My husband and I picked up the book Venus and Mars together forever. It's a relationship book in the men are from mars and women are from venus collection. We've been reading it together before we go to bed. We're only on chapter 3 so far but it is very helpful as a relationship book.
Not that we have a whole lot of problems. Just feelings of under appreciation and isolation and loneliness at times. mostly do to my own issues but also because our communication skills aren't always the best.
It's surprising how well the book does on actually bringing to light the differences in the way men and women think and what both sides can do to appeal to the other sides core nature.
Last night Nathaniel was home late from work so I was actually able to feed, wash and get the baby ready for bed before he came home for dinner. So when he got home dinner was ready and the house was calm...mostly because I was feeling content with myself and not worrying about what I wasn't going to get done and just focusing on what I was able to get done.
Nathaniel actually went out and got me flowers, a card and picked up a red box movie. It ended up being a really good evening. No stress and lovey dovey all around.
Thank you self help book!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Girls Night Out to Size 10 Pants
So last night was the first annual Margarita Girls night at my friend Erin's house. It was a lot of fun. I don't have many female friends around here so it was nice to get out and meet some other women and to be able to talk about girl stuff. Like the craziness of men, the craziness in ourselves, and life's little issues.
It also gave me a chance to dress up! Even though it was a casual event I don't get much opportunities to dress up. So I hot rollered my hair and put on a little make-up and a nice dress and shoes. It's funny how much more confident you feel in yourself when you dress well.
It also gave me a chance to dress up! Even though it was a casual event I don't get much opportunities to dress up. So I hot rollered my hair and put on a little make-up and a nice dress and shoes. It's funny how much more confident you feel in yourself when you dress well.
It was also really nice to have time without my little angel. Even though I love him to pieces it was nice to spend some time away.
Where does the size 10 pants come in you ask? Well I'm going to tell you. After all the sugary drinks and carb. loading I was feeling kinda fat this morning. I've been wearing size 12 and 13 pants. They're low rise so they tend to come up to tummy point that I'm most self conscious off. Making me look like I have a muffin top because my tummy is still a little mommy poochy....it will probably always be a little mommy poochy.
Anywho back to what I was getting at. I was rooting around in my pants bin and the ones I grabbed were a size 10 from before I was preggers. I only got to wear them maybe 3 times before I started to gain baby weight. At the very beginning of my pregnancy I ended up loosing weight so I went out and got new pants. 1 pair I never even got to wear. So anyway I was thinking these will never fit, but what the heck I'll give them a go anyway. See how much more I have to go before they fit. I was surprised when I pulled them up and didn't even have to do any shimmying or hoping...I was even more surprised when I could do them up...I was ecstatic when I looked in the mirror and couldn't even see a hit of a muffin top!
Needless to say, I am feeling pretty good about myself right now.
Margarita Party Attire
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Feeling Old
Ever notice that the older you get the younger women in advertisements appear?
I hate walking through the mall and seeing all the 14, 15, 16 year old models in the windows. Not because I wish I was young and beautiful and filled with ever lasting youth. Far from that. With youth comes stupidity and I've very much over that stage. I just hate how even when you go to a store that's supposed to be geared towards an older crowd the models are still so young. I want to see a women who looks like me wearing the clothes. So that would be your average Late 20's early 30's. That way I would know what the clothes will actually look like. When the do have older women they look like they could be my mother in their 40's or 50's.
So according to mall window advertisements only teenagers and older women buy clothes. Funny enough the fashions seem to be in those two areas as well. It's hard to find clothing that feels appropriate. Either I feel like I'm trying to dress half my age and not doing a good job pulling it off or I feel like I'm dressing well above my age which in turn does make me look older then I am. So I'm stuck wearing jeans and t-shirts or jeans and a sweater almost every day. I feel like a slob but what can yeah really do about it?
