Okay, so the first few days were a little challenging (ready to swipe food from the kitty). I’m supposed to be drinking at least a gallon of juiced vegetables and fruits and about a gallon of water every day. Yesterday (Day 4) was the first day I was actually able to consume the entire gallon of juice. And I felt much more energetic for my trouble, too.

The first day and a half, almost no one asked me how it was going. Into the second day, people asked me how my “diet” was going. It’s really interesting to me that drinking juice (MANY calories of fruits and vegetables) is automatically perceived as a diet. Just an observation.

It was also interesting to observe how I felt emotionally. On Days 3 and 4, I was been having kind of mini-waves of sadness (although once I rode that little wave, I felt good). I can see how one of the ways I use food is to keep me on track and not be in my body so I can get done what i need to get done, instead of acknowledging my feelings and working to process them over time and still get what I need to get done done.

Also I’m even more aware of just how social the preparation and eating of food is. My housemates are going about their day-to-day lives which includes preparing pasta with cream sauce and tacos and baking fresh baked goods of various types. It’s almost like I don’t miss the food that they’re preparing and eating as much as the social element of the preparation. I’m not quite at the point where I can prepare food with and for others. Almost, but not quite. I expect I’ll get there though. So it’ll be interesting to see how I can newly mesh this socialness and food preparation with juice feasting.

Today, Day 5, the cravings are almost gone and I noticed my sleep has improved.

I’m planning to go the distance; we’ll see. Either way, I’m reporting in as it goes along.

4 days down, only 88 to go!