Day 19 - To juice or not to juice?

Don't let the title alarm you. I am not giving up my fast. But I am wondering if maybe I should be juicing and not just mixing. I have read lots on both and seems that not one is better than the other... or is it? Juicing has been known to push toxins out and help with the detox process. I think that although my goal has been to help with my digestive problems and lose the swelling and water weight packed on from pounds and pounds of medications, the ultimate goal is health. There are people out there who already think I am complete 'quack' and that the body does not need to go to these extremes. However I think it does. I think detoxing is something your body needs help doing and should be done at least once a year. Which brings me to the idea of juicing. I am happy with the results of my mixing fast so far but I am ready to push myself and take it to the next level. After talking to a friend who is going to begin something similar himself I think I will follow in the footsteps and see what other changes I can notice. 

My plan is as follows. Continue mixing for this week. 1 because I am still at work and juicing requires a little bit more effort and a lot more cleanup. 2. I am worried or excited there may be some sort of healing reaction by moving to the next step and I need to have no commitments so I can push through it and stay on track. 

After this week is over I will try juicing for the day and allow myself one smoothie at the end of the day if I am feeling I need something of more substance. After that week I will move to one solid week of juice and then back to mixing the following week and try and do 1 week juice followed by 1 week mixing. The goal will be to work myself up to one or more solid weeks of juice juices and mostly green juices. 

Those are my future plans but I am trying to remember to live in the moment. A fast is a great tool to make you slow down and think about the now... and right now I am tired. I did some swimming and feel like I have increased my energy in the pool already. Such a great feeling when your body pushes past a threshold. This fast may be one of the best things I have ever done, in more ways than slurping!