Day #8 of the Juice Fast...

Got up this morning at 6AM and took two, yes, two Tbs. of Olive Oil. I thought I was going to bring it back up, so I drank a bunch more water till the gag reflex passed.  Then I showered (I think I'm doing this wrong, I should probably shower AFTER Jazzercise), got the kids to school and off to Jazzercise.

Just when I think I know all the moves, they spring a new one on me.  We celebrated Cinco De Mayo, so did a bunch of Latin moves - I discovered my hips today, and my thighs are way sore!  But, it's all good,

I came home, took my vitamins and made my kidney cleanse juice (3 large Carrots/2 Cucumbers/1 Beet), yuck!  I can't stand the taste of the Beets, but if it gets rid of the UTI, I'll stick with it)

Don and I went on our date early, because getting to bed late is not fun when I'm getting up at 6AM, of course it's 10:00 now, so I guess I kinda missed the point.  Anyway, we had a good time.  We went to a Chinese Buffet, I had a plate of Salad, Fried Rice, and a bunch of fried chicken stuff (sweat & sour & sesame), but when I say a bunch, let me just say that I could not eat it all, I was basically full after the salad.  I think next time I'm just going to get my plate to go, it seems a waste to get "all you can eat" and only be able to eat one plate.  Oh well, we had fun sharing dating stories from before we met.  I shared my bowling experience - still the most embarrassing moment of my life (dork)!  He shared a story about running a lady off the road on his way to pick up a date.  The lady was stranded, so he took her with him to pick up his date - funny!  After dinner (or was it lunch?  Dunch? Linner? Whatever, after we ate) we watched a movie we got from Netflix "Bride & Prejudice" it was cute - a new spin on Jane Austen's Book.

I came home and took two more Tbs. of the Olive Oil at 9:00 so now all that's left to do is take my supplements and go to bed!

So, here's what I noticed today.  I have a few skin "bumps" I wonder if it's because of the food I ate last night, but Don thinks it's from my body cleaning itself out.  Whatever it is, I hope it passes fast.  I'm still at133, at least I didn't backslide with all the food I ate last night.  Since I ate today too, I think I'll just take the juice once tomorrow and do the Oil when I get hungry.

Day #7 of the Juice Fast...

Okay, so I was too tired to post last night.  I woke up in the morning with another RAGING UTI.  PAIN!  So I took 2000mg. Vit. C, Ibuprofen and took my Olive Oil.  This has been a problem (on and off) since I was pregnant with Heather.  I've taken LOTS of different antibiotics to no avail.  The ONLY thing that brings down the pain and works fast for me is Ester C type of Vitamin C (the stronger the better) - it amazes me how something so simple can knock it out so much better than an antibiotic (which kills everything so I end up getting a cold or a yeast infection during or close after taking it)!

I worked out at Jazzercise (I'm gonna have sore arms and shoulders today - I kinda like it - means it's working!) and spent some time with Caianna at school.

When I got home, I ran some more ads for puppies and stud service and had Carrot/Cucumber/Beet juice (kidney cleanse)  I'll be juicing this recipe for about a week along with 6000mg of Vit.C daily, to get rid of the UTI.

Savanah explaining the rules to one of the Moms

RUN! RUN! RUN!

Hey there Heather!

Me and my girls - what fun!

Then later in the afternoon, I went to Mutual with Heather & Savanah for a Mother's Day activity.  I ate dinner with them (Pita Pockets, veggi. tray, chips & salsa mini chocolate chip cookies).  So I got a little of everything - the salsa was fantastic- not your average red salsa, I totally want that recipe!  I'll post it here when I get it! Then we played games, you should have seen us try the two legged race with 3 people - talk about looking stupid!!  Then we got someone to be Savanah's "mom" for the balloon race.  

We had fun, but by the end of the night, that food caught up with me and I knew I'd need my bathroom soon so we headed home!  Talk about feeling crappy!  I am totally sold on this Juice Diet, I can't tell you how much better I feel, and I have tons of energy!  I feel like I've just woken up from a 3 year coma!

So I took my Oil, waited an hour, took my Vitamin C, Bee Pollen & Coconut Oil capsules with a tall glass of water and went to bed.

No real noticeable changes today, except my poor reaction to dinner.  My weight is down to 133 though!  Yipee!

A few quick recipes:
Juice twice (put the pulp through after juicing to get all the juice out, then strain)
3 Carrots, 2 Cucumbers, 1 Beet - Kidney Cleanse
3 Carrots, 2 Apples, 1/3 head of GREEN LEAF Lettuce (never Iceberg - no value)
3 Carrots, 3 Stalks of Celery - Good for better sleeping
Watermelon Juice (the whole thing, not just the red stuff) - Good source of chlorophyll
3 Carrots, 1/2 bunch of Spinach - Move bowels
3 Carrots, 2 Stalks of Celery, 2 Radishes - reduces mucus
* All leafy greens are lung builders and good for detox (always include an apple or a few carrots
*50% Carrot 50% Apple - Good for fighting Cancer

Day #6 of the Juice Fast...

Today was another busy day, but I'm left feeling like I didn't get much done (I planned to clean my room).  I did, however manage to sell a Boxer puppy today which brought in some much needed cash.

So, this morning I took 1 1/2 Tbs. of Olive Oil - nasty!  I have to take my second dose tonight and I'm not looking forward to it.  Don says it'll get easier as I go.  I worked out at Jazzercise, my calves are going to be sore tomorrow, my chest is a little sore too so tomorrow should be fun.

So my first "meal" was around 1:00 this afternoon - Carrot/Cucumber/Green Leaf Lettuce Juice

Then around 5:00 I had Carrot/Cucumber/Spinach Juice

Pizza!

