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Today was the first morning I didn't really feel like juicing. But I made sure to not eat anything else until I had made my juice. I still really think that having a juice is helping a lot in preventing constipation for me. Sorry for the TMI but it's the truth. Breakfast: - juice - egg over easy - bowl of fresh fruit Nothing's better than the strawberries from my friends farm! Yum! And have I told you that I'm just juicing once in the morning now and storing my two small jars of juice for lunch and dinner? It is really nice to only have to make all that mess once. So today I'm introducing corn for the first time in my diet. As you know by now I tend to suffer from constipation and I'm really being slow to introduce all grains and breads to my diet because I really want to make sure I'm going to be okay. Or at least learn exactly what foods cause my constipation so I can avoid them. Lunch: - homemade refried beans with onions, cilantro and fresh squeeze of li...

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...

Well, today is a new day and I'm feeling so good. I almost feel like I'm lighter, which I guess I am because of the weight loss, but more so in my head. My head just seems really clear, not bogged down.  I started today with a poop colored drink. Yeah, my juices tend to get that way because even if I have a sweet drink, which this is I always want to add in more greens and when you add in greens to any of my other juices they tend to make a lovely brown color. Here ha go: Breakfast: - brown juice, which includes the following: (1/2 pineapple, 1 large carrot, handful of pomegranates seeds, and 3 stalks of Swiss chard) Was as good as ever, even despite the unappetizing color. Lunch: -my regular green juice (1 cucumber, 1 lemon, 1/2-3/4 inch of ginger, 4 stalks of kale or Swiss chard, 1 apple and 2 stalks celery) Had my energy swings again. One minute I'm feeling great and the next I'm tired and feeling really groggy.  The weather was rainy and dreary anyways so maybe that...

Well today I woke up and had my morning BM. Not much too it! The nice thing is that there's not much going through my body so my hemorrhoids can really have a chance to heal. Still have a little uncomfortableness down there but I can't figure out why because I'm not really flared up anymore, just my ugly skin tags are there and bigger than ever. Okay all done with the TMI.  Went for a quick walk around the neighborhood before everyone woke up. Felt great and didn't really lack energy until I got home and I felt starved. Distractions really do help me. So, first thing I made my breakfast. Breakfast: - red juice this morning Included: -5 carrots -1/2 pineapple -3 stalks of red Swiss chard It was delicious! I do think it livens me up to have something more sweet in the morning. Advice: So every morning I make my breakfast juice and then I grab one of my premade mix bags and then juice my lunch. So, save time by juicing multiple juices at a time.  I realize you might not ge...

Today I woke up feeling surprisingly well. A lot of people talk about feeling pretty bad around day 3. Maybe it's because I wasn't really addicted to caffeine, soda or anything else besides sugar apparently. Despite being a bit hungry I was feeling fine and today was the first day I didn't have pain after my morning BM and flare is almost completely gone (sorry if that's too much information but I want people to know in case they are on a journey like me). It's been a week exactly since my initial flare up. Usually the first three days are the worse and then it's bearable but for some reason my body just didn't shake this one...until today, that is!! Praise the Lord! Because of my sugar cravings I thought I would go with something sweeter today to help with my sugar cravings: Morning: -Orange Juice (carrot, orange and pineapple). OMG!! So good!! This one really helped with my sugar fix. Orange Juice: -4 average size carrots -1 orange -1/2 pineapple ...

Well, this wasn't the first topic I wanted to write about on this blog but since this is what I'm going through I thought I'd share my juicing journey with you. I am currently on Day 3 of my juice fast and I'm feeling so many things right now that I want to share with you but first let me fill you in onto why I have the desire to do this fast to begin with. On the surface most people would see me as the spitting image of health: vegetarian, healthy weight, no visible signs of sickness at all, energy, exercises, etc. But what no one sees is all my 'hidden' sicknesses. There is no way to say this in conversation, which is probably why I don't share it with anybody except my close girl friends, but I struggle with hemorrhoids, bad! Ever since I gave birth to my first born and then it got worse after my second child and now it's almost a daily struggle for me. Everything I do revolves around preventing a flare up. I could go on and on about my struggles wi...