Advance Apologies

[Tempest_Gypsy]

I'm gonna be a little loopy for the next several days, so if I say something particularly stupid or put my foot in my mouth, please forgive me. I'm doing a week long juice and herbal tea fast for the first week of this year to clean out all the gunk that builds up in your body from the normal American diet. I usually eat better than most, but the holidays really screwed me!

So, its been 64 1/2 hrs and seven cups of juice and seven mugs of hot tea, and I'm just now starting to feel a little loopy. Okay, that's a lie, I'm feeling downright drunk. Heeeeee! You have no idea how long it took me to type that! Want a really cheap high? Don't eat for three days! Wheeeeeee! :weezows:

Okay, I'm back from that little side trip into insanity. Everyone wish me luck on my willpower to last the whole week. And don't worry, I've got more intelligence than to go out and eat a big greasy meal after the end of the week. I'd just get sick. I'll work my way back up to food!
(honeyd herb tea and 100% fruit juice, Gods I'm sick of sweet)

[Bean]

I wish you luck on the fast. Not to put a damper on things, though, but did you check into the SAFETY of this before you started? It doesn't sound like this is very good for your body, let alone your mind. Please be very vigilant about your condition during the week, and have others check on you, too.

Betsy

[Tink]

Ya know I have to concur in asking are you sure this fast is safe?

I mean 100% juice is still loaded with sugar. I'm no health expert, but a week long steady stream of sugar, may not be good for you. I am pretty sure an all liquid diet is also really not good for you.

Is this something you do every first week of each new year?

Please be careful....and if you get loopy...don't operate any heavy machinery. :lol:

As for not eating....I just couldn't do it, I'd get faint.

And gads...nothing but jucie for a day and my stomach lining would slough off..... :shock:

[Tempest_Gypsy]

Thanks for the concern, but I'm all good. Besides feeling loopy this morning, I've been feeling fine. Actually, once I got over loopy this morning, Ive been great. Body moves easier, skin is clearer, flexibility better than its been in about a year (and that says something). And I've got a friend who's been doing fasts for a long time keeping an eye on me. And the sugar isn't too bad. Since I'm not eating anything it's just being used as fuel right away. But again, I appreciate everyone's concern!

[Leela]

Sick of sweet? Try tomato juice! It's a fruit, too!

I'm glad your doing this with some guidance. I know how clean 3 days of no food leaves you feeling, and part of it is sometimes feeling a bit light. As far as it being dangerous, unless you're diabetic (if you are STOP IMMEDIATELY!!!), you should be fine. The human body stores enough that you can go for several weeks without food. Keeping hydrated is the important thing. KEEP DRINKING WATER!

Good luck on your fast. And try sneaking in a banana shake as well. Good potassium there.

Cheers,

[Leela]

Of course, the simplest and most easily avoided way of losing weight, maintaining good health and feeling more energetic is...

Eat less. Exercise more.

Cut down on the "diet" sodas (who wants all those empty calories anyways?) the processed foods (why not just eat a cup of salt?) Cut down on starches, eat tons of fruits and veggies (fresh, and not covered in whipped cream or cheese sauce) go for lean meats. If you're jonesin' for some fast food, share those fries and milkshake! You can get the taste of something without eating all of that "Super Value Meal" (oooh how I hate how they sell that crap)! :rant: Your arteries will thank you.

And as far as the holidays go, a couple of huge meals are not going to ruin everything. It's the day to day, month to month diet that determines how tight that corset's gonna be come fairetime!

Off the soapbox now,

[Tempest_Gypsy]

Of course, the simplest and most easily avoided way of losing weight, maintaining good health and feeling more energetic is...

Eat less. Exercise more.

Cut down on the "diet" sodas (who wants all those empty calories anyways?) the processed foods (why not just eat a cup of salt?) Cut down on starches, eat tons of fruits and veggies (fresh, and not covered in whipped cream or cheese sauce) go for lean meats. If you're jonesin' for some fast food, share those fries and milkshake! You can get the taste of something without eating all of that "Super Value Meal" (oooh how I hate how they sell that crap)! :rant: Your arteries will thank you.

And as far as the holidays go, a couple of huge meals are not going to ruin everything. It's the day to day, month to month diet that determines how tight that corset's gonna be come fairetime!

Off the soapbox now,

Yeah, I'm usually pretty good about that. Hells, I'm always the one cooking my friends helathy food and my ex-boyfriend (still on good terms) has about had it with me trying to make him eat something that came off a plant (I swear the boy should have died years ago with his diet)

But the past few months have had me bonkers :lumpy: , for lots of reasons. I probably ate more fast food between October and December than I have in four years. So, I wanted a nice clean start in getting back to my normal diet. Grilled veggies with garlic, fresh bread and cold glass of milk sound like heaven right about now!

