Juice Fast Day 6 - Recap and Breaking the Fast
Yesterday was the worst day in the fast.
I felt like a space-cadet all day, easily distracted and able to slip off into day dreams.
Not the best thing when you're over booked at work, and pushed to capacity as far as projects are concerned.
I kept my blood sugar level all day, but I still felt loopy. Like extra silly loopy...everything was funny/made my grumpy at the same time, and I felt punch-drunk like I hadn't slept in two days.
Last time I've felt that loopy was when I had my last bad bout of insomnia. Sure it was funny for everyone to watch, and let's be honest when I'm at that point...I would laugh at myself too; the goofiness is off the wall sometimes.
It was like my edit button was broken. I was a goofball at night when I got home. At work, I stayed professional but had to really dial myself in to knuckle down and focus on things when the temptation not to was strong.
One thing about me...I take my work VERY serious, I don't want to be thought of as fuckin' around, or not doing what I'm supposed to. My lack of mental capacity yesterday was a bit frightening. It was mental exhaustion, combined with this fast of bodily exhaustion.
I'm not happy with yesterday or how I've felt.
I don't like feeling like the fast is starting to effect my brain power/or my ability to work.
What I drank
Juice #1
Watercress, Cabbage, Beet, Plums
Juice #2
Tomato, Avocado, Cucumber, garlic, Cilantro
Juice #3
Beet, Cantaloupe, Kale, Plum, Blueberries.
Juice #4
Lime, Ginger, Plum
Juice #5
Frozen Juice Pop- Cherries and blueberries.
I went to bad last night, seriously considering not continuing the fast onto day 10. I didn't like how it was effecting my brain, and I also didn't like the idea that day ten leaves me breaking the fast mid week. I'm currently in pre-production for a huge shoot, I'm talking something that could make/break my career, and I'm doing casting all day thursday and if I am supposed to shit-my-guts-out like they say you do when you break your fast, I don't really want to do that when I'm supposed to be schmoozing with clients, or making big decisions about my projects. My goal was to wake up today, go weigh in at my local WW meeting, and decide from there what I was going to do. To see if the way I was feeling combined with the weight lost proved to be worth it all.
Today I woke up feeling pretty awful. The strangest thing, as I laid there about to get out of bed, I was taken aback by the sickly aching feeling of menstrual cramps. Which is strange, because I'm not supposed to start my period until mid-day tuesday. (yes I know within the hours of when I'm supposed to start, I've been pretty in touch with my cycle and my body rhythms)
And yep, you guessed it...My period started earlier than it should. This was a huge (pardon the pun) RED FLAG for me not to continue this fast. While I like giving my digestive tract a chance to rest, and get everything you're not supposed to eat out of my system and I have recognized that I DO have will power much stronger than I ever thought I did.
This fast affecting my hormones is a dealbreaker. Maybe it was the timing when I started this fast, the only people I know who've done juice fasting and could share their knowledge with me, are male. The people who inspired me to do this, were also male...but my cycle getting out of whack doesn't say this is a healthy thing for me to be doing and as such, I am stopping today.
When I weighed in at Weight Watchers I was down 5.7 pounds. I also know that weight loss that fast is also a no-no too, if I am to take this weight off and keep it off as I have been doing it needs to be gradual.
After weight watchers Matt and I went to my favorite breakfast place, the boon fly cafe.
He ordered an amazing meal of "Green eggs & Ham" Poached eggs, slices of ham, on a bed of hashbrowns covered in a creamy leek hollanadaise. It looked amazing.
I am re-introducing food, so I decided to keep it healthy and I ordered Steel cut oats topped with fresh fruit.
I ate slowly, taking little bites, and a drank plenty of water. I also ordered a skim milk cappuccino...I drank about two sips of it, and set it aside. I only finished half of the oats, but I ate all the fruit.
I've already logged the points of my meal into my WW tracker, and am reflecting on my fast as a reboot of my system.
I'm proud that I stuck to it for as long as I did, and I have a huge amount of respect and adoration for those who can do this for much longer.
I don't think this will be my only time at attempting a juice fast. Next time I embark upon such a quest I will pay closer attention to how close I am to starting/ending my cycle and maybe plan to begin a fast at the end of my cycle.
But for now, I'm sticking with healthy, whole, simple foods in smaller quantities, less alcohol, more water, and more exercise.
