Day 14 - The Juice Fast

I was bad this weekend. Not BAD BAD...but bad enough to give me a guilt trip. Since I'm not tracking my food on loseit.com anymore, I can't really remember what I ate. I do remember that Friday night was my night to cook for us and the extended family. I made rigatoni with a ragu sauce consisting of ground turkey, onions, celery, and carrots. It was DAMN good! Sunday was especially bad. It was Phillips 1st birthday so of course there was a ton of Filipino food, including the infamous Lechon (whole roasted pig) made by the infamous Marco Sandiego. Right after that party we went to my Tito Charlie's "surprise" 75th birthday. I do recall having two pieces of cake and two slices of pizza! Liza actually made these killer stuffed mushrooms with spinach, Feta, and crushed red peppers...only 40 cal a pop!

Anyway, time to make up for all those extra calories. I moved forward as planned and started my 5 day juice fast. Unfortunately, Andrew isn't joining me this time around. Liza, however, is going to go on a 3 day fast starting on Wednesday! I'm hungry, but not starving! I guess it doesn't help watching Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.

So veggies/fruits are getting mad expensive. I figured to go bulk so hit up the Costco. Three Asian pears, three cantaloupes, 2 bags of baby cukes, 2 bags of celery, 1 bag of snap peas, 3 lbs of pineapples, 16 apples, a big box of oranges, and 7 lbs of carrots. SEVEN POUNDS! Total damage was still damn expensive: $77. And I'll prolly destroy everything in about 4 days. At 3 meals a day, that's 12 total meals, which equates to over $6 a meal. Not bad considering I was averaging about $15-$20 every single day JUST for lunch! Costco seems great for fruits...not so much for veggies.

So the love for juice is spreading. I already convinced DJ and the MIL. The hardest part was convincing Haley. I started her off easy with just apple juice. Then I stepped it up and gave her apple juice and carrot juice (above pic), and she loved it! Today she went ballsy. I juiced up some cukes, celery, kale, apples, and pineapples. She loved it, too! I'm so happy that my little angel loves this super nutritious juice!

So I've been juicing for a full week now. Still love it. I think I'm addicted actually. My energy level hasn't taken a dive at all, and my pants even fit better! I even asked DJ if I could use a portion of the backyard to grow my own veggie garden, and I even priced out a Bokashi composter! Do I miss food? Hell yeah I do! Believe me, I constantly convince myself every day to not stop by Five Guys. But like I said. My taste buds have had enough partying and I'm not doing this just for some competition. I'm also doing this for my family.



So day 1 of the fast was as expected. It's tough, but not that bad. The trick: If you get hungry at night, just go to sleep!