Boys!

Mom and Me!

Tonight Don and I took Ammon to see Knomeo (I have no idea if this is how it's spelled) and Juliet in 3D - cute movie.  We stopped for a pizza for Ammon on the way and I thought I'd be really tempted by it, but I wasn't!

After the movie we stopped at Sprouts and bought Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Apples and more Carrots - also, Grandma Conover gave us two bags of Oranges from her neighbor's tree - yum!

When we got home, there was a huge pot of Potato/Corn/Alfredo soup on the stove - leftovers from dinner - NOW I was tempted!  Oh man, that smelled so good!  Luckily Don was there taunting me so I didn't cave!

Instead I made some Carrot/Apple/Celery Juice and went and hid in my room while the girls put the leftovers away!

So to sum it up, I haven't really noticed any dramatic changes today, just small stuff.  I think my waist size is going down and my skin is clearer than I've seen it in a long time, but I think I'm either going through a "cleansing crisis" or maybe I've caught something because I feel maybe a head cold coming on.  Now I'm adding Vit. C to my supplements - determined not to let anything slow me down now, I'm on a roll!

Day #5 of the Juice Fast...

This is Jane - our little 3.5 lb. Yorkie

Okay, so I was hoping to wake up this morning refreshed, but Sophie got me up at 3:30 and had other plans for me.  So at 6:15 I finally gave up and got up 15 minutes before the alarm.  I went to the kitchen to take my first dose of Olive Oil, but couldn't find it.  So I settled for Carrot/Apple/Cucumber juice and got ready for the day.  Once the kids were off to school, I headed to Jazzercise for an hour long, butt kicking, workout.

After Jazzercise, I picked Katelynn up from school and dropped her off to play at Grandma's house while I went home to work on advertising our Boxer pups for sale (www.FawnsBoxers.com - know anyone looking for a Boxer pup?).

For lunch I had Carrot/Apple/Spinach/Green Leaf Lettuce juice - it was good.  Sophie helped me drink it, she loved it - Savanah tried it and liked it, Heather, not so much.

For Family Home Evening, we took the kids to Pioneer Park to play for a couple hours.  I wish they'd make swings for fat people, those swings squeezed my rear, and I think I dislocated my shoulders trying to go across the monkey bars - the park gets less fun the older I get!

After my post, I'm headed to the kitchen to juice Carrot/Apple/Spinach/Cucumber juice for my evening meal, then in an hour I'll take my first dose of Olive Oil.  I didn't take my supplements today, I'll have to be better at remembering that!

So here's what I noticed today:  I weighed myself at Jazzercise and I've lost 5 lbs (down to 135)!!!  So fun!  Also I had way more energy today than I've had in years (at least 2).  It seems like my outlook is healthier now too.  The further into this juice fast I go, the more resolve I have to make it a lifestyle rather than just a way to lose weight.  I think I'll start involving my whole family in these juices to help them with their issues too!

Day #4 of the juice fast...

Jazzercise!

Today was fast Sunday.  I forgot this morning, so I had a couple sips of Raspberry Tea, but then fasted till around 8:30PM.  So I finished off the day with about 32ozs. of Carrot/Apple/Cucumber juice - YUM!  I think I found my mainstay!  It was really refreshing.  I took my Coconut Oil capsules and my Bee Pollen with it.  Starting tomorrow I'm going to take 2 Tbs. of Virgin Olive Oil morning and night - something out of one of Don's book.  I can't say more about the why's of this technique until he loses the bet we made.

Here's the bet - I will last longer on my diet/exercise program than he will on his.  If I win I can put the information about the Olive Oil on my Blog, if he wins (he won't) then he gets to save his information for his up and coming website devoted to health and weight loss.

My program is that I have to stay on my juice fast and workout once daily (M-F - workout) till I hit my target weight/fitness/body fat.  He has yet to come up with his plan, but he has to get it to my by tomorrow night or he automatically forfeits!  He, he - fun!

One new change I noticed - my eyelashes are getting longer and thicker again, and my skin looks clearer.  I can't wait to notice that my "double chin" is gone!

Where I'm at and where I want to be...

Here are pictures taken today

Double Chin

May 1st, 2011

and here is a picture of where I want to get back to.

Day #3 of the juice fast...

I woke up this morning feeling like I was STARVING!  I've noticed that this tends to happen to me when I eat "empty" food the night before.  So for breakfast, I had Carrot/Apple/Turnip Green Juice - kinda spicy, not my favorite - note to self, no more Turnip Greens!  Later, for lunch I had Raspberry Tea, and for dinner, I made baked potato soup for the family (yum, I only tried a bite - had to make sure it was good!) and I made Carrot/Apple/Cabbage/Parsley, but I couldn't eat it - WAY SPICY (another note to self - NO MORE CABBAGE)!!  So Don drank it and I juiced Carrot/Apple/Celery instead.  I took my supplements twice today. or was it 3 times?  I forget, I hope this diet will improve my memory soon!

I haven't noticed any weight loss, but I'm beginning to feel better, and I can't BELIEVE how soft my skin is!  I don't think my skin has EVER been so soft!  When I mentioned it to Don, he said he noticed it yesterday.  I thought that was kinda fun!

No splurging today!  Hopefully, once the healing part is over, I'll be able to document some changes.  I'm excited to try the Watermelon juice and the Orange juice.  I'm also adding Cucumber and Green Leaf Lettuce to next weeks regimen!  When I can either grow or get my hands on some Wheat Grass, I'll take that too - we already have a special juicer for it, so why not?