Juicing around town

I’ve been juicing for the last couple of days . . . it sure feels amazing. My last attempt at juice feasting was pretty demoralizing – back in mid-february, I decided to do a 92-day juice feast. As I look back, I really was not in the spiritual or emotional condition to do it then, and would juice for 5 days, and then binge on cooked foods, and then juice for 4 days and then binge. This cycle went on for a few weeks until I finally gave up.

This time, I’m limiting it to 3 days, with 2 days of proper feast-breaking afterwards. Why now? I’m coming out a pretty toxic couple of months and am finally willing to part with that negativity / stress / junk food etc. Isn’t it funny, to realize that as bad a something is for me (isolation, relationship, crap food, high stress), I still cling to it and for whatever self-destructive satisfaction I get. This willingness to detox is a real gift – not something that I consciously asked for but I’m sure as anything grateful for it.

Ideally, I’d be somewhere, lounging by a beach with no responsibilities. Even though I’m not working right now, I still am out and about throughout the day and have been having a bit of a time getting in as much juice and I probably should. I’ve been getting about 70 ounces / day, which I know is not calorically what I need. Another reason to keep this short and sweet. While it’s certainly for a physical detox, the spiritual component and the dicipline needed are tremendous – even in this short time.

I did manage to make the pukiest juice possible – kiwi / cucumber. Two of my favorite things that should never share a glass. Also, the juice was thick, kind of syrupy, which leads me to believe that the kiwi’s texture doesn’t allow for the fiber to properly separate. Maybe?

Some of the awesome things about juicing for this short time:

1. Waaaaay more energy – more alert, sleep less
2. Much more time in the day when I’m not figuring out what to eat, when to eat and all that
3. Completely more in touch with my feelings (sometimes not so awesome)
4. Unbelievable sex drive
5. My allergies have calmed down

Also, today I got this really great message from a new friend:

This is real life. It’s all real. Embrace the world. Love and light.