day 7

so today may very well be the hardest day yet. Why? Because my sister, brother in law, niece & nephew are in town, and we're taking my parents out to dinner. I'm still on my fast, and I'm not going to break it, but I'm still going... so I'll be sitting there drinking my water while everyone else enjoys their meals. Luckily I made a lot of juice today to prepare for this. I have no doubt it will suck a little.

I'm at my parents house right now, and I'm going to hop on the scale in a little bit to get a weigh in. My scale at home isn't digital, so I'm not sure of it's accuracy, but I was 183 pounds this morning. I'm really happy with the results so far, but I keep on expecting a slowdown - I mean, I've got to be out of water weight by now... my mood is good, and my energy levels are high. I feel pretty focused overall, but I don't feel like I've gained any mental acuity from detoxing my body at this point. 

One thing that's throwing me for a loop is my sister's reaction to me. The last time she saw me was only 3 weeks ago at Christmas, but she can't get over the fact that I've lost so much weight, my complexion looks great, and I'm "glowing". In fact, it's getting a little weird. My mom pointed out that my hands aren't shaking as much, which is a normal thing for me - I don't have steady hands at all. 

Here are today's juices...

Carrot Pineapple Orange Juice

1 small orange, including rind, seeded and cut into pieces
1/8 small, ripe pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into pieces
2 carrots, scrubbed clean and cut into pieces
Juice of 1/2 lemon (stirred in at end)

*Adapted from Williams-Sonoma Cookware Series, Juicer Cookbook, by Carol Gelles.

Apple-Cantaloupe-Honeydew Juice

2 apples
1/2 cantaloupe
1/2 honeydew
6 to 8 kale leaves
6 to 8 Swiss chard leaves

*Adapted from Reboot Your Life.™

Spicy Tomato (High Antioxidant Juice)

2 large tomatoes 
1 stalk of celery
1 cucumber
1/2 red bell pepper
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
3-5 grinds of fresh ground black pepper
1-3 shakes of cayenne pepper