I haven't even started juicing yet and I feel tired already because I cut out caffeine. I did get up early to get the trash out (we had A LOT of cardboard boxes we broke down) and to drop off my 24 hour urine test at the lab. That was pretty quick. Then I came home and went back to bed for an hour and a half. I'm still tired even after taking a morning nap. Gabe hasn't contacted about about picking up this food I want to get rid of so I don't know if I'll be grocery shopping today or tomorrow. David has a breakfast tomorrow and then volunteers at the Ronald McDonald House so I'd have plenty of time to go grocery shopping tomorrow. I had an apple for breakfast. I really wanted to stop at McDonald's but decided against doing that. I'm proud of myself for showing some restraint and not getting fast food.
I'm having second thoughts about doing a juice fast. Haven't even started yet and I'm having second thoughts. Sheesh! I'm concerned about doing this and being on so much medication. I think I'm going to follow the 15 day plan and have a salad for dinner each night so I get more fiber. Also, I read that a juice fast doesn't give you much B12 and I'm already deficient in B12 so I'll have to make sure I take my supplement for that and the D3 so I don't go any lower than I already am.
I also have to be careful for David since he has Type 2 Diabetes. He can't have a ton of fruit because it could cause his blood sugar to go high. He has to mostly have veggies juiced. I think there is a good balance in the recipes we'll be using. His yearly physical is in July. Hopefully he can lose some weight by then and all his lab work will come back okay.
I forgot to drink some hot lemon water this morning. I will do that after I finish doing this. I have to end the day with a hot cup of herbal tea too. I will have to remember to do that. I'm not really hungry but the desire to eat is strong. I have all this food sitting there that I don't want to eat but I have no fruit and only some lettuce and carrots. I've got to get the grocery shopping done. I have steak and potatoes for dinner tonight and I think I'll fix that so it doesn't go to waste (it's a $12 t-bone steak). Hopefully Gabe can come by today or tomorrow and pick up all this food. I need the room in the fridge mostly. I do need to get all the dishes off the counter and into the dishwasher today too so I'll have room on the counter for all the fruits and veggies that don't need to be refrigerated. I'll be having stuff I don't normally have doing this juice fast but it will be blended with other stuff so I'm hoping that it will be okay taste wise.
I also have to wait to go grocery shopping because I don't have the money I need to shop right now. I sold one of my laptops and will get $200 for it this afternoon. So it looks like grocery shopping will have to wait until tomorrow. I'd like to join Costco so I can buy in bulk but I don't think it's organic and I'd really like to buy organic fruits and veggies. That means shopping at Whole Foods or Sunflower Market. Whole Foods is more expensive but is close by. I think that the Sunflower Market would have better prices but it's on the north side of town on Academy Blvd. I'll have to think about going there though to get the best value for my money. With Costco there would be a $55 sign up fee and I really can't afford that right now. It will be interesting to see how much money we spend on juicing versus regular groceries, eating out and the convenience store. This month was really bad because I went to the convenience store a lot and bought tons of junk food. I spent about $650 on eating out and junk food. That's ridiculous!! Plus we spent another $350 on groceries!! What the heck!!
Gabe just texted me. He'll be by this afternoon to pick up the food. Yay! It will be good to have it gone. Some of the stuff in there is really tempting me so I'll be glad when it's gone. Then I'll have tons of room for healthier food. Now I'm looking forward to going grocery shopping tomorrow. I think I will try the Sunflower Market. I'll look it up online and see if they have an ad I can look at before I shop. I'm excited.
Bayou will also be eating better because she won't be getting all the fast food we've been giving her. I know it's not good for her either. Her dog food is really good and is for maintaining a healthy weight so giving her the fast food wasn't good for her. She's not fat but since she's not going to daycare I have to watch her weight too.
So, even though I'm having some cravings, I know I'm not really hungry and I'm trying not to eat out of boredom or emotions. It will be difficult but it will be worth it in the long run. I really want to get off all the medications I'm on. And it would be great if I could lose some weight and be healthier inside and out. I'm grateful that I don't have a massive headache from caffeine withdrawal but that might come so I'm prepared for it. I know I will feel worse before I feel better. I'm expecting to be hungry, tired, cranky and to have a headache for the first 3 or 4 days. Then I think I will turn a corner and feel better. I'm going to try to blog every day during this journey so I can look back to see where I was and where I will be going. Blogging also helps to keep me busy and that will help too.
Day 2 of the journey is going well so far. I'm still just in the preparation stage but am excited to be in the juice fast stage soon. I'll spend some time getting my grocery list ready today so I'll be prepared for tomorrow. On to better health!
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