I had surgery a little less than a week ago. Major abdominal surgery. Being in the hospital gave me a new found appreciation for
A. A decent mattress
B. uninterrupted sleep
C. Healthy food

I understandably didn't have an appetite for a few days after the surgery. I knew I needed to start eating if I was ever going to be sprung. The menu for room service in the hospital was straight out of your local pub. Soups, salad bar. Make your own pizza, pasta bar and create your own sandwiches. I couldn't digest lots of salad so I literally felt like there was nothing there for me to eat!
Thankfully my mom was able to bring in some juices I had pre made and froze.
And she also made me some smoothies which they let me keep in the refrigerator.
I am really dismayed at the lack of healthy healing food available to patients. And the room service woman, bless her heart , was pretty much a drug dealer! Calling me 3x a day for my order.
"Are you sure you don't want some bread? Extra butter? Come on, pick a dessert!"
I even tried to get them to make me a smoothie. They have a blender and all the ingredients..... But they wouldn't do it. It was preferable to push lemon meringue pie and processed food.
My tolerance was pretty thin.

Someone needs to start a grass roots champagne for reform for hospital food

Well it's been about 2 weeks since I ended my juice fast and started incorporating food.
I don't like food anymore.
Ha.... I don't really feel nourished. Not like I do when I am juicing. I am still juicing but also incorporating raw healthy foods.
My appetite has greatly diminished and all the cravings are still gone.
I have surgery in a few days and am freezing some fresh organic juice for my recovery.
Happy Mothers Day!

Day 30!
I've been slowing working towards ending my juice fast the last few days. I am thrilled to have done this and I have seen so many positive changes that I know fresh juices will always be a large part of my life.
Here are some hints in case anyone wants to try....
1. Prior to starting cut down on processed food to minimize your detoxing
2. Load up on produce so you have everything you need on hand
3. Look on the Internet for recipes, but once you understand what taste like what... Experiment
4. Drink enough juice
5. Drink enough water
6. Stay close to the bathroom for the first few days!
7. Power through the detox... Don't give up. Understand what the process is. This will give you the knowledge to move through it and understand what's going on
8. Enjoy!