So tomorrow marks Day 19 of my 28 day Super Juice me detox!

It has gone so quickly already I cannot believe it. I was originally going to write a day to day account but then who needs to read a whiny blog about me wanting to eat chick peas and rye bread! and not a Sweet N Smooth Veggie Blend for dinner! (Which are really good by the way!)
Well thats already one positive improvement! My cravings are for chickpeas and rye bread.. Not very traditional. Nevertheless IMPROVEMENT!
However I have been eating a cleanish, vegan/none processed food diet for a few months now so I didn’t think that my results would be as ground breaking as someone who has a lot of weight to lose or has make a huge change to their lifestyle.

However I am not saying that there hasn’t been changes, Since starting the Juice detox 18 days ago I have already lost I have lost 10 pounds! Which is incredible! I feel excellent, my skin is literally glowing and I have loads of energy. If you haven’t heard much about juicing or havent watched Jason Vales Super Juice Me! Or Joe Cross’ Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead, then you still might be thinking how is she surviving on juice!

Well juicing is what our body does to food anyway, our digestive system is a biological cement mixer, from the moment food touches our lips till, with get rid of it the other end. The quicker nutrients reach our bloodstream the quicker they can be assimilated into our cells and we can reap the benefits of them. Obviously a variety of juices and smoothies should be consumed to ensure correct amount of nutrients and energy levels. Our bodies are constantly trying to achieve homeostasis, a balance, the problem is with our modern day diets, high refined sugar and carbohydrate diet, we put our bodies through so much stress without even realising it. So it is important that we counter balance this Chaos with what may seem to be an extreme measure.
The trouble is we have become so hooked on these substances that the side affects don’t even bother us as more, or we are just so accustomed to them that we don’t even remember what feeling good is!! To naturally wake up in the morning feeling rested and full of vitality!
We have accepted negative habits and feelings as the norm because that is the familiar:

we have accepted,

Sleeplessness
headaches
contant tiredness
spots
oily skin
brittle, nails & hair
weight related issues
insomnia
lack of concentration
Bad gases, Burps, Farts etc
depression
anxiety
And many many more!

These things people deal with on a day to day life which would be dramatically improved if they started to listen to their bodies and how they feel before and after these meals. The majority of the time the good feelings from eating high carbohydrate, high fat, processed foods are from the brain, and the brain will be receiving a load of chemicals all at once, you will start to salivate and get excited about the food, because the brain is craving the chemicals and the next sugar rush.

This has derived from us humans once being hairy cavemen and women! Back then we would have been hunter gatherers and high fat/high calorie food meant the difference from being able to live another year in a cave with your cave-wife and protecting your family or starving to death. It’s our instincts, and being surrounded by food wherever you go in the western world, its hard to turn your super powerful brain off to the idea that we don’t need more, man made substances. Especially as the food industry knows full well of our brains want, need, Addiction to high calorie food and uses that weakness against us to make billions.

However by listening to our bodies not our brains we can start to realise what an amazing machine it is and if we treat it well it will show us the benefits tenfold!

The first this to do is to begin by clearing out the mess that gets caught up in the body over years of abuse. And you might think I mean fat! Well, fat is an effect of repeated ‘food’ abuse, but there are actually worse side effects from a bad diet. Toxic chemicals and toxins stay in the body for a long time, the body collects them up and tries to dispose of them, however not all of them make it out into the urine, which is the safest exit route for toxins. Some get stored in with fat, it is thought that toxins, react with the body and the body creates a pocket of fat around them preventing the toxic chemicals being assimilated into your body.
So for me one of the biggest things was that juicing gave my body the chance to work through the toxin bearing fat and get it out of my system! Although I lost weight which I was rejoicing about, I feel healthier that I have done in a long time. By doing this ive noticed that losing weight is just a side affect of healing from the inside out! Getting healthier and feeling amazing.

I am juicing for 28 days as a part of a challenge set by professionals, which have set out a programme, the specific programme I am following is Jason Vales Super Juice me app. It is really informative and gives you weekly shopping lists and all of the information on the specific nutrients that you are receiving from each juice, and there are videos which help you through the hard times! etc Worth buying if your interested!

http://www.juicemaster.com/

DO NOT ATTEMPT A 28 DAY JUICE FAST WITHOUT PROPER KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING AND WITHOUT CONSULTING A PROFESSIONAL, Physician, Nutritionist, or Dietician!!!

So with that out of the way I can now share with you some of my amazing juices so far!
Some of them i havnt exactly followed the recipe cause i ran out of a specific veg etc, but I tend to replace it with something that is close nutritionally.

So Day 1 Started with a ginger and apple Shot to awaken the taste buds and to protect the imuune system!

Then with the juices as follows:

So that was day one! Its not easy especially as I am living in a house with a lot of people at the moment who seem to be eating all the time! but I feel excellent. The juices give me so much energy and I have this great clean feeling! I only really miss the time spent over food, the sitting at the table and chatting etc, I’m not actually missing the food as such, I guess my body is getting exactly what it needs!

Long live the SUPER JUICE!

 

I will post more of my progress and more Juices soon.