Day 1 of the Juice Fast

Day one is already off to a good start.  I weighed in at 182.6 lbs this morning.  I took measurements this morning and will every week to see my improvements.  I didn't eat especially well yesterday and I had a few beers last night, but it was the day before the fast was to start so I got it out of my system. 

This weekend may be a little rough to say the least but I will give it my best shot.  If I slip up it's not the end of the world and doesn't mean I'll need to start over, but a big part of this fast for me is a chance to really work on my willpower.  Something that I really need to work on more.

Today my willpower is already proving to be very strong.  I've walked past at least 5 candy dishes today that I usually would have gotten at least 3 pieces of candy from each and I didn't take one piece from any of them.  I thought what would be the harm in just one piece but I know myself all too well and I would have had a really tough time stopping just there, so instead it's better for me to not have any at all. 

I've had a lot of water today, probably more water than juice, but I remember the headaches I've gotten in the first few days if I don't drink enough juice.  I hadn't been drinking a diet coke every day but often enough, and so far today I don't have a headache and I'm actually feeling pretty good.  It's only half way through the day though.  I had a protein shake this morning for breakfast and I've had about 1 1/2 glasses of juice so far today.

I was reading a blog and decided instead of drinking the same juice all day, I think I'm going to make a few different flavors and divide them up in mason jars and aim to drink 4-6 mason jars worth a day.

This weekend I have a baby shower (with cake), a birthday party bash (with BBQ and beer) and a brunch to go to.  This is going to be tough but most things in life worth having don't come easy.  Weekdays are generally much easier for me, weekends are tougher, but hopefully having a busy weekend will help.