I hate walking through the mall and seeing all the 14, 15, 16 year old models in the windows. Not because I wish I was young and beautiful and filled with ever lasting youth. Far from that. With youth comes stupidity and I've very much over that stage. I just hate how even when you go to a store that's supposed to be geared towards an older crowd the models are still so young. I want to see a women who looks like me wearing the clothes. So that would be your average Late 20's early 30's. That way I would know what the clothes will actually look like. When the do have older women they look like they could be my mother in their 40's or 50's.
So according to mall window advertisements only teenagers and older women buy clothes. Funny enough the fashions seem to be in those two areas as well. It's hard to find clothing that feels appropriate. Either I feel like I'm trying to dress half my age and not doing a good job pulling it off or I feel like I'm dressing well above my age which in turn does make me look older then I am. So I'm stuck wearing jeans and t-shirts or jeans and a sweater almost every day. I feel like a slob but what can yeah really do about it?
Monday, August 22, 2011
Wheat Berries into flour
So I used my Vitamix last night to turn Wheat Berries into flour. I should start by saying in an effort to change my dieat I want to start making as many things as I can from scratch. So I ordered 35 pounds of wheat berries online...no that's not a type-o, that's 35 bloody pounds of wheat berries. 10 pounds hard red wheat berries and 25 pounds soft white.
You need a hard white or red berry for making bread. The soft one is for baking. So these two bags will fit into one of those big buckets you can buy at home depot. I think it's 10 gallons. So I decided last night I would mill some flour up to see how easy it would be. In the Vitamix you can mill 2 cups at a time and it takes a minute. Very easy but noisy. I did learn though that 2 cups of berries turns into 3 cups of flour...I then looked down at my 10 gallon bucket...so that makes 15 gallon bucket worth of flour...oh dear lord! I wont need flour for the next year! ....but then again if I plan to bake everything from scratch probably wont last as long as I would hope.
Why did I buy so much you ask? That's easy. It cost 19 bucks to buy a jar of 1.75 pounds of berries yet it only cost I think it was like $16 for a 10 pound bag....it actually cost more in shipping then it did for the cost of the berries themselves. I think that's why it's cheaper for the bulk. Plus you're not paying for the jar. All together it was like 68 I think for the 35 pounds so it was just over 2 bucks a pound.
Once I have a day off I'm going to try to make some bread which should be an interesting experiment. I'm excited. I'm going to make peanut butter bread with real peanuts. Hopefully it turns out.
You need a hard white or red berry for making bread. The soft one is for baking. So these two bags will fit into one of those big buckets you can buy at home depot. I think it's 10 gallons. So I decided last night I would mill some flour up to see how easy it would be. In the Vitamix you can mill 2 cups at a time and it takes a minute. Very easy but noisy. I did learn though that 2 cups of berries turns into 3 cups of flour...I then looked down at my 10 gallon bucket...so that makes 15 gallon bucket worth of flour...oh dear lord! I wont need flour for the next year! ....but then again if I plan to bake everything from scratch probably wont last as long as I would hope.
Why did I buy so much you ask? That's easy. It cost 19 bucks to buy a jar of 1.75 pounds of berries yet it only cost I think it was like $16 for a 10 pound bag....it actually cost more in shipping then it did for the cost of the berries themselves. I think that's why it's cheaper for the bulk. Plus you're not paying for the jar. All together it was like 68 I think for the 35 pounds so it was just over 2 bucks a pound.
Once I have a day off I'm going to try to make some bread which should be an interesting experiment. I'm excited. I'm going to make peanut butter bread with real peanuts. Hopefully it turns out.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Diet Review
So one of the ladies at the dealearship where my husband works told me I looked like I had lost a lot of weight. and that I was looking great! I told her I only lost 10 pounds and she said it looks like a lot more. She even asked me for the recipes for the smoothies I was drinking because she would like to do it as well.
So my cleanse was a success. Not only for the way I feel but also for the fact that everyone can tell there's been a change and that I am looking better. She even said my hair was looking really good and I haven't don't anything with that in a dogs age!
