Juice Fast Day 3

Woke up happy and energetic! I got out of bed at least an hour earlier than I normally do, and it felt so good. I was not hungry when I woke up, so I drank 8 oz of water and did my normal routine. I have lost about 4 lbs, but it is probably mostly waste and toxins. However, I did notice my belt was one notch tighter! After two days! Very nice.

I went grocery shopping this morning, and on the way home snuck one medjool date. I just cannot resist, especially when they are just sitting there in the seat next to me. But I did limit it to one. When I got home I was hungry, so I unloaded everything and made another amazing (but messy) juice:

2 beets

pineapple to taste

I then blended that with:

2 kale leaves

tons of spinach

frozen blueberries

This was so, so good. Beets are suprisingly very sweet! I remember when I was a kid my step mom tried to make us eat them once or twice, but I thought they were nasty. When I got the beets out, washed and cut them, they were such a gorgeous dark ruby red color. When I juiced them, I tasted it, wary. I couldn't believe how much I loved it. It was a little too sweet however, which is why I added the acidic pineapple. Perfect! You can't even taste the greens.

I then made a salad to take to work, and since I don't like most leaves I tried something different. I cut up 1/4 head red cabbage, cut a handful of spinach, cut a carrot using my peeler, then threw in sun dried tomatoes (not the kind in the can of oil! ick!), basil, and cilantro. It was divine. I put just a little basalmic vinegar on it.

About 4 pm I had a watermelon, blueberry, protein juice. It was a nice, sweet pick me up. I felt so energized today so I went on another run, but after the run I felt like I really did need something of substance. So at home I toasted some sprouted grain bread and topped it with an avocado. Not quite fasting, but just what I needed. Tomorrow I will be transitioning back into solid food.