Day 3 of The Juice Feast

The whole juice feasting concept can have a myriad of "rules" so to speak. I have not wanted to ask if I need to dismiss honey and agave, nor have I wanted to admit that I have been using them in my tea twice daily. The sweet is so not what I need or intended for this feast. However, the inner wisdom of my digestion new that I was in need of some soothing. The honey I use is enzyme rich, highly medicinal and helpful at healing or cooling fire. My organs were literally on fire from all the heavy foods I was eating before I woke up from denial and chose to engage in this juice feast.

Yet, before I decided to juice I was going to follow a non-glycemic raw food Body Ecology Diet for three to six months. I have been trying, and some days succeeding, to eat no agave, which means no WildBar, www.wildbar.info and this can be tough because the two new flavors that we have created have needed lots of tasting, by me, for the last two years. (The new flavors, by the way, will be out this summer, 2009)

Back to the point of why I was over heated. I was eating about 8 to 12 ounces of nuts, seeds, and chocolate every day. I was not gaining weight but I was feeling heavier. Winter was cold and so I surrendered to laziness, which turned to sluggishness, which made my eyes baggy, my cheeks (both sets) droopy, and my overall skin tone other than pretty. My hair lost lustre, my eyes were other than sparkling, and, well, when spring time came and new vitality did not enter in, I started juicing.

At first I added quarts of celery juice to my daily fare. One, two, even three quarts of straight celery juice added to a diet that included superfood smoothies that were nut and seed free, and low calorie, sweetened with stevia, and then I munched on the many ounces of nuts and seeds and cacao goodies throughout the day.

I was thirsty. Beyond that, I was dehydrated. I have done some damage that I hope is repairable (I will be 45 this month) to my skin. I am more wrinkled now than ever!

Oh, and on top of the rich diet I was eating, I was on this salt craze. It was a craze because I was putting crazy amounts of salt in my smoothies and on my nuts and seeds.

So, the first three days of this Juice Feast, I feel I have cheated by adding the honey and agave. And so, by posting my intention, to go 32 more days with zero honey or agave, I shall be held accountable.

I like to think of this now as a 40 day Juice Feast. I almost started on 4/4/09 and did drink a lot of juice that day but also ate lots of olives and a little avocado.

For the record: Four days to break into the Juice Feast, 32 days of really following it faithfully, and Four days to start easing out of it gently, which will continue for at least ten days.

I will say this: I feel happier, more optimistic, empowered, confident, and even energetic and I highly recommend this to anyone!