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Breakfast: - bowl of fresh fruit (honeydew, pineapple, blueberries) -juice -egg, over easy!! This mornings breakfast was delicious! It's good for me to start getting more protein. Mmm! Lunch: - Roasted Cauliflower, onion and black beans with a squeeze of lime - juice So my favorite thing to do with veggies is to roast them and squeeze fresh lime on top. It's so delicious! If you haven't tried it you're seriously missing out! Dinner: - Asian salad with peanut sauce So tonight was the first night for me to go out. My husband and I had a date at the Alamo Drafthouse. I do like that they have some good salads and a fruit plate etc. Normally I would get the endless bowl of popcorn but I refrained tonight.  Then after our movie and dinner we went to the Whole Foods. Have you ever been to the whole foods in austin? It's amazing! It's their trademark store and I could honestly spend hours just roaming around and exploring.  We walked out with another trey from So Delivi

This morning I made 3 smaller servings of juice to have at each meal. I still really actually enjoy juicing and want to try to keep it up even if it's on a small scale.  Breakfast: - Orange Juice (carrots, pineapple, spinach) - Honeydew - Blueberries I'm actually really enjoying my juice and fresh fruit in the morning. Most mornings I used to be energetic and then the moment I'd eat I'd feel kind of sluggish again but since juicing I've had more energy in the mornings now. Lunch: - my first salad!! (Including: spinach, Swiss chard, bok choy mix, 1/3 diced pear, dried homemade cranberries and onion, with a drizzle of olive oil and local balsamic vinegar)  - oh, and of course a carrot juice This was delicious! Before this whole thing I lived off of salads and I'm so happy to be eating them again! Dinner: - romanesco cauliflower (my favorite!) - mashed sweet potatoes with a bit of black beans and a slab of butter ( I've been craving onions and so I put some on

Today is another wonderful day of eating! I have been feeling good, actually great. I wonder if my body would have been doing better if I'd eating a small amount all along. Anyways, I am still working on gradually increasing food while still trying to juice. Breakfast: - Orange Juice - About a cup of honeydew Lunch: - Guacamole: avocado, 1 lime, fresh cilantro, 2 Tbl. Onion, 1/4c. Black Beans - small juice I did get a little big gassy once I started eating this. Could be from the fat or the beans I'm not sure, but My goodness guacamole has never tasted so good! Avocados were what I was dreaming about eating on my juice fast. They are a staple in my diet and I have at least half a day. Good fats. Yum! And I really need some fat on my body right now. Did I mention that my weight got down to 116! That puts me for sure in the underweight BMI category. I am just glad to be not loosing weight anymore. I've already gained 1lb. Since yesterday. Dinner: - broccoli, about 1 1/2 cups

Well today is my first day of eating and I'm determined to not shock my system.  Breakfast: -juice, small pint size - 1/3 pear Lunch: -pint of juice -about 1 1/2 cup of colorful steamed carrots. I'm so blessed with a farm friend! These are beautiful.  Snack: -3 watermelon wedge sticks Dinner: -pint of juice -roasted sweet potato tossed in olive oil, seasonings and a squeeze of lime Today I felt so good! The juicing wasn't even that hard because I have the small portions of food to look forward to.  The only time I felt trouble was a little bit after the sweet potatoes. My stomach started getting bloated and gassy. Now to be completely honest I tend to be a gassy person in general and my stomach always talks. Before during and after digestion my stomach will make noises it when I get gassy it makes LOUD noises. And I wouldn't say it was really bad but I definitely heard some stomach talking and it's surprising to think about it now but I didn't really have any ga

I am so so excited to be here, day 7, my last day of strictly juicing. Yes, that's right folks, I've decided this is the end for now but now that I know what I'm capable of in the future I plan to do at least an 8 day fast.  So to finish things off strong I started my morning by making three juices: one for my sick husband, my breakfast and my lunch. Here's the drink I made for my husband, just thought I'd show you for another juice idea: It included: carrots, one apple, Swiss chard, small amount of red cabbage and ginger. What's awesome is that I'm trying to sneak in more veggies he wouldn't normally eat right now, and since he can't smell or taste very well he didn't even notice. Success! Okay, well moving on to me, here's what I decided to add to this mornings juice: That's right, it's a papaya! So I've read recently that papayas are supposed to be super helpful for preventing constipation and since I tend to be that way I was

Well, I can't believe I'm here, day 6! Right on the cusp of the end. I feel so proud of myself it's amazing! I had church this morning and made breakfast before, along with a juice for my sick husband and my juice for lunch later. Breakfast: -red juice Includes: -2 cups pineapple -handful of pomegranate seeds -1 apple -2 yellow Swiss chard stalks -2 carrots Was good. I love my sweet juice in the morning Off to church today. Will power don't fail me, I know there's going to be those trays of donuts and coffee and all kinds of stuff that I need to not have this morning.  Well, I made it okay through church but I was reminded this morning that today is Super Bowl. Boo! Today people will be eating galore; chips, dip, pizza, etc. To make it worse we are invited to a friends house for a party where I will be sitting around and smelling said foods without being able to indulge.  I think I've hit rock bottom folks, maybe that why I'm craving everything right now. Bu