Gearing up for the big D...

So, my niece and her husband embarked on a juice fast called The Reboot a month or so before last Christmas. The idea is that you concentrate on ingesting only micronutrients which come from veggies and fruits and forego the macronutrients in meat or white potatoes and, of course, you have no processed food at all. It's meant to be a way to cleanse your systems and jump start your metabolism. You can start with ten days and go from there using a juicer to create tasty drinks. You can stop at the ten day mark or go on if you like. It's healthy and good for you. So they say.

I have a juicer that I haven't used in a long time so last night I gave my niece a call to see how the Reboot went for them. Turns out it went very well. She did it for two weeks and lost almost 20 lbs. Her husband extended his Reboot for a full 30 days, went on a two week hiatus, and then restarted for another 30 days. He dropped almost 60 lbs. without really trying. He then went on a maintenance routine reintroducing regular food into his day focusing on the micronutrient foods with small portions of macronutrients like meat, fish, and potatoes. He's kept the weight off. This week they are doing another one week fast and then so on and so forth.

Based on that knowledge, and having watched a film called, "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" I've decided to give this a shot. I'm gearing up for the big Detox which I'll start on Sunday. I'm going to do ten days which is the recommended starting point and see how it goes. This weekend I'll be clearing out the produce section of my local grocery store and my juicer will be running on overtime for the following week or do. Everyone who's tried this says the same thing. The first three days are the hardest. That's when my body will be in detox mode, getting rid of all the toxins I'm supplied it with through years of bad eating habits. Day Three, they say, is the most difficult. Apparently, sleep is elusive on that third day. But, after that, every person who's done it says something remarkable happens. Their energy level shoots through the roof. They start to sleep like babies. Their skin clears up. And the weight start falling away.

During the Reboot, you can drink as much fresh made juice as you want along with lemon water and herbal tea. No caffeine, which for me, won't be an issue really. I have about two cups of coffee per day but not every day so I know I can do without it. No processed foods at all. That, in the long haul, will be difficult because if you really think about it, we, meaning all of us, eat an enormous amount of processed foods. But I'm determined to do this. I need to do this. I'm tired of being sick and tired all the time. Getting out of bed in the morning shouldn't hurt and I'm convinced that this will get me going in the right direction.

One side affect of this Reboot, something that happens on Day Three, is that it can make you pretty cranky. So, I apologize in advance for my bitchiness that will happen next week. But after that, I'll be a peach to live with, I promise!