Day 5--Hunger sinks in

Day 5---and oh how my senses have been heightened.
I was forced to rush this morning before I had to be to work at 7 am... yes on a Saturday.. and Andrew (did I mention how wonderful he is <3) helped me by making the quick and delicious Apple-Grape drink less the ginger. And it was delicious and filling as has been in the previous days.

I worked until around 11 and came home to make some egg and fresh veggie omelets (SOOO GOOD!) and got to work to make three juices to last us up to our dinner choice.  We began our vegetable and fruit chopping all over the kitchen and decided on:

Snack--Afternoon Zing:
1  cup of broccoli
1/4  Lemon (with peel)
1/2  Seedless Red grapes
1  Pear

Lunch(Soup)--Garden Vegetable:
3 Celery stalks
2 medium Zucchini
1 small Onion (Yellow--peeled)
5 Carrots (top removed)
+ black pepper and salt (to taste)
    -->Mix the juice and the pulp in a pot, and simmer on low-medium heat for about 5 minutes. Serve Hot.
[[WARNING:: Makes alot!]]

Snack #2-- 1/2 cup of Almonds and a juice called Sweet Sensation (via book):
1 Orange (peeled)
1 Sweet Apple
1 Nectarine
1 Carrot (tops removed)
1/2 Cantaloupe (peel removed)
**Well in the midst of having veggies and fruit covering the counters I forgot to put the carrot in this one... so we can vouch for this recipe less the carrot...And it was DELICIOUS. very light and refreshing, and I also noticed a sense of energy from it which was euphoric. I usually have to get two extra shots of espresso in my Venti Chai Tea Latte to feel that aware, and it was better than that 7.65 paradise--at only 2.50$!

Later, I went to go play/coach volleyball and felt physically weak; I was bummed. However, once I began to play I was totally capable and was even acing my 16 year old athletes (so cool, I know.. ha!). I am still unsure how to explain how this diet has made me feel.. hopefully I'll find those words in the next 7 days.

After Andrew got home from work we decided on our dinner juice, in addition to my 1/2 cup of peanuts, and what we chose to call--
 Sweet Pepper:
1/4 Large Red Bell Pepper
1 Celery Stalk
1/2 Lime (peeled)
2 Cloves of Garlic
1 Small Apple

This one was interesting... It was sweet while drinking and then the garlic and bell pepper left an after taste. But good and very filling. Its weird to be considering a drink filling.. maybe a milkshake, but Juice?

I don't know, but at the end of this adventure we will see if it was worth it. :)
Things we have noticed:
1.) Haven't craved or needed coffee to function...woo!
2.) I usually have oily skin, esp w/it being monsoon season (meaning 60%+ humidity!) and today it was relatively balanced. Without having makeup on... that will be an accomplishment in itself if that all I get at the end of 12 days! :)
3.) My senses have been heightened!!
No Joke--While I was cleaning earlier this afternoon I kept smelling coffee, so at first I think I'm going crazy and starving and smelling what I yearned for.. and later I find out the roommates left the coffee pot on so it was over cooking. I smelt that faint smell over pinesol! Also, I could smell pringles while my brother was eating them across the table from me. I may be starving.. HA!

No I'm jk, and NOT starving... I will eat before that happens! :)

Good night everyone--and happy Juicing!