Hey, great work! Sounds like you have a good solid goal and a lot of determination.

I've done a lot of fasting on both The Master Cleanse and juices over the past five years, including a sixty dayer, and happily achieved my major goal a year ago, turning 50 with a clean pink colon!

The first week is definitely the roughest (barring crises later in the fast). Be sure to keep your colon very clean every fasting day using either a plain water enema once a day, strong cup of herbal lax tea morning and night, and/or the famous Salt Water Flush (posted many times on this and other forums). This will help you to take out the toxic waste on a timely basis and avoid detox symptoms.

If you need extra energy, drink more juice... I highly recommend you get a juicer (people really like the Juiceman products for price and production), and make up a day's worth at a time. Keep in airtight bottles in the fridge. Alternately, San Francisco ought to have a place where you can buy freshly made, UNPASTEURIZED juices. It is critical to fast on fresh, live juices for maximum nutritional and cleansing benefits.

I do my regular gym workout every day fasting on juices. I often dissolve 1 tablespoon BLACKSTRAP molasses in a cup of hot water and drink like tea before workouts for added energy. You can take a tablespoon of blackstrap anytime for a boost, or just drink additional juice.

You should drink fruit juices in the morning, when your body is naturally in a cleansing mode, and vegetables in the pm when you are rebuilding. Total juice intake while fasting is generally 3-6 cups. Be sure to drink PLENTY of extra water as well. It is very easy to become dehydrated while fasting!

Many times I have attended lovely dinners, sit and sip a cup of chamomile tea and enjoy the company of friends. However, be warned! As you cleanse your senses will become extra sharp -- many times I have snatched a plate from in front of an unsuspecting diner and taken a good long WHIFFFF! Food looks and smells terrific while fasting -- actually much better than it does when you're eating!

You can do it. Take it a day at a time, and never let yourself be caught without juice in case you get the hungries! You will start to enjoy the process after a week or so, as you lose about a pound a day and start to look and feel lighter!

Best,
Somer

Well you have come to the right place! I have read numerous times that juice fasting resets your set point weight, not to mention the amazing benefits you are giving your body. I don't know if you can get down to 130 in just 30 days of juice fasting- I actually would almost guarantee not, but if you juice fasted for 30 days (maybe even more, you never know how you will feel as the days go on) you could then switch to a raw foods diet for as long as you need until your weight gets to where you want. Eating a raw foods diet is what you should strive for regardless, especially if you are serious about keeping your weight at that value and living a healthy happy life.
Keep fasting- days 2-7 i find are the hardest. I am on day 4 and it is already much much easier.

Let me know how you are doing and if you need any advice/help/support/motivation you can also email me- cclark49@uwo.ca

Remember: food will ALWAYS be there, and even if people don't understand, they are just not educated on fasting and don't know the many wonderful benefits.