Jedi Knights & the Traveling Juicer

This was absolutely a whirl-wind of a weekend…  Let’s see: monster headache, surprising weight loss, traveling juicer, mini-Jedi knights, pedicure, bad movies, sad goodbyes, excellent teaching, long nap & an evening swim.

Pretty much a great weekend.

Thursday was day 7 of this juice fast adventure. I hadn’t juiced enough the day before and I found out what happens when you don’t - the hard way. Nasty headache, erratic sleep, unpleasant tummy trouble, let’s just say – I will never do that again.

I’m still learning how my body tells me I’m hungry. It’s different now. 11 days off solid food and it’s still a little hard to tell when I’m actually hungry or just need to drink more water. But I am starting to see the signs. It’s no fun when your blood sugar level drops so low you feel like you’re going to pass out. It takes about 15 minutes to prep, juice, & clean up before I can get juice in my system. It’s a lot of work but worth it.

I did lose 16 pounds last week sooo… there’s that. ;)

I am really excited about the changes I can see in me and those that others can see as well. It’s worth not eating the cupcakes, Leia Buns, Wookie Cookies, and Kenobi Krisps at my Nephew’s Star Wars Birthday Party to drop these pounds & break into this freedom. The party may have been my hardest challenge yet. That or the incredible Mexican food consumed next to me in the car... But I'm still doing it!

I’ve had to travel across town and bring my juicer & all my veggies with me two weekends in a row. It is a beating. I'm sure I'll have to do it again, next time I’ll just make sure to bring the spout. It’s a funny thing trying to effectively use a juicer without it’s spout. Not an easy task.  

I am hearing God more clearly lately. I also hear Him saying I need to spend more time with Him. I hear Him when He wakes me up an hour before my alarm in the morning, I hear Him when I’m driving across town late at night and I hear Him when I’m worshiping in the afternoon.  

One thing I’ve discovered is much like the different hunger queues, I am beginning to hear Him in different ways and making sure I’m spending enough time “juicing” my spirit man is still a learning process as well.

So I’m not giving up! I’m staying strong and looking forward to the end of this process... :)

love. love. love.