Day 32

Whoo Hoo !!!!  32 days finally....made it past a month.  I do feel a new resolve. I have to say the last 9-10 days have been a struggle.  I have been doing some soul searching to figure out why.  I think I have a few answers but without any forum to discuss this with anyone else I just have come up with a few ideas...some reflection... of my own. 

• All battles are first fought in the mind.  Maybe God is making me go through the fire and the storm to finally be free from the pull of the food.
• The new has worn off from doing the feast and now it is facing the hard dusty road ahead.
• That my body is breaking and hammering out it's addiction to the process of eating and of food in general.There are over 10,00 additives approved by the FDA to be placed in our foods and labeled "Natural Flavor, Spices and or Ingredients" many that are addictive substances.  There is additives like monosodium glutamate, sugar, modified corn starch...the list goes on....all addictive so maybe my body is breaking those addictions also.

Whatever the reason it is something I obviously have to go through to complete my healing process so I decided instead of fighting it...to give it over to God and let Him fight the battle for me.  I lost the additional 2 lbs...so I am at 25 lbs in weight loss but feel by tomorrow I will drop again.  It is funny how you can become so in tune with your body and feel as changes take place.  But once I decided to stop struggling...even though the feelings and cravings are still present...it is easier to ignore them.


Proverbs 27 talks about the honing of the sword.  A blacksmith when making a sword sits in front of the the fire with the sword placed in the flames and he hammers the silver in the flames until it is perfect.  The blacksmith knows the sword is perfected when he can see his reflection in the the silver.  That is the honing of a sword.  I heard it taught once...that is what God does with us...as we endure hardships and storms.  He lets us go into the fire and when He can see his reflection in us is when we are finally removed from the flames.  I always find it such a beautiful way to look at hardships and trials...that is when He is perfecting me.  So maybe these struggles are so....that for once and for all...I can be free from the bondage's and toll that the weight and all that comes with it has placed on my physical body. 


For the first 14 years after gaining the weight...I hated to look at myself in a mirror.  All I could see was the fat and all my imperfections.  I blamed myself for what had happened to my body and not being strong enough to defeat this battle.  One day discouraged I looked in the mirror trying to find my beauty and couldn't find any....even though my common sense told me differently...all I believed was the reflection in the mirror that my eyes and heart saw.  I asked God if I could please see myself through His eyes and not my own.  It wasn't over night and I am not sure how long it took but I slowly started to see myself  differently. I started to see my beauty and the gifts I had to offer the world.  I now love my reflection....God's reflection of His creation.


Now reflecting on the past month...I have to give myself credit...I have made it 32 days and I have lost 25 lbs...I always feel this need to keep placing pressure on myself to do better and when I am not meeting my expectations I start getting frustrated....Hey maybe that's the lesson...to chill, relax and enjoy the ride and every now and then take a look in the rear view mirror...enjoy my reflection and the dust I am leaving behind .

Day 27

Good Morning.  Woke up at 4:00 am feeling bright and alert.  Call me crazy.... but I get up every morning with my husband and get him off to work.  I make him coffee and then get his lunch ready for the day.  Started doing it as a newly wed 26 years ago and have never stopped except when I was sick and he wouldn't let me.  He has his moments...lol.  I actually have learned to absolutely love the early mornings and have found that peace and solitude my spirit craves before I have to start getting kids up and off to school. That I have been doing for 21 years and still have 3 more years of that to go with Joel. 


My children are 10 years apart from the oldest to the youngest.  Raechel (now 21) was born 4 years after John Micheal (now 25) and my baby Joel (now 15) was born 6 years later.  I did lose baby James in my 7th month of pregnancy who would be 17 now if he lived.  Wow....when I see all those numbers it makes me realize how fast time flies.  Seems like it was just yesterday that they were babies.  


