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So, is this a family band? No malice; just a question.

I think the first week is the worst in terms of getting settled into it. After that, it's smooth sailing. A ton of folks don't dig on juice fasting/cleansing because they insist it's an easy weight loss tactic verging on starvation. Even now, for me, at least, it isn't always easy. That said, I never feel malnourished and this experience has taught me that the body really doesn't need near as much as we think it does to sustain itself. After day 60, I'm going to transition for a week or so back into solids before taking on a 30 day paleo challenge combined with continual juicing and raw foods. Should be good!

Checking in at day 21 with just as many pounds lost and a clearly evident reduction in the general stomach/chest/chin area. Anyone else going?

for fuck's sake...

9 month bump! Been updating every single Wednesday and Friday with new guests doing rad things in the Chicago underground. The last fifteen or so episodes can be found here - http://notesandboltspodcasts.blogspot.com/ While all 132 episodes aired to date are archived here - http://www.notesandbolts.net/p/podcast-archives.html

Sounds good. Just didn't wanna clutter the forum with one more podcast thingie.

it'd be cool if we could get a list with podcasts across all fields to get into. Would love to talk up the Notes and Bolts one but don't wanna steal this thread nor do I feel that it's relevant to the other podcast thread since the guy was asking for music across the board and not as centralized as what I cover. What say you, Rambo Mod?

that show list is glorious. seriously rad.

and THAT'S how you answer a semi-condescending question. Mean, I assume you still have that copy?

maybe in a few months when the change is more evident. Day 15. 25% of the way.

Day 14. Took some pics of myself shirtless today to compare to ones I took on day 1 and saw a fairly noticeable change. Gotta keep pushing.

Another thing that's great on popcorn is Parma. It's basically the vegan version of parmesan cheese and is made up of a sea salt, nutritional yeast, and finely ground almonds. The taste is way richer than normal parmesan cheese that comes in powdered form. On day 13 - stepped on the scale and I've entered the 230's. First time I've been there in several, several months. Onward to the 220's!

day 12. 20% through this. i'm continuing with small goals. get to 15 days, get to 20 days, etc.

at day 11. anyone else still going with this?

So I started up a new project that kinda span out of some stuff I was doing with Notes and Bolts. I'm partnering to do it with my friend Hanna who plays in a rad punk rock band called Lil Tits and we're aiming to record and upload sets from bands at shows we're going to. We're only using Tascam handheld units, so the recording quality will be really straight forward, diy, and serviceable. It won't be the most amazing thing in the world, but we're still having fun doing it. What makes it cool, to me, atleast, is that we're making the project community pooled and based. While Hanna and I will be logging over a dozen sets a week in between the two of us, other folks who are recording are allowed to submit their recordings for integration into the archive. Basically, this is gonna be a project that runs on community generated in and output. As this project is centered around the recording of ONLY Chicago bands, I think it's going to make for a really interesting snapshot as the years go by where folks can look back and see what the scenes looked like in 2013 or 2017 or whatever. If yr inclined, please give us a Like on Facebook and check out what we're doing. https://www.facebook.com/TheChicagoUndergroundMusicArchive The small (but growing) archive can be found on the Notes and Bolts site - http://www.notesandbolts.net/p/live-show-archive.html For now, that's where it'll be, but we're securing space for it to be hosted independently away from N+B. Thanks to those who check it out!

so the press relations person for Westboro is an Anchorman fan? That's all I got from this...

I lurk. I'm here nearly every day.

Caramelized onions are the base for french onion soup, which was what I was trying to do in the first place - basically make those and then juice them and make a broth that had the taste of french onion. I combined the two soups, instead. To caramelize onions, all you have to do is sauté them with a teaspoon or so of veggie oil until they reduce down and become a really rich, dark golden colour - you'll know they're caramelized when they lose all of their crunch. They'll practically melt in your mouth. A bag of seven onions, when properly caramelized, will reduce down to about a cup and the flavor will be super rich. I'm gonna experiment with a carrot and serrano pepper juice soup that I'm writing the recipe for and I'll report back on that in a few days.

Yeah, totally. With them being caramelized, they're pretty much useless in the nutrient area, but the flavor is so rich, that they go perfectly with all of these other items that can provide all of the actual desired nutrients. Try it. It's good. Even if you aren't juicing.

