19 Responses to Juice Fast Progress Report – Marianna

1. Tom Coghill says:

   July 30, 2010 at 11:47 PM

   Hi Marianna,
   Water fasting and working can be very hard. It gets easier the longer you fast. Clearly a 30 day juice fast will have dramatic results. Rebuilding your thinking is crucial for success. You have to ask, what are the thoughts that bring your down. During a fast you have to force your mind to think good things. Till it becomes a habit.

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   • Marianna says:

     July 31, 2010 at 5:52 AM

     Hi Tom and all the fasters ,

     Thank you for your comment. It’s the fourth day on my fast and I’m doing great. This weekend is a time of big temptation as I’m at my parents place. I managed to stick only to the juice fast so far and it gave a boost to my confidence and feeling of being in control. I won’t start the water fast unless I’m sure I will benefit from it. As for now I enjoy my juice fast. Still so many veg I want to juice and try.

     Those four days were surprisingly easy and I’m not hungry, well at least not in a manner that would make me desperatle craving for food of any kind. I know for me the biggest challange will be to break the fast properly and I try to prepare mentally for that already (although I still have 36 day of fast).

     Important factors that I noticed so far:
     1. I set a routine that makes me feel comfortable.
     - I start and end my day with a hot vegetable broth. It mix different vegetables so everyday the broth tastes differently and it’s something I really look forward to during the day. It’s like drinking cocoa at the bed time. It spreads nice warm feeling and allows me to get through the most dangerous part of the day – evening. I was always able to stick to my diet while working and being busy during the day. Getting relaxed in the evening I always had a temptation to eat something. Than eating too much, feeling sick, deciding not to eat the next day, having a fast all day and then the same pattern in the evening… Now, with that vegetable broth that I can sip for about an hour I can enjoy my evenings. I prepare it in the evening and I have two glasses in the evening and two in the morning. If I’m hungry after the broth in the morning, I prepare a juice or drink some herbal tea.
     - Between 11 am and 1 pm I drink fruit or fruit mixed with vegetable juice. From Tuesday to Thuersday I work from the office so I take 700 ml of juice in a glass bottle with me. I decided to have a main portion of fruit juice in that time as I feel it gives me more energy to work. Than I have another portion of juice, mainly vegetable, when I get back home, between 4 – 6 pm.
     - Hot and cold showers that I usually take twice a day. I have no problems with cold, actually while having it hot I already want to switch to cold. It gives a kick to my blood circulation. During the shower I visualise how toxins leave my body and I flush it with water.
     2. Whenever I drink anything I think to myself – oh, I’m so full.
     3. I enjoy colors and smells. I look at every juice I made as on a little masterpiece. I experiment and enjoy it.
     4. I took your advice and didn’t make my fast public. At work I told only one friend, who was surprised but he understood and he enjoys tasting my juices as well.
     5. I drink a lot, mostly herbal tea, also mellisa when I feel I’m getting hungry. It ease my digestive system.
     5. I find a huge support just reading this site.
     6. I posted a comment on Richard’s blog. I think it has a huge meaning – when encouring someone or giving another person some advice, I feel more responsible for my results.

     Health factors:
     I made one enema on my first day. Yesterday I had a diarrhea so I thought enema wasn’t needed. And I must confess this is the most problematic part for me, but I’ll try to do it as I know I will benefit from it.
     On the second day of fast I was attacked by mucus. I can’t say I enjoyed it but it was good to know that my body started to clean itself. I also had some matter leaving my tonsils. It’s better now but I still have more mucus than normally.
     From time to time I feel some liver pains but I get through them with hot herbal tea. I also found a “liver juice” somewhere on the site and I want to check it out. Creating my progress report I forgot I had regular liver pain (I guess it’s a good sign I forgot about it as I created that post on the third day of my fast and I was feeling really good). Prior to the fast the pain sometimes was so intense it waked me up in the night.
     When it comes to my energy I sleep when I can and feel like it, however when I came to my parents place they reaction was: “Oh, you’re so energetic” .

