This isn’t for weight loss though it can be a great side effect. The 21 day plan is for detoxification. Ridding your body of pollutants, preservatives, and helping your cells to work better. It’s also a great jumpstart for a healthy eating plan. Having said that, I weighed myself at the beginning which everyone should do and then I weighed myself this morning just for some extra encouragement and that’s what I got. I’ve lost 15 pounds!
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Breakthrough Fast, Day 8
Just as each race is different, each fast is different.* This fast has been nothing like the Juice Reboot that I did last summer. This one has been an emotional rollercoaster and the food cravings have not gone away after two days like before. I blame Christmas feasting, the sugar intake was very high this year. As for the emotions, I’m spending at least an hour per day in prayer and bible study. God is teaching me about Joy and craving Him instead of food. Forgetting what is behind and reaching toward the goal, I’m expecting this coming week will be easier, I’ll keep you posted.
*See Fasting is Like Running, Dec.2011
21 Day Breakthrough – Day 1 A Little Shakey
The first few days of a fast are the hardest for me. My body reacts to juicing with a weak, shaky feeling plus getting rid of lots of fluid. So, I’ve learned to add some whole vegetables the first few days.
For example, today I enjoyed a protein powder shake with nonfat milk, and a banana. Then while shopping I chose a Bolthouse Farms Amazing Mango Fruit Smoothie. At dinner time I retreated to my room where I prayed and read the bible for a while and took a nap. Fasting after all the rich Christmas fare has left me feeling not so good, so I celebrated the end of the day with a bowl of salad greens, purple cabbage and vinegar for the dressing. Now I’m feeling fine and ready for whatever tomorrow will bring. I’ve learned to listen to my body and feed it whole foods when the shakes strike.
90 Day Vegetarian Adventure – Day 90 Return to the Beginning
The last day of the adventure and I find myself returning to the Juice Reboot. Halloween with its mini-candy bars just about did me in. I am now craving sugar and chocolate again. So, the remedy is to Reboot. At the end of the 90 day adventure I’m dusting off the juicer and enjoying at least one day of fasting to break the addictions and get back on track to healthy eating.
Fall fruit and vegetables make delicious juices. The fresh kale is still growing in the garden and apples are available from the orchard. Plus carrots have been recently harvested. The two recipes using these seasonal ingredients are as follows:
Breakfast: 1 stick celery, 1 organic carrot, 2 Golden Delicious apples.
Lunch: 1 stick celery, 1 organic carrot, 1 Golden Delicious apple, handful fresh kale.
Enjoy! Send me some of your favorite juices. I welcome your comments.
90 Day Vegetarian Adventure – Day 49 The Benefits of Tea
One of the unexpected results of the 15 day Juice Reboot, see category below, was a change from drinking coffee to tea. My daughter asked me about my favorite teas and if I’ve seen any benefit from the change.
Drinking tea instead of coffee has completely healed the acid reflux I was experiencing. It doesn’t seem to matter what type of tea it is, the calcium antacids remain in the bottle. I was taking at least 2 antacids before bed almost every night before the reboot. I was also drinking decaffeinated coffee from Starbucks and other cafe’s along with sodas with fast food. The sodas and coffee were associated with the acidic problem in my stomach.
The other major benefit comes from fresh mint tea which is by far my favorite. We grow spearmint, peppermint, and for the first time Stevia in our garden. The mints are easy to get started and hard to kill, plus they spread over a period of time. 12 stalks of mint plus about 20 leaves of Stevia make 2 quarts of tea. Iced or hot it is delicious without the effects of sugar and it settles all stomach issues.
Whenever, my children caught a stomach flu or other digestive tract disorder, the first thing we would do is run to the garden for some mint and make tea. It always made them feel better.
90 Day Vegetarian Adventure – Day 47 New Fall Wardrobe?
I forgot what I was going to blog about today, so I will give you an update instead. Since the Juice Reboot at the beginning of the summer I have dropped almost 2 sizes in slacks and blouses. This means that when I unpack my winter clothing most of it will be too big. Unfortunately, or not, I do not hold onto clothing that doesn’t fit. If I haven’t worn it during the past year, the item is donated to the local used clothing shop. That means it’s time for a new wardrobe, yahoo!!
I also have a profile on Fitday.com and have begun entering my daily calories. This is a great site for keeping track of weight loss goals and exercise. Just want to make sure that I don’t regress into denial. Believe me it’s easy to overeat and gain weight on any eating plan, just increase your calories past your activity level. However, it’s much easier to stay within bounds when meat and high fat dairy are not on the plate.
I’ve been downloading and watching the “Heavy” TV series from Netflix. Just like the “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead” Documentary these shows greatly improve motivation. Please send comments about how you motivate yourself to stay on an eating plan. We accept all diets here, not just Vegetarian. Though my personal results show that it is the plan that works for me.
90 Day Vegetarian Adventure – Day 36 Help with the Reboot
For those of you who are rebooting your system with a juice fast. Visit www.fatsickandnearlydead.com site for explicit instructions. The 15 day fast is doable with a normal schedule, just remember that the first 2 days are uncomfortable. If you feel really hungry and tired, eat raw or steamed vegetables. Bake a potato, steam some kale, raw carrots, a fresh tomato, etc. It helps if you can get your vegetables and fruit in season close to where they are grown. A Farmer’s Market and local orchards are great sources. Everything will taste better. Also, if you want more juice recipes, just write a comment. Send me a line, I’m listening.
Banana Orange Smoothie Recipe
Ingredients: 1 pear, 1 orange, 1 lemon, 1 organic carrot, 1 banana, 1 scoop All Plant Protein Powder.
Juice all of the above except for the banana and the protein powder.
Pour juice into blender, add banana and protein powder and blend until smooth.
90 Day Vegetarian Adventure Day 20 New Recipe
Just posting a new juicing recipe. Combine an apple, celery and cucumber in your juicer. With apples coming into season, incorporate them into juices, meals and snacks. The orchards nearby have an amazing variety of apples that ripen in turn all the way to Thanksgiving. Develop your own new recipes and send them to me.
July 31 Reboot Day 7 Celebrating a Birthday
A birthday celebration has to have cake and ice cream, right? Wrong, we celebrated my husbands birthday with a main pasta dish with pesto, plates of steamed and raw veggies as sides and a low-fat shortbread with fresh peaches. I enjoyed the veggies and made some fresh peach juice for dessert. It was a day of temptations but as long as I didn’t let myself get hungry, I survived. The focus of the day was on the celebration and family time, not on the food. Won the weekly scrabble game which also made it a great day!
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