There's a pretty intense misnomer with a juice fast. There's nothing fast about it. It's constant. It's lengthy. And it goes by very slowly. The same thing I said earlier about living only in the present is still true. It's also not that easy.
I've been musing about food for a while now. I've fallen head-over-heels in love with cooking. I love making new things and that's led me to wonder if I should pursue that. At the very least, some good cooking classes are in order.
At first, this fast has felt very much like being a fish out of water. I'm a foodie. C'mon. What's going on here?
But I've begun to realize it's just another way for me to grow my appreciation for food. This morning as I drove home after taking Jason to work, I was daydreaming about beans. Yep. Beans. How sumptuous. (Not really, usually.)
Yesterday, I was starting to crave roasted vegetables.
Perhaps this really will change my outlook. And then I can be a foodie who eats a plant-based diet as per the books I've read for a while now. I ascribe (mentally) to the Michael Pollan approach to food:
Simple? Not really. But it's also not as complicated as any of the fad diets out there. And it also gives me a little leeway with my juice fast. If I hit a point where I'm really protein hungry or just so hungry I know I'm going to break the fast, I'll go for an egg cooked the way I like (soft boiled). It's filling, unbelievably delicious when you're so hungry, and it's simple. It's also incredibly better than reaching for something processed. It's food. It's the exception to the vegetable-rich diet I'm currently basking in.
I hope you're having a successful juice fast and that you're experiencing new things as you journey.
I promise to get some good before pictures up here soon.
I've been musing about food for a while now. I've fallen head-over-heels in love with cooking. I love making new things and that's led me to wonder if I should pursue that. At the very least, some good cooking classes are in order.
At first, this fast has felt very much like being a fish out of water. I'm a foodie. C'mon. What's going on here?
But I've begun to realize it's just another way for me to grow my appreciation for food. This morning as I drove home after taking Jason to work, I was daydreaming about beans. Yep. Beans. How sumptuous. (Not really, usually.)
Yesterday, I was starting to crave roasted vegetables.
Perhaps this really will change my outlook. And then I can be a foodie who eats a plant-based diet as per the books I've read for a while now. I ascribe (mentally) to the Michael Pollan approach to food:
"Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much."
Simple? Not really. But it's also not as complicated as any of the fad diets out there. And it also gives me a little leeway with my juice fast. If I hit a point where I'm really protein hungry or just so hungry I know I'm going to break the fast, I'll go for an egg cooked the way I like (soft boiled). It's filling, unbelievably delicious when you're so hungry, and it's simple. It's also incredibly better than reaching for something processed. It's food. It's the exception to the vegetable-rich diet I'm currently basking in.
I hope you're having a successful juice fast and that you're experiencing new things as you journey.
I promise to get some good before pictures up here soon.
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