After about five days of drinking this nonsense and losing about 4 pounds in the process, I'm donezo with this juicing fast. I sat with my buddy Morgan who did the shakes with me the first time around and weighed the options available to me. He's a really smart dude so I give his opinion a lot of gravity, and he pointed out that, pros and cons aside, the juice fast is meant to be a detox to make one healthier, whereas my focus is losing weight. When I got to a more reasonable weight, that's when I can start focusing about balancing greens and vitamins, but until then my priority should be getting the numbers down while keeping myself energized and healthy on the ride down.
The fact that the juices were gross, the cleanup was shitty, the preparation was overwhelming, the juicing took a long time and the fast deprived me of certain nutrients is merely an afterthought, though I'm glad he validated my thoughts.
So, with that said, I'm officially quitting the juice fast. It was fun and interesting, and definitely made me feel energized, but ultimately it's more trouble than it's worth. Worry not, though! I've already ordered shakes and will be jumping onto them as soon as they arrive. I look forward to that tons. Until then, I'll be on 1-2 juices a day and a light meal midday, since I know dinner's mostly wasted nutrients.
Last time I was on the shakes for about 8 months I lost 100 lbs, so I've high hopes this time around.
Also, the weight loss surgery is still underway, just a little... delayed. =/ I'll be calling them back this week to see if I can get any kind of updates about that.
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