Friday, April 5, 2013

Taking the Plunge - Getting Ready for Our First Juice Fast




My husband and I have made a commitment to join a world wide Juice Fast organized by Jason Vale, better know as the Juice Master.   Here is his website which explains the Fast, which he calls the:  Big Juice Spring Clean   His last world wide Juice Cleanse in January was entitled the World's Biggest Juice Detox: (http://magazine.foxnews.com/food-wellness/juice-master-diet-lose-7-pounds-seven-days ).  That worldwide event resulted in over 24,000 people participating from more than 60 different countries who lost a collective total of over 100,000 pounds.

Along with the instructions for the Juice Cleanse, Jason has included the entire shopping list for the five days.  Most of the items on the list are items we already use in our juices.   The difference is we will be juicing all day, every day which is something we had not yet attempted to do.  Along with juices, there are also smoothies made with natural yogurt or avocado, and something called a Ginger Shot  (apple and ginger root, juiced and poured into a shot glass!).

My husband and I are are both looking forward to doing this!   As I mentioned recently to a friend, we've seen what juicing does for our energy level, with added benefits such as clearer complexion, stronger nails, enhanced clarity of mind - and, of course, the weight loss we've continued to have.  With all of those benefits, why on earth would we NOT continue making Juicing a part of our lifestyle?  A Juicing Fast is something people do to boost all of the results I've just mentioned.  After the Fast, we will continue to juice one or two meals a day as we have done during the past several weeks.   If we find the Juicing Fast as do-able, we will probably do one every other month or so.

I will start a day by day journal beginning on Monday and record the progress we make as we tackle this 5 Day Juice Fast.



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