So my cleanse was a success. Not only for the way I feel but also for the fact that everyone can tell there's been a change and that I am looking better. She even said my hair was looking really good and I haven't don't anything with that in a dogs age!
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Cleanse Day 7
So I have no idea what I had for dinner yesterday seeing as Nathaniel was in charge of making it. I do know it was very green and tart. So Today I am starting the slow transformation from smoothies/juice to real food. I am still doing the smoothie for breakfast and lunch but we are going to start eating a veggie based dinner with a side of juice.
Seeing as I was working I didn't have the prep time I need to make smoothies for the day and we were running low on veggies until I went to the store. So the smoothie from this morning was very simple
Breakfast: Apple, Handful of grapes, Carrot, handful of lettuce, 1cup of water
Lunch: 1/2 Peach, 2 plums, Banana, 2 small zucchini, 1 cup water
Dinner: I baked a Spaghetti Squash, then tossed it with chopped fresh tomatoes and Zucchini, a little salt, pepper and Italian spice and shredded parmigiana cheese. I then transfered it to a pie plate and returned it to the oven to cook a little longer until the zuuchini are a little soft. I also cubed up a couple potatos and tossed them in olive oil, roasted garlic, onion and then roasted them in the oven.
Drink: 2 apples, banana, 1 cup coconut milk, a thick slice of Pineapple cubed
If you're wondering why I have started to introduce solid foods back in, it boils down to the fact that I was bored with the favor of blended foods. I missed individual flavors. But I am still to a primarily veggie diet including some loaded veggie smoothies.
Seeing as I was working I didn't have the prep time I need to make smoothies for the day and we were running low on veggies until I went to the store. So the smoothie from this morning was very simple
Breakfast: Apple, Handful of grapes, Carrot, handful of lettuce, 1cup of water
Lunch: 1/2 Peach, 2 plums, Banana, 2 small zucchini, 1 cup water
Dinner: I baked a Spaghetti Squash, then tossed it with chopped fresh tomatoes and Zucchini, a little salt, pepper and Italian spice and shredded parmigiana cheese. I then transfered it to a pie plate and returned it to the oven to cook a little longer until the zuuchini are a little soft. I also cubed up a couple potatos and tossed them in olive oil, roasted garlic, onion and then roasted them in the oven.
Drink: 2 apples, banana, 1 cup coconut milk, a thick slice of Pineapple cubed
If you're wondering why I have started to introduce solid foods back in, it boils down to the fact that I was bored with the favor of blended foods. I missed individual flavors. But I am still to a primarily veggie diet including some loaded veggie smoothies.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Juice Cleanse Day 6
I did notice that today my face is a little clearer. My skin has always been a little rough feeling on my face do to clogged pores but today the middles of my cheeks are clear and the outer cheeks and forehead have fewer bumps. So my skin might actually clear up by the tenth date, who knows!
Nathaniel keeps pointing out that my arms keep getting smaller. I also lost 2 pounds bring me down to an official 170 pounds.
Todays smoothies/juices
Breakfast: Detox + apple, plum, hand full of grapes
Lunch: Detox
Dinner: Whatever I can find to through together! hehehe I'm going to see about going to the farmers market today and pick up some veggies since we are running low. My first food run is now down to zip in the veggie department.
If you're looking for the meat loaf recipe I mentioned on the first day it's in the comment on the changing my life post from the beginning of my juicing blogs.
Nathaniel keeps pointing out that my arms keep getting smaller. I also lost 2 pounds bring me down to an official 170 pounds.
Todays smoothies/juices
Breakfast: Detox + apple, plum, hand full of grapes
Lunch: Detox
Dinner: Whatever I can find to through together! hehehe I'm going to see about going to the farmers market today and pick up some veggies since we are running low. My first food run is now down to zip in the veggie department.
If you're looking for the meat loaf recipe I mentioned on the first day it's in the comment on the changing my life post from the beginning of my juicing blogs.