     My only question at the moment is should I dilute juices or can I drink them without any extra water? I find some tastes to sweet (e.g. pinapple) while others I enjoy just straight (apple, beetroot).

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2. Marianna says:

   August 1, 2010 at 2:20 AM

   I’m starting my fifth day and I feel worse than the past four days. I feel weaker, have a nausea and my hands are shaky. I know it might be detoxication going on, I’m just worried as tomorrow I need to drive for 250 km which means 3,5-4 hour drive.

   Could anyone advice me how I could prepare for driving so my weakness is not dangerous on the road?

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   • Marianna says:

     August 1, 2010 at 8:14 AM

     I feel much better already. I did an enema, and drunk 2 big portions of juice: plum and watermelon. I also reminded that yesterday I missed my afternoon portion of juice – I spent the afternoon at my friend’s place who didn’t have a juicer and the visit was longer than I planned. When I came back home I just cooked my vegetable broth and I had two glasses of it. I’ve read that carrot is god for nausea so I will juice some carrot in the afternoon.

     Still, please, if you have any advice on driving long distances while fasting, post it to me.

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3. Ron says:

   August 1, 2010 at 8:36 PM

   Hi Marianna, If you are well hydrated and rested, you should be fine. The only problem would be if you are exerting yourself. But, if you are driving I don’t see any problem. Ron

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4. Marianna says:

   August 2, 2010 at 4:43 PM

   Thank you Ron. Eventually I will drive from Lodz to Krakow (Poland) tomorrow. My 6th day of fasting is getting to the end and I’m doing really well. I feel some new energy and I managed to complete all my today goals.

   I’m not hungry, feel happy to experiment with new combinations of fruit and vegetable, my skin is getting really smooth and I lost 3kg (6,6lb?)

   Going to sleep soon, I’m ready for a new day

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5. healthyhappyrose says:

   August 4, 2010 at 7:41 PM

   Marianna, I am going to start my fast tomorrow August 5th. I hope you are doing well still! If you need any support & encouragement, drop a comment! My thoughts and prayers are with you…

   ~Rose

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   • Marianna says:

     August 5, 2010 at 3:57 AM

     Hi Rose,

     I’m really glad you wrote and you want to share your support with me. Of course I’m also here for you. I read your profile and surprisingly it reminded me that I’ve also been exposed to HPV by my first boyfriend (no husband yet:)) and I got high-grade pre cancerous lesions although after some medical treatment it went down. Nevertheless I’m still facing some hospital treatment that I want to avoid. As I try not to think about it, I forgot about it while filling out my profile. After I finish my fast I’m going to do medical checkup so I should be able to pass my pre and post fast results on the site.
     As the fast goes I notice little things that I haven’t mentioned before. For last two years I had a terribly irritating coating in my ears, something like a dead skin. The more I tried to clean it the more amount of it was building back. On my fifth day of fasting, when I was feeling really bad the coating was thicker than ever before. And to my great astonishment it’s all gone now. I check it every now and then and it’s gone! What’s more I also had some skin problems. I don’t have acne but from time to time I had single pimples which tend to leave some blotch. I see slow improvment there as well.

     I’m starting my ninth day and I’m still on a good track. My routine seems to work fine for me. I drove 250 km without any problems – I took hot fresh mint tea with some honey in thermos and I drunk it on the way. I could focus easily and my whole body was calm (no shaky hands etc.).

     Yesterday I made a mistake of telling about my fast to my friend I thought would understand. She didn’t and was judgmental. I stayed calm and focused on my goal and was really happy that I could give her examples of people who cured themselves with fasting. So again – thank you for this website

     P.S.
     I do apologize for any language mistakes I make – my English got rusty not being used too often.

