Day 5

Sorry I haven't written since day 3! Lucas pretty much summed up everything last night, and tonight was rather, eh, not fun at first.

So to catch you up to speed, Lucas is on day 5 of juicing and is currently down to... 208? He is sleeping right now so I can't confirm, but that's the last number I remember hearing. As for me, I am on day 3 of juice fasting and down to 115. But, I have decided to call it quits on the fasting at the end of today. Although I feel better and healthier, I feel like I am just not getting enough sustenance from juice alone, so I am incorporating my paleo with the juicing. This was a hard decision for me... I definitely had a moment at one point, feeling guilt (I'm a perfectionist) and short-comings. Luckily, Lucas is awesome, and reassured me that what I have done so far is an achievement enough. Then I realized that I was feeling guilty over wanting to eat cooked asparagus, realized I was being ridiculous, and headed to the kitchen.

Now, whether or not the "lack of sustenance" I was feeling was physical or psychological, continuing doing what I was doing was not the solution. We are aiming for healthy, happy, and fit- not healthy enough, miserable, and almost fit except that I don't have enough energy to workout. Now, I am not denouncing juicing. Perhaps I was just not drinking enough/the right ingredients. I'll admit that it was hard to me to drink at times, so maybe I was really just not drinking enough. Lucas and his parents are trekking along feeling happy and healthy and started juicing before I did. This was definitely discouraging for me, but I just reminded myself that what is healthy for me may not necessarily be the same health plan as Lucas's or anyone else for that matter. And to be honest, when I compare my new health plan to what I used to live off of, I have made tremendous progress.

I do feel like I learned a lot while juicing. I learned that I have a lot more will power than I thought I did. I learned that no matter what my new diet is, I can look back and think "this will never be as difficult as that juice fasting thing I did for three days." I also learned a great way to incorporate my fruits and veggies into my diet. There  are so many benefits to this, and I hope that my mini-fast doesn't discourage anyone. In fact, I would definitely recommend this challenge to anyone (as long as your physician gives you the thumbs up). There are many different opinions as to the actual health benefits of juicing, but at the end of the day no matter what you believe, it certainly is beneficial in that you are eating so many nutrients and it is of no harm to you. If you don't think there are any tremendous health benefits there, you can at least do it as a psychological challenge to grow as a person.

If you have been following us and are considering changing your lifestyle, I hope you feel open to letting us know if you need help. We are definitely no pros, but we can point you towards some resources to get ya started. Just message us or a leave a comment with you email address!

"If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."

-Michael Jordan