twentythree y.o. geographer, barista, yoga practitioner. University College London. born and bred in the lil' island of Singapore. constantly searching for answers. extremely flawed, especially when it comes to imposing standards on others, expecting too much, not knowing when to close her mouth (to shut the fuck up or to stop eating). too crazy for her own good and has to be taken with a massive handful of salt. adores backpacking, hitch-hiking, hill-walking, red wine, whiskey, cocktails, fine food and good conversations.
REMINDER:
"open your heart. someone will come. someone will come for you. but you'd have to open your heart first."
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| Saturday, January 31, 2015
◔ 9:53 PM // ✎ 0 comment(s) | ❝ 5 days / 30 juices ❞ |
Before it all begins......
I am writing this after enjoying a lovely, lovely cup of Chai Latte (who doesn't love a good Chai latte in Winter?) and I have been mentally prepping myself for this.
I honestly have been looking forward to this, because I think my body needs a break from all the junk I've been putting into it - my insatiable appetite, together with my love for good food... Which brings me to the disclaimer: in case anyone starts screaming about how I shouldn't diet / juice fasts don't work / they will only lower your metabolism and you'll only lose water weight...
Chill out.
1. It's only 5 days. I'd be amazed if my metabolism drops permanently in such a short span of time.
2. I am not doing this to lose weight, in any way, shape or form. This is merely an attempt for me to "reset" my body and to discipline myself into watching what I eat. Which may not even happen anyway.
3. I have been intrigued by the concept of a juice fast, given how it's incredibly popular and I am interested to know the effects that it'd bring; positive or negative. Hence I am writing a post to remind myself to update everyday (or every now and again) and to note how I feel everyday. Think of it as a little experiment with my own body.
Expectations?
1. I am mentally prepared to not be able to carry out my daily activities - for instance, although I have plans to attend Dharma on Day 1, I am not expecting myself to go to Dharma on Day 4 and Rocket on Day 5. I will just roll out of bed and just observe, and then go with the flow. Let it go. (I swear all of Hannah's quotes are getting to me).
2. I will probably sleep more than usual, given my coffee addiction.
3. I may hit the wall at some point.
Practicalities.
1. Collecting juices every other day will be a pain in the ass. It also means going home early.
2. Juices can only stay out for 2-3 hours. Also means going home early.
In other words, I predict an entire lifestyle change for 5 days. I am a little nervous, but then also looking forward to this little experiment ;)
The first two days went pretty well. I actually look forward to drinking the juices, which probably explains why I have a problem with eating. Even supposedly "healthy" things taste good to me which is why I give myself an excuse to eat tons of them... And that's not even good -___-
I love the Almond Mylk - it's absolutely amazing, and I was crushed to find out that I won't have any of it over the next two days :(
In other news though, juice fasting is ok if you're leading a sedentary lifestyle but... I have never felt weaker during my practice today. I hate it, I hate not being able to give it my all and just giving up. I can't push myself to engage the right muscles, and get the right alignments. Hell, I probably lifted myself higher than ever because of the loss in water weight (which I can safely assume to be at least a few kilos) but... I just hate merely going through the motions of my practice. I really do.
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I have no unknowingly reached the end and had my last juice about half an hour ago, and it was nice to end on a lovely note - my favorite Almond Mylk. I can't say that I'm happy it's ended because I absolutely love veggies and juices, but I sure am glad to have to stop worrying about losing muscle mass, and glad to eat whatever I want (and of course drink coffee). I am definitely happy that I can stay out for as long as I want, without having to bring juices home (6 kilos each time my god) / go home for fear that the juices will not survive an entire day out of the fridge.
Anddd I am pleasantly surprised with myself - I made it to Ashtanga on Wednesday, Dharma on Friday and Rocket today. Had a pretty awesome Rocket session too, so I guess I should never blame my poor performances on "not having enough food" ever again. Although whenever my mind wanders it always ends up on the topic on food......
I will try to eat things in moderation, but I don't think it's going to be very successful given my food plans for the coming week:
1. zhajiangmian tomorrow
2. Breakfast Club on Monday
3. Frederick's on Wednesday
4. Five Fields on Friday
5. Gokyuzu on Saturday
Together with my weekly date with Maria on Thursday.
I think I will need another juice fast soon :P /justfindingexcuses
But no, tl;dr I loved it, the juices are sooo tasty; but I hated having to go home early every day, and I hated feeling weak and merely going through the motions of my practice.
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P.s.: just to inform everyone, juice fasts do not work as a form of dieting; all you lose really is water mass. After my first meal today, I went back to the way I was before, so.......Labels: confessions, daily, health, juicing
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