Juice on!

    Last week was day three of our 10 day juice fast that we changed a little bit and then we changed it a little more. Today would have been day 10 except we decided to change it to seven days of 100% veggies and fruits. We made this decision because there were three of us doing it and one was leaving on day 8 to volunteer at church camp for a week and the other one had already had foods other than fruits and veggies so I would have been the only one at home doing it. Plus it was getting harder and harder to stay motivated.
    The first four days we saw so mush weight loss that we got too excited and sort of treated ourselves with more grilled veggies rather than juicing. Then the next day we saw weight gain and got discouraged and by day 6 we were just so ready to have real food back. Our motivation was gone and we knew we had messed up somewhere in Joe Cross' reboot. Of course we knew we weren't 100% juicing and when we were juicing more is when we saw the results.
    About day four I weighed in at 195 and now a week later and 3 days after not eating 100% veggies and fruits I am 200 again.
    So juicing works for getting all the toxins out and losing weight at a fast rate but if you aren't changing your exercise routine along with it then once you stop you will gain some or all of it right back. Exercising is very important. Eating nothing but fruits and vegetables for a week will change your appetite, making you want those healthy options more often. Now that the seven days are over I still find myself wanting an apple or a salad and turning my nose up at fast food and greasy things that are bad for you.
    All in all this wasn't a fail. We didn't get quite the results we were looking for but it did change my perspective towards food forever. I will continue to juice as much as possible and eat healthy. I've been given this one body and this one life, it's about time I start taking care of it from the inside out and I hope you all will do the same!
Juice on!
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