Day 14 (1 more day to go)

I'm so excited that tomorrow is my last day - words do not suffice!

This morning we walked to Kalamunda and went to the farmers market. We could smell so many gorgeous things cooking: bread, pastries, sausages, burgers, bacon, cakes, muffins and so much more. It was torture walking by all these yummy looking things. Especially after the walk. There was a very  nice guy who had a meat stand. He kept on tempting us to taste the samples he had on his stall. I explained how we were fasting and had come to purchase some things to have once we have finished. He asked what our fast involved and I explained and he was very impressed and encouraging! It turns out he's a naturopath so we got talking about all sorts of things and then another lady, who's a personal trainer, joined in. They both had said that they strongly recommend the paleo diet. The guy's bacon just smelled so amazing, we had to get some. It was so lovely to meet like minded people that were so encouraging. Afterwards we bought some vegetables. They were SO much cheaper at the farmers market compared to the supermarket. If you can, do your grocery shopping at a local farmers market. We couldn't believe the difference. For example, avocados cost $4.58 each in the supermarket and they cost $2.50 at the farmers market!

I felt really sick this evening after having one of the juices which was crammed with cucumber. It made me feel awful. I usually eat cucumber to stop me from feeling sick. It was awful. I got to the point where it was sheer will that stopped me from throwing up. The next juice was going to be the juice of half a watermelon. I couldn't drink any more liquid so I folded. I ate the slices of water melon. I thought seeing as the original state of the fruit is very similar to the juice itself, I didn't think I was completely letting myself down. Afterwards I didn't feel sick anymore. So, I hope this won't hinder me too much.

Other than that the only thing I have left to say is, YAAAAY TOMORROW'S THE LAST DAY!

Day 13

Hello again,

I was making some progress today with making a food plan for when I finish the reboot so I don't just fall back into old habits. Until, I suddenly felt very light headed and became incredibly depressed. I cried and cried about, I don't know what exactly... So many things! Luckily, Robbie came to my rescue and got me to snap out of it by being very kind and encouraging. Thank God!

I mentioned yesterday that I was going to try making my own juice. See it here. I put 2 sweet potatoes, 12 plums, 3 cups of raspberries and 2 apples. It had a smooth consistency and it wasn't too sweet like some of the juices I've had. It was a twist on the peach delight that I really enjoy. The weird thing about the version I made is that it was really, really starchy! I think it would be perfect without the sweet potato. 

Tomorrow we're going to the farmers market in Kalamunda to get some, hopefully, delicious and nutritious food for us to have when we break the fast! I really hope it's good because I'm really excited about eating and I've created a huge expectation.

See you tomorrow!

Day 11

Don't worry this isn't another depressing post. I'm back on track. Thank God. Yesterday must have been one of those awful days I had been reading about but hadn't experienced yet. Hopefully I won't have another one while I'm still juicing because it was absolutely unbearable. I really felt as though if I woke up today and still felt rubbish I would give up. Luckily that didn't happen.

Today Robbie has joined me on the juicing. He's been very excited about it. I feel a little jealous of him though because, he doesn't really like eating all that much and I do! So, the juicing might be easier for him, I don't know. We will have to see. He hasn't complained about being hungry yet which is better than I did. But, we are very different from one another so this thing is going to affect us very differently. I will post his experience of the juicing as well so that we can get a broader perspective of what actually happens.

Hopefully now Robbie isn't eating food it will make me obsess about food less. Although, I have obsessed about where and what I'm going to eat once I finished this. Robbie said if I did the whole thing he'd take me wherever I wanted to eat. I've decided to go to flip side burgers. It looks so delicious. Don't fret, I'm not going to be eating crap as soon as I've finished this. It's just a one off, I promise. 

So Robbie made us some green citrus juice and he kept most of the zest on and it made it much thicker. It also tasted, as you can imagine, pretty bitter. It does advise to make the juice this way but we both way prefer it without zest. Today was the first time we had to make a juice containing watermelon. It was so weird, the juice was green but the froth was pink. It had a very thick consistency and not much flavour so... I'm glad we'll only be having it once. Then we made way more sporty spice which means I have to wait another day until I can have a juice I'll enjoy :( 

4 more days to go...

