Juice Fasting Day 7

what my first batch of juice looked like. i must say it actually tastes really good

went to the farmer's market instead of shopping at HT

saved $55!!! and bought more. 

you know how some people look in the mirror and think they are fatter than they really are? well, i think i have the opposite issue with my body. i was feeling great in my skin and pretty fit. i mean i eat well and i workout 3-4 times a week so in my mind i looked FABULOUS. or at least i should have.

then I saw pictures of myself at the beach and i was like woah, who is that person? that is not what i look like!!!

so, i got home and decided i was going to start a juice cleanse. both my mom and my sister have done this a couple times each and lost close to 40 pounds between them!

but still i was skeptical, especially since i am still breastfeeding rory. i was also scared to be honest. scared i was going to feel like poo, scared i was going to have zero energy (and with two active littles that is terrifying).

but after seeing my body in a bikini i knew it was either do the fast OR be super strict with my diet (and i already eat pretty well, just ask my trainer who has made me write everything i have ever eater down and send to him for the past 5 years)and wear myself out at the gym for 3+ months or suck it up, do this fast for two weeks and lose the extra 11 pounds (not much i know but it wasn't budging) that has been hanging on since i got pregnant with my first.

i decided to suck it up and i mentally prepared myself for the worst.

i am happy to say that it is now day 7 and i feel great. i've had more energy than before i started the fast, i have not been that hungry. i mean don't get me wrong. i have been hungry BUT it wasn't anything i could not handle with a carrot stick.

sometimes you just need something to chew on.

so in 7 days, besides drinking 3-4 (12oz) glasses of raw fruit and veggie juice and drinking a galloon of water a day , i have eaten 3 medium sized carrot sticks, 3 sugar-free mints and last night i rewarded myself with a plain Mediterranean salad from Brixx (no dressing).

as of thursday (i am writing this on sunday) i had lost 3 pounds. i will weigh myself again today and i am guessing i've lost close to 7 pounds so far. my clothes are much looser and my stomach which is the area i was most disgusted with is much smaller and tighter!!

some of you know that i started this and have asked questions so i wanted to do a little blog post about my experience. but let's be honest, not many people read this thing so it is mostly for me. in case i decide to do this again!

the book my mom gave me is called how to lose 30 pounds (or more) in 30 days with juice fasting (how to lose fat, keep it off & renew the mind, body & spirit through fasting, smart eating & practical spirituality) by Robert Dave Johnston

we are going to bald head in 3 weeks and i am motivated to keep up with this for at least another week!