Monthly Archives: May 2008

It is 1:20 AM, finishing up transition day 4, and finally I’ve found balance. The caffeine addiction is purged, and I’m just about done with hunger issues – one more transition day (Saturday), and I am on the fast in earnest (Sunday). I’ll be going away for the weekend to family, so it should be interesting to manage the particulars of the fast in the presence of an audience, however, they are not uninitiated, as I’ve done the fast before.
Weighed in at 253 this morning, for the record.

Today is the morning of Transition-2, and all I can register on the consciousness is HEADACHE. Yes, it is that dreaded condition called caffeine withdrawal. I’m sitting here trying to clear my head for the day, and it’s not working, not even with two Tylenol in my system already. That’s going to be my day, I’m afraid. It’s always better after I quit, and I get all sorts of nice things out of the bargain, like being in a good mood all the time, and not having to feed the monkey, but right now I’m in the thick of the pain.
Yesterday was all about hunger. Some might think that the hardest day of a fast is the first day you go off solid food, but the truth is, the hardest day (unless you are already a vegan) is when you cut out all foods except raw fruits and veggies. Constrained timing on the meals, and constrained contents is a hard concept for a body that is used to getting fed whatever it wants, whenever it wants. I’m not a person that is philosophically big on denial, and that’s probably why I am in the shape that I am in right now. I went shopping yesterday at Whole Foods, and found myself avoiding my normal snack and feed locations in favor of a lingered dwelling in the produce section. Man, it’s hard to pass up the sushi and the cheeses. It’s one thing to be hungry for something and know you can have it, and quite another to know it’s off limits. In some ways it makes it easier, but when you have the money in hand and the ability to buy it immediately… not so easy.
For the record, I weighed in at 256 this morning. I’ll keep a regular count, just to report on my progress.
Right now, I’m off for my morning walk and to try and shake off my withdrawal headache.

Hello my friends, it has been about a month since I’ve said anything, but many things have been happening, and in particular I’ve been given certain health reasons to lose weight quickly. For those that know me, I will give you details in person, and for those that don’t know me, I wish to refrain from being explicit because I don’t want it to come back and haunt me in future actuary tables . To be brief, it’s potentially life-threatening but caught early and is reversible if I drop weight. So starting tomorrow I am going to begin my transition into a prolonged juice fast for sixty days, starting on June 1st, and ending on July 30th. I’ll be reporting the experience here as an exercise, and for the edification of those who might be interested in what is involved in a prolonged juice fast. I’ve done the fast before on several occasions, the longest being my first for 47 days, of which this shall exceed by 13 days. During this time, I can expect to lose between 40-60 lbs, and experience cellular cleansing and increased clarity. After the fast, I will be making some radical changes in my life patterns to include healthy eating and regular exercise in a way that I haven’t adopted in a long time. This is the dawning of a new age for me, and I invite you to share its beginnings.
For information from my mentor, Dennis Paulson, on juice fasting, please visit http://www.fasting.com