Day two and chugging

I have to admit this is one of the hardest things I've ever DONE on so many different levels. Day 1 was pretty easy juice wise b/c of the adrenaline, although I suffered from a pretty bad headache. Most of the juices I could tolerate (taste wise). I felt like I had more energy and felt okay other than the headache. I began to get really nervous when I went to bed last night (day 1) b/c of the amount of calories I'd burn at my job (running dogs for 10 hours) and how hungry I knew I'd feel. Let's just say the hardest part of the day was chugging juice with cabbage in it! I now know cabbage is not something I want to juice ever again. It over powers any other flavors plus the after taste is disgusting. My favorite juice is what I have at breakfast (carrot, apple etc). The "green" juice is a lot harder to get down and I end up chugging it. Sea Salt helps...kinda of like doing a shot of tequila...

Another definitely hard part is the cravings. Man oh man have I craved a medium rare steak and loads of rolls with butter. Oh lets not forget my A&W rootbeer and Dr. Pepper. The steak and bread have been the hardest. To combat it, I just try to stay busy and do a lot of praying. Its a battle of wills..me against my stomach. At 208 lbs (what I weighed 3 days ago) I plan on winning. Food has been a comfort to me for too long.

On the plus side, the jolt of energy you get when you drink the juice is pretty amazing. My body tingles and I don't remember any food that made my body tingle after it hit my blood stream! My brain is still pretty fuzzy and I"m not as quick on my feet at work but overall the worst discomfort is the hungry feeling I get although I know my body is getting nutrients and what it needs.

I'm not drinking my dinner juice but having a visalus shake...spent a lot of money on it and I couldn't bring myself to drink down another juice. Since I'm short on cash, drinking a visalus shake is going to extend the life of my juice since the program calls for drinking 6 different juices a day! That can be difficult on a budget. 

I know from my buddy in juicing (Stacey) the first 4 days are the hardest. I say bring it! I made it through the part that was making me quake in my Zigs (or flip flops) and made it through today!
Signing out for now dear friends! More to share later..maybe a recipe or two that I've found I like :D