And We Begin

The First Batch of Goodies

So I've officially started my juice fast and it's going very well. My first meal was the Mean Green that Joe Cross, my official mentor, calls his favorite meal. I really expected it to not be bad but I didn't expect to really enjoy it. The ingredients were kale, celery, Fuji apples, lemon and officially my fave, ginger. Now I've never bought this stuff before but I guess I needed to get on the ginger root bandwagon. Buying it in the store was an eye opener, the entire case in the produce section was empty and I grabbed the last handful that was available. This stuff was so good in my first meal, I want to throw it in every refreshing cup I make. I only could taste the lemon and the ginger's spice, it was really good. I immediately got a surge of energy, like my brain woke up or something. I think the kale is doing the trick, I've read it's a super food, I'm going to include it in at least 50% of what I drink. I have noticed slight cravings already, I wanted tortilla chips, butter pretzels and marshmallows. Now of those three things I only like one, the tortilla chips, so I don't know what that's about. I'm assuming there will be more cravings but I know I'm ready.

My frige is looking mighty different these days.

The Mean Green... It was sooooo good.

Meal 1: Joe Cross' Mean Green

I'm feeling fatigued but no more than I normally feel. I took myself off of coffee five days ago so I wasn't struggling with caffeine withdrawal while dealing with any side affects of starting my fast. It was terribly difficult, but I'm glad I did it that way. The sinus congestion I normally have is sticking around for now and I still took my blood pressure medicine as is advised to stay on any prescription drugs. I'm also experiencing this rushing feeling in my head, and a lot of pressure. That's also something that I've been feeling for about a year since the birth of my son, I'm looking forward to getting that all behind me.

So I'm off to a good start. About to make my next batch. I'm excited about these new steps, the time has come. Leggo!!!!!