On the morning of day 4 I was awake at 1.00am, and I mean wide awake. I hadn't felt tired when I went to bed the previous night, hyperactive is the wrong word but I felt very alert. Thankfully, I managed to fall asleep quite quickly, but I clearly didn't need much sleep as I was awake again a couple of hours later. After half an hour or so of debating whether or not to get up, I did fall back to sleep and slept solidly until 7.30am.
Day 4 was harder than the previous day. Yes I was full of energy and I had no negative side effects but it felt harder somehow; possibly because I knew I had only two days left and I was starting to worry about the effects that reintroducing solid food would have on my body. I've suffered from a mild stomach disorder for over 10 years and have always managed it by diet. Whilst I knew that consuming juices would be beneficial to my health, it only dawned on me half way through the reboot that returning to solid foods may have some negative side effects, so perhaps this is why I felt different on day 4, I'm not sure. Anyway, this, coupled with a craving for bananas resulted in me making a green smoothie for lunch (something that's part of my everyday diet) and I really enjoyed it. It was as if someone had handed me heaven on a plate, well glass, and I savoured every last drop. I know it was a bit of a cheat as technically it wasn't a juice, but sometimes you just have to deviate from the plan a little and I felt that adding something a bit more substantial to my diet was justified (especially seen as I seemed to have gone through the worst of the detox process) and would help my stomach prepare for 'heavier' foods.
Through the day, the smoothie had little effect on me, although as was very aware of the sour aftertaste of the drop of milk I'd added; it seemed that the reboot really heightened my senses. I was even more aware of this when I had my second cheat of the day (again partly due to my concern/curiosity about my stomach managing solids but partly just because I felt a bit naughty) - pizza, not a whole one, just a few slices of a thin, stonebaked one (after my juice, of course). It tasted salty and was total system overload. Whereas the smoothie had little effect, within half an hour of eating the pizza I was aware that my stomach felt slightly gripey and bloated. It certainly wasn't happy after being indulged with fresh juices for the past 72 hours. Lesson learnt, once you've cleaned up your act, keep it clean, or as clean as possible. And that was the intention of the reboot - to boost my body and hopefully kickstart healthier routines. I haven't gone through this process just to carry on as before, especially now I've experienced how much better I feel on a pure juice diet. I don't want to lose my focus or my stamina again. My body is brimming with vitamins and goodness and I want to keep it that way.
So in summary, day 4 was a day of hits and misses, although I'm viewing it in a positive light. I still had three juices over the course of the day and learnt the effect that processed foods can have on our bodies. It's certainly been an eye opener.
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