I felt like a space-cadet all day, easily distracted and able to slip off into day dreams.
Not the best thing when you're over booked at work, and pushed to capacity as far as projects are concerned.
I kept my blood sugar level all day, but I still felt loopy. Like extra silly loopy...everything was funny/made my grumpy at the same time, and I felt punch-drunk like I hadn't slept in two days.
Last time I've felt that loopy was when I had my last bad bout of insomnia. Sure it was funny for everyone to watch, and let's be honest when I'm at that point...I would laugh at myself too; the goofiness is off the wall sometimes.
It was like my edit button was broken. I was a goofball at night when I got home. At work, I stayed professional but had to really dial myself in to knuckle down and focus on things when the temptation not to was strong.
One thing about me...I take my work VERY serious, I don't want to be thought of as fuckin' around, or not doing what I'm supposed to. My lack of mental capacity yesterday was a bit frightening. It was mental exhaustion, combined with this fast of bodily exhaustion.
I'm not happy with yesterday or how I've felt.
I don't like feeling like the fast is starting to effect my brain power/or my ability to work.
What I drank
Juice #1
Watercress, Cabbage, Beet, Plums
Juice #2
Tomato, Avocado, Cucumber, garlic, Cilantro
Juice #3
Beet, Cantaloupe, Kale, Plum, Blueberries.
Juice #4
Lime, Ginger, Plum
Juice #5
Frozen Juice Pop- Cherries and blueberries.
I went to bad last night, seriously considering not continuing the fast onto day 10. I didn't like how it was effecting my brain, and I also didn't like the idea that day ten leaves me breaking the fast mid week. I'm currently in pre-production for a huge shoot, I'm talking something that could make/break my career, and I'm doing casting all day thursday and if I am supposed to shit-my-guts-out like they say you do when you break your fast, I don't really want to do that when I'm supposed to be schmoozing with clients, or making big decisions about my projects. My goal was to wake up today, go weigh in at my local WW meeting, and decide from there what I was going to do. To see if the way I was feeling combined with the weight lost proved to be worth it all.
Today I woke up feeling pretty awful. The strangest thing, as I laid there about to get out of bed, I was taken aback by the sickly aching feeling of menstrual cramps. Which is strange, because I'm not supposed to start my period until mid-day tuesday. (yes I know within the hours of when I'm supposed to start, I've been pretty in touch with my cycle and my body rhythms)
And yep, you guessed it...My period started earlier than it should. This was a huge (pardon the pun) RED FLAG for me not to continue this fast. While I like giving my digestive tract a chance to rest, and get everything you're not supposed to eat out of my system and I have recognized that I DO have will power much stronger than I ever thought I did.
This fast affecting my hormones is a dealbreaker. Maybe it was the timing when I started this fast, the only people I know who've done juice fasting and could share their knowledge with me, are male. The people who inspired me to do this, were also male...but my cycle getting out of whack doesn't say this is a healthy thing for me to be doing and as such, I am stopping today.
When I weighed in at Weight Watchers I was down 5.7 pounds. I also know that weight loss that fast is also a no-no too, if I am to take this weight off and keep it off as I have been doing it needs to be gradual.
After weight watchers Matt and I went to my favorite breakfast place, the boon fly cafe.
He ordered an amazing meal of "Green eggs & Ham" Poached eggs, slices of ham, on a bed of hashbrowns covered in a creamy leek hollanadaise. It looked amazing.
I am re-introducing food, so I decided to keep it healthy and I ordered Steel cut oats topped with fresh fruit.
I ate slowly, taking little bites, and a drank plenty of water. I also ordered a skim milk cappuccino...I drank about two sips of it, and set it aside. I only finished half of the oats, but I ate all the fruit.
I've already logged the points of my meal into my WW tracker, and am reflecting on my fast as a reboot of my system.
I'm proud that I stuck to it for as long as I did, and I have a huge amount of respect and adoration for those who can do this for much longer.
I don't think this will be my only time at attempting a juice fast. Next time I embark upon such a quest I will pay closer attention to how close I am to starting/ending my cycle and maybe plan to begin a fast at the end of my cycle.
But for now, I'm sticking with healthy, whole, simple foods in smaller quantities, less alcohol, more water, and more exercise.