Stages Conception: Juice Feasting (by David Rainoshek)

[David and Katrina Rainoshek]

Stages on a Juice Feast:

These are very loose, and I am still working with this (for Juice Feasting: A Modern Hero's Guide to be out later this year), but basically we go through these stages:


Excitement - Days leading up to Feasting and the first 1-5 Days

Cleansing/Detox - this starts up pretty soon after beginning to Juice, and goes noticeably for as long as necessary. Those with high toxicity/weight levels will find it goes for many, many weeks.

Euphoria - starts to set in periodically as the body rehydrates, toxicity levels decrease, constipating waste matter leaves, body image improves, confidence grows, weight loss occurs, sleep is deeper, etc.

Boredom - A plateau occurs. Weight loss slows or stands still for 7-14 days in some cases. Physical transformation is not immediately apparent. Juices all taste the same, or one gets tired of Green Vegetable Juice, or all juices. Friends/coworkers/family keep asking you to go out, and if there is not a spiritual/emotional practice in place, boredom and the desire to return to the world of solid food is pretty strong.

Solidity - A new recognition sets in that progress has been made, and is being made. A significant difference can be seen in many aspects of one's being from the days before the Feast began. Confidence grows that a nutrient-dense plant-based diet and the degree of accomplishment one can realize on such a cuisine is not only possible, but desireable. The student has information that the world needs, and a willingness to teach and/or share sets in - even if it is just with one's acquaintences.

Freedom - The Juice Feast ends, and a solid move to a plant based diet (such as David Rainoshek's Four Means to Get Your Greens with other delicious prepared foods) sets in. With self-knowledge and understanding about nutrition and other aspects of being having taken a much deeper hold during the Juice Feast, the student finds themself more autonomous and self-actualizing, but not in a way that is limited to one's own ego. Living becomes a worldcentric Act of Love.


I was working on this Stages Conception this morning, and thought this might help everyone understand where they are with more clarity.

With peaceful steps,

David Rainoshek, MA. www.JuiceFeasting.com

[little violet]

As Mark already said: Juice your greens and add spirulina and wheatgrass to the juices. That's the best protein source on the planet for you. :)
So:
I would definitely advise you to NOT take the whey!!
(not only for the health reason, also for the ethical reason - whey is an animal product which comes from tortuered sentient beings who cannot speak out for themselves)

Best wishes,
Violet

[big al]

I have come a little farther in my research now, and I juiced for about a month. Now I am on a water fast, as apparently I am so clogged up that even the juice wasn't getting me loose, and I am seeing a holistic therapist for that problem. There is an awful lot of pulpy material still in my juice from my champion juicer, so now I am on water and vegetable broth for a week or so. This plus the therapy I am receiving should get my body ready for raw food after a few more days, hopefully.

[apcountrymanager]

David,
what about making your juices the night before? If you find that you are pressed for time in the morning, what do you think about making your juices the night before? what does one lose in terms of nutrients if you do this?

[David Rainoshek]

The older they get, the less nutritional value, the more potential for tasting off.... Generally best to go to sleep earlier, and wake up earlier and make the juice. It is time invested on one side of sleeping or the other....

David

[radish_queen]

"Weight loss slows or stands still for 7-14 days in some cases."

ack! i think i'm at this stage now. Is 28 days too soon? I was losing more weight each week and then this time it was the same as last.

[David Rainoshek]

Hi Radish Queen!

Nope, not too soon for this to occur. You will move into periods where your body is taking on and releasing at the same rate - now is the time to focus on interior (mental-emotional-spiritual) transformation. If you have not done so, check out these two things:

Big Mind, Big Heart by Genpo Roshi

Holosync Meditation


and you can go a little deeper into some physical practices such as yoga.

Remember - the external, physical practice of Juice Feasting and Live Foods will only stick if there is a concomitant internal transformation - a reorientation and grounding in who you are.

Finally, check out the book: Integral Life Practice by Ken Wilber.

With peaceful steps,

David Rainoshek, MA, www.JuiceFeasting.com

[radish_queen]

thank you David,

that makes total sense considering that in the fourth week i finally started getting the full 4 quarts down on a consistent basis. I'm just kind of shocked that i reached my metabolic equilibrium so quickly!

peace and carrots :3

Sasha

[radish_queen]

UPDATE: lost 6 lbs this week. back on the weight loss train!

[Sophie Woodle]

"Living becomes a worldcentric Act of Love" - absolutely beautiful. Thank you.