Amy’s Spring Reboot – Juice Fast Blog Day 4

Waking up this morning was much better than yesterday by far – no mad cows and no horrifying reboot headache. I do have just a mild headache, but expect it to clear once I get some water and juice into my system. I’ve got a baby wrapped up with me snuggling right now…that makes for a good morning no matter what. Though, I’m stuck watching “Timmy” the sheep while trying to check in here on the laptop = a bit much for me this early in the morning, lol. We get a lot of “Timmy” and “Shaun” the sheep around here…

Morning Juice Fast Reboot Check In:

• Body Fat – 16.2 %
• Weight – 122 lbs - Lean 102.24 lbs – Fat 19.76 lbs
• BMI – 19.8

I’m surprised at my weightloss this morning. I figured that adding the chia would taper things off, but I guess not. Hmmm… My headache is fading fast, I think my Hawiaan Sunrise and the baby are helping like a combo boost of sunshine. Time to get things done…

Nightly Juice Fast Reboot Assessment:

• Headaches – Woke with a mild headache but gone by
• Sleep – Good sleep and up early again, about 5:45 am
• Energy – Still going strong
• Joint pain – Still great and holding their own since my previous reboot/fast
• Stamina – Holding up well
• Motivation – Strong
• Hunger – I’m really not hungry today and the juice seems to be satisfying

I had my “chia water” just before running out the door to run errands today knowing we’d be eating lunch a bit late. It worked like a charm, and I made it home feeling good till 1:30 pm. Like I mentioned yesterday, I’m not sure if this the best way to handle a juice fast by adding chia, but it’s really working for me. I’m just not sure how it plays in the way of digestion… I mean, we drink the juice to avoid having the body work to break it down thus allowing the nutrients to instantly soak into our cells. But, how does this work with chia? I may have to go searching for this answer tomorrow provided I’m magically blessed by Father Time with an extra 15…

Adding a superfood into a glass of water or juice that will actually help move toxins out of my body, though,  just seems like a smart move. However, let me again warn you, chia becomes gel like very quickly… DO NOT add liquid and walk away for a moment without wisking thouroughly. You’ll have, umm……chunks. Next time baby, that diaper has to wait just a second! LOL…. What’s worst is that I mixed mine in with a half glass of orange juice that well um, did not compliment the chia very well = YIKES and, just choke it down with a straw fast.

Oh and speaking of superfoods, I’m excited about picking up some Spirulina to try in my juice as well. I can’t believe how rich this nutrient looks…

I purchased it from a bulk container, and WOW did it have an aroma when I opened the container to take my share. I’ve never tried Spirulina before, so this will be something new in the way of juice for me as well. I’m not scared, but I think my family is a little leery of the dark green, smelly, ominous substance in this teeny tiny bag…like it’s a bomb or something, lol….

My Juice Diet For Today:

• 6:00 am 12 oz. water
• 7:00 am 12 oz. Hawaii Sunrise
• 8:00 am 12 oz. water
• 10:00 am 12 0z. Fresh Garden
• 12:00 12 oz. water w/ 3 Tbsp chia powder
• 1:30 pm 14 oz. Martian Martini
• 3:30 pm 12 oz. water
• 4:30 pm 12 oz. water
• 5:30 pm 6 oz. orange juice w/ 3 Tbsp chia powder
• 6:00 pm 12 oz. Fresh Garden
• 8:15 pm 12 oz. water

Juice total for the day = 56 oz. + 6 Tbsp chia powder
Water = 72 oz.

That’s all I got for tonight folks. It was a pretty easy day as far as the reboot goes. My previous day fours were as well. I guess there’s just something about getting over the hump of day 3 that let’s me know, “Ok, I got this.”

Here’s to trying new things…especially the scary kind, oooo I like it!
Amy