Woke up refreshed & ready for the day. Cory had to go to work and I had to plan for another grocery run. I needed to take Cory some juice to keep up at the office so he could drink on it through the day. Between homeschooling our daughter & all the planning & actual juicing, my day was pretty consumed.
My allergies were still going full throttle throughout my morning and afternoon.. Still praying for relief. I did have one kind of strange spell while helping my daughter with literature. I felt dizzy after reading a few paragraphs. Maybe that is just the idea of doing literature that made me dizzy :) It hit me so hard that I had to lay down for a short time. My daughter too back over the reading while I rested. It eventually did go away,
I just really mixed up the kinds of juices that we had already been making because I wanted to be sure to use the ingredients that we had already purchased. In my opinion, this was the best day of juicing because I really like the variety. Note to self!
Drank another juice before going to my daughters basketball game later that day. Brought water to drink on during the game which was a good choice. We didn't stay for the other games b/c we were not wanting to reach the hungry stage, well, Cory was already there :), and needed to go home and juice before we were tempted by the "junk" they were selling. Trying to make it seem less appealing by calling it "junk" : ) Kind of works.
About 8:30 pm, we got settled in and began to watch a movie together as a family and I began to just feel yucky. I was unsure as to what I was feeling and opted to skip out and go ahead and lay in bed. About 9 pm the front part of both of my thighs began to really ache and soon went down past my knees. It was pretty painful that I went ahead and took an Advil PM. I don't really remember too much because it knocked me plum out. I slept well but woke up with an Advil PM hangover the next morning - but you will have to read the next post to see if I was still hurting the next day :)
Recap of Day 3:
Lost 1.2 lbs. after two days of juicing.. Any weight is good with me right now. Doing it for cleansing purposes more than weight loss at this time. Don't get me wrong, I want to lose weight and I want to lose a lot, but I also want to keep it off so I am TRYING to be smart about it. Still felt mostly energetic throughout the day. I did think about actually eating food but I am wanting better health more at this point. Yea, me! I have surprised myself that I have been so strong. My husband doing it with me has helped me more than he probably realizes. Although I am still feeling pretty good with myself. Very thankful that it hasn't been unbearable. I had in the back of my mind that I wanted to at least juice, only juice, for 3 days and then maybe incorporate a salad or other fruits and vegetables. but I am thinking that I can do it for another day at least. Lexa has an out of town basketball game on Day 4 so not sure what we will be able to do. I am thinking that I will juice several different juices and put them in a cooler and just take it with us. Yea, that is the plan I will go with.
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I have ms and the illness has been steadily progressing over the last few years. My walking's been so bad that I've been looking into mobility scooters. I had testing and treatment for CCSVI in 2010 which brought some relief but 13 months later the story was the same as ever if not worse. I decided to do a juice detox last week for 7 days. For one because I wanted to make a change and have a healthier lifestyle and lose some weight and for another because I too have seen dvd's lately that have made me sit up and notice about the food industry. Joe Cross's inspiartional dvd being one of them. I thought it would be hard but actually it wasn't at all. I had a colonic on day one and by day 3 something incredibble happened...my energy levels were at 100%. I was wanting to exercise more. Only in short bursts because of my mobility but a massive change. My walking and balance still off. By the tome I got to day 7, I felt amazing and decided to continue for another week. Then on day 9, my limp disappeared. By day 11 the world felt surreal as I felt like I was inside someone else's body! I'm now on day 13 and cannot believe how well I feel. The wheelchair is no longer imminent. I can't believe that simply by taking out caffiene, fats and sugar and adding juiced alkaline foods, I have my life back. I had also lost 7lbs in 7 days so looking forward to checking my weight on Sunday morning to see if I've lost more. Its nothing short of a miracle. Good luck to you and your wife. Tracey