The Reboot: Day One

Actually, I'm going to start chronicling my ten day juice fast beginning yesterday. Let me explain...

As a classic procrastinator, I put off taking out my old juicer to see if it would work until late on Saturday knowing full well that if it didn't work I was going to be screwed trying to start a ten day reboot. The thing worked okay but was woefully ill equipped to take on a daily juicing. You see, the amount of juice I will need daily is a pretty large amount and this old juicer was only going to make it one small glass at a time. So, off to the only place I knew for a fact they had juicers - Walmart. Don't get me started on Walmart. I hate the place and always have but when you need something fast they generally have it so that's where we went.

We walked into the housewares section and there they were. The juicers. And there was a couple standing over them talking about them. We struck up a conversation and it turned out she had also seen "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" and was starting a juice fast on Sunday. She also had a friend, as do I, who lost a lot of weight doing this. While we were talking, a man walked up and had questions. Guess what? He had also seen the movie and was embarking on his own juice fast. The woman was pre-diabetic and the man was diabetic and both felt they needed to do something about this now! Yet a fourth lady walked up and started asking questions. Yup, you guessed it. She saw the movie and wanted to try it. Go figure that the only time I go to Walmart there is a crowd in the one aisle and we're all there for the same reason. I quickly grabbed the juicer I wanted off the shelf. They only had two type. The pricey Jack Lalanne model and the more moderately priced GE model. I went with GE. I didn't need the fancy pulp holder and whiz bangs the other one came with. I just needed a reliable juicer with relatively fast speed that could make a lot of juice at one time.

So, this morning, I began. I made a nice called "Mean Green".

two stalks kale
two stalks celery
two carrots
one Granny Smith apple
one cucumber
and about an inch of ginger root

It took 30 seconds to make the juice and you know what? It was really good! Fresh and clean like drinking in a summer day! I mean it...I was pleasantly surprised and delighted to know that the one juice I will have to drink three times per day was good! I can make other juices each day too but Mean Green is the essential juice with so many micro nutrients. I drank it 20 minutes ago and I feel better already! (Kidding...)

I'm really dedicating myself to this in a way that I have committed to anything in a long time. I'm hoping I get good results in weight loss but even if, overall, I can just feel better it will have been well worth it. So...

Day One = mood positive, energy good, committed to the process and moving forward!