Post Juice Fast

We juiced for ten days, but only fasted for the first five.  Both our doctors put the skids on it when they realized we weren't eating fats or proteins.  We couldn't afford to buy that much produce any longer anyways.  And the juicing schedule was killing my ability to be a mom, as in being able to take time to help with problems and deal with the difficulties of day to day life.  So, while it was shorter than we had planned, it ended up being just the right amount of time for us in our current life situation.  But it was a positive experience in that we got a lot of micronutrients in us, gave us a window of time to focus on what we are eating and how much we are eating, and I did loose 7 pounds.  In conclusion, I believe the best we can do for our bodies, and in terms of physical consequences, our health and our "being there" for our families, is to eat the right kinds of foods, not too much, and get lots of exercise.  Learn what food is, something I've been doing for the last three years, once my teenage daughter proclaimed she was a vegetarian, thus creating a crisis for me (!), figure out the recipes that work for you and your family's needs, start thinking: "It's time to make a run for next week's ingredients..." (instead of shopping for packaged meals), and do the work of working out!

This is Tim and I, on Mother's Day, two weeks after our fast.