Day 127 - Breaking the fast

Since August 27th, in the last 126 day I have not consumed solid foods. Today, on the first day of the new year I had my first bite of prune (soaked in water overnight). That will be the only solid food for today, I"ll still have 2 litres of green juice and some fruit juice and the aforementioned 8 oz. of  prunes.

What a journey. I fasted trhu a short (7 wks) marathon training, my 41st birthday, the NYC Marathon (where I ran 31 min. faster than last year and achieved my goal of breaking 5 hours), Thanksgiving, Christmans and New Years Eve.
There were times when it wasn't so easy, I had to battle with very strong cravings (I was craving pizza for many days, salivating...now I don't have any desire left for it), went thru emotional lows and fear of gaining weight after I break my fast (it occured about half way done), but generally I have to say it was amazing, and it worth every second of it. I'm not afraid of food anymore. I'm not afraid that I won't be able to keep my new, healthy weight. I am confident that I'll be healthy and slender for life! :)

And now, here are the stats:

 08/28/10                                                    01/01/10 

Height: 5'9                                                  Height: 5/9
Weight: 211.5 lbs                                      Weight: 142.5  (69 lbs gone!)
Bust: 115 cms (45.5")                                Bust: 96 cms (38")
Under breast: 96 cms (38")                        Under breast: 81 cm (32")
Waist: 102 cms (40")                                 Waist: 71 cm (28")

Hip: 113 cms (44.5")                                  Hip: 94 cm (37")

Thigh: 60 cms (23.5")                                Thigh: 47 cms (18.5")

Tada!!!! :)

Day 98

Juice f(e)asters say,  that with every day of fasting you go back 120 days in your life with the cleansing process. That means today I'm back to age 9. That clearly explains my craving: roasted duck a' la my grandmother. It used to be my favorite food in childhood and although I haven't eaten it for at least 25-30 years (since my grandma hadn't kept ducks anymore), today I have a very definite (and salivating-ly strong) craving for it. Oh, well, that's cleansing. By Christmas I'll crave baby food! :)

Day 91

Here are the after 90 days measurments:

                     At the start:    After 30 days:       After 60 days:    After 90 days:

Weight:         211.5 lbs               189 lbs.                 167.5 lbs              152.5 lbs
Bust:        115 cms (45.5")    110 cm (43 1/4")     102 cm (40 1/4") 100 cm (39 1/2)
Under breast: 96 cms (38")       93 cm (36 3/4")     87 cm (34 1/4")  85cm  (33 1/2)
Waist:         102 cms (40")       92 cm (36 1/4")     80 cm (31 1/2")   75 cm (29 1/2)
Hip:            113 cms (44.5")  108 cm (42 1/2")    100 cm (39 1/2")      99 cm (39")
Thigh:         60 cms (23.5")    57 cm (22 1/2")      51 cm (20 1/8")   49 cm (19 1/4")

Weight loss slowed down a bit, which is normal, obviously I don't need to lose that much weight anymore. I still want to lose over 10 lbs. though, so I have decided to extend the feast to 120 days, 'till Christmas.

Day 72 - Marathon day

Hey Guys!
I did it! After only 7 weeks of training, on the 72nd day of my juice fast, today I ran the NYC Marathon. And listen to this: I ran 31 minutes faster then last year, and I achieved my goal of breaking 5 hours (with 9 seconds to spare - it was a close call). I drank a litre of green juice of red leaf lettuce, kale, celery, zucchini, lime and green apple for breakfast, and drank grapefuit juice throughout the race as I needed and took only a spoonful of honey at mile 18. I'm very proud of myself. My energy level is very high. I am also 40 lbs less then I was at last year's race ( a total of 50 lbs weightloss on the fast as of today), which clearly helps to be faster, but I also know for sure I couldn't pull this marathon off on such a short training without the juice fast! Tomorrow I'll drink lots of kale juice, and I'm sure I'll have a fast recovery.
I just wish my running club mates would stop making negative comments about my fast and raw vegan eating habits. Even if I prove that one can have great achievments by changing dietary habits, they think I just got lucky. Oh well, I'm sure you guys know very well how skeptic "regular" folks are! :)

Day 61

Time for the 60 day measurments:

                        At the start:           After 30 days:              After 60 days:

Weight:               211.5 lbs                   189 lbs.                         167.5 lbs
Bust:               115 cms (45.5")          110 cm (43 1/4")           102 cm (40 1/4")
Under breast:     96 cms (38")              93 cm (36 3/4")            87 cm (34 1/4")
Waist:              102 cms (40")              92 cm (36 1/4")            80 cm (31 1/2")
Hip:                 113 cms (44.5")         108 cm (42 1/2")           100 cm (39 1/2")
Thigh:               60 cms (23.5")            57 cm (22 1/2")             51 cm (20 1/8")

That is some serious inch lost! :) I'm very happy.

Day 58

As of today: "Congratulations! Your healthy weight is well worth the effort. It reduces your risk of serious health conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke and diabetes."

Yes, I've reached healthy weight...from obese to normal weight in 8 weeks (+ a day)! Yaaaayyyy!!!!

Day 53

I hate green juice! I want pizza!

I have pizza craving for days, today is the worst. I can't stop thinking about biting in a delicious, warm, guey-cheesy pizza!!!!!
This craving is probably related to my marathon training. Last year I ate 4 slices of pizza after every long run, and I ordered a large pie cheese pizza at 10 in he morning the day following the marathon. My recovery food was pizza and beer. (No wonder I gained 44 lbs. last year)
That must be now my atonement...probably my body is gettig rid off all the junk I consumed with those pizza.
(big sigh)