Fat, sick and nearly dead

There is a wonderful documentary out there on Netflix called "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead." It portrays Australian business man Joe Cross' 60 day juice fast adventure to health as he drives across the United States from New York to San Diego. Joe suffers from an autoimmune disorder and has vowed (with the approval from his doctor) to do a 60 day vegetable/fruit juice fast.

Along the way, he loses roughly 70 pounds and gains new insight into his health. In Winslow, Arizona he met Phil. As a truck driver, Phil's diet consists of mostly fast food. It happens to be that 429 pound Phil suffers from the same problem Joe is, so Phil decides he wants to change his life and tries the fast with Joe's guidance. Consulting his doctor along the way, Phil went the entire 60 days and lost roughly 150 pounds. He quit truck driving and now works in his community helping others get healthy.

This movie inspired Nelson and I so much, that we decided to try and 7 day juice fast ourselves! We are a bit fat, not sick at all and not nearly dead. We've been juicing for about 2 years as a supplement to our diet, but this is new territory for us both.

Today marks day 1 - Went to Vons (Safeway) and bought $103 worth of vegetables and fruits for 3-4 days worth. Today we are juicing the "Mean Green Monkey." 8 bulks of kale, 4 bulks of celery, 8 cucumbers, 10 granny smith apples, 3 lemons and ginger root.

We are feeling excited and a bit anxious! We hid all food and tossed any remnants of food so we're not tempted. We will distract ourselves with going to the park, watching TV, writing and music. Weight today, Nelson: 240 - Jennifer: 285

Day 1 begins...