juice, juice, juice!!!!

if you haven't seen fat, sick & nearly dead, you should!  check out the preview:

after watching the film i felt totally inspired - even though i'm not over weight (or suffering from any health problems) i was amazed at how the juice fast improved the mental health of the people participating in it.  and so the boyfriend and i decided that we would embark on a juice fast (a modified version).

fresh produce from the farmers market

this thing cuts up the produce and somehow extracts the juice

and the juice comes out into this little pitcher.

we purchased this breville juicer.  i went and bought a bunch of fruits and veggies from the farmers market, as its much cheaper than going to the grocery store and we need A LOT of produce for this diet.  we decided that we would not cut out eating completely (at least at the beginning) - we are eating fresh fruit and nuts for snacks, plus a healthy dinner.  no dairy or meat (or booze), just veggies, fruits, nuts, beans and whole grains.

at the time of this writing we are at the end of day 2, and so far i'm not feeling much different.  day 1 was very difficult and i ended up eating a unhealthy snack.  i felt much better on day 2, and only hope that it will be easier the longer we go.  i'll keep you all updated!  have you ever done a juice fast?  any tips?