It is funny when I was younger (in my early 20's)  I had made up my mind to never get married and have kids...lol.  Sounds so funny now.  I was determined to be a famous fashion designer and I knew (or thought I did) that to do that the whole "family" thing would stop me from doing what I wanted to do.  Which was true to an extent.  Once I met my husband all of a sudden getting married and "settling down" didn't seem so bad.  I thank God everyday for the gifts I was blessed with.  Life is so much richer than I ever imagined because of my 3 children that were placed in my life and forever in my heart.


The idea of not being to live out my life to the fullness of my years I think is one of the biggest fears in my life.  Not because I am afraid to die but because it would shorten my days with them.  I want to see them grow in their lives and the realization of who they are.  See their dreams being fulfilled and being there to support then through their life's storms, trials and tribulations.  To see their smiles of joy when they succeed.  To watch them walk down the isle and gaze at wonderment as they see their babies for the first time.  One of my life's realizations is that...that is what makes life wonderful and rich.  Not to be rich and famous but to enjoy the everyday that life brings.


Everyday means so much more to me now.  It always did though.  I am one of those idealistic persons who sees life through rose colored glasses.  I choose to see the beauty in the world and not to focus on the ugly.  Ugly hits you in the face enough in life so when it hits I deal with it but then as soon as possible turn back to beauty.  Maybe that is why I love making people feel pretty and I love to paint pictures of pretty things.  One of my gifts is exhortation.  I love lifting people up to see the beauty in them and all the possibilities life can bring to  them.  I think at times I can be very annoying to people who want to stay in victim mode and wallow in self pity...lol.  I have had to learn and I learned the hard way that people can be very stubborn and want to stay in those dark places.  There at times I have had to remove such people from my life.  People like that will try to suck all the energy from you and turn around and blame you for their choices.  I don't have time for people who will not see the possibilities.


Having cancer I thought was going to be just a scary terrible place to be and it was not going to deny that....It is hard having to face the possibility that life could be heading towards it's finale.  Oddly enough there was something actually beautiful in the entire journey.  I know that sounds weird but it was not as scary as I thought and during it I was faced to look at  my life.  It made me re-evaluate a lot of my life's choices and non choices. My non choices were letting some of my dreams wither away and living totally for everyone else around me and sacrificing me in the process.  I now have my bucket list and am finding ways to still be a great wife and mom but to fulfill my dreams.  The dreams that fulfill my spirit.


I have always had a close relationship with God.  I have always felt Him close by my side.  Even as a child I knew He was there.  Alive and very real in my life.  I left Him for a while during my youth...always believing but just a little to busy to be bothered.  He is such a gentleman...He knew I would return and he patiently waited for my return.  He has been by my side through every storm. When I heard my mom had lung cancer I felt like I couldn't breath.  He helped me to breath.  While driving one day I started sobbing hysterically after visiting her.  I couldn't even drive...I had to pull to the side of the road.  I was calling out to Him...crying out "NOT this God...NOT this...How can you expect me to go through this?"  Through my hysteria...I heard this strong gentle voice say to me "Yes you can because I am with you."  I knew at that moment she was not going to make it but I felt this peace overcome me a peace that only He could give me.  At that time He was not only was beside me...He carried me.  He carried me when I lost my dad...when I lost baby James....through a 14 year drug addiction with my husband...during the deaths of my grandparents...and he carried me through my cancer.  I can not even imagine experiencing those times with out him by my side to keep reminding me to just breathe.


So as I enter day 27 of Juice Feasting....still plateauing...feeling a bit frustrated and the strong desire to eat I guess I have the strength to continue...cause really in the whole scheme of things life is still pretty darn wonderful cause I still am breathing. 

Day 24

I was not surprised...yesterday the whole day I wanted to eat.  I know why...it was my own fault for not planning sufficiently.  I had a long day filming for the sci-fi "Orn".  I didn't have time to juice in the morning due to we had been filming until late in the evening the day before...so I only had a few hours of sleep before I had to get up and be on set yesterday.  I did grab some spicy V-8 to drink for the day which wasn't enough because filming ran longer than anticipated. I managed to drink some cranberry juice between location changes...but I just didn't get any fresh juice in me until I got home. So all in all I didn't get enough calories for the day.  Results...hunger.  

