For anyone who explores Juice Feasting it can sound overwhelming because many people do really long Juice Feasts, as in 92 days. It is easy to get enthusiastic, set a high goal, and then, ooops, to break the feast with solid food. The trick, I have found, is to think of the Juice Feast as a one meal at a time Juice Feast. Those of us who are healthy and looking to overcome emotional attachments or addictions can, I believe, become just as addicted to the idea of sticking to a Juice Feast and then feel other than the best about ourselves if we "cheat".
There is no doubt in my mind, I feel much better on the days I drink four quarts of juice and no teeny handfuls of almonds or pumpkin seeds. What I have noticed is that each time the most minute stressor comes into my life, my desire to chew, especially almonds and pumpkin seeds, becomes overwhelmingly strong.
And so each day I begin again, and again, and this would have been day 15 if I had of never eaten those seeds yet mostly in the last two weeks I have Juice Feasted. It has been a modified Juice Feast and has definately been hydrating.
Each night I promise myself that the next day there will be no nuts and seeds and I wake up with great resolve. Then, somewhere in the late afternooon, a few find their way into my mouth. I am seeking to understand why, to discover this connection to my emotional body, and at the same time to feel good about the Juices that I am consuming and to be gentle with myself as I gently Juice Feast.
Perhaps tomorrow will be one of those successful days where I coast happily and groundedly through the day with 4 or 5 quarts of juice!
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Each day you are doing this Juice Cleanse is successful, but I do know that feeling you are referring to. I need a juice cleanse and your blog posts are inspiring me. Right now though, the emotional ride and attachment to food is overriding my actual action to start the cleanse. Will do soon.. keep writing and inspiring!
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