After being a bit frustrated at trying to calculate how much of each item I added to a smoothie or juice, I did some searching.  I needed to find a better way.  We all know that juicing is a great fast to reboot your body for healing.  But knowing what you are taking in allows you to avoid surprises.  For instance.  You can say “I’ve given up on Caramel Macchiato’s and just juice because I just couldn’t take the calories.”  Just to be surprised that your juice has as many, or maybe more calories that your latte.

I stumbled on a cool tool.  A juicing calculator.  It can be found here at Juicing Collection.com

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1 Cup (88g) Brussel Sprouts
2 medium Apples
1 Lemon
2 Grapefruit
1 Orange
1 cup Pineapple.

Ok, this juice has a calorie count of 402.

Protein: 9.08g
Total Carbs: 122g
Vitamin C: 300.26 ug
Vitamin A: 4231 ug
Vitamin E: 2.05
Vitamin K: 167.6 ug
Thiamin: 31.24 mg
Calcium 195mg
Iron: 2.89 mg
Potassium: 1571 mg
Sodium: 29 mg
Zinc: 1 mg
Folate: 161 ug

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1 cup Spinach
1 Carrot
1 Grapefruit
5 Guava
1 Lemon
2 Oranges

Put into your juicer and drink as soon after juicing as possible. I like to have mine over ice sometimes.

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A usual day for me starts with a large home made mocca latter using almond milk for health of course, and Harvest Crunch cereal topped with fruit and blueberry yogurt.  Then on the side I would have a buttered freshly baked store bought and an apple.  I would usually not eat again until supper which would be a large meal, more bread and dessert.   This is the meal plan that has seen my weight increase steadily like the stock market over the past 10 years.

At 258lbs, I realized that I was Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead.  Something had to be done.  So with very little preparation I started my juice fast on Monday January 30th, 2017.

The first two days my head was a bit foggy and I was tired most of the day.  From day 3 to day 7 was quite excellent with new mental clarity and energy.   The end of the day 7 I started taking a multi vitamin because I found I was having muscle spasms a bit and realized I must be missing something.   Not taking any chances, I will continue to take Centrum multi-vitamins.  The spasms stopped after taking them.

The surprising thing is that my friends have asked a lot about this fast.   A client of mine and her husband decided to start the fast together so on my day 8, they started their day 1 of a fast.

I am hoping to continue the fast for 40 days.  The way I feel now, I see no reason why I wont make the 40 days.  No reason except my wife is not doing the fast with me.  Having a newborn and breastfeeding makes it unwise.  When she makes dinner for herself and the smell of spices and my favorite meals wafts through the air, and the thought of having a hot meal fills my mind, I start thinking that maybe a ten day fast is admirable.

I believe that the spiritual benefits wont start until after 10 days.  So I will persist.

Many have asked me to post some recipes of juices I make.   I will do this and tag them under Juice Fast.  But below I will post one that I have often:

Fast Staple

1 Carrot
1 Potato
2 Apples
1 cup Purple Cabbage

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