I made it through yesterday but it was really tough.  I went to bed early last night and hopefully a good nights rest and proper juicing today will be easier.  Second frustration...I am not losing weight.  I am already at a plateau.  I was hoping I wouldn't experience this with this program but I am.  My body does this to me every time.  Usually around a 17 lb weight lose I just stop losing.  At least I made  it to 22 lbs. So I need to up my exercise to get past this.  

Problem is leaving the second location yesterday I was coming down the stairs carrying all my gear (I have quite a bit and it is heavy) and my bad knee did its buckle thing.  I did manage not to fall down the stairs but my knee is extremely sore and I need a few days to let it heal so no walking, rebounding or bike riding for me.  I think I will try swimming some laps and see if that hurts.  I am lucky to have a pool in my backyard but because of having cancer I am now afraid of chlorine...well it and all chemicals.  So which is the lesser of the evils...no exercises and keep plateauing or getting in the pool knowing my skin is absorbing the chlorine???? Choices???  

It is times like this in the past when I would fall off track just due to frustration of trying and trying and always hitting walls to keep me from succeeding but this time no matter how hard the hurdle I will not be waived.  Maybe this is the universe trying to see how serious I am...in the Christian world we call it spiritual warfare so this is when I need to turn to my powerful and mighty God and ask Him to step in and give me the strength,  wisdom and knowledge to keep moving forward.  I figure I must be doing something right because I am getting resistance.  

I guess I was hoping for everyday to be as easy as it has but that's just not practical when attempting such a radical change in my life.   I am still "over the moon" about the results and will not be moved from my path.

Day 20...Yay !!!

20 days seems like a milestone...doesn't it ?  Only 10 more to go and I will have made it through my first month.  Now 92 days doesn't seem such a forbidding task especially now that I have gotten the hang of this whole juice feast.


Yesterday was a football scrimmage for Joel at another high school (He did great).  It was a pretty long walk to the football from from the parking lot... I felt a little more power in my step and stride...I was thinking "very cool"...but the really cool part is when I got to the stairs...going down stairs with my bad knee it is slow going for me.  If I am feeling really stiff I actually would have to go down one step at a time.  I was about halfway down and I realized I was going down just like everyone else with no pain or stiffness in my knees. That was awesome because I always was a little embarrassed going down stairs.  I sometimes would wait til no one was behind me so I wouldn't slow them up...cause ya know everyone is always in a hurry in this world.


That got me to thinking about my other aches and pains.  At night, at times, the pain in my  back is quite bad. I have severe scoliosis and my 3 troublesome spots are the lower back, around my 10th vertebrae and the top of my neck and they cause me quite a bit of aggravation.  Plus I get pretty bad pain in my hips. I refuse to take pain pills so going to sleep at night is sometimes difficult.  Besides the scoliosis my spine twists which makes the rest of my skeletal structure off balance.  I have had chiropractors tell my my spine is pretty bad...one said the worst he had seen in Arizona...he had relocated from New York. I am not complaining just one of those things I have to deal with but another reason I so need to get the weight off.  I do not want to be immobilized when I am older...


I went to bed last night and realized there was no discomfort...I didn't have to spend 20 minutes arranging my self to find a position where I wasn't hurting. Due to this it sometimes took forever to fall asleep.   I think for the last week or so ...I just lay down and in minutes I am fast asleep and sleep like a baby.  I have not woken up once due to pain during the night. It has just been such a subtle change that I didn't even notice.  I did read in all my juicing research that it reduces nitric oxide, free radicals and inflammation that cause joint and back pain.  Ginger Root and Vitamin C are best plus I am taking Hemp Oil for my Omega 3's...that also helps with arthritic pain.