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     • healthyhappyrose says:

       August 6, 2010 at 9:35 AM

       Miss Marianna,

       I did not look back to see what I wrote in my profile, but when I did my 17 day juice fast several years ago it was specifically to fight the HPV and high grade lesions on my cervix, as well as the cyst/tumor on my cervix (and irregular bleeding). My physician at the time 1) First suggested I have a hysterectomy 2) If I did not have a hysterectomy, to have surgery to cut out the cyst/tumor on my cervix. I told him he was never getting my uterus and I would go home and study, to see what natural treatments were available to me. He told me I had three months or I could not be his patient anymore. So we agreed on three months. So I studied from different books I had and online information.
       During my 17 day juice fast at that time, I performed different vaginal douches-of apple cider vinegar and of food grade hydrogen peroxide in water. (I had read a lot about food grade hydrogen peroxide being a fantastic fighter of virus. So I ordered some from online, as there was nowhere to buy it locally) I also made some vaginal suppositories from different herbs with different antibiotic and cancer fighting abilities. I alternated these with garlic cloves, which I used as vag suppositories as well. I spent a lot of time in prayer and focusing my mind on my body healing my female parts.
       When I went back to the physician, who had diagnosed me with the HPV and cyst and high grade lesions, he did a repeat pap smear and test for HPV. The HPV came back negative and the pap smear showed that the cells were “repairing themselves”. He was pretty astounded. However I still had the cyst/tumor on my cervix, being it was benign I chose to leave it be, at that time.
       I would also like to note that my periods at that time were normal for about six months!!! However I went back to the SAD diet and they slowly started becoming more and more abnormal, till I am once again bleeding up to 3 and a half weeks at a time.
       Of course as I wrote in my profile a month ago, it seemed as if the HPV was back in the form of warts… or what I thought was a couple warts, as I did not go to have it diagnosed by a physician. I self treated those (and they have been gone for a few weeks) and started up on my hydrogen peroxide douches, just to do some precautionary internal cleansing as well.
       I just thought I would share my testimony of what helped me at that time. I am not a doctor and I am not giving medical advice. I am an RN and have been for twenty years, but I have firm belief in the Great Physician and the miraculous power He has given our bodies to heal, if we only fuel them and treat them correctly.

       ~Blessings! Rose

       P.S. I really like the idea of a veggie broth. I wanted to water fast the whole 30 days, but I feel I will have to do that 1-2 days at a time, as I am not quite strong enough to start out with just water.

       P.S.S. I think you should be fine driving, but make sure to have some fresh juice with you, maybe something a little sweet, keep your sugar up and keep you energized during the trip…?????

       P.S.S.S Your English was just fine.

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6. Moos Angela says:

   August 5, 2010 at 12:02 PM

   Hi healthyhappyrose,
   I wish you encouragement, I too am starting my juice fast today. I don’t know how many times I have started and failed. I need to change eating habits, lower cholesterol, lose some belly fat and draw closer to the Lord.
   the ruler of this world keeps telling me I can’t do it, and keeps defeating me, he gives my flesh the power to overcome the spirit. But I am praying hard that the Lord and I can defeat him. I also want to cleanse me mind of harmful,regretful feelings that are pressed upon me.
   I will follow your progess if you don’t mind and draw some strength from your success!
   Blessings to you
   Angela

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7. healthyhappyrose says:

   August 6, 2010 at 10:00 AM

   Miss Angela,

   Thank you for your kind words. You are more than welcome to follow my journey during this fast.
   I tried to search for your user name, but it brought me to “trueberry”, is this you?

   I am wondering how day 1 of your juice fast went? You will do fine, sister.

   Stay hydrated with plenty of water and fresh juice. After three days, you lose hunger and after that is just your mind that may think about food, but the body just says “ick”. Keep in mind the reasons, why you are fasating. Stay in conversation with the Lord throughout your day. Let Him be your strength.

   Looking forward to hearing how you are doing.

