Well, the truth is... our 10 day Juice-Only Fast lasted only 7 days. We broke down Saturday night and made a salad. Obviously not the worst thing in the world but I felt pretty defeated afterwards.
Truth is... I still have a lot to learn about my battles with food. I still feel controlled by it. Now instead of eating everything in sight, I have struggled with fear of getting off the juice fast. I knew the first time I ate something I would feel like I might as well go back to my old habits.
Truth is... I'm trying to find a balance. I'm not sure what my goal is in this process. Is it to eventually eat only raw foods? Become a vegetarian? Never have another sweet again?
Truth is... If I'm being honest, all of those options depress me. I need to find a balance but it's hard when I'm used to eating whatever/whenever, to have enough discipline to say NO.
Truth is... If I'm also being honest, I've felt the most empowered this week. I have had TONS of energy, felt the best about my body, and enjoyed making healthy choices.
Truth is... As of this morning, I've lost 10 pounds!
Truth is... Well, the truth is, I'm not sure where I'm going with this juicing. My body still has quite a few pounds to lose and I know I'm not done.
I know I'm not giving up... and that's the Truth.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Juicing Update
Hello friends!! I thought I'd give a quick update on the status of my Juicing Journey! I posted a quick update on Facebook but I wanted to give you guys a few more details!
Daily Amount of Juice: Typically 3-4 Turvis cups full
Blender: Breville
Ingredients: We've tried TONS of fruits and vegetables! We have done kale, lemons, beets, apples, pineapple, carrots, watermelon, cilantro, mango, cucumber, celery, papaya, mustard greens, ginger, garlic, jalepeno
My Favorite so far: I love Beets and Pineapple or Beets and Watermelon (as you can tell, I am still loving the *sweet* taste but it's sweeter fruits/veggies now!)
Tim's Favorite So Far: He likes the greener juices (kale, cucumber, apples) but he really loves adding ginger, garlic, lemon, and jalepeno to flavor the juice.
Hunger Pains: I haven't really been hungry!! (Crazy, huh?!) It actually is NUTS how full and content I have felt the last few days!
Roughest part so far: There have been 2 things that have been really hard. First, the withdrawal from caffeine and sugar. I had a headache off and on for the last few days but today I feel like a new woman! Second, it has been SO hard being around people who are eating. Last night I went to my Bible Study and they had Shrimp Linguine and Salad with Olive Garden Dressing (Oh. My. Stars.)
Then today I went with a few girls from school to La Hacienda while on a break during a training session. Both times I took my juice and didn't waver at all, but y'all, I'm not going to lie...I wanted to dunk a warm crispy chip into some cold flavorful salsa. - not that I've been thinking about it all day or anything! HA! These last few days have really shown me how much my life has revolved around food.
Weight Loss? YES! As of yesterday I had lost 4.5 pounds!! WOOHOO!!
Overall feeling? I am feeling GREAT today! I had to get up early this morning for a training and wasn't tired AT ALL. I've had energy, I've been alert, and I've been in a great mood - as much as I could be after a day of training!!
Daily Amount of Juice: Typically 3-4 Turvis cups full
Blender: Breville
Ingredients: We've tried TONS of fruits and vegetables! We have done kale, lemons, beets, apples, pineapple, carrots, watermelon, cilantro, mango, cucumber, celery, papaya, mustard greens, ginger, garlic, jalepeno
My Favorite so far: I love Beets and Pineapple or Beets and Watermelon (as you can tell, I am still loving the *sweet* taste but it's sweeter fruits/veggies now!)
Tim's Favorite So Far: He likes the greener juices (kale, cucumber, apples) but he really loves adding ginger, garlic, lemon, and jalepeno to flavor the juice.
Hunger Pains: I haven't really been hungry!! (Crazy, huh?!) It actually is NUTS how full and content I have felt the last few days!
Roughest part so far: There have been 2 things that have been really hard. First, the withdrawal from caffeine and sugar. I had a headache off and on for the last few days but today I feel like a new woman! Second, it has been SO hard being around people who are eating. Last night I went to my Bible Study and they had Shrimp Linguine and Salad with Olive Garden Dressing (Oh. My. Stars.)
Then today I went with a few girls from school to La Hacienda while on a break during a training session. Both times I took my juice and didn't waver at all, but y'all, I'm not going to lie...I wanted to dunk a warm crispy chip into some cold flavorful salsa. - not that I've been thinking about it all day or anything! HA! These last few days have really shown me how much my life has revolved around food.
Weight Loss? YES! As of yesterday I had lost 4.5 pounds!! WOOHOO!!
Overall feeling? I am feeling GREAT today! I had to get up early this morning for a training and wasn't tired AT ALL. I've had energy, I've been alert, and I've been in a great mood - as much as I could be after a day of training!!
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