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Day 11 – 30 Day Juicing Challenge
Day 11 and here I am. Talk about persistence! Really, there were times I didn’t think I could make it this far. Yea, for me! Today, as apposed to yesterday, I am feeling a lot better. The sore throat is almost gone and I’m feeling a little more energetic today.
With my morning juicing, I watched Joe Cross’ Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead for inspiration. I learned even more about juicing. Yes, inspired to go on! I am not juicing entirely for my meals and yesterday along with the Girl Scout cookies I had an Atkins bar and a tomato and mayo sandwich on whole wheat bread. Really, I was having an off day. Oh and I must not forget that I served for dinner Chinese food. I had a
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couple of bites but it tasted awful. My husband and mother who I prepare (or fast food buy) dinner for every night LOVED the Chinese. Meaning, it is definitely my taste buds that are changing and demanding better quality of food.
I noticed in the movie that Joe Cross’ extractor has a much wider mouth on its shoot and he can cram larger veggie pieces down while mine is narrow and I have to cut the pieces into smaller sizes. It’s mostly a pain when I’m stuffing veggies down. So here are some examples of some extractor:
Now why am I using an extractor instead of a mixer? I am using the theory of Joe Cross and Dr. Mark Furhman that extracting the pulp allows the micronutrients* to be easily absorbed into your cells. That’s what I am going for; healing my body. I have autoimmune diseases, yes multiple, and I am looking at years of prescriptions unless I can heal myself. As Joe Cross points out in Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead, when you get a scrape you body can heal itself, so your body can heal itself on the inside. Okay, I’m trying that theory out by juicing.
My plea is…micronutrients please go right to my cells and make them healthy!
I want to be that same woman I was 10 years ago; a little turbo happily multitasking and socializing everyday. I want to climb Noonmark again.
Joe Cross, Australian dude as in G’day Mate!, started with a 90 day juicing personal challenge where he only juiced for 90 days….nothing else was consumed except water. Yikes! I am starting off with my own personal challenge as I pull out the extractor and make a veggie/fruit juice combo once a day. I’m getting to the point where I wouldn’t mind doing a total juicing everyday instead of any whole food, but I’ll think about that challenge after day 30.
Today’s recipe: (for 8 ounces)
- Kale
- Collard greens
- Carrot
- Apple
- Slice of ginger
- Sugar snap peas
- Orange
Day 11 done. Check!
*Micronutrients are nutrients required by humans and other organisms throughout life in small quantities to orchestrate a range of physiological functions. [1] For people, they include dietary trace minerals in amounts generally less than 100 milligrams/day – as opposed to macrominerals which are required in larger quantities. The microminerals or trace elements include at least iron, cobalt, chromium, copper, iodine, manganese, selenium, zinc and molybdenum. Micronutrients also include vitamins, which are organic compounds required as nutrients in tiny amounts by an organism.
Day 10 – 30 Day Juicing Challenge
Wednesday. It was not a good day for me. I wasn’t feeling great and was experiencing a little body pain and sore throat. I dragged the extractor out and made a juice that was heavy on the cucumber and that upset my tummy. I burped through the rest of the day. I also had to handle some stressful situations between my mortgage company who says I don’t have a wind policy on one of the rental houses, but I do and they are charging me some outrageous amount for insurance, and my actually insurance broker is dragging her feet on fixing.the problem. So, I had to be on hold, on hold, and then send supporting emails out. Then I couldn’t find my new checks that I just received in the mail….it was chaotic. Typical stressful day where I would have liked to munch down a box of Girl Scout cookies, and what do I hear but the doorbell and there stands this adorable girl scout with the 2 boxes I ordered. Of course you have to buy from the neighbor’s kid.
I must admit, between the burps, i did manage to eat 4 cookies….the chocolate peanut butter kind. Good but not as good as I remembered. So I am meh about it and the rest sits in a baggy in the refrigerator. What? Am I really losing my taste for fake, sugary food???
And by the way, I am only trying to be healthy not perfect.
I also think the Atkins bars that I am eating once a day are doing me no favors. When I eat one or two a day as a meal replacement or a snack, I don’t seem to lose any weight according to the bathroom scale. I think I’m going to pass those to my neighbor who loves them.
By the night, my throat was feeling sorer and I bought Chinese food for dinner. I had a couple of bites but it tasted bland and disgusting. My taste buds now demand better. After watching a little Sochi I took an Alka Seltzer Plus and went to bed. I woke up around 3:00 probably because of the cookies I ate as I have learned, sugar eaten later in the day will cause insomnia.
Today recipe:
- Kale
- Carrot
- Celery
- Cucmber
- Snap peas
- Apple
- Slice of ginger
Day 10, done. Check!
Day 4-The 30 Day Juicing Challenge
Today I was feeling a slight gag response when I thought about the juice so I decided it would be a good idea to add more fruit today to make it more appealing. That worked and it was better tasting. It’s funny throwing the blueberries down the extractor’s shoot…they pop back up so you have to be quick and cover with your hand so they don’t fly all over the kitchen.
The extractor I am using is an very old Hamilton Beach which still works really well. I am doing this 30 Day Juicing Challenge with an extractor and not a blender because there are claims that the nutrients are absorbed into your cells better without the fiber. I still haven’t found a use for the leftover pulp that I throw away everyday from my extractor. Joe the Juicer uses an extractor but many people prefer the blender. Do whatever feels right for you.
So, today I used blueberries, apples, celery, and a carrot. Pretty simple. I kept it that way because I am hosting a Valentine’s dinner party tonight and didn’t have time to add anything extra. I made 8oz. and slugged it back. Clean up was a snap with the kitchen brush and it’s dried and put back into the pantry until tomorrow.
I am using this as a meal replacement and I have noticed already my pants are fitting looser. Do I feel any amazing burst of energy as of yet? No. Still waiting but this is only day 4.
What I can’t imagine is how anyone can do a complete juicing fast as Joe Cross did in the documentary Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. I find doing it once a day enough for me.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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