[Tempest_Gypsy]

To my great amazement, my will power held out quite well and my fast is now over! I got to have dinner at midnight tonight. Very simple food has never tasted sooooooo good in my life! :yum: Don't worry, I ate light. I have no desire to get sick! But it did make me sleepy! :yawn: Bedtime for me, that is if this damned wind doesn't blow my apartment building over! :ow:
Thanks for everyone who was concerned, or gave advice!! :hi:

[lauradake]

Eat less. Exercise more.

If you're jonesin' for some fast food, share those fries and milkshake! You can get the taste of something without eating all of that "Super Value Meal" (oooh how I hate how they sell that crap)! :rant: Your arteries will thank you.


One of my favorite ways to quench that craving for McDonalds is to get the Happy Meal... you get ONE little cheeseburger and a little helping of fries... it usually more than fills me up, satisfies the salt/fat craving, and as an added bonus you get a cool toy. ;)

But regular exercise is an incredible help. I started practicing Aikido a year ago, and I didn't lose too much weight--but I started getting quite toned in my legs, arms, and abs.

And belive it or not... lots and lots of sewing will give you some KILLER shoulder/back muscles. For a wimpy lil' chick, I have a very toned back. ;)

[Tempest_Gypsy]

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And belive it or not... lots and lots of sewing will give you some KILLER shoulder/back muscles. For a wimpy lil' chick, I have a very toned back. ;)

Ah, I always wondered how I had a sexy back! Guess that's what you get from starting sewing hard core when you were ten! I never even thought of that! Thanks for pointing that little piece of info out, Laura!

[lauradake]

*grin* No problem. I never really thought about it, either, until my assistant started giving me backrubs during the workday--and pointed out that I had killer back muscles. Since Lord knows I don't do much in the way of other exercise, we figured that had to be it. :)

[Leela]

Hey, congratulations! Welcome back to food!




One of my favorite ways to quench that craving for McDonalds is to get the Happy Meal... you get ONE little cheeseburger and a little helping of fries... it usually more than fills me up, satisfies the salt/fat craving, and as an added bonus you get a cool toy. ;)



Ooh yes. The toys! It wasn't Micky D's, but remember when the first LOTR movie came out, and Burger King was selling those glass goblets that lit up?
My rogue and I looked EVERYWHERE down here for them, and wherever we went, they were sold out. So on our yearly pilgrimage to New England, we happened to pass by a BK with a sign advertising them. I managed to get out an "OOH! OOH! OOH! OOH!" (indicating that we should stop, stop now in Leela-ese) and The Rogue, interpreter extraordinaire that he is, pulled in.
We bought 8 happy meals. All at once. Ate a french fry, chucked the food, and drove off with our new glasswear. Two of each character! :bananada:

We are such geeks.
Meant to be together, check. :aok:

[Tempest_Gypsy]

Hey, congratulations! Welcome back to food!

Ooh yes. The toys! It wasn't Micky D's, but remember when the first LOTR movie came out, and Burger King was selling those glass goblets that lit up?
My rogue and I looked EVERYWHERE down here for them, and wherever we went, they were sold out. So on our yearly pilgrimage to New England, we happened to pass by a BK with a sign advertising them. I managed to get out an "OOH! OOH! OOH! OOH!" (indicating that we should stop, stop now in Leela-ese) and The Rogue, interpreter extraordinaire that he is, pulled in.
We bought 8 happy meals. All at once. Ate a french fry, chucked the food, and drove off with our new glasswear. Two of each character! :bananada:

We are such geeks.
Meant to be together, check. :aok:

I've got one that tops even that. My mother is the HUGEST LoTR fan in the world, and though she hates fast food, she ended up getting six of the goblets. This isn't the funny part. The funny part is that she now insists we use them as our good crystal. For two years now at Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners there have been a glowing LoTR goblet at each place setting. My father and my little sister's boyfriend (who lives with my parents) keep trying to find ways to get rid of them and my mother and I stave off all their attempts at subterfuge. My little sister wonders what the big deal is and why we have these gaudy things on our table.

Mom told me that since I did such a good job defending them with her I'd be the one to get them in the will, along with her nice red-leather-bound copy of LoTR. This is now a huge family joke. And a tradition. I have a feeling those thing will probably still be on the table at Christmas, twenty years from now. My family is so bizarre!