Juice Cleanse Day 5
It is the half way point of my ten day cleanse and this is where we are so far. I have visibly lost fat off of my arms and cellulite off the backs of my legs. My thighs and butt look smoother and tone. I haven't noticed any clearing of my skin yet but we'll see what the next 5 days brings. I am down to 172 which is below my pre pregers weight so thats exciting. Especially since I'm not doing this for the weight loss it just happens to be a positive side effect. I have noticed I don't get as tired during the day. I'm usually aching for a nap mid morning and I haven't had that urge lately.
Drinks for the day
Breakfast:
Everything Smoothie (vitamix):
Review: Great way to get a little bit of everything
Lunch: Mean Green Machine + Everything Smoothie + a banana and a hand full of cherry tomatoes
Note: I was making the smoothies for today the night before and bottled them. I had a glass of MGM from last nights dinner and 1 of ES from breakfast so I just mixed them together I added the tomatoes for added vitamins and the banana for flavor.
Dinner: Detox+
Drinks for the day
Breakfast:
Everything Smoothie (vitamix):
Review: Great way to get a little bit of everything
Lunch: Mean Green Machine + Everything Smoothie + a banana and a hand full of cherry tomatoes
Note: I was making the smoothies for today the night before and bottled them. I had a glass of MGM from last nights dinner and 1 of ES from breakfast so I just mixed them together I added the tomatoes for added vitamins and the banana for flavor.
Dinner: Detox+
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Juice Cleanse Day 4
So I'm back at work today for the first time in ten days. It's really nice being back at work. I tend to get bored with myself at home. IT's funny how I always wanted to be a stay at home mom but at the same time whenever I have time to stay home I wish I was somewhere else. I figure it would be different if the baby was older and we actually had activities to do but he's still at that age where we can barely even go to the park because he just wants to put things in his mouth and he only likes the swing for so long.
As for my juicing I'm still going juicey strong. I haven't had cravings to really eat anything yet and if I do I know I can have fruits or veggies when I have the urge to just chew something. I try to just stick to the juice though and it's working well. after dropping the first 4 pounds I have been still going down but not as rapidly over the past two days I only lost a pound. For the most part I do feel cleaner and healthier. I was dizzy last night when I had to get up to get the baby (storm and barking dog woke him up). So today I think I will have to have more broccoli for iron.
Breakfast: Detox
Lunch:
Carrot Juice: 5 Medium Carrots, 1/2 Lemon, 1/2 Pear
Dinner; Mean Green Machine
As for my juicing I'm still going juicey strong. I haven't had cravings to really eat anything yet and if I do I know I can have fruits or veggies when I have the urge to just chew something. I try to just stick to the juice though and it's working well. after dropping the first 4 pounds I have been still going down but not as rapidly over the past two days I only lost a pound. For the most part I do feel cleaner and healthier. I was dizzy last night when I had to get up to get the baby (storm and barking dog woke him up). So today I think I will have to have more broccoli for iron.
Breakfast: Detox
Lunch:
Carrot Juice: 5 Medium Carrots, 1/2 Lemon, 1/2 Pear
Dinner; Mean Green Machine
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Juice Cleanse Day 3
So today is the first day Nathaniel had to go back to work. 6:20 came way to quickly this morning. I would have loved to have stayed in bed but I heard the baby talking to himself so I knew he was up so I dragged myself out of bed. I felt like I was in a fog and was thinking it was going to be a rough day, fortunately once I had my first sip of juice the fog cleared and I'm feeling pretty good for 7am.
Breakfast:
Going Green (vitamix): 1/2 cup water, 1 cup grapes, 1/2 cup pineapple chunks including the core, 1/2 Banana, 2 cups fresh Spinach
Review: This one you can really taste the banana and pineapple. It was really good. Nathaniel decided that this is a juice he could fully get behind which is saying something since he thought all the other ones tasted the same. I'm not sure what you would do if you're using a juicer though because I'm not sure you can juice a banana. You might just want to mash it and wisk it into your juice.
