Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

Juice Fast Day 3: oh good god. Kill me now. Went to sleep with a wicked migraine. Woke up with the migraine having puppies. ugh. Drank a ton of water. Begged my dogs to have patience because I cannot take them out right now...poor doggies. Cross your paws. Dehydration, headache, nausea, fever, chills. It was baaaaaaad. I don't know if this is actually the results of detoxing or if my body is just pissed at me. I've cheated it of regular doses of caffeine, sugar, alcohol, dairy, fat and anything else that sounds yummy.

How did I get here? I don't eat all that badly. No fast food--ever. Seldom drink soda. I do eat salads on occasion. Vegetables too. Not all fried. I can enjoy a good margarita as well as any real Texan. But lack of exercise, long work days, no fruit in decades has taken its toll.

Time to give my body a break and drink fresh vegetable/fruit juice for a few days. Day 1 at work. Eased into it with some coffee with almond milk (yum). Drove to Juiceland for a few tasty choices and started my fast with the Bambaata. Fresh Pineapple, mango, hemp protein, spirulina and raw almonds. A great way to kick this off. Later, I tried the Tri-Pinnacle: coconut water, avocado, spinach and kale. Difficult but do-able. Lastly, I had the Tigerlilly: cucumber, celery, kale, spinach, parsley and wheatgrass. I tried, I tried but after the occasional sip, I could not do it. Into the sink it went. I'd rather be hungry.

Day 2: I hardly remember. I know I went to the market since I now have a fridge stuffed with fruit and veggies. I know I took the dogs on a 3 mile Park walk because my shoes are all dusty. I think I watched some TV last night but I don't recall what. Is it supposed to be like this?

Back to Day 3: So here we are. I took a nap and my headache is better. The chills are wearing off too. Nausea isn't so bad. I'm on my second juice of the 3rd day. I feel lighter and cleaner for sure. How do people do this for months at a time? I have no idea. I don't think I want to know.

I would sell my soul for some chicken fried steak right now.