Determination

Sooooo, I have to say I have been teased quite shamelessly yesterday, on my first juice feasting non eating nor alcohol drinking outing, especially when it transpired I have actually brought my own bag of fruit tea. But hey - I needed a hot drink and mulled beer is not my favourite!

I thought about this a little bit, about the strange place you get into when you start doing something new, unususal, or just completely weird like juice feasting. People are quite used to vegetarians these days and will just about tolerate vegans, but I am sure most people would be terrified to have a raw vegan coming to their dinner party. They might just not get invited, to keep the matter simple ;-). And so I thought about people's reaction to my juice feasting, and how this puts a kind of mental mirror in front of me. My colleague at work, for example, who acually is a vegetarian herself, said very clearly that she thought I was crazy. I came to realize that I am quite glad for all these comments and reactions. They are what I need to strenghten my resolve to keep up with the plan and let the results speak for themselves. Glowing skin, better figure, shining health and lots of positive energy might even motivate people to follow in my steps. If I gave up half way it would be the doubtors who would quickly say it was all just a bit overstretched anyway, and if I can't do it, then they won't even try. So not just for myself, to see that I can do this, I can heal myself to a great level of health that will show on the outside, but also for all those who are not sure what on Earth I am doing and why, I stuck with it and had another wonderful juice and smoothie day today. Thank you all.

Breakfast:
1 mango
1 pear
2 handfuls of mixed salad leaves
YUMMY

I had to go back to the Master Cleanse and fruit teas at work, so far it is prooving a great solution while the juicer is (hopefully) on his way. Especially good is the maple syrup, which calmes my hunger feeling in seconds, and the drink as a whole makes me feel warm and fuzzy. Loving it.

Late lunch from Crush
juice from
kiwi
pears
apples
spinach
celery

As I walked down the street sipping on this vibrant green drink, I got a smile from a handsome stranger. This is fun as it is, I am a girl after all, but it is also great because of the green stuff in my hands. This shows me that people no longer look at you in disgust because you are consuming something very very weird. This is a step closer to a recognition that it si normal, that green food and drink are not only good for us, but jsut good. What do you think? Use the comment link, talk to me, people. Tell me I am strange, if you like, or tell me what you put in your smoothie in the morning!

Snack:
breakfast leftover

Dinner:
half a small watermelon

Dinner number 2:
juice from
a few oranges
1 t Nature's Green Superfoods
1 t powdered barley grass juice
1 T flax oil
blended

I was feeling hungry quite a lot today and so I really found it hard preparing dinner for Cooked Husband this evening. It all smelled lovely, my belly was quietly rumbling, and I was planning to sneak a little taste in. But something happened and I did not do it. I told myself this was not the last time I am cooking and that I would regret breaking my juicing day with cooked stodgy food, however lovely, and somehow, unbelievably, it worked. I am very proud of myself right now!

PS: The picture today is my organic fruit delivery box, full of sunshine, radiance and optimism! Smile!