I'm on day 8 and my pants are definitely looser. I'm really excited for the progress. Figured I'd share this for those of you who want something more 'substantial' if juicing. I spent a little bit of yesterday working on a tomato juice soup recipe. Here's the recipe (makes 2 quarts): 3 large tomatoes 6 carrots 3 jalapenos 1/2 bunch cilantro 3 cloves garlic 2 red bell peppers 1 bag caramelized onions pinch of salt pinch of thai red curry spice The only thing in this that's cooked are the caramelized onions, and honestly, since that's the only thing, I highly doubt that they adversely effect the nutrients that can be taken in with this meal. They do, however, give a really creamy texture to the juice, which gets it much closer to being a soup. I heated it up to 120 degrees (the temp held to allow for warm consumption, while still remaining a technically 'raw' dish) and it was amazing. The two quarts easily spread across three meals.

The absence of reading comprehension on this page is magnificent.

let's keep this going, guys! Day 6 - 10% towards the goal. I fell behind on making a new batch of juice yesterday, but was fine because I usually make my juices the night before every day, so I had enough to last me. I doubled up and made enough for today and tomorrow just now. In a way, juicing the day before helps me to stay focused and continue on because I’m essentially renewing the commitment to this by making the next day’s batch - with it there in the fridge each morning, I have no excuse to skip, you know? I feel like in this week, I’ve begun to see my body in such a way where I’m understanding the true differences between need and want, perhaps for the first real time in my life. It’s fascinating that my body can run well off of what’s essentially 72 ounces of green juice every day - I’m able to work, with the assistance of water, and throughout the day, I’m largely fine. I question if I’m doing this right sometimes because even in this first week, I’ve not been bedeviled by things like headaches and nausea - the stuff that folks often complain about when doing this. Since it’s the weekend, I keep having to remind myself that I’m doing this and that I’m not going to sushi like I usually do on Saturday night. That’s probably the one thing I miss the most: sushi. Because everything comes back to math for me, I keep thinking of this project in percentages to help me continue on with it. 6 days is 10%, 9 is 15%, 24 is 40%, etc, etc. Doing that helps me, that mental download bar where I’m seeing percentages towards the finish. My stomach feels and looks slightly flatter, too. I’m not sure if that’s just my imagination or not, but my pants are slightly loser, so maybe there’s something to it, after all. Onward to finishing out week 1.

Day 5 I survived the 4th of July. At certain points last night, I felt the compulsion to eat something just because of the occasion of the day, but I managed to hold out and deal. Yesterday’s Summer Slammer at Animal Kingdom (a super rad DIY venue here in the city) was mindblowing. It was amazing seeing hundreds of people banding together and pulling off this huge event - from folks attending, to those of us running tables and slinging records to the bands playing to those who organized it. Seriously astonishing. The Notes and Bolts crew managed to capture half of the day’s sets on tape and I’m in the middle of throwing some shallow masters over the top of them to get them to sound a bit better before dispersing them. On the juicing front, I drank half of my meals before noon, just because I didn’t know if I’d have the space anywhere at the Slammer to keep the juice stored. The remainder of my daily intake was put into a 32 ounce water bottle and I worked on that throughout the rest of the day. It felt really weird drinking it when I was down in AK’s basement watching Le Tour, sweating in the sweltering conditions with everyone around as they got stoned and drank beer. I’m starting to feel better about this, more confident that I can do it. Tomorrow is day 6. It’s a small percentage, but getting 10% of the way through this is my goal for today. I’m getting stoked!

Day 4 Down a half a pound and I'm guessing the water weight caught up. 8.5 lbs lost so far. Hoping this isn't the norm. I made the peach pie juice yesterday and it's super good. Only doing 8-12 ounces of that a day while sticking to the green. Last night I had a dream that I was munching on tator tots and then spat them out after remembering that I wasn't supposed to be doing solids. Hahah

Thanks, Lebowski - that definitely makes things make more sense. Without getting too graphic, my urine is only yellow in the mornings right when I wake up (though, I do weight AFTER the morning pee. Should I not do this?) and from then on for the rest of the day, it's super clear, and super often. Most of the time, atleast twice an hour. I've also not been changing things up - been keeping things strict with the basic green juice recipe, though I really want to try the 'apple pie' one soon. Tomorrow, I'm slinging records and tapes at a 4th of July mini-fest, so if I can get through the whole day without succumbing to solid food temptation, I'll likely be good to go after. Casey, c'mon, man; you're the one that encouraged me to do this, gotta keep going to 60!