Day four of juice fast

We started the juice fast phase of our program on a weekend and I am glad we did. It was difficult to say the least. Surprisingly, it was much better on Monday and Tuesday. I have to admit we cheated a bit.
Because the fast was making us so weak, we were worried that we could not function at work. So for the morning juice, I added a banana, some rice protein and brewers yeast. This helped alot.
For the evening meal in Monday, I boiled some whole tomatoes long enough to skin them, then boiled a potato and garlic clove in the same water. I threw it all in the blender and added basil, salt, pepper and a splash of lemon juice. It was thicker than plan juice because of the pulp but it was still juice! It was so good, I did it again the next night but seasoned it with onion, cumin and chili powder.

I think my favorite juice was made with gala apples, ginger and some lemon. Harrys favorite had cucumbers, bell pepper, kiwi, apple, celery, spinach and a tangerine. We have really enjoyed the different juices and we don't feel as deprived as we did when we started. It IS a lot of work though and it is amazing how much produce we have to use to get 24 ounces of juice. (Each serving is 12 oz).

I read where "coming off" the program is a little harder than actually doing the program. Since the body does not have to work so hard to digest the food, it stops making the stomach acid to dissolve the food. Coming off the program too fast can result in gallstones and even surgery. (I wish I would have read that earlier).

We wish to be off this program by the weekend, so we will add a little solid fruit to our meals tomorrow. By the weekend, we should be able to eat all fruits and vegetables plus a little grain. It will be next Monday before we can add a little animal protein.

We intend to stay on a modified program until we lose the weight we want. I still hope to become prescription drug free, so it is an added incentive to stay on course. We will revert back to eating fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, seeds and certain grains on most days. We will allow ourselves to enjoy animal protein or fish maybe twice a week.

I have read where vegetarians really have a problem getting their B vitamins. Many of the B vitamins have yet to be researched. No B vitamin supplement can provide all of the B vitamins we need and some types such as PABA, are even banned by the FDA.Several vitamin B deficiencies can result in serious disease or even death. The only foods where they occur completely and naturally are brewers yeast, animal protein (especially liver) and eggs. Wheat germ has some of them but are not as complete as brewers yeast. It does not take very long to become deficient in the vitamins either.

The next phase of my program will be something I come up with from all of my various inputs. Should be interesting. I am so glad I have Harry along for the ride.