Author Archives: Nathan Powell

About Nathan Powell

I am a middle aged technologist freak-ball.

Day 10 of the January Juice Fast

Well. It’s over. Tonight is the final night. All the juice is drank and the juicer has been cleaned for the last time. For my last juice, I tried the Sunset Blend juice from jointhereboot.com. While I had sworn off … Continue reading

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Day 9 of the January Juice Fast

90% done! I don’t have a lot to say tonight. I will say today was a non-event. At this point it’s not even hard. When lunch time came I was sorry to not be heading out with co-workers to hang … Continue reading

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Day 8 of the January Juice Fast

Day 8! Let me start by saying that I am really ready for this to be over. It was fun, but I have had it with all my meals being cold juice, and no coffee and no beer. I just … Continue reading

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Day 7 of the January Juice Fast

Day 7. I’m on a roll now. The days are ticking off and I feel pretty good. The weight loss has slowed to a trickle, which is fine. Total weight loss at this point is 11 lbs. I had hoped … Continue reading

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Day 6 of the January Juice Fast

Here we are, on the downhill side of the fast. 4 days to go after today (a mere 12 juices). I have been avoiding juices that contain beets as I don’t like the flavor in a drink. I think I … Continue reading

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Day 5 of the January Juice Fast

Half way. I felt about the same as yesterday. Food cravings weren’t awful, and I am feeling like I can make it the whole ten days. I was another pound lighter this morning bringing the total to 10 lbs in … Continue reading

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Day 4 of the January Juice Fast

Day 4. I lost another 2 lbs by this morning and generally woke up feeling relaxed, but weak. After some remarks on IRC I decided that maybe I wasn’t consuming enough juice. Yesterday I was averaging about 16oz per meal. … Continue reading

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Day 3 of the January Juice Fast

Day three. Whew. 7 to go. I had trouble getting out of bed this morning. The fast, coupled with the baby not sleeping well, and Shelly coughing all night have made for some pretty restless nights. This morning I was … Continue reading

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Day 2 of the January Juice Fast

Day 2 has been a little smoother, but still has had it’s trials. I managed to oversleep this morning and had to hustle to get my breakfast juice and my lunch juice prepared and get out the door at a … Continue reading

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Day 1 of the January Juice Fast

The first day of the fast started out a little bumpy. I had originally planned to work at home today. It’s one of my usual work from home days, and it would be a great day to start. I figured … Continue reading

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