Day One.

Day one of any diet is ridiculously difficult. By three o' clock I wanted to eat anything I could get my hands on. My stomach felt like it was eating itself. 

It didn't really help that my boss brought in doughnuts on the first day of this fast. I avoided the box at all cost and only thought about opening it once. I felt like that was a pretty good. 

I knew the entire day that at the end of it I would have to come on here and tell the truth so I stayed away from everything I shouldn't be eating. 

I drank a juice I made myself in the morning (recipe below). The juice was thick so I drank it slower, which I think helped. And two V8's, one for lunch and one for dinner. 

I know most people are against juice fasting with V8 or other juices that are pre-made but I don't have the time to come up with multiple juices to keep me and my husband fed all day long. So we buy V8, Naked, Odwalla, etc. Any drink that is mostly (if not all) fresh fruit. The Naked's are all full, whole fruits and are very good for you. V8 has a little more preservatives than I'd like but for the most part it's all vegetables.

(pro tip: don't exhaust yourself with the details. Details are important. You should look at the label and know everything you are putting in your body. But you can't cut out every little thing. Be mindful, not exhaustive. If you wear yourself down you'll be more likely to quit.)

When I was making juice for tomorrow I did snack on some little pieces of fruit  and eventually ate a mango. 

I know that's probably not allowed in a juice fast. But it was a mango. I assumed you'd get over it. :) 

My husband cheated, ate some leftover Chinese food for dinner because he couldn't stand being that hungry. I get where he's coming from, but I attempted to encourage him. Say all the things to him that I want him to say to me when I want to quit. He eventually gave in to temptation. 

Like I told you, two of our friends are doing it with us. One cheated, eating chicken for lunch (I'm so jealous) and the other stuck to it. So we're at 50% rate for success on the first day. Not great, but it could be worse. 

I am not so proud to say that of the four of us I have the most to lose. Well, at least I think I do. I normally surround myself (unintentionally, I think) with skinny and beautiful people and one of these days I want to consider myself part of this elite clan I have in my head. 

I have the idea of what jeans I want to wear on this day as well. The day that I finally get where I want to go. But I need to remind myself that this place/time/weight I have in my head is not a short distance away. I will not wake up tomorrow 20 pounds lighter. 

I'm happy and excited for the next chapter. Also, really very hungry. I'm going to drink a bottle of water, watch an episode of Weeds and go to bed. I'm sure I'll have sugar plums dancing in my head. Or doughnuts. Either way. And tomorrow I weigh in for a weight loss program I've been doing with some family members. The pot is $150 so I really need to start cracking. I think 10 days of juicing will help so much!
 

A couple juicing recipes: 

Today's Breakfast:

4 Kiwi's

6 Clementines (Cuties)

2 Apples

1 Pear 

Tonight's Dessert: 

6 triangle slices of pineapple

1 cup of strawberries

Tomorrow's Lunch:

1 Mango

2 peaches

2 Apples