Lunch:
Carrot Juice: 4 carrots, 1/4 lemon, 1/2 pear
Review: A nice tasting juice but not very filling.
Dinner:
Detox Juice
By 9 I was actually really wanting to go to the gym and do some cardio. I'd been trying to do that for a week now but could never find the energy to just get going. I did 45 minutes of cardio. 15 minutes of 30/30 which is 30 seconds sprinting / 30 seconds walking for 5 rounds and then reset for 3 minutes. I had it set for 30 but I didn't think I'd even make it through the first set so I was surprised I was even able to make it for two rounds. Then I did the bike for 30 minutes.
Breakfast:
Going Green (vitamix): 1/2 cup water, 1 cup grapes, 1/2 cup pineapple chunks including the core, 1/2 Banana, 2 cups fresh Spinach
Review: This one you can really taste the banana and pineapple. It was really good. Nathaniel decided that this is a juice he could fully get behind which is saying something since he thought all the other ones tasted the same. I'm not sure what you would do if you're using a juicer though because I'm not sure you can juice a banana. You might just want to mash it and wisk it into your juice.
Lunch:
Carrot Juice: 4 carrots, 1/4 lemon, 1/2 pear
Review: A nice tasting juice but not very filling.
Dinner:
Detox Juice
By 9 I was actually really wanting to go to the gym and do some cardio. I'd been trying to do that for a week now but could never find the energy to just get going. I did 45 minutes of cardio. 15 minutes of 30/30 which is 30 seconds sprinting / 30 seconds walking for 5 rounds and then reset for 3 minutes. I had it set for 30 but I didn't think I'd even make it through the first set so I was surprised I was even able to make it for two rounds. Then I did the bike for 30 minutes.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Juice Cleanse Day 2
So today I woke up with a headache and feeling nauseated...welcome to sugar with drawl. It's a good thing I already was expecting the with drawl or I would have thought the veggies were trying to kill me. But I got up out of bed and we went for a walk/run at 7:30am well having some Mean Green Machine mixed with water and some extra apples, pineapple and grapes. By time we were halfway through the walk my headache and nausea was gone and I was feeling pretty good.
Nathaniel has been making little comments all day about going to the Texas Roadhouse for steaks or get a burger in hopes that I will cave and he can give up. To bad for him that I haven't had craving for food yet. I just think about the positives and the fact that it's only ten days. I like to think that steak will taste ten times better in 9 more days, if I choose to have a steak then. I'm actually looking forward to eating my meatloaf that I froze before I started this cleanse.
Speaking of positives I have lost 2 more pounds of fat today. I checked out my thighs today and noticed they are not looking so cottage cheesey. Now if I could just get rid of the belly fat from baby I'll be all set. I already weigh less then I did before the baby but I still have a pooch. I still don't have a whole lot of energy but I have little pluses in that area. Such as wanting to go for a walk at 7:30am, not my usual first thought in the morning. I also was able to work in my garden which i haven't been able to do for a bit do to the heat.
Today's drinks
Breakfast
We had the previously mentioned concoction of Mean Green Machine, water and fruit. Was not bad especially with the extra water. I let it sit over night and it separated which i then just put a couple scoops of pulp into the fruit and water.
Lunch
Sweet Lettuce (vitamix): 1 cup green grapes, 1cup Romaine Lettuce, 1/2 medium apple, 1 cup water
Review: This one was very refreshing. The romaine does have much flavor when blended so it tastes more like a fruit juice.
Dinner
Detox+: 2 Apples, Handful of Spinich, chunk of Beetroot, 3 inch chunk of Cucumber, 1/2 avocado, 2 cups water
Review: This is the one I started with the night before the cleanse. It's a good juice. It's easier to drink when thined out. Remember that these are all pretty big portioned drinks if using a blender. So if you're making it just for you then it will make enough for a meal and a snack or you can half the recipes.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Juice Cleanse Day 1
So I made one of my juice recipes last to get started...and to test out how bad these juices were going to taste. I was surprised that it wasn't that bad at all. If anything it had less flavor then I expected but had a bit of a freshness kinda like a cucumber but there was very little in it which was surprising. My husband on the other had was trying really hard not to have to drink his juice. mostly because for obtimal health you should drink your juice at room temp and he's not used to it. So today the Veggies and fruit have been in the fridge over night so he should like it better now that it's cold for him.
