March 16, 2008 by Kavit Haria
My experiences with a three day juice fast
This is part seven of the detox series.
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I did my latest 3-day juice fast at the beginning of this year from January 1st to January 3rd. I opted to do a 3-day fast that only comprised of apple juice and apples for the first day and then a bowl of fresh salad made to my desire in the evening of the 2nd and 3rd days. As always, I kept my notes in a journal and here is how the days went:
On January 1st, I had about 7-8 glasses of apple juice throughout the day. Each time I had two glasses and about four times during the day, each a few hours apart. I spent the day resting and doing some writing but nothing to stressful or strenuous. Towards the evening, I began to feel hungry but avoided eating. I found it difficult to sleep as I was having cravings for food that I wanted to eat but eventually got a good night’s sleep.
On January 2nd, I woke up not feeling hungry or full of cravings like I felt the night before. I also enjoyed a good day’s work writing and spent some time reading. I drank about four glasses of apple juice before 5pm before preparing a green salad with lettuce, cucumber, baby spinach and grapes. I ate an apple for desert and enjoyed a better night sleep. In terms of how my body was feeling I felt more tired on the first night than I did on the second night and I definitely feel lighter in my body than before.
On the third day of the year and my fast, I continued as I did on the second day and enjoyed a more healthier day in terms of how I felt. I had pains in the morning and I put that down to just the toxins being excreted in whatever way they needed to.
I could have continued this detox for a few more days but decided not to do so. I resumed healthy eating on the fourth day.
More than anything, my digestive system has had a chance to rest apart from the water-rich salad which doesn’t require too hard digestion and so has also had a chance to “clean up” itself by removing toxins and taking in the nutrients from apple juices.
It has also been an incredible way to plan out meals for the coming week in a way that will allow me to choose the right foods and also save money when shopping. Although I have a meal plan in advance, I also allow for spontaneity if any that may pop up in the week. What it also does is save time thinking and pondering about what to make before becoming lazy and settling for second best. Instead, I can then spend a good amount of time enjoying preparation and consumption of the healthy meal.
The final part of the detox series on how to break fast and what to do after a detox is coming up next.
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Reena says:
apple juice is ok, but the 2nd and 3rd is not so nice..
March 17, 2008 at 1:15 pm
vysh says:
Hi ,
I have tried this diet, with orange juice and fruits!
though i managed only 2 days, and ended up eating lot more rice than usual.It is great that u can hold on for 3 days and not return to junk food!
Vysh
March 22, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Susan says:
I would like to give this a try, but am not sure I would be able to manage the cravings. Did you juice your own apples? Your post was very inspiring, making me want to try this again. Thanks!
March 29, 2008 at 2:03 am