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Day 7-The 30 Day Juicing Challenge
Today (Monday) I was pretty hungry in the morning which is usually an indication I had too much sweet things the day before. Hunger can get out of control with foods that are high glycemic. I thought back to last night and remembered I downed about 5 prunes. Way too much sugar. That was it. My plan was to always be in control of my appetite and not let my appetite control me. But, however, I was hungry and I decided to make a juice early. I went out and picked the last lime from our tree (will have to buy them now until next crop) and climbed the fence to reach my neighbors star fruit.
Today’s formula contained:
- sugar snap peas
- celery
- carrot
- blueberries
- star fruit
- apples
- a slice of ginger
So much better today than yesterday. Yummy actually and I again, do not sip but chug away. Made a little more than 8oz…more like 10oz. It filled me up and just the right amount of ginger.
I might of made a mistake buying these cooking greens. They contain kale and collard greens…..oh well. live and learn.
Still not feeling any amazing energy from the juicing…still staying away from sugar and gluten. When will I feel the magic?
Day 7 done. Check!
Day 6-Of The 30 Day Juicing Challenge
Sunday, I found a coupon in the newspaper for $10.00 off a $40.00 shopping spree at Sweetbay’s and my hubby and I jumped in the car and drove over to Sweetbay’s. I picked up some great organic veggies for my juicing and FINALLY picked up some fresh ginger.
At home, I juiced a blend of herbs, kale, a 1/2″ of ginger, celery, a cucumber and a handful of frozen raspberries. This was the first day that I did not add an apple and I later regretted that. Ick! It was so bitter and the ginger was overpowering but want not waste not and I drank it down in a few gulps. Yikes! The ginger burned and I expected heartburn to kick in 10 minutes after drinking, but no heartburn. Hmmmm
Anyway, tomorrow I will add the apple or apples and cut down on the ginger.
The old Hamilton Blender was making some grinding noises so I don’t expect it to last much longer but I have a spare extractor in the garage that I picked up at a garage sale, so I’ll keep using the Hamilton until it finally kicks the bucket.
And sorry but have to add this…talk about a cleanse. I spend some time on the toilet yesterday and I could go in for a colonoscopy today. Some people had told me that may happen with the juicing and yup, it did.
Today I got on the scale to see how much weight I lost now that my sis-in-law said I was looking thinner and my pants were fitting looser, and according to the scale; not one freaking pound. Wow! Was that disappointing. Numbers mean a lot to me.
But I will not give up…not for 30 days. I will not surrender.
Day 6 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!
From Size 14 to 0: Andrea’s Story
From Size 14 – 0
Wow, was my reaction when Andrea walked into Panera’s on Cattleman Road, Sarasota, FL. The last time I saw Andrea, she had lost about 20 pounds but she still had a ways to go. Now here she was, down to a size 0 and looking fabulous! Andrea had sent me an email to a link to the movie The Genetic Roulette, and I watched it and was just as outraged as she was by what the FDA and Monsanto are doing to our food supply. She had said in the email that she had lost a substantial amount of weight. So, she is health conscious and concerned about GMOs, just like me, so I called her and suggested that we get together over coffee at Paneras, our normal place to meet.
Here is my conversation with Andrea:
Me: What was the catalyst that motivated you to lose weight?
Andrea: I watched the move Genetic Roulette and got so mad at what Monsanto was doing to our food, that I just decided that I wanted to eat healthier. I was determined that Monsanto wasn’t going to poison me. All of my family is gone, they all died young and I am determined to live longer than them. I want to live until I am 150. (That is not a typo.)
Me: What was a typical day for you?
Andrea: (She hands me a flyer that she has made.) Breakfast consists of smoothies made with a Bullet (mixer). Everything is organic (of course), lots of fruits, nuts, dates, maple syrup for sweetness. Lunch and dinner is veggies such as tomato, red onion, red bell pepper, red cabbage, avocados, cukes, kale, potatoes, miller, lentils, chick peas, garlic, ginger, mushrooms, onions. They can be prepared raw or steamed. Snacks are dehydrated apples and bananas.
I noticed that Andrea had a glass bottle of cloudy water with her. She said it was water and fresh squeezed lemon juice. She also had samples of her dried apples and bananas that she gave us that were very good. “I needed something crunchy to snack on so I make these,” Andrea told us.
Me: So how much weight have you lost all together and when did you start?
Andrea: I have lost 60 pounds and I began October 2012. (Today’s date is 1/8/2014)
Me: Did you make little changes or did you go full on cold turkey?
Andrea: Cold turkey.
Me: Did you crave anything or feel terrible when you started?
Andrea: No, I felt fine because I was already eating pretty healthy when I started. I did go to bed for the first week crying because I couldn’t eat my bowl of popcorn at night.
From Andrea’s Flyer:
This is how I started the switch, (I watched Genetic Roulette Movie, The World According to Monsanto.)
2. Two week Alkaline diet. (“Dropping Acid“)
3. Rainbow diet – 100% Organic foods. (Basically means eating a lot of colorful veggies.)
4. Commit to non processed foods, and go vegan if you can, non-gmo and as much organic as possible. Eat “whole, fresh foods.”
5. Clean your liver first thing in the morning with lemon in your water in place of coffee.
6. Also read Natural Cures by Kevin Trudeau. Great info.
Me: Kevin Trudeau as in the guy who ran to Switzerland to avoid paying taxes?
Andrea: Yes, he has a lot of good information in the book.
Me: What do you do when you go out to a restaurant?
Andrea: I bring my own food.
Me: What? No, that’s not possible. Really, what do you do when you go out to dinner with friends.
Andrea: I don’t go out to eat.
Me: That would be a big problem for me and my friends who like to go out to eat.
Andrea: Yeah, that would be tough, I agree, but I don’t go out.
Me: Do you ever go off the diet and eat a hot fudge sundae?
Andrea: No never. Do you know what is in dairy?
Me: Yes. (Bovine growth hormone, antibiotics, etc.) What about organic milk?
Andrea: I don’t really trust that it is organic.
“I’m passionate about removing all the toxins from my bod and my life. My goal is health and longevity.”~Andrea Page
Me: Do you use a sugar substitute like Stevia?
Andrea: I don’t really trust that either.
Me: Health wise do you feel any differently?
Andrea: I no longer have migraines, my knees don’t hurt anymore, and my skin is clearer.
Me: Did you notice anything else?
Andrea: My taste buds reset after 90 days where I no longer had any cravings or desire for sweets or other non healthy food.
We finished our conversation ended it with what Andrea was up to with her business with Send Out Cards and we agreed to meet on Tuesday (1/14/2014) at Tanya’s house to clean out all the junk food and go shopping for organic veggies. I’m bringing the video camera and will be recording the entire process.
More to come…
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