Day 5

Five days in...one-twelfth of the way through this 60-day fasting part. It was a good day, I noticed the clothes I was wearing fitting slightly differently. Probably not enough for anyone else to notice, but I noticed some small changes.

I didn't weigh myself, I want to give it until the morning of day seven to do that again, to see what I'm at for the week.

Andrew and I are feeling great, though. Cravings are CONSIDERABLY less persistent. Andrew even had to endure his work ordering more lunch (Domino's pizza, one of our faves!), but his willpower is incredible and he made it through!

Between daylight savings time, getting up earlier every morning to make juice, and us staying up later than we've meant to a couple of nights, I have lost SERIOUS sleep this week, and it finally started catching up to me yesterday. I wasn't sluggish, but I was just can't-keep-my-eyes-open at the end of my workday. I tried to take a nap when I got home, but I just couldn't fall asleep. Hoping I'm not too tired for day six, haha. I just need the weekend to get here so I can get a nice long sleep time!

I got to talk to my oldest younger brother, Robert. He was interested in what I was doing and was telling me how proud he was of me. I don't know when he's ever said that to me before, so it was really nice to hear. He will be in town next week, and he wants me to make him a week's worth of juice meals to do. He just wants to do it for a week, but that's still so awesome and I'm glad to help him out!

Andrew and I both weren't hungry at dinnertime and easily could've skipped that night time juice. But we figured that probably wasn't smart, that our bodies needed the juice, so we made a drink. Everyone's been asking if I ever get hungry, and I keep telling them no. I didn't really believe that three 30 ounce servings of juice a day, plus some water in between juices, would fill me up completely: BUT IT DOES. Everyone else seems skeptical, but it's just the truth. =)

Day six will be my first BIG temptation, we're doing a Green Potluck at work for our St. Patrick's Day party. So at least I'll have my OWN green "food", but still...the stuff is going to be a big temptation. I have to stay strong!

So other than sheer exhaustion from lack of sleep here and there throughout the week, I still felt great today! Can't wait to get through tomorrow and have the first week pretty much behind me. =)