So I watched this documentary called “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead” where this guy, Joe Cross, goes on a juice fast for 60 days and documents his journey. A juice fast entails buying a juicer and consuming only the juice from raw fruits and veggies, basically for as long as you can stand it. The juice acts as a natural detox for your system and you can drop over a pound per day while on it. During the movie, as Joe travels across the country, he meets people and asks them about their weight and eating habits. It’s kind of eye opening how much the average joe is overweight and just doesn’t seem to care about health.
When I quit smoking a couple years ago, I was not in a very good place and I substituted food for cigarettes. In a few months I went from 280 up to nearly 350. A couple years later after several failed attempts to lose the weight, I found a gym partner and we have been dedicated to working out almost every day. After 5 weeks of hitting it pretty hard and regulating what I eat, I have gone from 360 down to 339.
Today is day 3 of the juice fast my buddy Alex and I have embarked upon. I have already lost 5 pounds which brings me down to 334. We are continuing our weightlifting and cardio routine and hope to speed up our results by juicing. I’m not going to lie and say it has been easy. It sucks. I love food. I am a good cook when I actually do and there are few things in life as amazing and satisfying to me as a good meal. Add to that I work at a restaurant, and, well…
So aside from craving absolutely everything and being hungry most of the time, I am kinda cranky. I have never been good at telling myself no, but this is going to be hard. My motivation is not health, although it is obviously a benefit. It is not for anyone else, a girl, or anything like that. I simply want to be able to look at myself in the mirror. If you’ve never had an issue with weight, then you don’t know. You just don’t. Just like never having kids, or having been addicted to anything.
I think I am finally at a place where I am doing things for the right reasons and mature enough to stick it out. I definitely am seeking a lifestyle change, not just a quick fix without putting in the work. I value integrity and I have already told a lot of people about what we are doing, so I do have that little bit of extra motivation to keep my word. At any rate, we’ll see how this goes. The goal is 30 days. Not completely sure I can do it, but I’m gonna give it a shot.
