Diary of a Dieter:
Sheryll’s Juice Fasting
Journey
Week 6
Day 36
Weight loss: 1 pound
Purified water with lemon
consumed: 10 cups
Juices:
·
Watermelon
·
Carrot, celery, green pepper, parsnip, spinach, 2
garlic cloves
Exercise: None
Other: Warm-water enema;
coffee enema
This was another day of
rest for me. I did manage to vacuum and
roll up all but one area rug. Now it
really looks like we’re moving! Now the
major work can begin. I can feel that
energy levels are starting to return to normal.
I’m sure I will manage very well at work tomorrow.
Day 37
Weight loss: None
Purified water with lemon
consumed: 10 cups
Juices:
·
Apple
·
Carrot, parsnip, beet, green pepper, spinach, 2
garlic cloves
Exercise: None
Other: Warm-water enema
You know when you have
one of those days when you are at work and don’t feel like doing anything? Today is such a day for me. Wow; I can’t get into the tasks at hand at
all! My energy is good, as is my mood;
however, I just am unable to concentrate.
I think I know why; it’s just a vague idea at the moment. It will become clearer over time.
Day 38
Weight GAIN: 1 pound
Purified water with lemon
consumed: 8 cups
Juices:
·
Carrot, celery, red pepper
Exercise: 30-minute walk
Other: B&P shake; warm-water
enema
Weight gain again! Not much sleep last night, which would
explain that, in part. Man, something must be done about that! I also didn’t make time to prepare my
Mason-jar meals, which also annoyed me.
Thank goodness for places like Freshly Squeezed and Booster Juice;
otherwise I would have to buy bottled juices, which are devoid of enzymes and
many nutrients. I would rather go
without and water fast until I get home.
When I did my cleanse the
first time, I went to a vegetarian restaurant in my building for apple or
carrot juice. One day I mixed the two,
as I do at home. This mix was
HORRIBLE! The restaurant uses a juicer
to make the juices; then the liquids are served out of open pitchers and sit on
ice for hours. The air quickly robs the
juices of all enzymes and nutrients and they have an off-putting taste. Needless to say, I won’t go there for my
juices.
I did manage to make my
juices for tomorrow. Woo hoo! Progress, not perfection!
Day 39
Weight loss: 2 pounds
Purified water with lemon
consumed: 8 cups
Juices:
·
Carrot, apple, ginger
·
Carrot, celery, green pepper
·
Apple
·
Carrot, parsnip, parsley, celery, Swiss chard,
endive, red pepper, jalapeno pepper, 3 garlic cloves
Exercise: Two 20-minute
walks
Other: 2T flax oil; warm-water
enema
I have more energy today
and my spirits are good, considering I dozed intermittently last night on the
couch. I’ll actually sleep in my bed
tonight, I promise!
It’s amazing what the sun
can do to improve one’s mood; it’s been very overcast for many days. I managed to get out of the office for a bit
and actually do some window shopping.
What a great feeling to be able to walk into a nice store (not part of a
chain) and look for regular-sized clothing that happens to be well made AND is
on sale! I didn’t buy anything; I’ll
wait another month or so.
I wish this eczema would
just go away! It flares up periodically,
which is better than before, when I continuously scratched. Right now, my neck is so incredibly itchy and
it’s driving me CRAZY! I may have to
break down tonight and put on some medicated cream I got from my
dermatologist. I’m less than
enthusiastic about using that since my preference is to not use any
pharmaceuticals at all.
***
I just did some research
on the Internet that has revealed that I really should be taking my omega-3
fats during this cleanse. Oils like flax
oil should alleviate the skin irritations.
It will also help with my dry hair, which has been lifeless and breaking
(at times, coming out at the roots). I
used some flax oil in my veggie juice this evening; I’ll keep you posted on the
results.
Day 40
Weight loss: 2 pounds
Purified water with lemon
consumed: 10 cups
Juices:
·
Carrot, apple
·
Apple, pear, grape
·
Carrot, parsnip, parsley, endive, cucumber, red
pepper, celery, jalapeno pepper, 3 garlic cloves
Exercise: None
Other: Lemon tea; 4T flax
oil; 1T coconut oil; warm-water enema
I got close to five
hours’ sleep last night, and believe it or not, I feel really good this
morning!
The flax oil, I think, is
starting to do its job. My neck was
still very itchy; it will take a couple of days, I figure, before the skin
irritations start to clear up. My hair
does feel a bit softer and has more shine. I’m just glad I didn’t decide to use the
medicated cream last night.
Day 41
Weight loss: 1 pound
Purified water with lemon
consumed: 10 cups
Juices:
·
Carrot, apple, ginger
·
Apple
·
Carrot, parsnip, celery, endive, Swiss chard,
spinach, cucumber, jalapeno pepper, 2 garlic cloves
Exercise: Push-ups,
20-minute walk
Other: B&P shake; 4T
flax oil; 1T coconut oil; warm-water enema
Again, I feel great! It’s so nice to be rested and energetic. The sun is shining; it’s warming up; I’m glad
to be connected to life again.
It’s a challenging thing
to deal with major events that have the potential to elevate one’s stress
levels, such as moving, weddings, births, and deaths. Try managing a couple of those while juice
fasting. Niiiiiiice. That’s been my
world for the past seven weeks.
The hay fever I used to
have is gone. Flowers are in bloom and
other plants are starting to make their appearance, yet I’m not congested and
my eyes are not itchy and watery. I
think the congestion is the big thing for me.
There were many nights last year when I would wake myself up because I
was so stuffed up. Now there is the odd
sneeze and I have to blow my nose on the occasional morning. What an improvement!
I’ve dropped another
size; in another two weeks I will be shopping exclusively in regular-size
stores. I already have to do this for
shirts.
A co-worker commented on
how good I look and was very interested in sitting down with me to go over the
details of the cleanse. She may take
this on, herself.
For the first time in a
couple of years, I did 10 standard push-ups.
The form may not have been perfect, but I did it!
Day 42
Weight loss: None
Purified water consumed: 10
cups
Juices:
·
Carrot, sweet potato
·
Spinach, apple
·
Carrot, parsnip, celery, endive, Swiss chard, romaine
lettuce, jalapeno pepper, 3 garlic cloves
Exercise: Push-ups; 1-hour
walk
Other: 4T flax oil; 1T
coconut oil
Today was productive and
I had much energy. My friend from