Hi all, Managed to fix the only hayfever bout I had this year ( this Monday )(usually is terrible debilitating problem for me) with juice "fasting" early in the day; did this for several days with mixture of fruits, plus carrot and fresh garlic. Then later in day after becoming hungry, I do have some solid food. Also am lately eating only fresh fruit, veggies, sea veggies, fish and once in a while some brown rice; also everything else is eaten only rare times or eaten very sparingly. Am having "bad" stuff once in a while like store-bot ice cream or frozenyogurt, with extreme hot spells here (90 F a lot) it is atractive. Mostly making frozen sorbets at home tho, healthier, just don't always have time. Made popsicles last week with blender mixed bananas, strawberry, honey and powder vanilla - those were great. (next project is a cookbook...) Work is very stressful suddenly - extrememly busy, for me right now. I should probably do a few days wtih juice fasting starting immediately to help my body and health. Am thinking about starting tomorrow. Have overeaten recently and become fat. ick. Need moral support. Walter Semerenko wrote: > This inspired me to write a journal of my upcoming 7-day fast. This week > I'm drinking carrot/cucumber juice and eating some pineapple, grapefruit, > apples, and pears, and drinking kombucha tea and taking occasional barley > green powder. I will post the journal on the list after I've completed my fast. > > If you ever decide on doing a fast, please post your experiences! Recently, and for a few years, I have juice fasted any/every time I have become ill, had an injury or become very stressed. I have used the same Champion for 9 years - it's a great one. Usually I have only organics, including carrots, apples, lemons, limes, grapes, some other citrus at times, and garlic. Citrus DOES juice OK there if you peel first. Juicing other things are fine too, but less appealing so I'm trusting my instincts on this one. The experiences have always been positive. I attribute the healing qualities primarily to the digestion energies being freed to be directed elsewhere. Digestion consumes huge amounts of the body's energy. On the other hand, fresh juices have lots of nutrients, so that I m getting stuff I need to heal. I like lots of protein at times, so my recent solution is to juice fast daily, early, and eat fish and seaweed later in the day if I become very hungry. The problem I'm having is that I'm working late hours lately, and then want to eat after work. This is like having an extra meal in the worst part of the day. So naturally I've gained weight. I feel bad about this whole thing. Any suggestions, support very welcome. regards roberta [log in to unmask]