Day 4: Things I've Learned So Far

It's day 4, and I've learned some things, and I'm going to share, in case any of you decide to do this.

1. It's much easier to stay on track if I make a bunch of juice at once and store it (in mason jars) in the fridge (enough for a whole day, but not more than that). That way, when I'm hungry, I can grab an already made juice, and I don't let laziness stop me from drinking some. Yesterday I made a batch of mango/apple/celery/carrot and a batch of beet/carrot/sweet potato/cucumber/celery/apple, and that worked out well.

Lovely juices
 (The jars are blue, the the juice isn't actually that weird green color.)
(Also, most of the beet juice was already in my drinking glass when I decided to take a picture.)

2. If you add spices (which is allowed) to some juices, the flavor is more complex, and it's more satisfying. I added about 1/4 teaspoon of salt to my beet mixture, and felt immediately better about having juice for dinner. Other recommended spices are cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and if you're into that sort of thing (I'm not) pumpkin spice.

3. Water is just as important as the juice, if not more. If I drink water at the same time as my juice, I don't get overwhelmed with the flavor of the juice. Water also helps me feel full, at least for awhile.

4. I do not enjoy kale. No. No, no, no. Spinach, however, is great juiced.

5. Drinking with a straw makes the juices that are taste failures easier to drink. Straws also prevent any sort of disgusting juice mustache.

I do seem to have more energy, which helps to distract me from thoughts of food. I've managed to do -all- of my laundry, which never happens, and clean out both hall closets (after spending most of the day in Amarillo on Tuesday). I don't know if this is due to the Spark (which always gives me an energy boost, but not typically this much), or if it's because of the added vitamins and nutrients that I'm consuming (as opposed to my usual diet of restaurants, fast food, junk food, fancy cheese, and French butter).

I have not had any of the horrifying digestive side effects that everyone told me to expect, which is making me feel incredibly lucky. I'm sure that I wouldn't be able to continue if I was having to spend most of my day in the bathroom.

So, that's today. Let me know: should I continue daily updates, or switch to every couple of days now that I'm in the swing of things?

xo