Short post, because J and I are going to see Gone Girl in about 20 minutes. I've officially lost 16 pounds now. J has lost 30 pounds. He looks smaller across his shoulders and chest, and it's super noticeable in his face. His shirts are starting to look too big.
J is officially 2 weeks in. He would like me to tell you that if you decide to start this, and you're taking juice to work with you, plan to make or buy enough to take to drink every 3 hours. He says he doesn't feel hungry anymore, but he does begin feeling tired and drained, but as soon as he drinks another juice, it's like a power-up in a video game, and he is back to normal. He's sleeping well, but seems to be having a harder time waking up. We are assuming this is because his blood sugar is much lower in the mornings now than it used to be. He's also no longer having the crazy bathroom issues that he was experiencing the first week. He's considering adding some food back occasionally at this point.
Since I added food I seem to be losing right around half a pound every day or two, which is only slightly slower than it was with the juice. I suspect though, that it would have slowed down eventually even with the juicing. J is still maintaining around a pound or 2 pounds a day.
Part of the reason I had a harder time with this, and had to start eating again is because I always had a difficult time drinking enough juice to maintain enough calories to see me through the day. I also had a hard time getting enough water, because typically, I don't drink anything if I'm not also eating something. (I've mostly broken that habit now, thank goodness.) J has always been able to drink enough juice that he gets between 1000 and 2000 calories a day, even without food. He says he is averaging between 12 and 1400.
Time for date night!!
xo
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