Day 14
Weight: Unknown
I have decided to try as hard as I can to back off of the scale until a few days have gone by and I have lost some weight. I am shooting for Wednesday, but in reality I will probably hop out of bed tomorrow, run to the bathroom, pee and then weigh myself. It is sad, but true!
Okay, so something that I have ran into during my past and now present dance with juice fasts is the feeling of GUILT! I feel so wasteful because I juice SO MANY fruits and vegetables every day and I have pounds of pulp left over. People usually use this leftover pulp to make muffins, pancakes, waffles, cupcakes, cake, ice-cream (fruit pulp),bread, add it into sauces, lasagna, use it as "seasoning", and even blend it up and drink it (which I think defeats the purpose of juicing, by the way), but I can not do any of those things! If I keep it to cook with, I know that I will just end up eating whatever it is that I cooked and I can't risk that! My solution?!
COMPOST BUCKET!
It really is a brilliant solution, if I do say so myself! I live in an apartment building and I do not have a back porch, so my only option is to have a compost bucket on my front porch which means that it had to be small. That is okay though! I went and purchased a 7 gallon bucket with a fancy twist off lid (because I am not even going to pry off a stubborn paint bucket lid every day to throw my compost out!) and hid it out of sight in between my Barbeque and balcony fence. I do not have a garden or even a potted plant for that matter, but I do know people who do have gardens who have agreed to take the compost off of my hands when the bucket gets full, which is about once a week. If there is a week that nobody wants it, I take it to a family members farm and add it to his proper compost pile!
If you are not hip on making a compost bucket, it is easy as one two three!
1) Buy a bucket, storage container, or trash can (all with lids)
2) Drill holes into the bottom of the container and around the sides of the container at 2" intervals to help drain extra moisture and keep air circulating.
3) Fill it up! Egg shells, coffee grounds, fruit and vegetable peels and pulp, tea bags/leaves, and yard and plant clippings (if you have a yard or plants) are all great compost materials!
Adding worms will help your compost break down faster, so if they don't creep you out- throw 'em in! If you place your compost bucket in an area that has dirt or soil, worms will naturally find their way into your bucket (just a heads up)! Place your bucket in an area that will get exposure to sunlight because heat also helps the compost process along! Last but not least: don't forget to mix up the compost to keep it aerated and composting properly!
No comments:
Post a Comment