As for my bodies reaction to last night's juice...Holy Ta-lido! I was up last night for 2 hours going to the bathroom off and on. I will never need another laxative in my life as long as I have this juice recipe! I feel cleaner just from that alone and I lost two pounds!
I am going to post the juices recipes along with my blog for the day but I want to let you know if you are making them in a juicer it's enough for one person. If you're using a vitamix blending system it's enough for two since you don't loose any of the fiber like you do with a juicer.
Breakfast:
All Green Vitamix Smoothie: 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup Pineapple Juice (I just used real Pineapple chunks), 1 1/2 Green Grapes, 1/4 Bartlett Pear, 1/4-1/2 Avocado (peeled and pitted), 1 Broccoli Floret, 1/2 cup Fresh Spinach
If you're using a blender it's 3 cups of juice once it's been blended. If it's too thick for your liking you can always add more water as well.
Review: I added an extra cup of water to the mix which thinned it out to a nicer juice consistency. It made enough for two large tumblers around 4 cups. I really liked the flavor. You can't tell there's veggies in it. Nathaniel's take on it is it's drinkable...he's so helpful...Correction it's good drinkable...if that helps.
Lunch:
Detox Smoothie/Juice:
2 Apples, 1 carrot(peeled), 1/4 lemon (peeled), 1/4 bell pepper (I used a whole small sweet red), chunk of cucumber (1-2 inches) 1/4 a piece of Celery, 1 Broccoli Floret, Chunk of raw Beet Root, 1 1/2 cups water(only if blending).
Review: You could smell the pepper once it was mixed. This one tastes more like veggies then fruit but was as my husband stated still drinkable. Once you are off sugar for a couple days you will be able to pick up the sugar from the veggies and fruit better which will make it more appealing.
This one also made enough to have 3-4 drinks so it's a good one to make earlier in the day and also use as a drink to nip at through the day when you're hungry.
Dinner
Mean Green Kale Machine:
6 Kale leaves (If blending you could use 3), 1/4 Lemon, 2 Apples, 1 Cucumber, 4 Celery stalks, lump of ginger, 1-2 cups water (only if blending)
Review: Oh dear god! I made it with 6 leaves which is why I would recommend less if you're blending not juicing. But I'm so glad I didn't start with this drink. This one is a hard one to get down. I ended up mixing it with left over of one of the other juices I had made up. So I would suggest you make up an extra batch of Apple Juice and do a half and half glass and slowly use less apple juice until you can drink it at the full recipe.
As for my bodies reaction to last night's juice...Holy Ta-lido! I was up last night for 2 hours going to the bathroom off and on. I will never need another laxative in my life as long as I have this juice recipe! I feel cleaner just from that alone and I lost two pounds!
I am going to post the juices recipes along with my blog for the day but I want to let you know if you are making them in a juicer it's enough for one person. If you're using a vitamix blending system it's enough for two since you don't loose any of the fiber like you do with a juicer.
Breakfast:
All Green Vitamix Smoothie: 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup Pineapple Juice (I just used real Pineapple chunks), 1 1/2 Green Grapes, 1/4 Bartlett Pear, 1/4-1/2 Avocado (peeled and pitted), 1 Broccoli Floret, 1/2 cup Fresh Spinach
If you're using a blender it's 3 cups of juice once it's been blended. If it's too thick for your liking you can always add more water as well.
Review: I added an extra cup of water to the mix which thinned it out to a nicer juice consistency. It made enough for two large tumblers around 4 cups. I really liked the flavor. You can't tell there's veggies in it. Nathaniel's take on it is it's drinkable...he's so helpful...Correction it's good drinkable...if that helps.
