I’m 63 and 180 cm tall my weight crept back up on me over the last 3 years. I failed the last time I tried the 800 a day (about 18 months ago) because I was cooking and eating the suggested recipes. Started to cheat, then failed. Started this fast on 30 December. It has always been easier for me to fast. No solid food in the last 40 days. After four days my body just gets used to no solids.
My jungle juice comes to exactly 800 cal. My blood sugar is currently 4.4. Not that blood sugar count has ever been a problem for my. Just stacking on the weight has been a life long battle. Being a Chef it’s not easy. My stress relief has always been food. They say professionals will always abuse what is easy access. I’ve never been on any scripts.
I’ve researched my nutritional needs and have come up with the thick juice recipe below. To be safe I also take fish oil, multi vitamins, additional B12 & D, Calcium, Magnesium and Glucosamine.
Here is my jungle juice recipe:
THROUGH JUICER
– 1 beetroot
– 1k carrots
– 1/2 cucumber
– 6 sticks celery
– 300g cabbage
ADD
– 1 tablespoon flaxseed oil
– 1 cup no fat soy milk
– 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
– 1 cup coconut water
– 3 teaspoons Tabasco
– 3 heaping teaspoons Barley Green Powder
– 3 heaping teaspoons Spirulina powder
– 2 heaping teaspoons fresh ground linseeds
PUREE in the above
– 2 heads lightly blanched broccoli
– 2 cups sauerkraut
– 100 g peeled fresh ginger
– 100 g fresh boneless cooked (in olive oil) salmon
– 5 cups baby spinach
– 4 cups Kale
On a fast it tastes all right. Chilled of course. Gives me the right amount of required daily protein. It takes a half hour to prep and wash up but it has worth the investment. Speaking of which the last 40 days my cost has been $16 a day.
My ideal weight is 15 kg away and I plan to stay on my 800 a day fast until the 56 days (8 weeks) is up. Slight obstacle, I am booked in for TURP (trans-urethral resection of the prostrate) in 10 days. That will be day 50. Considering that ordeal we shall see if I make it fasting to day 56!
Wish me luck people! Please and let me know how you are going and what you think of the Chef’s Jungle Juice?