New Year's and Green Juice

Happy New Year, 2013.  I slept right through it.  I did wake at 11:58, just in time to hear a few gunshots ,then right back to sleep.  

Today we started the day with cleaning of the teen's room.  2 hours of inhaling his dead skin flakes ,lost hair, and forcing him to part with clothes he has had since 7th grade.  He was finally able to sit in a clean area and start the New Year fresh.

We lounged about in our jammies, read, played the ukeleles and knit.  It was glorious.

In order to keep with the spirit ofthe new year we had our daily juice., which I am going to share .

it is kale, apple and carrot

Even the kids will drink that one.

It's a good way to get dark green veggies in.

so far this year, Life is good

xo,

m

all done with the reboot...

YEA!!!!

Even though I am done, I believe I will continue to juice during the day.  Today I juiced breakfast, snack and lunch.  I feel fine.  It keeps me from feeling heavy.

I really don't know how many people honestly have the will power. But I guess if you realize that you may slip up but keep on going it works.  2 Fritos won't kill anyone...i don't think.

It's been a busy week for me.  I have been orienting at a new job and feels like I have been in Nursing school all week, and if you guys remember...I did not super enjoy it the first time.

Dinner tonight for the fam:

Grilled Salmon 

Fresh green beans

and i'm not sure what else.

Because I'm weak day 4.5

this post was for last night.

I did great all day....nothing just juice and that was extremely hard when they served lasagna at the meeting.
BUT!!!!
I went out with a girlfriend to get a manicure and my will power gave in.  I had a martini and a half a mozzarella and basil panini...I felt crappy this morn.  :(
BUT #2   I'm back on the juice today, so with me luck at me new job orientation and that temptation doesn't get me....
The real problem is I'm getting ready for my monthly problem and its making me HUNGRY!!!!

I have a bit more energy,
maybe I'll actually do something today I: run...workout?
we will see

write ya later

day 3 juicing reboot

Honestly ...I'm starving.  

I want to eat something.  

the only thing better about today is that I didn't visualize someones nationailty as a food source like some bad Warner Brothers Cartoon.

mmmmm fooood

But I'm still drinking juice.

I had new employee orientation today and one problem with the juicing is that I had to pee about 10 times this afternoon...which is not conducive to the orientation time schedule.

How do I feel?

I feel fine... I was a little sleepy today, but that may have been because I was bored from the training.  I worked out yesterday and am trying to decide if I wanna run today.  It's really hot...maybe I'll just do abs.

I haven't really pooped yet, which is a bit of a bummer because I thought for sure it would let loose....but today, nothing, just some beet colored peepee.

yesterday I had a super yummy juice...super yummy, the best one, yet.

1/2 cucumber

3 stalks celery

1 green apple

handful of mint

and a squeeze of lemon

Bobby is still drinking juice and having some food too.  Mostly juice...then meat, which yes, defeats the purpose, but he figures if he is at least juicing too he is getting more than he usually would.  Makes sense.

We can talk more about how I feel tomorrow.

I really don't see this changing the way I really eat.  Some of that is because I eat fairly well all ready.  I will try to keep the extra sugars and whites from my diet , but  a big piece of french bread, Olive oil, a chunk of blue cheese and some olives are what I'm thinking of right now.

mmmmmm

olives

reboot day 1.5

first juicing experience was, let's just say...earthy.  I kind of went overboard:

5 kale leaves,

cucumber

1 red beet

4 stalks of celery

Whole lemon (not a good idea)

3 carrots

3 granny smith apples

it made enough for Bobby and I (2 pints)...it smelled like earth and tasted like the wet lawn...but we drank it.  Bobby chugged his.  I slowly drank mine then added a bit of ice and choked down the rest.

I had 62 oz of water in the next 3 hours.

I noticed the mental hunger pains right away.  We were at the pool and I started thinking about the nachos they were eating from the concession  oooey gooey disgusting nachos that I would NEVER think of eating.

It got so bad, every time a person with a distinct Nationality walked by I would think :

mmmm I could eat some sushi

yummy I could eat some burritos

ooooh yeah, babaganoush

that was pretty bad.

the meal plan for the reboot has you eat one raw meal, so last night I had all raw veggie salad with broccoli slaw (which comes prepared ...no dressing just julianned veggies) i added fresh yellow pole beans, 1 tomato and a splash of apple cider and mustard...shook it up, a few squirts of hot-sauce...done  (just typing hot sauce makes me hungry).

Bobby, on the other hand apparently snuck in and had a tuna sandwich on white bread...oh well.

This morning I woke up, not hungry really, still haven't pooped, but I don't have a headache or anything like they said I might.

for breakfast i had:

strawberries,

3 stalks celery

3 carrots

nectarine

1 granny smith

1 red delish

it was quite yummy

I have many chores to do, including body maintenance ie: wax, paint, color

gonna try to stay busy enough to not think about it.

Juicing for a reboot...what's next?

I may have told you, or maybe not...I may have mentioned it in passing.  I have high cholesterol.  Bummer huh?  I'm veg, I run, I'm not overweight, but my LDL is inching up.  Last check I was at 242.  That sucks.  Yes, as the dr. says, "sometimes it's the luck of the draw"

I'm not on any meds, I refuse.  I guess I'll just wait to stroke out.  That seems a bit selfish huh?

Many of you who have read my blog know I love a challenge.  Health is always a fun one.  I'm up for anything, especially if it can show that normal people ( 42 year old, nightshift working mom, drinker, bitcher and complainer) can do these things too.  Here is my new one...and I'm going to honestly blog it for the next 7-10 days.

I watched Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead  with Bobby the other night and it was truly pretty amazing.  It made sense,  perfect sense, that eating non processed foods could possibly heal your body.  Let me tell you a secret....even Bobby said,

(The one with the glasses is Bobby, the epitome of health)

 "You know, I think I'd like to try that"  That is no short of a miracle.  He is not unhealthy, but he does NOT embrace health, but I have noticed that things have slowly started to change after the stint in ICU over Thanksgiving.  He is also watching his younger brother go through Ulcerative Colitis (an autoimmune disease) and it is really making him think.

Today I headed to Target, bought a juicer, which was on sale for 54$ and then headed to the farmer's market and bought a fill it up for 12$ of organic produce...and today I am going to start.   Bobby is cramming in some pizza and beer for lunch before he starts, which made me laugh...but whatever it takes.  I am going to say that, he probably won't make it, because he doesn't have great will power and hell, I may not either, but I'll let you know how I feel.

I have to go get some apples...later my friends...and if you want to try it with me...lets do it.  

Today: ran 3.5 miles, abs, start an all juice fast