The two items I like about the format below is that you can see the effect of High Intensity Interval Training on my abdominal fat as well as the improvement in my posture, which has reduced strain on my lower back as well as pain.

All of these changes led to a dramatic increase in body fat and a reduction in my lean muscle mass leaving me with a body composition that was on the edge of obese. Rachel got to work recreating her Transform program that we had in San Diego here in Kelowna, Canada and the results have been incredible.

She added a pre-fast guide that transitions you over the course of 7 days into the juice fast. You can follow it rather loosely in regards to the calories. I didn’t count calories but I did reduce how much I ate at each meal and I cut out my evening popcorn that I usually make. I followed the schedule of cutting out animal protein and fat, wheat, dairy, alcohol, salt and caffeine. It wasn’t tough during the prefast and I ended up dropping about 2lbs the day before I started the juice fast.

The pre-fast made the reduced calories of the juice fast more achievable. I didn’t feel hungry although I did think about food during times when I wasn’t occupied with work, my daughter or general life responsibilities. That should be expected no matter what. I had a mild headache throughout the 3 day fast, probably due to caffeine withdrawal but it wasn’t anything I could cope with. Easy walks seemed to make it better but it came back when I was done. I was lethargic the first two days but became very energized the 3rd day. 

I usually follow an intermittent fasting schedule of 16:8. I don’t eat after 8pm and then I start eating at noon the next day. I didn’t follow this schedule during the juice fast as it was not necessary and might have been detrimental to my goals.