Juicyness

Hello all! Haven't blogged in a while...betcha thought I quit juicing. Nope. Not me. I have had my moments of imperfection though trust me. Like the night I ate a slice of pizza at my daughter's birthday party (best bites of pizza EVER) and the Mexican food I've eaten a couple times (SO FREAKIN DELICIOUS!) and the salad I ate the other night (Dang I LOVE salad). I have made the decision not to beat myself up over any of this. I have spent a good bit of time beating myself up over food (among other things) and I am choosing not to do that anymore. Why? Well, because I like food. Actually, that's a lie. I LOVE FOOD!!!!! I think most people do, they just don't admit it. Think about it, most of us eat when we're happy (think: celebration over an accomplishment, or a birthday...), when we're sad (think: breakup ice cream, funeral food...). So no more of the beating up on myself stuff. But the juicing...now the juicing still continues. I am obsessed with it now. I look on Pinterest for new juicing ideas ...okay I look there for non juicing ideas also...like this and thisssss and most definitely THIS!!!!!!! I search blogs for juicing advice also. This has produced some delicious juices...and some total flops...like last week when I found a juice recipe that was SUPPOSED to taste like apple pie...but the blogger LIED because although it tasted good...it did not satisfy my apple pie craving. HMPH! Anywho I'm still pluggin away...and I've lost 22 pounds...which not a soul can even tell but me. That's okay though. It'll happen eventually.

Here is my lunch.......

Spinach, red grapes, blueberries, green apple, celery and a couple clementines...SO DELISH!

Also, I've had a few friends show some interest in juicing. Some try it and some give up because it's difficult to stick to. I want to tell those friends that I love you, whether you juice or not and that my journey to health may not be your journey. I also want you to know that it is okay to juice and eat. Plenty of folks do it. Some folks juice during the day and eat dinner. So, don't give up if it's something you really want. Keep keepin' on!...or should I say juicin' on! LOL

CHEERS!!!!!

Misty XO

Mean Green...

So I made some Mean Green this morning. Many folks swear by this juice. I swear that I won't drink it again til my juicer comes in. It's pretty tasty...it's also MEGA PULPY!!! Now I like a lot of pulp...but not this much! I'm pretty sure I'll have to chase this with coffee. But, it has all sorts of yummy nutrients in it...and the taste is pretty good...so I'm going to drink it.

Mean Green contains kale, lemon, green apples, cucumber, celery and ginger. So you know it's got to be good for you.

Look how purty...

I like to use a pretty glass...makes it more palatable to drink. :)

For dinner tonight I think I'm going to try a juice with tomatoes, garlic, cilantro, jalapeno and maybe some red onion.....hoping it'll soothe this MAJOR craving I'm having for Mexican food!

CHEERS!!!!!

Misty XO

BLEH!

I have officially made the first smoothie/juice I do not like. It looks so pretty that I must share a picture...

I've read about the benefits of beets. They all say something like this...Beets have a unique phytonutrient profile different from many other antioxidant-rich vegetables. They are a unique source of phytonutrients called betalains, which have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and detoxification properties, and help detoxify our bodies. Detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, phytonutrients....sounds like something I NEED! I love beets in a salad so why not in a smoothie/juice? Ummmmm...bleh! I am still trying to choke it down. The juice I made consisted of 1 beet, 1 carrot, 1 orange, 1/2 cup red grapes, 1/2 cup green tea and a teeny bit of ginger. I'm thinking I should have used half of a beet and another orange and more carrots and maybe 1/2 a grapefruit. I'm going to try that next time. This taste like dirt in a glass. :(

In other news I think juicing has helped me beet this flu and sinus infection more quickly! I feel tired but much better than I have before when I've had this. Woohooo!

Okay, think I'll dump this glass and try again. :)

CHEERS!!!!
MistyXO

FLU...Not.Cool.

I have the flu...and a sinus infection...and yesterday I was pretty sure I needed to be put out of my misery. I drank no juice...no smoothie...water and sprite. But I survived thanks to the doc and the 2 shots he gave me and all the meds he prescribed. Still feeling awful today...but less deathlike. I've made myself a yummy juice this morning of blueberries, raspberries, oranges adn ginger(bleh...ginger and I are not friends...so it was the teeny tiniest little bit of ginger)...I figured the vitamin C would be good for me. I also weighed...I've lost 3 more pounds...which may not count since I've been sick...but I take my losses where I can! :)

Also, I've learned that my blending is somewhat frowned upon in the juicing community. I did not know this until I jouned a group for juicers the other day...they were not exactly happy with my blending choice...basically told me I was tempting all of them to blend..blahblahblahblah. So if you are wanting any info on "true" juicing...apparently I'm not the person to ask...me and my negative 8 pound self. LOL

Anywho...here's picture of my breakfast...

I'm going back to bed...

MistyXO

3rd Day is a Charm...

So I made it through day two...decided not to add protein powder because the idea is to cleanse the body of all the junk and I've got plenty of junk to cleanse...plus if I did add the protien powder I'd always wonder what would have happened if I hadn't. The hunger went away eventually...I drank a ton of water yesterday and that seemed to help. This morning I stepped on the scales and the most amazing thing has happened...I'VE LOST 5 POUNDS!!!! Very excited about that!!!!

This is what my breakfast looked like before. This morning I'm having carrot, celery, pineapple juice.

And this is after it's all blended up. I have to say it's very yummy! And as you can see, if you are a person who's on the go...or like me slow starting in the morning...you can buy fruits and veggies that are already cut up to make things quicker and more convenient.

Oh, also I wanted to clarify something. I'm not using a juicer. My juicer is messed up. I'm using a blender, and I've discovered I like it much better. The clean up is easier and I feel like I'm getting more of the fiber from my fruits and veggies, plus I like the texture of my juices...it's more pulpy and more filling.

Cheers!!!!

MistyXO

Fat, Sick and Nearly Starving

It is day two of my juicing experience. I am very hungry and I think I'm going to have to hide all of my friends on Facebook because they all seem to like yummy foods and feel the need to post pictures of said foods TODAY...also I can't look at Pinterest because there are about 5,769,222 recipes on there that I need to try RIGHT NOW!!! A friend of mine suggested adding protein powder to my juices...I may do that...but Joe didn't do that and I feel like that will take away from the authenticity of the reboot.....Hmmmmmmmmm....

I have a lot more energy. I worked out twice yesterday! Go me! That's definitely a plus!

Here's my breakfast. Mango, carrot, grapefruit, strawberry, pineapple, orange, celery juice...DEELISH!

Cheers!!!!!

Misty XO