Prep Part 1: Purchases

"Step 1:"  Get a juicer - duh!

Ya, kind of important.  I checked out the buzz on the FB page for Fat, Sick, & Nearly Dead to see if there were any recommendations.  Then asked the friend I mentioned earlier for his recommendation.  I read several conflicting reviews about different juicers so hopefully you have one or have lots of patience to read reviews or make returns haha.

I went with the Breville JE98XL - The Juice Fountain Plus.  Macy's had a kick ass deal but it passed so I have a feeling if you hold out, it will probably drop again come Labor Day.

Once the juicer was ordered I realized I knew NOTHING about juicing.  What a winner Kaley!  Spend lots of dough without having a clue as to what I'm gonna do with it.  I thank G-d for Google every day and you should too!  I found some great blogs about juice fast experiences, juicing recipes, and juicing for MS.  I also went ahead and ordered three books on juicing from Amazon:

The Juicing Bible by Pat Crocker

The Juice Lady's Guide to Juicing for Health by Cherie Calbom

Juicing, Fasting, & Detoxing for Life by Cherie & John Calbom

I'll try to regularly update everyone on the benefits of the books and if they've proven useful.  There were a kajillion juicing books to pick from.  I chose based on the number of recipes available AND I made sure the books included some discussion on juicing for MS & Candida (again more on this in a separate post).

I gotta say - now that I've ordered my juicer, my excitement has kicked into high gear.  I feel like my life is about to change...and the best part is the feeling that I'm doing something proactive to change it.  I'm getting pumped! What a great feeling to have on the 4th of July - this will be my last steak for quite a while!