Fresh from the Earth

Day 36

8 hours of sleep - woke up with energy & alert & in a good mood.

1.7 qt of apple/celery/ginger
lots of chamomile tea

Did a bunch of work & then went to my garden & spent 2 hours in the sunshine preparing the last of the existing beds for planting. I was singing & enjoying getting my hands dirty thoroughly. I looked for wild edibles (they are everywhere in the garden & surrounding areas) and even though I am not positive, I think I have an abundance of lambs quarters, sorrel, chickweed & burdock - I can’t find much dandelion at all, I have a bunch at my house, but my neighbors all use chemicals & I don’t want to eat them in the off chance that they are filled with chemicals too.

I went to the corral where all the curly dock is & WOW! It has grown so big… some have their flower stalks & are flowering already. For the past few weeks I have been worried the leaves I am picking are considered the “big” leaves - was I wrong. The big leaves right now are over a foot long. The ones I had been picking were maybe 6 inches long.

Made 1 qt of orange/grapefruit/jalapeno without the seeds - not hot enough now. I think I am building a resistance to jalapeno.

Lifted weights & then had a wonderful cardio & stretching session. I’m getting so flexible, I love it.

.6 qt of curly dock, celery leaves, mint tea to blend, purple grapes, msm - this was an amazing juice.

1 water internal bath to clean out
3 cups (measurement) of coffee held for 10 min. - couldn’t hold it longer, so I felt I needed to do another one.
3 cups of coffee held for 12 minutes - then 1 water to clean out. Feel so light & wonderful - but after about 20 minutes start to get jittery - I haven’t had coffee for over 3 years - only cacao very occassionally - so I drank more chamomile tea & made a nice warm bath with cedar oil - very soothing & I feel better now.

I’ve been smiling all day, smiling at people in line at the store & feeling more and more like myself, not realizing that I haven’t been myself (like this) for quite some time.

Supplements today
blue green algae
enzymes
Chanka Piedra

Day 34 & Day 35

I had another 2 really good days. At least 8 hours of sleep (tried for 6 both days but needed the full 8).

Day 34 -
Still didn’t drink enough juice. I am not missing the full gallon, so perhaps my liver is stagnant & I need to start taking the breakstone or the herb everyone seems to be taking around the 30th day. There are a few posts here at globaljuicefeast.com that seem to indicate not being able to drink all the juice & feeling ill with the green juices around day 22 could be from the liver getting bogged down with all the toxins that are being released. I will try that.

1 qt orange/grapefruit/jalapeno
1 qt romaine/beet greens/blueberries/lime/coconut water ( i actually opened a coconut by myself - a first for me)
1 qt celery/apple/sweet peppers/garlic/parsnip/

I lifted weights & had a really good cardio/stretching session.. skin brush & bath

Day 35 -
Got a lot of sun & exercise weeding in my garden today.
1 qt apple/celery
.6 qt wild dandelion & curly dock / lettuce / red onion greens from my garden / garlic / jalapeno / chamomile tea (instead of water to blend) w/ sea salt & hemp oil
.6 qt of red kale/ lemon balm from my garden / yellow pepper (hot) / jalapeno / garlic / oregano / parsley / romaine w/ sea salt
1 qt of orange/grapefruit & jalapeno

I’m still on the pepper & garlic kick - but it feels great. Also the herbal tea in the green juice really helped. I will start trying a few different kinds including the purple corn soak water. I am soaking some kernels right now. I haven’t had any cravings or desires for food. That seems to have passed.

I am going to do some yoga & then soak in the tub & fall asleep…

Day 33

8 hours of sleep - felt great when I woke.

1 qt beet/carrot/celery/apple
lots of water & tea

went shopping for produce (it’s getting expensive and why I’m cutting down my juice some days)
Made 1.6 qts of orange/grapefruit/hot pepper/garlic/celery greens/cilantro/lettuce

Lots of cardio / stretching / skin brushing & sea salt/tea tree oil bath -

Internal cleanse & blue green algae

I was feeling upbeat & happy all day again

Day 32

Went to bed way too late but made sure I got 7 hours of sleep. This in turn made me rush to get out of the house, and I only made 1 qt of apple/celery before I left. I also was surprised today with my period. The cravings for spicey/garlic/salty & the rumbling tummy now make sense.

