpy and feeling hungry. So I kept juicing. Around 8 pm, I noticed my headache was going away, and I felt much better. I feel asleep much quicker then I usually do, and I slept all night without any sleep disturbances. That is a new one for me! 
I woke up today feeling ready to get started. It took me 50 minutes to finish my first juice of the day, as it was full of pulp (I chose to leave the pulp in some of my juices, for a good colon flush). I also had a cup of hot water with a squeeze of lemon in it, as I really missed my coffee yesterday. Today, the act of having a hot cup of liquid seemed to "trick" my mind into thinking I was still having coffee. Hey, whatever works! 
It's 1:30 pm right now, and I'm feeling great. I have a mild headache that is gradually decreasing. No nausea today. I do feel rather fatiqued, however. Low-energy. But I have more energy today then I did yesterday. I'm sure tomorrow, I will feel even better! Eventually, I'd like to work my way up to juicing for a whole week, and so-forth. I am the type of person who needs to proceed slowly into juicing because I am a recovering "Overeater," and the feeling of food deprivation can wreak havoc on my brain. But so far, so good. Juicing is actually helping me stay focused, organized, and it's causing me to pay attention to my actual hunger level, instead of what "sounds" good. There was a time in my life where I would take a donut or a cheeseburger over a fresh juice ANY day of the week. But not any more. 
I love how I am feeling throughout this juice cleanse, and in the back of my mind I keep reminding myself how many toxins I am releasing from my body by doing this. The begining is rough, I can't lie about that. But I intend to push through all the way to the end! Three days doesn't sound like much, but if you've never done a juice fast before, then be prepared! 
You will feel different things at different times, and go through many stages of hunger, fullness, feelings, and cravings... but you will also experience satisfaction, fullfillment, and a sense of accomplishement.
I'll check back in with you guys Tuesday morning!
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As always, Eat Clean, Train Mean, and LIVE LEAN!
~The Kaptain
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