All the Juicy Details

OK, I just couldn't deal with my fat ass anymore. I had to do something about it.

So I had been halfheartedly trying to watch what I eat (and drink), which hasn't worked at all. I lost quite a bit of weight about 10 years ago, by following the "Fit for Life" plan, which basically is only fruits until noon, then veggies with starches, or veggies with protein, but no starches and protein at the same meal. This means no grilled cheese sandwiches, no buns with your burgers, no baked potato with your steak. I did it and it worked very well, until I ate "regular" again. I have tried several times to go back to it, but there is definitely a difficult time to get through at first.... like coffee withdrawal, sugar withdrawal......

This time, I decided to get a jump start on the program..... by going on a 30 day fresh juice fast. Yup, that's right, 30 days of only drinking juice. I have a juicer, hell, I actually have two of them. So I juiced a couple of gallons of apple juice, and then I was off and running.

I am on day 6 today, and it is going well. The first couple of days were slightly difficult, what with not having my number one vice, coffee. But I am over the headache from that, and it actually wasn't too bad at all. The juice gave me so many nutrients that any headache was really mild. So, I am not too hungry, not craving much of anything. That's good. Five pounds down.

But, a word of caution to anyone thinking they should try this. If you juice some cabbage? Drink it right away. Don't take it to work with you and pour it into a glass and drink it for lunch. Your co-workers will be gagging, and complaining that their eyes are burning. All the while, you will be laughing your ass off, kind of embarrassed like, because it REALLY does smell like dog farts.

Or so they told me.

And no, it wasn't ME making the smell. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!