I drank lots of water while I was out to help keep hydrated.

On the way home I decided to stop by the HFS to buy some non food items & also to browse the enzyme section one more time as I am about out of them & want to see if anything is worth buying there - as I was looking them over, a man was walking by me, then paused & stopped and commented on the beautiful day, and I responded back, he then told me that I look so healthy and asked me what I was doing, I was kind of startled as I never have had anyone just start talking to me in this store that I have been going to for at least 3-4 years. I then told him I have been juicing & only having juice for the past 32 days. He was really interested and then put his hand out to me to and congratulated me for such an effort.

I also had a really friendly employee help look through the enzymes & then wait on me at the register. I also found this really odd because this never happens to me there, I usually get really sour people at the register who don’t talk, and when someone helps me find something, they usually just point out where something is & then run off…

I think it might have been me though, my vibes, I was in such a good mood - as I was going to sleep last night I was smiling & commented to myself how happy I am right now. Nothing has really changed in my life except for me, my moods, my thoughts etc.. The people I encountered in the store helped me recognize this again & reinforced my commitment to the juice feast.

When I arrived home I made just shy of a quart of grape/spinach/greens mix/lime juice

I just did a really good cardio workout & stretched which helped with the light cramps I have/had & drank some water/lime/msm

I am going to skin brush & soak in the tub & then sleep.

Day 31

Didn’t get much sleep due to crazy tornado weather at 2am…

Woke & drank lots of water/tea & worked out.

Didn’t drink any juice until late afternoon for some reason.
I am really gravitating towards peppers & garlic in my juices… perhaps this has something to do with what I am detoxing now. My skin is getting a little bumpy (face) and my stomach has been really rumbly.

I made 3 qts today
1 qt tomato / tangerine / pablano / jalapeno / garlic / cliantro / kale
1 qt tangerine / jalapeno / garlic
1 qt tomato / pablano / garlic / kale / cayenne / sea salt / hemp seed oil

I also took enzymes / msm / blue green algae

Day 30

Woke after 7 hours of sleep, kind of groggy but was fine once I got out of bed. I had the weird feeling in my stomach that I also had the day before. I decided I better drink more juice today so…
Drank 1 qt of green juice I had in fridge & made 2.5 quarts for the rest of day as I was going to be out.

1 qt beet/celery/carrot/apple
1.5 qt red leaf lettuce/grape/apple
1 qt of water/lemon (no msm today)

As I was coming home, I felt really blah, my face got really red & my eyes were extremely red - I thought this was kind of strange. When I got home & had some water, and relaxed a bit I felt better.

I did 30 min yoga & then made 1qt of mix greens/mix hot peppers/garlic/celery leaves/coco oil/lime/sea salt/curry powder

I will be doing some weights & cardio later & drinking the water/msm/lime while I work out - a bath should follow

Also had
enzymes
cascara sagrada (for strange stomach feelings)
blue green algae

Day 29

Another great day today.

MSM/lemon/lime water

1.4 qts of Pineapple/Tangerine/Jalapeno (i was so full drinking this - more than I drank yesterday)
1 pt of kale/cilantro/pablano/tomato/apple/carrot/celery

I couldn’t drink anything else today. I just didn’t want anything else. I am feeling quite wired today, I was taking a lot of energy/ephedrine pills back in the day, perhaps what I am detoxing now? not hungry, wired - find myself grinding my teeth & my masseters are tight.

I even had 1 qt of my green juice in the fridge waiting for me - I think I will just drink it in the morning.

I am off to skin brush & soak in the bath - hopefully I will lull myself to sleep in the warm water.

