Summer Juice Fast

Hello Peeps:

Well, I have become so disgusted with my daily, weekly, monthly journey to become more healthy. First, I started a very nice vegetarian eating track. I did very well with that, but then I started to struggle with eating sugar. I was raised on all of the amazing sugar related foods. That looks like:cookies, cake, ice cream, pies and anything else that falls under that category. So, although I was no longer eating meat and enjoying the taste of veggies. My sugar intake was extremely high!

So, I decided to try a vegan method of eating so that I could scale down on the sugars, flour, bread and more. Unfortunately, that did not last! Oh how sad I was...that made me extremely sad that I could not conquer the beast of eating sugar. I remember walking through target looking for a book that could really walk me through the process of running away from sugar. When I saw a book, "How I kicked sugar" I thought that was the answer to my problems. But, being the money conscious person that I have become, I did not want to pay the cost for the book that I saw.

During May I started getting my body moving again. I started walked and running with my daughter, husband and the awesome ladies of BGR. Two weeks ago, I told myself that I needed to do a juice fast, but each day I would talk myself out of it based on any events that were taking place within the family. On Saturday morning I started to think about how amazing I felt the first time I completed a juice fast. Then, I started thinking about how uncomfortable I have started to feel in my under garments, my level of energy and all of the aches within my body.

So, starting today I plan to try to work towards healing my body. How do I plan to do this, it's simple by taking things one day at a time. When I think about juicing for thirty days or even juicing for one week, my mind starts playing tricks on me. So, as far as today I will be juicy and make make juices for the day and then tonight, make juices for tomorrow. By using this system, it is my belief that I won't be force to eat. One thing that I am excited about is the fact that Jamba juice is near, therefore I can run there for a carrot juice if I am feeling that I need something immediately.

Friends, as you say your prayers this evening please include me that I can get myself back on track and pursue this healthylife style once and for all. I have a plan for how I'd like to eat when the fast is over and my overall goal is to be a healthy example for my husband and kids.

Signed,
PJ