Another food-free day in paradise. My bouts of hunger are somewhat under control although I do still crave something solid. This morning my neighbor invited me out for dinner and a drink. I had to remind her that i was fasting.
As I mentioned, the juice-making process is a bitch. I listen to music as I juice and average at least a whole album during the prep to cleanup process.
One of my favorite albums to listen to these days is the Nina Hagen gospel album. It is truly brilliant. The recurring theme of the album is Jesus. It includes everything from a cover of Depeche Mode's Personal Jesus to old school gospel songs. It's a total reinvention of the Nina I fell in love with back in the 80's. The mere fact that I'm singing to gospel would make my mom proud.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
Day 24 Juice Fast - Light at the end of the tunnel
One week from today I will be breaking my fast. I've read up on breaking a juice fast and all seem to concur that you need to ease the digestive system back into it by consuming only raw fruits and veggies for the first few days. Juicing should remain a dominant part of the diet.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Day 23 Juice Fast - A dream within a dream...
I'm tired of juicing. It really is a lot of work. You gotta scrub veggies/fruits with veggie cleaner if they're not organic. If they are organic, you still need to soak them--you just don't need to scrub as vigorously. Then you gotta cut them up so they fit in the chute. Sometimes I use up to 8 different veggies/fruits in a juice.
While I love my new juicer, the Omega 350 HD, juicing is time consuming because you need to alternate between whatever you're juicing to ensure that it doesn't get clogged. It's an auger juicer so it's very slow. Greens and anything with a texture is susceptible to clogging the juicer. I try to put greens in everything so there's always a risk of clogging. When it clogs, it's a bitch to clean. It also ejects more pulp than most juicers so I have to attach a sieve in between the spout and the juice container. The sieve gets a film of pulp that resembles swamp scum and it needs to be cleaned out repeatedly. I have gotten better at using this juicer. It rarely clogs now whereas when I first got it, it clogged all the time. Sometimes it takes up to an hour to make one juice.
While I love my new juicer, the Omega 350 HD, juicing is time consuming because you need to alternate between whatever you're juicing to ensure that it doesn't get clogged. It's an auger juicer so it's very slow. Greens and anything with a texture is susceptible to clogging the juicer. I try to put greens in everything so there's always a risk of clogging. When it clogs, it's a bitch to clean. It also ejects more pulp than most juicers so I have to attach a sieve in between the spout and the juice container. The sieve gets a film of pulp that resembles swamp scum and it needs to be cleaned out repeatedly. I have gotten better at using this juicer. It rarely clogs now whereas when I first got it, it clogged all the time. Sometimes it takes up to an hour to make one juice.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Juice Fast Day 21
Props to me for making it this far. Three weeks on nothing but juice, decaf herbal tea, coconut water, water and almond milk. For someone who started her day with coffee and ended it with either a glass of red wine or a beer, that's quite an accomplishment.
The year I left LA, I had a weird discoloration that appeared in my upper abdomen just under my breasts. It was very pronounced. When I moved to FL to care for my mom, I went to her doctor who looked at it and said I should go to a dermatologist. I've lived with it for 5 years always believing that it was probably from my LA days of tanning beds.
This morning I noticed it was gone. Well... mostly gone. At first glance it looks gone but taking a closer look there is still a faint discoloration.
The year I left LA, I had a weird discoloration that appeared in my upper abdomen just under my breasts. It was very pronounced. When I moved to FL to care for my mom, I went to her doctor who looked at it and said I should go to a dermatologist. I've lived with it for 5 years always believing that it was probably from my LA days of tanning beds.
This morning I noticed it was gone. Well... mostly gone. At first glance it looks gone but taking a closer look there is still a faint discoloration.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Day 20 - not quite sure where Day 19 went...
Seems like I woke up yesterday and, in a flash, the day was over...
Shopped, juiced, stuck some coffee up my ass, dry brushed, showered, looked for work on Craig's List, watched Luther which is my new Netflix addiction, drank a lot of tea, shopped for a japanese style vegetable knife online and then went to sleep.
