Juice Fasting - Day 3 (The Final Push)

What sort of obligation do you have in a blog? Is it truth, unadulterated because that's the beauty of internet anonymity and why people want to read what you have to say anyway --you voyeurs!-- or is it because people want to be educated and entertained all at once?

My debate today is whether to tell you the truth about my Juice Fast success, or to lie. Will you come back to read if I failed...again? Or should I not care and obey the rule of honesty no matter what.

Well, here goes nothin'...

I cheated. I haven't been fasting at night. The first night I had a portion of whole wheat pasta with steamed broccoli and peas and tomato sauce. All incredibly good for me! But...not juice.

The second night I had roasted vegetables and meatballs with tomato sauce for dinner! Gasp! ...and a bread roll...two actually...Ah! The horror, I'm so embarrassed. (But if you've ever been to Bertucci's, you'll understand the temptation of the rolls.)

The 2nd day was really hard. I wasn't able to focus at work ALL day, which meant I wasn't able to perform well, which wasn't a good thing. We're in crunch time at my publication and it's time to get the September issue out! So this morning...yes, I broke it again.

I had an egg, ham and cheese sandwich on an english muffin for breakfast. And a glass of milk. While I've argued that this is actually a healthy breakfast here in this blog --and it is!-- it's still not the juice fast. Yet...I'm markedly more clear-headed and sharp today at work. Also, my appetite is much smaller.

I usually get hungry at 11am -- today I had a glass of OJ at noon, and just finished a 1/2 cup of black beans with La Victoria salsa for protein at 3pm. Not bad for someone who used to eat whole subs with a drink (and maybe Smart Popcorn at my lowest point) for lunch!

This is the last day of the juice "fast", and I'm grateful for the end of it. Even with eating substantive dinners, the days have been a little difficult. But that is to be expected, and it sorta feels good to have accomplished at least what I have.

I know that from now on I know the capacity I have to stave off hunger with other things than actual meals of refined sugars or carbs. I also know how small my stomach can be; so hopefully I'll be able to have a lot better portion control from now on.

That's it for now...I'll let you know how it goes the rest of the day. But so far, so good(?).