Day 9 ( fourth day without food )

Another terrible night. I've had more nightmares and I'm beginning to feel really fed up. I am so exhausted, I just want ordinary sleep. I started to research the issue and there wasn't an awful lot of food detoxing and nightmares but, there was plenty of information on people who were detoxing from alcohol and drugs. When I read people's stories about how they had had horrid nightmares whilst they were going cold turkey, they oddly resembled the kind of dreams that I'd been having. The main theme being that people you care about dying, it all taking place in the darkness. Which I found very funny but it does make sense. I've stopped having, coffee, cheese, cream, wheat, sugar, meat. That's a lot of products that I'm giving up so, obviously my body is going to go, WHAAAAT!? I just hope my body gets over it soon. I really want to sleep. Today I've felt like crap, really light headed with a very heavy body.

I'm fed up of juice. Whenever I think of drinking another one I feel sick. I crave onions and saltiness. Whenever I get the chance - which is a lot - I look at recipes and photographs of things I long to eat. I want to eat something NOW. All I've had today is: carrot, apple and lemon juice; green lemonade; green citrus and purple passion. It sounds like a lot and a lot of ingredients went into it but I'm definitely NOT satisfied. I was thinking at first when I started doing this thing that I would give up meat for a while but I don't think I can do it. I'll cut down but I won't cut it out. I was thinking of trying out vegan but, then there is the paleo way as well. I have a feeling paleo will suit me better. I will post more information about the two in the next few days. 

My order from Organic Collective arrived today! 5 boxes of fruit and vegetables. Luckily we have two fridges here otherwise we'd be stuffed! The order came to over $300 (£160) :/ but, if we'd gone through Coles again it would have cost $480 (£256) and we wouldn't have even been getting organic produce from there. Even though the delivery guy wasn't too friendly, I felt good to be supporting this company over Coles. 

I know I have been complaining a lot in this post but I think I'm going to blame it on the toxins. I know this is worthwhile especially after yesterday's results. My legs are slimmer, my bum is smaller and the cellulite is almost completely gone! My tummy is flatter also. The top half of my body is actually revealing a womanly figure instead of a misshapen piece of lard. I can taste and smell so much more strongly - it's a shame I can't eat! When I'm not feeling crap, I have a very clear mind. 

Can't wait for day ten...

Day 8

Last night I had yet another appalling night sleep filled with nightmares and it was really windy so I kept waking up. But, I don't care because today was fantastic because, I weighed myself again. I was so scared and nervous. So, before I started this I weighed 12.5 stone (78.9 kg) and now I weigh 11.4 stone (72.6 kg)!!!! In just a week I've lost so much weight. I was so shocked that I couldn't speak - me lost for words. Now that I'm on juice only, hopefully I will lose even more. But, it's not just about that (although it's a huge part) I feel so much better in myself which is fantastic.

So, I'm planning ahead for the next set of five days and I've managed to make an order with the Organic Collective which I'm incredibly excited about because it means I'll be having, local, organic, carbon neutral food! Robbie is joining me on the last leg of the journey and he doesn't want to lose any weight but does want to have the nutritional benefits. So, we've ordered triple the amount we'd usually have. This means he'll double the intake of juice. I'll post pictures of the delivery tomorrow. 

I don't know what it is about the sweetness of sweet vegetables that is so unbearable for me. Whenever there are too any carrots it makes my face turn. Then the combination of beetroot and carrot in the sunrise juice is quite gross. It's not unbearable but I've been really looking forward to my peach delight. My attempt at making it today is far more delicious. I juiced the berries instead of mashing them and the difference is massive. A much smoother juice with far more flavour. 

 Something else that I've noticed whist doing the reboot is that my skin is less oily as well as my hair which is a very welcome change. I just hope it doesn't mean I'm starting to get dry skin. If this does happen it would mean I'm not getting enough fat in my diet. If that's the case I will be investing in some foods containing healthy fats such as, nuts, avocados and flax seeds once I've finished my fasting. I've been looking at blogs for healthy recipes for when I've finished my reboot and a lot of them claim to be healthy when they're not. They're healthier than the things we buy in shops but, people seem to live under the misapprehension that no sugar means healthy. So, it's something to look out for and be aware of.

Finishing off a very positive day, I am looking forward to the next week and what it brings.  See you tomorrow!






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