Day 12 in my Juicing Journey

I am 12 day into the Juicing Cleanse.  I started this journey about a year ago when I came across Jon Gabriel's methods and decided to try meditation for weight loss.  I tried hypnosis some also, but don't think I gave it enough of a try.  I was always too busy to sit and listen to the hypnosis, although I did use it to go to sleep.  I liked Jon Gabriel's voice and I liked his way of thinking.  If you are interested, go to www.gabrielmethod.com and see what he has to offer.  I still use his visualizations at night and as often during the day as I can remember to do it.  My husband likes to go to sleep listening to Jon as well, it's a soothing and positive message.  He has an app, and you can only get the ones you want.

I lost about 10 lbs listening to Jon, but was still having high blood pressure and my weight loss hit a plateau for a number of months.  Then I was reading Dr Mercola's website and he talks about intermittent fasting and how it helps your body learn to burn fat again and get off the cycle of refined carb burning.  I liked this idea and so I started doing that.  I was wonderfully successful at it on the weekend when I could go outside and work in the yard before eating.  But when I was at work, sitting at my desk, I would get so hungry and need to eat.  So I couldn't do it all the time.  Plus I was still having issues giving up the sugar.  I've been a sugar addict since childhood.  I truly believe that refined carbohydrates like sugar and white flour are as addictive and as bad for you as narcotics.  But they are not illegal and so easy to get.  My body has labored under the burden of these foods and stress for so many years that I wasn't even sure I could really heal. I tried every kind of diet, and knew I needed to give up the refined carbs, but had trouble doing it.  Even when I did, it was short lived and I lost and gained weight a number of times.

All this set me up for being insulin resistant and after a while, my body just would not respond to my attempts to eat sanely and in a healthy way.  I didn't eat that much, but was still stuck at an incredible weight that I can't believe I was even at.  Then a few weeks ago, I saw an interview on Jon Gabriel's site where he talked to the Juice Master Justin Vale and something clicked for me.  I watched the interview, then I watched Jason Vale's documentary where he helps 4 people get healthy.  And I decided to give myself the gift of health for my birthday.  I'm 58 years old now and I won't be getting healthier any younger.  So now is the time!  Go to www.juicemaster.com to see Jason's website and you can watch his documentary for free there.  

We had tried juicing before and had the ultimate Omega juicer languishing on the counter from our last attempt.  But my husband got tired of doing it and we had only done it for morning, never for all our meals.  So I had the equipment, I just needed a bit of guidance.  So I got Jason's 28 day plan, and decided to try it.  It was that or consider weight loss surgery, and believe me, I was not willing to go there.  But I also could not go on any longer dealing with the side effects of high blood pressure or the meds to artificially keep it low.  So I decided to do it for me, for my birthday, for my sweet husband who loves me no matter what but was so worried about my health because we married late and we have a lot of catching up to do. 

So far, so good.  Here is my 12 day video blog.