Day 27 & Day 28

I need to start posting every evening so I remember everything I have been drinking & feeling.

the 27th I had at least 4 qts of juice & lots of water. I had msm, bluegreen algae, enzymes & hemp oil. My juices weren’t that great, I remember, as I was down to my last bits of produce. I had a lot of garlic in them & was out of the house most of the day, not a good idea I saw my dad after drinking one of these garlic juices & he kept saying to me “you stink!” hahaha

the 28th I needed to be out of the house for most of the day, didn’t have time to buy more produce & decided that I would only have peppermint tea & water all day, and asked my body to be fine with that, as the past few days I have needed that 4-5qts a day. I was fine all day actually, and really felt hydrated & not even thirsty - full of energy, I never got light headed & even did 30 min of cardio after I shopped for produce. I decided to juice some celery & greens, get some hemp oil in my system before the day was over, so I made
1 qt of kale, cilantro, celery, jalapeno, anaheim chilies, tomato, garlic, onion (very hot & spicy drink that really tasted like hot sauce).

I did wake on the 28th with a really stiff neck (right side) and shoulder, which was odd to me, as I didn’t do too much work the day before, I did do some planting in my garden & shoveling/raking, but nothing that has ever given me this stiff neck before. These pains though, have been recurring pains in the past, from years playing sports on top of injuries I had when I was younger - Perhaps these injuries are coming back up on the detox? I really could use a massage soon.

I did a few internal cleanses both days which helped a lot. During the night after day 28’s no juice & then hot juice a few hours before I went to bed, I had an upset rumbling stomach all night, especially when I was laying on my sides. I think more cleansing is going on & I can’t wait to start the liver cleansing!

Moods - I am alert & even tempered, level headed & happy - optomistic, looking forward & excited for tomorrow. I feel like I have found myself again - as this is my normal tempermant, but I had lost it for a few years … so good to be here again!

Day 25 & Day 26

I meant to write about day 25 earlier this morning but got sidetracked. I can’t seem to recall exactly what I drank, but I know it was just a little over 4 qts of juice & 3 qts of water/tea. I felt good & was busy most of the day, ending with a nice hot bath & 7 hours of restful sleep with the window wide open - so nice!

This morning I had 1 qt of apple/celery/ginger waiting for me.
in the afternoon I made 1.5 qts of
Romaine, Kale, Parsley, Wild Curly Dock, Jalapeno, Pablano, Carrot & lime juice with Hemp Seed Oil, Sea Salt & Cayenne added to it.
A few hours later i had 1 qt of Beet/Apple/Celery/Ginger
I did 40 minutes of Cardio & stretched really good afterwards & just made the most delicious juice.
1 pint of Tomato/Pablano/Jalapeno/Cilantro/Garlic/1sm onion/lemon juice. I added some sea salt, black pepper & cayenne to it - heaven!

I’ve had a great day today, feeling good - happy, lots of positive thoughts, no real cravings for soild or cooked food thank goodness. I am feeling the desire to speed things up in my life. Some things that are yet to be resolved, I just want them to be over & behind me, but I know I need to be patient. It will all come together soon.

Day 23 & Day 24

The last two days (and week) have pretty much been the same regarding activities, emotions & juicing…
I’ve been taking coconut oil instead of hemp seed oil the past two days -
been drinking my msm/lemon/water
been taking enzymes after each juice
and blue/green algae & spirulina yesterday

I”ve been working a lot, at my garden a bit & juicing a lot.

My cravings were still pretty bad the past two days, for savory, grilled, mexican, salsa etc…

Sun 23rd -
1.4 qt apple/carrot/beet/ginger
1 qt pablano/jalapeno/spinach/cilantro/coco oil/curry powder/sea salt & lime
2 qts of kiwi/pineapple/orange/grapefruit

Mon 24th -
1.5 qt apple/celery
2.5 qt pablano/jalapeno/spinach/cilantro/coco oil/curry powder/sea salt & lime
1 qt orange/grapefruit/spirulina

Been drinking a lot of water & tea.

I did my most thorough internal cleanse on the 24th which really felt good. It was the first time I felt really empty since I started the feast. I do notice that I am needing more juice to feel satisfied & even want more than what I am drinking, but I just don’t have enough time to make it all fresh, and when I leave for a few hours, I generally don’t have enough time (or make enough time) to juice before I leave. I have been needing between 8-10 hours of sleep lately as well - which is a lot different than the beginning of the feast. Hopefully this number goes down soon.