First day of the juice fast

   Yesterday was our first day of the juice fast. I am so glad we decided to wait until Saturday because it was somewhat difficult. We were hungry all day. We started our breakfast with a glass of mixed berry juice. For lunch, I made a juice of oranges, mango, celery, parsley, wheat grass (I am growing some), and carrots. I threw it in a blender with a banana and some ice to finish it off. It was refreshing but it is anything but filling.
   Our grandson's 3rd birthday party was at the Stikes bowling center in Frisco. It was a fun place. We got to watch 12 young children bowl and that alone was a hoot. This place had bowling, pool, video games and a bar for those who were at the party without children. The smell of food make our hunger pangs feel more like the jaws of death on a five minute timer. I was fading pretty fast and Harry started getting a headache. Very rare for him. We left out of there around 4 and couldn't get away fast enough. I knew we left rather abruptly and I think my daughter wanted to come over and visit. But we had a few errands to do and I could not wait to get to our next juice meal so we might feel better. Sorry Chris!
   As it turned out, we had a few stops to make. We stopped at Sprouts and bought some vegetables and fruits for our juicing. Then on to Calloways to pick up some Serrano pepper plants. After that, we stopped for pet food. It was 7Pm before we got home and by that time we both had a raging headache.
I juiced some broccoli, one potatoe and 1/4 onion and threw that and the pulp in a sauce pot with the intention to make some soup. I then added the juice of the brocolli stems, cabbage, celery, carrots and parsley. It was nothing like my usual 4 star broccoli soup, but it was warm. We had another mix of juice after that then a glass of pomegranate juice before bed. We were both still starving when went to bed.
   This morning we started out a little different. I made a juice of oranges, mango, cantelope, carrots and a few strawberries. I then threw it in the blender and added a banana, some protein powder and brewers yeast and ice. While we were enjoying our breakfast, I flipped on the cooking channel. Harry declared it was a punishment akin to denying the last meal to a death row inmate so I had to turn it off. I drew a place setting on the chalk board in my kitchen and told Harry to fill in the plates with whatever foods he was missing the most. I will make that meal when we are off this. So far he has not written anything on the plates but it is not yet noon.
   I think the protein helped today but it really is not part of the juice fast. Throwing in a banana once a day is also not on the fast, but you cannot juice a banana and we are allowed to have a few tablespoons of the pulp from the juicing so I think it is a wash.
   We will see how today goes. If we can get through the day without having headaches and feeling week, we will continue until end of Wednesday or maybe Thursday. If not, then we will likely add a salad for lunch and maybe a vegetable soup for dinner.
   Anyway it is one day down.