Juice Fast

They say a juice fast will jump start your healing process so yesterday I gave it a try by doing a one day juice fast. I made a vegetable juice which contained celery, kale, parsley, cucumber, spinach and a few carrots to make it a tad sweet. I also made a vegetable/fruit juice which contained beets, apples, grapefruit and ginger. First thing in the morning I drank 8 oz of the vegetable juice, about 3 hours later I drank 8 oz. of the vegetable/fruit juice and then 2-3 hours later I drank 8 oz. of the vegetable juice again, I continued to alternate these every 2 -3 hours until about 7 PM.  All in all I consumed about 40 oz. of juice throughout the day.  I was also sure to drink water in between to help flush out the toxins. 

I didn't feel sick to my stomach or experience any achiness you sometimes feel when you detox.  I did however feel the hunger pangs in the evening and felt very tired.  All of which they say is fairly normal on a juice fast.  I was actually pleasantly surprised to find I didn't feel the hunger pangs until in the evening and for the most part throughout the day felt satisfied.  I have heard that when you feed your body the nutrients it really needs you will not feel hungry, this is a great example of that.  I did give in to feeling tired and was in bed asleep by 8:30 PM! It felt great.

Today I did wake up feeling achy and stiff so it makes me wonder, is it my body releasing the toxins from yesterday's juice fast or is it just a "bad" day for me?  With what I have there are good days and bad days in which I would rate the pain level on a scale of 1 to 10.  On a "good" day my pain level is typically at a 2-3, only a few joints hurt such as my fingers and maybe my knees, but overall I can move around with little stiffness.  On a "bad" day my pain level is typically at a 4 -5, multiple joints hurt (hands, feet, knees, shoulders) and  I'm stiff and achy all over.  Usually a hot shower will help loosen everything up but over all I feel "flu-like" symptoms. Whatever the cause is today for this, I will push on as I know I am on the path to being 100% healthy again.