My husband last night was feeling terrible and I recommended he not juice today and he can start again tomorrow if he is feeling better. I woke up to incredible stomach pain. Opted to sleep it off and slept in until noon. Woke up wondering if this is worth it, should I give up. I decided to step on the scale. I am down 7 lbs so far... that's enough motivation to push through anything! Bring on the green juice.
I drank my green juice and my stomach pain immediately came back. I couldn't even stand up straight. My husband and I decided it is best to stop the fast and just start combining juicing into our every day diet early. After literally hours in the bathroom, I made a spinach salad with goat cheese, walnuts, cranberries and balsamic dressing and juiced some mint, pineapple and lime to go with. I feel much better.
Wow, I really wasn't expecting this all to hit me so hard. Luckily I am on holidays because I wasted half the day sleeping and the other half tied up in the bathroom.
Wednesday, 28 November 2012
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
Homemade Juice Cleanse: Day One
Okay so I have to admit today has not been the easiest. I feel like I spent the entire day juicing in the kitchen or running out to get juicing supplies. Luckily I have the next few days off (my yearly holidays where I really just stay home). In the afternoon I had cravings for anything solid, particularly the cashews that were soaking in the kitchen. I resisted all temptations. The only juice that I found near impossible to down was the Spicy Lemonade. I did the childish thing where you plug your nose and just try to down in. I am thinking tomorrow of making it with less water to make it more intense but over quicker. Then just drink the water separate. I quite enjoyed making my own milk. I often find store bought soy and almond milk just to thick. I have always been a skim milk drinker. It was so nice to be able to control my own dilution of nuts to water. It was delicious, it has cinnamon and vanilla, such a nice treat from all the horrible tasting juices of the day.
Side effects so far, irritable, very irritable my husband and I got in a small fight over nothing this afternoon, both cooled down and realized we are just a little on edge. Likely because of the juicing metabolically or simply the stress of juicing all day. I wish I could make more ahead but I was reading its much better to consume the juices right away.
I am resisting the erge to weight myself until the fast is over, for fear there is no change and then I would just stop the cleanse. I have to remember that I may not lose any weight during the fast. The goal is beyond simple weight loss. I need to prove to myself I can stick to something, and form health habits that will help with weight loss. I need to realize that I can replace a few meals a week with juicing to help reduce my calorie intake and increase my overall health.
Well better get off to bed, another early morning of juicing a head of me.
Side effects so far, irritable, very irritable my husband and I got in a small fight over nothing this afternoon, both cooled down and realized we are just a little on edge. Likely because of the juicing metabolically or simply the stress of juicing all day. I wish I could make more ahead but I was reading its much better to consume the juices right away.
I am resisting the erge to weight myself until the fast is over, for fear there is no change and then I would just stop the cleanse. I have to remember that I may not lose any weight during the fast. The goal is beyond simple weight loss. I need to prove to myself I can stick to something, and form health habits that will help with weight loss. I need to realize that I can replace a few meals a week with juicing to help reduce my calorie intake and increase my overall health.
Well better get off to bed, another early morning of juicing a head of me.
Monday, 26 November 2012
Broken Juicer's Not Going To Bring Me Down
Starting a juice cleanse tomorrow. Just finished shopping for all the supplies for my husband and I. Yes he decided to give it a try too. I have to admit we only got enough for about half the cleanse to start, just in case we can't choke it down. In the grocery line there was a man about our age (25 - 30yrs) who asked us if we were juicing when he saw our purchase on the conveyer belt. We let him know it was our first time attempting a cleanse. Historically all we've really juiced are lemons, carrots and oranges. He apparently started with a three day cleanse and lost so much weight he continued on for a month. I have to say he was in good body condition. Maybe this is a sign that things are going to be different this time.
We decided to use up our oranges and make orange juice tonight as practice for tomorrow. Turns out our juicer is broken... grr. Well, I have a really good blender the kitchen Ninja. So, instead of feeling defeated already I decided to proceed. Blended the oranges and strained them with a very tiny wire strainer. It took a lot longer than expected. But worked very well and tasted fantastic. Tomorrow I am going to try and find a bigger strainer or some cheese cloth (wonder where you get cheese cloth). I can't really budget a new juicer at this time. Maybe Santa will bring me one if this goes well.
