Back on the Juice

I started juicing again after going off it for Christmas he holidays.  I only bounced up 6 lbs which was not bad.   I am on the 4th day now and shot some videos of my process juicing last night.  I'll post after getting them on YouTube.  My son-in-law and his folks ar going to start next week.  I hope they give it a good try and see if it helps them.  I feel like everyone should be juicing because it is so helpful for everyone.   I want to tell the world to start juicing right now!

Here is video 1

End of my 5th week on Super Juice Me!

I have been juicing again full time this week and dropped the weight that I gained eating solid food last weekend.  It was only 3 or 4 lbs but I hate going backward.  I am headed down again but going into the weekend where I'd planned to add some solid food again.  But I'm rethinking that as it slows my progress so much.  I am still sleeping wonderfully, and feeling good, with reduced blood pressure (normal!) and good energy.  My brain is working well and I'm doing great at work.  If I get any restless leg, I just do my yoga and that takes care of it.  No more waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to sleep.  What a relief!

I still have trouble getting my workouts in because I spend 12 hours a day traveling to/coming from/or at work.  Plus at least an hour at juicing, which leaves me little time for myself and my husband.   So it's a bit of a struggle to get it all in, but I'm doing my best.  TV watching is gone for the most part during the week.  Luckily the number of shows I'm willing to watch goes down every year as they seem to get more stupid every season.  I do like love stories and humor but not stupid humor or certainly no reality TV.  We get enough of that without watching "reality shows".  lol

The new pants I just bought are loose on me.  Wish I'd gone down a size but I just didn't think I could wear them.  Boy was I wrong...

I might just go out once for Ethiopian food and juice the rest of the weekend.  I like how I feel on it and it's a no brainer.  I've looked at some of Jason's "fast food" recipes too and some of them appeal to me.  So I will try some.  I've got to stop weighing myself so much because I need to just focus on feeling good.  I might get rid of the scale for a while and just relax into the process.  I use Jon Gabriel's methods as well and need to find time to do more visualization.  So much to do!

I will try to not get in a hurry and lose all the weight at once as it is disastrous for my skin as well.  I want to look good, not saggy.  LOL  But I feel better about myself already and so happy to be off all medications.  No more meds for me!  Food is my medicine.  Juice on!

Round 2 of Super Juice Me!

Day 21 and dishpan hands

I'm on day 21, the end of it that is, and still hanging in there.  I had a small salad yesterday with a teeny amount of dressing but it stopped my weight loss.  It's ok, I'm happy with the 15 lbs I've lost so far.  Obviously I have a lot more weight to lose and I will be continuing with the juice in some form after the 28 days.  I haven't decided how much, but I will keep juicing.  My biggest complaint(s) are how long it takes to juice every night and how hard it is on my poor hands.   My hands are a mess!  Dishpan hands big time!  They are dry and rough and it hurts!  Plus peeling the limes and other Citris fruit gets into my cuts and stings like crazy!  I can't knit because my hands hurt so much.   I have started wearing gloves for some of the washing up but preparing the fruits and veggies is not easy with gloves.  I wash everything again and again.  And my neck hurts from looking down to cut it all up.  Ok. I'll quit complaining now.  I'm happy with the results but wish I could afford a juice chef.  Lol. My husband helps sometimes but he has a lot of other chores too.  So I tough it out.  My blood pressure just measure at 100/68 so I am tickled about that.  No more meds for me!  I'm thinking to wean off of the thyroid medicine too just to see where I am.  I'll go get blood tests later once I'm off everything just to see.  My numbers were great last time I checked and I wonder how much they have improved since then.  I had to get some new clothes this weekend too.  So life is good.  Hahaha

Day 20 of my 28 day juice cleanse

21 days and counting!   I bought some new smaller size clothing today because I've gone down a good size or more.  Very exciting!

Day 19 and counting

My weight has finally started going back down from my adventure into solid food last weekend.  It sure did seem to stall things out.  My blood pressure is good, well within normal range and i feel pretty good during the day.  Oddly, when I ate solid food, I had a sleepless night on Saturday.  But juicing seems to be better for my sleep.  Even if I wake up several times, I always go back to sleep and no restless leg episodes.  But Saturday after Mexican food I woke up after 3 hours and could not sleep, with restless leg .  So one more reason to keep juicing.   I've been spiking my juice with greens powder and Maca, and all the red juices get a handful of pomegranate seeds to help clean out my arteries.  My pulled ACL has almost completely healed and I feel good in general.  I have good energy throughout the day and work is going great.  I am going to do some fall cleaning this weekend and start weeding out things from the closets.  Even my fiber closet.   I also need to fit rebounding into my routine somewhere.  I'm able to do my yoga outside now that the worst of the heat and bugs are gone.  I love practicing at sunset.  I'm determined to keep going.  To my health!

Day 17 on the 28 day Juice Cleanse

Still hanging in there after 3 weeks. I ate one meal on Saturday but that is all.  I just smell food and get hungry.   I try to keep drinking the juice and it does fill me up but is not always the most tasty option.   I like most of the recipies though and my husband has joined me, part time to get the benefits of all those vitamins.   I will make this work. I am determined.