Emotions: I felt really good the rest of the night, I went to bed feeling full and proud, I even thought "I can do a third day no problem, this is easy." Then the next day came. Today started out rough, I really wanted to quit. I didn't sleep very well last night, I was up at about 2 am with terrible nausea and stomach pains. After getting up to go to the bathroom a couple times and try to get the sick feeling to go away, I finally went back to sleep. I woke up early again so I would have time to juice and I still felt very sick. I drank some water and got ready, juicing took longer than expected AGAIN. Two of my recipes said they were 3 servings and they only produced two, so I had to scrounge up some ingredients to make another recipe I had already had yesterday to produce enough for my whole day. Stressing in the kitchen first thing in the morning is not how I like to start my day! I finished getting ready and headed off to work, I felt extremely lethargic on my way and I didn't think I was going to be able to keep my eyes open. My arms felt too heavy to hold up and I just felt awful overall. I drank a juice on the drive and was having a hard time getting it down...and once i got to work I just sat on the floor for about 10 minutes during a meeting and kept my eyes closed. Everyone said I looked awful. :( But then once i got more juice into my system and I had some water and a cup of green tea I started feeling so much better. Yay!!
The recipes I used today are: (Also from, Rabbit Food For My Bunny Teeth)
Shocking Green
makes 3 servings (not quite 3 for me)
3 green apples
10 stalks celery
1 large cucumber
14 sprigs of Italian parsley
10 dinosaur kale leaves
1 in knob of ginger (It was a bit smaller, and I cut a bit off the end as well)
Lean 'N' Green
makes 3 servings (again, not quite 3 for me)
1 head romaine
8 dinosaur kale leaves
6 stalks celery
1 large cucumber
8 carrots
1 lemon (I used about half)
Rise & Shine
makes 2 servings
1 grapefruit (I used about 3/4 of one)
2 fuji apples
2 granny smith apples
2 cups green seedless grapes
10 sprigs of Italian parsley
Taste Test:
Shocking Green tastes pretty good..im definitely glad I didnt use as much ginger as it calls for, it originally called for a 2in. knob. It has a very strong taste, but it was a nice addition.
Lean 'N' Green is also pretty good, it was kind of bland, but I sort of like that better than something being too strong, you can definitely taste the lemon and celery, I love the addition of carrots though, always makes them better.
Rise & Shine I had yesterday as well and I tried adding less grapefruit since it was too bitter, and it still was too strong! Grapefruits are very strong. It was better though, and I still liked it.
Hunger: Once I started getting something into my system and I started feeling better, I actually felt really good all day, I wasn't ever starving, I would get hungry and start wishing I could eat something, but i kept myself busy and would drink a glass of green tea or down some water and it really helps. My lunch was occupied by a nap so that was nice so I didnt think about wanting to eat.
Annnnnd, I decided to do a third day!! Woo hoo, now that I know that even if i feel crappy again in the morning it is going to get better, and it isn't hard during the day, I'm very excited to do a third day. I am proud of myself and how well I have stuck with it, three days may not seem like a lot, but knowing I didnt even make it an entire day last time I tried makes me really proud that I am adding on an extra day to my goal. :)
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