Day Four

I was really hungry when I woke up this morning, but waited until Crystal got up to Juice.  We made a juice that was fruity but had some veggies in it too.  Crystal and I watched Forks Over Knives while drinking our juice this morning.  It was a really great movie.  I'd recommend it to everyone.  It really, really made me want to pursue a vegan diet once I'm done the fast. Thanks miss_tina for the recommendation.  It was well worth watching.

Juice for Two

1 cucumber
6 stalks of celery
4 cups of grapes
1 cantaloupe
2 oranges

This juice was really good.  Probably my favourite of the fruit juices so far. I ended up with somewhere between 25-30oz.  I didn't get a headache at all.  it seemed like the headaches were gone for good.

For the mid day juice I made a variation on Mean Green Juice which was the main juice used by Joe Cross and Phil Staples in Fat Sick, and Nearly Dead. The variations on the recipe were because we didn't have any kale.

Mean Green (variant)

6 Swiss chard leaves
a bunch of spinach
8 celery stalks
4 apples
1 lemon
2 pieces of ginger
2 cucumbers

It was a very green juice, but it tasted good.  The recipe made enough for Crystal and I to each have a large serving and still leave enough for me to save for my third meal.  I had to make several trips to the bathroom after this juice.  I'm amazed there's still anything left in me.

For my last juice of the day I followed a recipe from Reboot Your Life called Gazpacho Juice.  This one was not one of my favourites.  I didn't like the taste much and it was a greenish brown colour. Blech.


Gazpacho Juice

4 Plum tomatoes
1 large cucumber
2 stalks celery
1 red pepper
1/4 small onion
2 cups parsley
1 lime

It may not have been entirely the juice's fault though.  I've been miserable since afternoon.  I'm really hungry, and the juice just isn't satisfying me today.  My cravings for food have been terrible.  I wanted to eat SO bad  This was the first time I really had doubts about how long I would be able to last on the fast. I was definitely sick of juice by the end of the day.  I wanted nothing more that to throw in the towel, and go get some steak tacos from Acapulco Delight.