My journey began officially today, so of course... the moment of truth. This weeks way in I am officially the heaviest I have ever been. I weighed in at 241.4 lbs. I have to be honest a tear rolled down my face before I got off the scale. That's about 10 lbs more then I was expecting. My pant size has also just gone up to 18. I plan on weighting in every Monday and am recording it on a chart on the fridge and online here as kind of a diary... sending my words out into the world. I really don't even write this with the intention of anyone other than myself reading it. For me I figure it will be a good way to see my progress, what's working, what's not, reminders of the struggles to lose the weight as future motivation to keep it off.
We decided to use up our oranges and make orange juice tonight as practice for tomorrow. Turns out our juicer is broken... grr. Well, I have a really good blender the kitchen Ninja. So, instead of feeling defeated already I decided to proceed. Blended the oranges and strained them with a very tiny wire strainer. It took a lot longer than expected. But worked very well and tasted fantastic. Tomorrow I am going to try and find a bigger strainer or some cheese cloth (wonder where you get cheese cloth). I can't really budget a new juicer at this time. Maybe Santa will bring me one if this goes well.
My journey began officially today, so of course... the moment of truth. This weeks way in I am officially the heaviest I have ever been. I weighed in at 241.4 lbs. I have to be honest a tear rolled down my face before I got off the scale. That's about 10 lbs more then I was expecting. My pant size has also just gone up to 18. I plan on weighting in every Monday and am recording it on a chart on the fridge and online here as kind of a diary... sending my words out into the world. I really don't even write this with the intention of anyone other than myself reading it. For me I figure it will be a good way to see my progress, what's working, what's not, reminders of the struggles to lose the weight as future motivation to keep it off.
Sunday, 25 November 2012
"Amber, this is the last time we restart. From here on out we are on a weight loss journey until we hit our goal. We may progress slower than we like, we may plateau, we may may flutuated, we may feel the need to just give up. But we won't, we want this more that anything."
Today I vow to lose 100 lbs. I would love to lose it in 1 year but know that may not be realisitic and will settle for continual weight loss. Today I weigh approx. 240 lbs. I've gained 60 lbs in the past year since being diagnosed and hospitalized for depression. I gave up on myself and turned to food for comfort. Its time to stop making excuses and talk things out instead of stuffing away my feelings.
How? This is historically where I have had issues. The plan is simple.
Count Calories (using app My Fitness Pal)
Restrict Calories
Clean Eating
Exercise
Consistent Weigh-ins
Drinking Water
Blogging It Out, All The Way.
To kick off my last weight loss journey I am going to attempt a cleanse to jump start my metabolism. I am going to try a homemade version of the Blueprint Juice Cleanse that I read about on Pinterest. I need to clean out the fridge tomorrow and plan to start the cleanse on Tuesday. If this is something I tolerate I plan to do a monthly cleanse to promote clean eating and implementing a healthy wellness plan.
Today I vow to lose 100 lbs. I would love to lose it in 1 year but know that may not be realisitic and will settle for continual weight loss. Today I weigh approx. 240 lbs. I've gained 60 lbs in the past year since being diagnosed and hospitalized for depression. I gave up on myself and turned to food for comfort. Its time to stop making excuses and talk things out instead of stuffing away my feelings.
How? This is historically where I have had issues. The plan is simple.
Count Calories (using app My Fitness Pal)
Restrict Calories
Clean Eating
Exercise
Consistent Weigh-ins
Drinking Water
Blogging It Out, All The Way.
To kick off my last weight loss journey I am going to attempt a cleanse to jump start my metabolism. I am going to try a homemade version of the Blueprint Juice Cleanse that I read about on Pinterest. I need to clean out the fridge tomorrow and plan to start the cleanse on Tuesday. If this is something I tolerate I plan to do a monthly cleanse to promote clean eating and implementing a healthy wellness plan.
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