Lunch:
Detox Smoothie/Juice:
2 Apples, 1 carrot(peeled), 1/4 lemon (peeled), 1/4 bell pepper (I used a whole small sweet red), chunk of cucumber (1-2 inches) 1/4 a piece of Celery, 1 Broccoli Floret, Chunk of raw Beet Root, 1 1/2 cups water(only if blending).
Review: You could smell the pepper once it was mixed. This one tastes more like veggies then fruit but was as my husband stated still drinkable. Once you are off sugar for a couple days you will be able to pick up the sugar from the veggies and fruit better which will make it more appealing.
This one also made enough to have 3-4 drinks so it's a good one to make earlier in the day and also use as a drink to nip at through the day when you're hungry.
Dinner
Mean Green Kale Machine:
6 Kale leaves (If blending you could use 3), 1/4 Lemon, 2 Apples, 1 Cucumber, 4 Celery stalks, lump of ginger, 1-2 cups water (only if blending)
Review: Oh dear god! I made it with 6 leaves which is why I would recommend less if you're blending not juicing. But I'm so glad I didn't start with this drink. This one is a hard one to get down. I ended up mixing it with left over of one of the other juices I had made up. So I would suggest you make up an extra batch of Apple Juice and do a half and half glass and slowly use less apple juice until you can drink it at the full recipe.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Changing My Life
Hello again. I know it's been a while. Life got really busy. It always seems to get away from me. I have been thinking that I do need more blog starter ideas that will get me into the habit of writing. I noticed that I make a lot more excuses of why I can't do things then I should. I tell myself I don't have enough time yet I know it will only take a couple minutes to type something up and really half the time I was probably just sitting around anyway.
Take right now for instance. I was just sitting here in my family/dinning room watching Isaac play well I drank my cappuccino perfect time to blog! I guess it also helps that I have something to blog about. But usually I would have just said I'll do it later and then later I would find something else that was more important...kinda like what I do with my house cleaning...I'll do the dishes later...I'll sweep the floors later...Now I'm to tired I'll do it tomorrow. I don't know if I just don't have the energy or if I'm just that lazy....more likely a little bit of both.
Which in turn brings me to why I'm writing today. I am going to go on a 10 day green juice fast to clear my mind and body of all the crap I've put into it and done to it. Of course this is just an test and we'll see how it goes...I might only make it to day 2 who knows! you're about to find out though. my husband Nathaniel has agreed to do it with me so I'm excited. I wanted him to do it because he has eczema which is believed to be attached to the things you eat. I want to know if clearing out his body will actually help him. In theory it should work but like most people he wants results right away so it will be interesting to see if you can wait the 10 days to clean his body before he gives up and says this doesn't work cause I'm still itchy and now I'm hungry too.
So I was looking up green juice recipes online and thinking I would have to go out and buy a juicer...which is one of the reasons I have been putting this off because I hate spending money...I'm really cheep but that's another post all together...perhaps my next post! Anywho, so I didn't want to have to buy a juicer but caved and well I was reading a post someone mentioned that they used their Vitamix blender instead of a juicer and I was all*bing* I have one of those!....like really, am I that blind?...not only do I have one it came with a binder of whole food recipes including a section on green juices! I've even read the section but here comes my lazy low energy self doubting self that promptly wiped that knowledge right out of my head under the ejection notice of: when will I ever have all this stuff in my fridge. To much work...delete!
So when my husband comes home from work tonight we are going to clear out the kitchen of all temptation and stock the fridge with veggies...I'm going to be smart about this though. I am going to write up a list of drinks for the day for the ten days and buy what i need per drink for 3 day periods...That way if I freak out and give in I don't have a bunch of spinich and what not rotting in my fridge because the amount it takes to juice is a lot, I've never be able to eat the veggies before they go bad, because like most westerners, I don't eat enough veggies and fruit, so my usual side of veggies wouldn't cut it. The funny thing is I actually like veggies. I've never been a veggy hater. Lazy Confession Alert: They just take more work to make then opening a can of soup, a box of fish sticks or what have you. Dear lord I hate myself sometimes. when I write it down and am actually face to face with it, I hate myself sometimes.
