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| Action shot! RZR ATV-ing |
I’m back! It’s been a while but don’t worry, I’ve always had Me, Myself and Still’s Disease in
the back of my mind. It’s been a busy
but successful month! I’ve found a place to live next year, been vacationing and
still occasionally trying to keep up with juicing. Hahaha I’ve been pleasure
reading, running, hiking, biking, horseback riding, whitewater rafting, rzr atv-ing, swimming,
cooking and watching so many Olympic events I think I may explode! :D I hope
that y’all have been enjoying the summer
as much as I have.
For your reading
pleasure, I will include the two
days of mini-blogging my juice fast. (I can barely keep up with MMSD
once a week; I was crazy to think I could write everyday for a week! Haha )
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Thursday
Oh. My. Goodness. I
am so tired!! Day Two of the juice fast and I am feelin’ it. The few people
in the documentary who participated in the juice fast said that the first few days are the hardest. (They weren’t kidding!) Last night my mom and I endured sitting through a pork tenderloin
dinner while drinking a tall yummy glass of mixed vegetable juice. MMMMM
*see pictures from Blog U! post* Not
going to lie, I was craving serious meat all yesterday evening… saw a Raising
Cane’s commercial on TV and chicken never looked and sounded more tasty!!
This morning I was
feeling great; feeding off of the momentum of enduring dinner without much,
if any, cravings (of the actual food in front of me!! Haha) then getting up and
juicing first thing before I headed out to a nannying job I have for the next
couple days. But as soon as I got home
around 2 PM and had my lunch juice/
juice lunch, I got a headache and felt extremely fatigued, exactly what I
felt last night around dinner time!! I need sleep. Will report tomorrow
Friday
Well, I got my meat!!
… it wasn’t as great as I imagined it…
I didn’t exactly break; I planned
this meal ahead of time. We planned a birthday celebration with some family
friends who specifically were cooking for us and I felt morally obligated
(sounds so serious!! haha) to eat some of the food they brought over.
Sure sure, I know what some of you may be thinking, “if you
ate solid food and meat, you definitely broke your fast.” And to that I have to
say, in that sense, yes I did break my
juice fast. But in my mind I am
still committed to juicing for at least four more days!! Which if you have
or ever juice in the future, is a serious feat. I chalk that up TO eating solid food and meat today!! I felt awful
afterwards. Don’t get me wrong, the food was delicious but my body said,
nuh-uh not having this. I felt super fatigued and even had to lie down and take
a nap (not at all typical for me). 1.5 hours later, I woke up still feeling out of it. So I decided to make a juice and go for a run. Well, I ran for almost 3 miles!! Success
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As far as the juicing
goes, I can honestly say it’s tough.
I do believe that the vitamins and nutrients from juicing are benefitting me so
I try and juice once a day now. Last time I checked, I’ve lost 4 to 5 lbs over the summer, which
makes me think that my 15 lb goal was really really ridiculously ambitious!
Haha Still, I’m proud of myself and know
what I need to do to hit my ultimate goal weight… EXERCISE! I need to be doing intense cardio at least 5 times a week
and I just haven’t put the time and effort in. Soon when I’m back at school and
have access to a fully equipped gym, I hope that can be resolved.
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| Tree pose. Haha |
Things to think about
if you’re planning on trying juicing: Juicing does take time. You have to
clean and cut your fruits and veggies, prepare your juice and clean the juicer.
You also have to consider when and if you have access to your juicer. On a
recent trip, I was able to buy 100% juices at Whole Foods Market but again, it
takes more time and effort than just grabbing a salad or healthy food option
when you’re out with family and friends. (My mom and I did haul the juicer up
to our vacationing spot in Colorado though!!)
My stills continues
to baffle me. Some days I have a little bit of a rash, other days nothing.
Some days I feel a little stiff, other days not at all. I consider myself very
fortunate. I have been taking my Humira
for almost 2 months now and I haven’t
had any major issues with my joints (to include those bothersome elbow
joints)! Because stills is unpredictable
and can vary drastically between patient to patient, I’m not sure why my
stills has calmed down. It could be the Humira (I don’t think it’s the 2 mg of
prednisone), quitting my stressful job, relaxing this summer, juicing and/or
having set my plans for the future (at least until next summer. Haha).
I’d like to make a shout
out to all the redditors who flooded my profile over two weeks ago. (Geez,
it’s been that long!) I appreciate the
uplifting comments made there. It’s nice to read that (at least some of)
you find my blog helpful and enjoy it!! On that note, my non-redditor viewers
can find that post and other helpful posts at reddit.com/r/autoimmunity. There
are also other “Subreddits”, as they’re called, on the right-hand side of that
page linking you to other related information pages.
Have a blessed week y’all and Happy rest of the Olympics!