   ~Rose

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8. Marianna says:

   August 8, 2010 at 4:34 PM

   Day 12. I’m physically and mentally ok. I feel some tension in my muscles but it’s nothing I couldn’t handle or would worry about (it;s more intense while climbing the stairs). I can focus easily – I just sleep a lot, also during the day when I have a chance. I incorporated some evening primerose oil tablets into my diet. Today I ate/drunk 1,5 table spoons of castor oil – it worked really well and allowed me to avoid all the things that I don’t like about an enema. I also made myself a hydromassage bath after which I put rice oil on my whole body. So it was an oily day
   As for my mental state – I feel some hunger from time to time but I can easly deal with it. On Friday I started reading a book “Forgotten Voices of the Holocaust” – a profound experience to read all those stories of survivors and their starvation while fasting.

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9. healthyhappyrose says:

   August 9, 2010 at 3:05 PM

   Good to hear you are doing well, Marianna! Thought I would check in with you today, as I had a busy weekend.
   I was thinking about doing an enema today… I dont like them either, but I am considering it…
   You take care! ~Rose

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10. Marianna says:

    August 10, 2010 at 4:12 PM

    Rose,

    It’s funny you posted a comment about your period – in the morning I thought I was really well and I wondered if it would remain the same when I get period. And so I did, in the afternoon. My cycle is rather regular and I ususally have no pain, just some tension. I sometimes assume it will start in a few days on the basis of my mood swings and enourmous craving for food, especially sweets. And this time I had no signs. No tension and luckily no craving for food. I even went with my brother to a food shop and didn’t feel like buying anything except watermelon which gave a lovely juice

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    • healthyhappyrose says:

      August 11, 2010 at 12:17 PM

      Miss Marianna,

      I am glad your cycle started without any signs or cravings! That is fantastic.
      I have had such horrible PMS for some time now. My poor husband! It is a wonder he wants to live with me for a week before my cycles and sometimes I dont want to live with me. LOL.
      I tend to think PMS, could be caused by a build up of toxins in the body and certainly poor diet. I really feel after this time of cleansing and delving into a proper diet afterwards, will rid me of most, if not all of my PMS symptoms.

      You are right watermelon juice is lovely!

      You have a good day and Happy Fasting!

      Blessings~Rose

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11. Marianna says:

    August 14, 2010 at 6:31 PM

    It’s my 18th day on a juice fast and it was a challenging one. My juicer died and I will be able to replace it on Monday. I managed to drink pineapple and kiwi juice in the morning and later on I followed with some vegatable broth.Untill I have a working juicer I will try to stick to water with lemon juice and some honey. I feel the second cleansing crisis is near. I had a temptation to finish my fast earlier with an excuse of not beeing able to juice any more, so I’m proud of myself I managed to overcome it.

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12. healthyhappyrose says:

    August 16, 2010 at 1:37 PM

    Miss Marianna,
    Oh WOW! A broken juicer would be a challenge. Hope you have already secured your new juicer and are happily juicing away as I write this…
    You are doing an EXCELLENT job girl!
    Blessings~Rose

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13. Marianna says:

    August 18, 2010 at 9:19 AM

    5 days ago I dreamt to be on 22nd day of my fasting and here I am. Much slimmer (I have no scale so don’t know what my weight is) and still feeling well enough to continue. I’m experiencing some difficulties – got a new juicer which is not perfect, but I can’t get much better one for the amount I may spend on that purpose. Plus I’m facing some challanges at work and I am keen on making a revolution in my life as I’m not fully satisfied at the moment. However I’ve recently read that it is better to wait with life changing decisions for the the fast to be finished. Do you have any opinion on that?

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14. Marianna says:

    August 23, 2010 at 12:54 PM

    27th day. I start to miss food and I wish my fast was planned for only 30 not 40 days. I proved myself that I’m strong enough to make it as I planned it just isn’t such a fun as at the beginnig. For last few days I definitely prefered vegetable broth more than juice so I’ve been drinking less juice and more broth.
    Last minute news, I’ve just made myself apple and celeriac juice and I liked it a lot so probably for next few days it will be my main juice.

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