It's been awhile! We've been trying to say primal as much as possible, but whenever work would get crazy (e.g. working 75 hours in one week...) or something and I didn't have the time or energy to cook, we'd fall off the wagon again. So we decided to try something kind of drastic to kick start our efforts and get back on track, hopefully breaking our sugar and carb addictions in the process. What's that, you ask? Well, we're juicing!
Awhile back, we watched a film called Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead (you can watch it online here), which documented one man's 60-day journey toward health through juicing. At the time, Derek was pretty motivated and wanted to give it a try, though I thought just eating primally would get us where we needed to be. He said that if that didn't work, we should really consider the juicing option. And so, here we are. We agreed to do a 30-day juice-only fast/detox/cleanse/reboot.
We bought a juicer last week, along with tons of fresh fruits and veggies to juice. Then, I joined an online forum for people starting a 60-day (or 30-day, or whatever) juice fast on October 1, as well as a facebook group with many of the same people. And let me tell you: that group has been incredible! Whenever I have a question or feel tempted to quit or just want to share a particular experience, I know there are others out there who are listening, who understand, and who can help. They've been so supportive and encouraging! It's also nice because the general population doesn't really understand this whole juicing thing and probably thinks we're crazy, so it's always good to visit the forum or facebook group to not feel so alone.
Today, one guy said he made a list of 10 reasons he's doing this so that he can pull it out and remind himself when he's feeling weak. I thought that was a fabulous idea, so I decided to make my own list! In no particular order, I want...
- to feel more comfortable and confident in my body so that I can have more fun on my beach vacation next month.
- to reboot my body so that it'll be easier to stick with the primal/paleo lifestyle I plan to maintain long-term.
- to treat my body as the temple that it is and to honor God with it (1 Cor. 6:19-20).
- to do everything I can to ensure I have a healthy pregnancy (when we start trying to start our family).
- to break unhealthy attitudes and habits now so that I don't pass those on to our children (when we have them).
- to renew my passion for God by spending more time with him, reading/studying the Word, praying, worshiping, etc.
- to make some progress toward getting in the kind of shape I'll need to be in if I want to take almost 2 hours off my Ironman time (which I do).
- to lose the weight I need to lose to see if I might have what it takes to be a bike racer.
- to show others that it IS possible to take control of your own health, and that that starts with eating clean.
- to get secksay!
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