Cory Shaw

I’m on day 3 of my just fast and things are going well…

The first day was much easier than I expected. The hunger wasn’t too bad and was cured every time I drank a tea or juice. The fresh fruit juices are excellent. I had no idea how good fresh juice was until now…especially carrot juice. It sounded gross to me but its actually quite sweet and tasty. Mixing carrots with fruits like apples, grapes, pares, and watermelon makes an excellent tasting drink. I mixed what I ended up calling a “black n tan” juice…because when i mixed grapes with watermelon, the juices separated in the glass giving you two separate drinks in one.

The last juice on the first day was an experimental vegetable green drink. It was horrible! I cringe when I think about it. I basically mixed celery, spinach, garlic, ginger, wheat grass, lemon, and tomatoes. The garlic and ginger were overpowering. It was seriously gross.
On day two I felt groggy most of the day with a few mild headaches…which is normal from what I’ve read. My veggie drink that night was MUCH better…I mixed carrots, a beat, a green pepper, and half a cucumber. It tasted quite good actually. I think the sweetness of the carrots is key for a good tasting veggie drink.

Day three is going great…my grogginess is pretty much gone, and I don’t have a headache anymore. I even played an intense match of volleyball this morning and though I was feeling the lack of energy in my playing and got hungry after the first 2 games, it wasn’t too bad.

Eliminating food from my diet for a few days has really made me notice how much I’m attached to it mentally. Its really an addiction of our culture. All the fast food/restaurant commercials showing me delicious close-ups of food just oozing with flavor…it really sparks my taste buds! I’d really like to detach my addiction to taste so that I can control what I eat a little better…its not that easy to do however because its all I’ve ever known since I was born. I think the fast is a good start though.
In general I’ve noticed that my sinuses have cleared up and day-to-day allergies I’ve struggled with over the years have pretty much gone away. Its a good feeling to know that you can cure such a common and annoying thing simply by changing your diet.

It looks like I’ll be continuing my fast for the next few days now that I’m “over the hump”.