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
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
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.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Back to Work...
So it's my first day back after my 9 day holiday. Funny how I needed to go back to work in order to have time to write. The little prince is happy to be back with his little princess. He's been talking more now that he's here. I love that they get along so well together. I hope to have this job for a while. To be able to foster a good relationship between the two of them. Especially since he doesn't have any cousin's around here. He needs another child that he can become close with.
I'm so glad to be one of the lucky people who love my job.
I'm so glad to be one of the lucky people who love my job.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
I want you to be happy day
I have decided that I will do my best to make other people happy today. Seeing as it is I want you to be happy Day.
So to make the little prince happy I set him up in his crib and turned the mobile on. It's one of his favorite things. He loves to watch those little animals dance around in a circle for him. He talks to them as they go around which is so very cute. It's one of those wind up ones though which only lasts like a minute at the most. they really need to make that longer. I had to keep winding it up as I cleaned up the nursery.
I decided I will make my husband happy by tidying up before work. I'll make him dinner before I leave if I have time but there really isn't much that I can make here so he might have to grab something on the way home.
On another note. I hate Canadian passport policies. They're a bunch of crap! I live in the states and my passport expired so I had to get a new one. I have to change my name since I got married so I have to go the long way about things. So anyway I have to have a Canadian with a passport sign all my documents...I'm in the states...the Canadians are in Canada and I can't cross the border...Does anyone else see an issue with this??? So anywho they told me to mail it to someone in Canada. They sign my documents to verify that they say the originals which is a lie because I'm not sending my drivers license through the mail to have someone who knows me verify it's me and send it back. Little while lie no biggy I figure. So after I jump through hoops to get this package together, send it to my aunt to have everything signed and have her send it it. I get the damn thing back!!! I was like oh what now!?!?!?! I have a note that says I need a new picture because my teeth are showing! I looked at the picture and it's like a quarter inch of one tooth is showing! what the hell!??!?!?!?!??!!? are you serious??? now I have to go through this whole thing of me getting pictures taken send them up to my aunt to have her send them in to the passport office....Oh and they only take Canadian funds. If they send it back and say they can't use my visa because it's American I'm going to shoot myself. I know they can't use an American bank account but they should still be able to use the Visa. It's all a bunch of crap if you ask me. So not happy with my countries immigration right now. I can't wait until I have to get Isaac's Canadian citizenship done. those will be even bigger crappier hoops I'm sure.
So to make the little prince happy I set him up in his crib and turned the mobile on. It's one of his favorite things. He loves to watch those little animals dance around in a circle for him. He talks to them as they go around which is so very cute. It's one of those wind up ones though which only lasts like a minute at the most. they really need to make that longer. I had to keep winding it up as I cleaned up the nursery.
I decided I will make my husband happy by tidying up before work. I'll make him dinner before I leave if I have time but there really isn't much that I can make here so he might have to grab something on the way home.
On another note. I hate Canadian passport policies. They're a bunch of crap! I live in the states and my passport expired so I had to get a new one. I have to change my name since I got married so I have to go the long way about things. So anyway I have to have a Canadian with a passport sign all my documents...I'm in the states...the Canadians are in Canada and I can't cross the border...Does anyone else see an issue with this??? So anywho they told me to mail it to someone in Canada. They sign my documents to verify that they say the originals which is a lie because I'm not sending my drivers license through the mail to have someone who knows me verify it's me and send it back. Little while lie no biggy I figure. So after I jump through hoops to get this package together, send it to my aunt to have everything signed and have her send it it. I get the damn thing back!!! I was like oh what now!?!?!?! I have a note that says I need a new picture because my teeth are showing! I looked at the picture and it's like a quarter inch of one tooth is showing! what the hell!??!?!?!?!??!!? are you serious??? now I have to go through this whole thing of me getting pictures taken send them up to my aunt to have her send them in to the passport office....Oh and they only take Canadian funds. If they send it back and say they can't use my visa because it's American I'm going to shoot myself. I know they can't use an American bank account but they should still be able to use the Visa. It's all a bunch of crap if you ask me. So not happy with my countries immigration right now. I can't wait until I have to get Isaac's Canadian citizenship done. those will be even bigger crappier hoops I'm sure.
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