Lettuce Rejoice!

Alright. So, my whole life has changed since I last posted. That will be for another post.

The purpose of this post is to chronicle the juice fast that my husband Michael and I are doing for the next two weeks.

We are watching Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead as motivation. Fantastic movie. We watched it last summer and wanted to do it then, but with his traveling and the wedding- it never happened. Now... we are determined. The main character, Phil Staples, in the movie does it for 60 days. He loses 70+ pounds and rid himself of medication and a skin disease he has had for most of his life. Not to mention, he ends up being healthier than he has ever been. All he consumes 4 times a day is a juice made from 6 Kale Leaves, 1 Cucumber, 4 Celery Stalks, 2 Green Apples, 1/2 Lemon, and 1 piece of ginger.

Ours will vary. We are following the recipes from a girl who did a 40-day fast. Here is our basic program:

Breakfast:

1 Cup Bolthouse Farms C-Boost

½ Cup Fresh Juice (cantaloupe, apple, orange, & carrot)

Lunch:

1 Cup Odwalla Superfood

½ Cup Naked Superfood

½ Cup Fresh Juice (spinach, apple, & carrot)

Snack:

½ Cup Odwalla Pomegranate Juice

½ Cup Bolthouse Farms Berry Blast

½ Cup Fresh Juice (Grapes, Strawberries, Blackberries, & Raspberries)

Dinner:

1 Cup Odwalla Superfood

½ Cup Naked Superfood

½ Cup Fresh Juice (spinach, apple, & carrot)

We went with this because they already had a grocery list. It was convenience. We are open to changing things up. Since having everything fresh and "live", we can only buy week by week. 

Going into this, I want to be deliberate and intentional. I have goals: 

Mind: 

I want to change my mindset about food. I want to look at it as a way to nourish my body and help it to function. I want to acknowledge my body as a temple and I'm a steward of it. I want to change my thoughts on how I spend money. $10 could buy us a round at Rita's or peck of locally grown organic apples (which I learned is about 10 lbs) and an awesome bag of locally grown organic spinach. I want to think about everything I put in my body and openly reject things that aren't good for it. 

Body: 

I want to realign my body to crave what it was created to crave. The juice fast is supposed to be good for that. It reminds your body that this is what God created for us and it contains everything you need. 

Soul: 

I want to treat this juice fast as a true "fast" and focus on reconnecting with my God, who ultimately sustains me. I want to do topical bible studies on forgiveness, self-control and food and drink. I want to be fed by God first and foremost. 

Off we go to do measurements before we sleep! Wish us luck! 

Lord, keep us focused on You. We want to be stewards of our body. We want to appreciate the food you intentionally created to nourish us and be enough for us. Give us strength and a spirit of determination. Help us be a light in the darkness regarding the food war we are all involved in. Our food isn't helping us, it's killing us. Thank you for your faithfulness and love. Amen.