Last night I dreamt I ate pizza.
No spiritual epiphanies and nothing too exciting. I think I'm depressed and bored with my life. Oh, and I'm hungry.
I'm also disgusted by the whole scenario with my sister and my graphic designer friend. Even though I paid her bill, he is clearly mad at me as he didn't bother reaching out to me for my birthday and hasn't returned any of my emails.
I finally decided to confront him as I'm not one to play games. If there's a problem, out with it already. My email to him basically asked if he was upset with me and I wanted to know why. I did everything I possibly could to make the situation right with him which included paying the bill. I then went on and told him what a shame it would be if the situation with my sister impacted our friendship because he was a dear friend to me. That was sent Tuesday night. No response.
So, this ended up costing me $100 that I didn't really have, my relationship with my friend who is also a valuable work reference and, of course, I've cut my sister out of my life as a result of this debacle. All of this for a simple referral. Let that be a valuable lesson.
People never cease to amaze me.
Shopped, juiced, stuck some coffee up my ass, dry brushed, showered, looked for work on Craig's List, watched Luther which is my new Netflix addiction, drank a lot of tea, shopped for a japanese style vegetable knife online and then went to sleep.
Last night I dreamt I ate pizza.
No spiritual epiphanies and nothing too exciting. I think I'm depressed and bored with my life. Oh, and I'm hungry.
I'm also disgusted by the whole scenario with my sister and my graphic designer friend. Even though I paid her bill, he is clearly mad at me as he didn't bother reaching out to me for my birthday and hasn't returned any of my emails.
I finally decided to confront him as I'm not one to play games. If there's a problem, out with it already. My email to him basically asked if he was upset with me and I wanted to know why. I did everything I possibly could to make the situation right with him which included paying the bill. I then went on and told him what a shame it would be if the situation with my sister impacted our friendship because he was a dear friend to me. That was sent Tuesday night. No response.
So, this ended up costing me $100 that I didn't really have, my relationship with my friend who is also a valuable work reference and, of course, I've cut my sister out of my life as a result of this debacle. All of this for a simple referral. Let that be a valuable lesson.
People never cease to amaze me.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Day 18 Juice Fast - Goodbye 44
This morning my neighbor came by with a beautiful rose plant, an inflated helium giant dragonfly and 2 birthday cards. Then my friend Eugene sent me a $25 Amazon card. If nothing else happens today, that is enough to make this birthday not so painful. Just a reminder that there are still some people who care that it's my birthday.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Day 17 - I touch roses
Last night I thought I was gonna die again. I felt big time rushes where I thought I was going to pass out. I got scared because I thought I just might pass out and had to fight it with everything I had which wasn't easy. I felt high and paranoid... and incredibly alone.
The sensation reminded me of the days when I would snort poppers. My goth friends and I would dress in black and go clubbing every night. One of our favorite spots was this new wave bar called The Masquerade. We would get stoned in the parking lot, drink excessively and go on the dance floor and snort poppers or "rush" as we called it. I believe that it was the poppers that gave me the seizure disorder. I did so much of it that there was a crust around my nostrils.
I remember once my (former) BFF and I were in the car getting stoned and my sister showed up with a boyfriend. BFF said, "Am I stoned or is that your sister??" I couldn't believe it. Once I had told her about The Masquerade and she knew I spent my weekends there but I never thought she would actually crash my party. Bitch.
The sensation reminded me of the days when I would snort poppers. My goth friends and I would dress in black and go clubbing every night. One of our favorite spots was this new wave bar called The Masquerade. We would get stoned in the parking lot, drink excessively and go on the dance floor and snort poppers or "rush" as we called it. I believe that it was the poppers that gave me the seizure disorder. I did so much of it that there was a crust around my nostrils.
I remember once my (former) BFF and I were in the car getting stoned and my sister showed up with a boyfriend. BFF said, "Am I stoned or is that your sister??" I couldn't believe it. Once I had told her about The Masquerade and she knew I spent my weekends there but I never thought she would actually crash my party. Bitch.
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