So here's my plan: Drink Green Juices and water for 10 days. Then I am going to start making meals that are more focused on Veggies and fruit and less on meat and pasta (which will be the death of me). I made a really good meal loaf last night, it was a zucchini and beef loaf. I was thinking I would try this again but instead of beef I was thinking I would try to make it with mashed white beans. It might be my first meatless dinner once I'm done the fast because I gotta tell you..That was the best meal loaf I've ever had! I'll comment the recipe later. That will give me a reason to get back blogging. I know I can't go meatless all together because I just plan ol' love meat but cutting back one meal a week until I am just eating meat dishes on the weekend is the goal.
Take right now for instance. I was just sitting here in my family/dinning room watching Isaac play well I drank my cappuccino perfect time to blog! I guess it also helps that I have something to blog about. But usually I would have just said I'll do it later and then later I would find something else that was more important...kinda like what I do with my house cleaning...I'll do the dishes later...I'll sweep the floors later...Now I'm to tired I'll do it tomorrow. I don't know if I just don't have the energy or if I'm just that lazy....more likely a little bit of both.
Which in turn brings me to why I'm writing today. I am going to go on a 10 day green juice fast to clear my mind and body of all the crap I've put into it and done to it. Of course this is just an test and we'll see how it goes...I might only make it to day 2 who knows! you're about to find out though. my husband Nathaniel has agreed to do it with me so I'm excited. I wanted him to do it because he has eczema which is believed to be attached to the things you eat. I want to know if clearing out his body will actually help him. In theory it should work but like most people he wants results right away so it will be interesting to see if you can wait the 10 days to clean his body before he gives up and says this doesn't work cause I'm still itchy and now I'm hungry too.
So I was looking up green juice recipes online and thinking I would have to go out and buy a juicer...which is one of the reasons I have been putting this off because I hate spending money...I'm really cheep but that's another post all together...perhaps my next post! Anywho, so I didn't want to have to buy a juicer but caved and well I was reading a post someone mentioned that they used their Vitamix blender instead of a juicer and I was all*bing* I have one of those!....like really, am I that blind?...not only do I have one it came with a binder of whole food recipes including a section on green juices! I've even read the section but here comes my lazy low energy self doubting self that promptly wiped that knowledge right out of my head under the ejection notice of: when will I ever have all this stuff in my fridge. To much work...delete!
So when my husband comes home from work tonight we are going to clear out the kitchen of all temptation and stock the fridge with veggies...I'm going to be smart about this though. I am going to write up a list of drinks for the day for the ten days and buy what i need per drink for 3 day periods...That way if I freak out and give in I don't have a bunch of spinich and what not rotting in my fridge because the amount it takes to juice is a lot, I've never be able to eat the veggies before they go bad, because like most westerners, I don't eat enough veggies and fruit, so my usual side of veggies wouldn't cut it. The funny thing is I actually like veggies. I've never been a veggy hater. Lazy Confession Alert: They just take more work to make then opening a can of soup, a box of fish sticks or what have you. Dear lord I hate myself sometimes. when I write it down and am actually face to face with it, I hate myself sometimes.
So here's my plan: Drink Green Juices and water for 10 days. Then I am going to start making meals that are more focused on Veggies and fruit and less on meat and pasta (which will be the death of me). I made a really good meal loaf last night, it was a zucchini and beef loaf. I was thinking I would try this again but instead of beef I was thinking I would try to make it with mashed white beans. It might be my first meatless dinner once I'm done the fast because I gotta tell you..That was the best meal loaf I've ever had! I'll comment the recipe later. That will give me a reason to get back blogging. I know I can't go meatless all together because I just plan ol' love meat but cutting back one meal a week until I am just eating meat dishes on the weekend is the goal.
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