9AM
Ahhhh....day 3! I'm so thrilled to have made it this far, I think it's going to be smooth sailing from here on out. I've gotten settled into my routine of making big smoothies for the day ahead so I'm not constantly dragging out the blender and having to wash greens which takes a while. Nice to have most of it done for today!
And yes...another pound lost! So 2lbs lost in 3 days - really in 48 hours, but this is technically day 3, so. I am at 144 now - my alltime low is 141 since I had the baby, so when I reach 140 I will be rejoicing! If this trend of 1 lb per day continues, that will be on Friday. We'll see!
Not much to report for this morning - I'm sore from my run yesterday which feels FANTASTIC - and I'm excited for a new week and I can't wait to measure on Saturday too, my one-week mark.
I LOVE fasting because I adore cooking and baking, I enjoy it SO much and love the yummy smells coming from the kitchen, love the comfort of home-cooked dinners for my family, as well as surfing the web for better recipes. But the problem is, I can't resist all the yummy food! I just love all things home-cooked, except for meat, and especially baked goods like bread, cake, cookies, on and on it goes.
So my point is that I have a love/hate relationship with the things that I make - I cook them because they sound good to ME at the time, so I very often cannot resist eating it. Alot of it. But when I fast, I have that mental block in my head: I cannot eat anything. I just can't. So, I don't, and I have so much fun baking and cooking all these things that sound so wonderful to me - I savor the smell and enjoy serving them to my family. So I plan on making some chocolate chip cookies today for the children when they get home from school and I won't have a single bite, but will enjoy their excitement over that favorite treat!
1:30PM
Wow, I've already almost finished the smoothies I made from last night! That's okay, though - I'm not going to limit myself or I'll be asking for trouble.
I just wanted to share, I've been surfing through the RawFoodTalk forum and come upon some really inspiring things! First, one of the ladies there did a green smoothie feast for ONE HUNDRED DAYS!! Yes, you read that right. Can you believe it? You can read about her journey here. Amazing to read everything she experienced!
Another post in a green smoothie thread really inspired me:
I have basically been on a GS "feast" for 2 weeks or so now. I've been having over 80oz a day (broken up 2x-3x day) and a spinach salad, with avacado at lunch.
It wasn't an intention, all happened by accident really. I became addicted to GS versus the desire for any foods/wanting to prep any food, that I not only started my day with 30+oz, but ended my day as well.
Now my energy, skin, mental alterness, not to mention the inches that are lost...have been so off the charts that I'd like to step it up or stay on track with this group here.
Trust that once you start implementing GS's into your daily "diet" your cravings for anything else will be non existent.
These are exactly the results I'm hoping for! And while I am still experiencing cravings they are pretty mild, not intense - but then, it's hard to be hungry for something when your belly is happy and full of green yummy! =)
10:30PM
Well, I did it! 3rd day is finished and I was 100% once again. I'm super tired, even though the baby slept for 5.5 hours last night. So far I don't really have tons & tons of energy, but I do feel good. Light, for sure. I also forgot to mention that my skin is clearing up. I don't usually have a problem with acne over all, but in the past month ever since I started juicing I've noticed these bumps all over my forehead. They're not visible unless you get close but they are definitely acne. My forehead is about 50% cleared up now, with lots of smooth skin to the touch where there used to be mostly bumps.
One thing that's weird is I weighed myself just now (I always do, before bed) and the scale said 151! What in the world??? I guess I'll just see what I weigh in the morning, but I'm not expecting to drop another pound, because it just seems like a weight drop of 8 lbs over night from 151 to 143 isn't very realistic.
The difference for me, this time, is that I KNOW there is no way you can gain on a green smoothie feast. I know there have been times in the past when my body would hold onto pounds for dear life and the scale would show no loss or even 1 lb weight gain for several days, only to release 2-3 lbs like a big sigh of relief a few days later. This happened to me on the Master Cleanse so I know not to freak out if it happens now. =)
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