Day 3, Juice Feast

Day three is rolling to a close. Quite the easy day, aside from having to drink so much. I didn't get my 2 pounds of greens and didn't even get one pound. Got the celery though.

Went to Costco to check out their organics. They have 1 pound tubs of baby spinach and 1 pound tubs of field greens for 3.59 each. Do you know how MUCH spinach is in a pound? This tub is like 10 x 6 x 5 inches! And I'm supposed to juice TWO a day? Aaiiee. I don't think it would all fit in my blender even. There's not enough room in the fridge to buy more than a couple days' worth and I'm not looking forward to going to Costco that often, but... whatever needs to be done...

Tomorrow morning I'm heading out to the farmer's market. Yay! First time in like 10 years and the first time in Tucson. I'm really hoping produce is abundant, succulent, and inexpensive.

Really contemplating a good juicer. I have a low-end model that won't do leafy greens. Thinking about a two-speed Breville or a SoloStar (or whichever of that GreenStar variety that does decent greens.) Too bad no juicer is good at everything, but my thinking for when I'm done with this is to eat my fruit and drink my veggies, so I still plan to juice greens and veggies, so I guess I ought to get the juicer that does those best. Soft fruits I can toss in a blender and squeeze in a nut milk bag easy enough if I want to juice them. Huh, that was an easy conclusion to come to once I wrote it out :)

Today I had:
2.25 pints apple, lime, spinach, kiwi
2 pints watermelon, ginger
2.5 pints pineapple, celery, cucumber
herbal tea
(total 6.75 pints -- .75 pints shy of a gallon)

My face looks a bit thinner to me, even though the scale isn't moving much (I know, this is only day 3...calm down.) My tongue is not quite so coated today, but still had to brush in the middle of the day. My face is still trying to break out -- got a couple spots starting, but not growing much.

Oh, checked my blood sugar leve. It's been in the 115-130 range, but today, after an entire pineapple and nearly a whole watermelon, it was 95! Had some more pineapple juice stuff and checked a few minutes after drinking that and it was up to 131. If I remember, I'll check in the morning. Spikes after eating are normal, so the 131 doesn't freak me out. I'm not diabetic, but have been running a bit high the past 6 months to a year. "Possibly pre-diabetic" is what it's been called. I say "possibly NOT pre-diabetic" then :)

Lord, thank you for the ability to come this far, so far, on the foods You intended for us to eat. If it's Your will, let this be the beginning of a 'health revival' among the Body and beyond. We can't be good soldiers for the Kingdom if we're sick, diseased, over-medicated, fat, and stuck on the couch. Your will be done...