So I have seen great improvement in:

• Eyesight
• Insomnia
• Sleep Patterns
• Reduced or no Pain in Joints or Back
• Weight Loss (21 lbs to date)
• Reduced Body Stiffness (usually by night I am walking like an old lady...lol)
• Renewed Energy
• Reduced Mood Swings
• Reduced Headaches
• Reduced Sinus  Congestion

So all in all already some pretty great results and I still am only in the detoxing stage...the first 45 days...then the second 45 days are the healing... rebuilding, re-balancing and rebooting stage...so that's gotta be awesome...

I love ya all...take care and here's to a healthier world...

Day 17

Day 17 here and going great.  I have been extremely busy with the movie ORN.  For those of you Orn is a creature feature about a ravenous alien that crashes into the Arizona desert.  This is our second go round with the film.  We only had 5 scenes left to film when one of the actors decided to walk out on the film over a dispute about "money".  Which is funny because we are all working on points and we don't get paid until the film sells.  The director is being very generous with his point system and worth the risk.  Either way it is a win win situation because I get to do special effects makeup ( blood and guts ) so I get the experience plus the IMDb credits in FX and makeup.  The director also has two other films and I will be able to work on those also.  When the one actor brought in his agent to negotiate (contracts already signed) 4 of the other actors had to leave over the dispute  also because of their contracts with the agent.  Long story...lol.  Whew what a mess. So the 5 roles were re-cast and we have begun again.  The new cast has brought new energy and  and we are all excited to finish this project.


The juice feasting has really been going well.  I have lost 19 lbs and my energy is greatly improved. I have noticed a change that I didn't expect and am really happy about.  It seems my vision is improving...I see clearer and more details.  But the best is my night blindness...it is almost gone...crazy.  I love it.  I really hated to drive at night because of the blinding lights so this is good.


Nights are still  my enemy.  I guess my body was used to me snacking at night.  I have never been a binger.  I am a grazer.  Just a bite here and a bite there...but it was always at night mainly.  Plus cooking dinner has always been a big thing for me and I miss that event.  I have cooked twice when I felt strong enough to do so but my family knows for the next few months they basically are on there own.  They will survive but I have heard a few moans now and then about HOW hungry they are...lol.  This is good for them...builds new skills and adaptation abilities. 


I went to a baby shower on Saturday for one of my most favorite and dearest friends Jenna and had a wonderful time.  It was held at Mimi's Cafe and for those of you who are not from around here is fabulous.  One of my favorite meeting places for lunches with my friends.  Homemade muffins served with every meal and the food...soooo good. We had 4 delicious item to choose from but I ordered a large orange juice and a large tomato juice. The good news is it didn't even bother me...yay.  I was just there to celebrate the day with my special friend.  A note about the kind of friend Jenna is...she has been a blessing in my life since the day I met her about 8 years ago. She is 34 and I am 51 so she is 17 years younger than me.  We laugh that I could be her mother.  The day I went into surgery for my bi-lateral mastectomy she got there at 7:00 in the morning.... never left my side until I went into surgery....she was there 4 hours later when I got out and she was the last one to leave....even after my family left she stayed and we even shared a few laughs.  When she knew I was okay she left.  I will cherish her friendship til the day I die.


What I am learning in this juice feasting venture...that our bodies are amazing and as long as we are giving it what it needs...good nourishment...we really don't need that much food for good health.  Maybe the great gift of abundance we all share.....by the blessing of being born in the United States of America...is maybe part of our decline in health.  I think we should appreciate the abundance but realize we don't have to indulge our every desire.  Sometimes our desires can be our downfall.  I am for the first time really looking at the food I am consuming and I see the richness of it with out cooking the life out of it...which is what out country does.  We literally are eating dead food with no life force in it....and it is slowly and methodically killing the majority of us.  Companies process it and add chemicals to it to preserve it...they homogenize and cook it til we destroy all the nutrients and kill the beneficial cancer killing enzymes...chemicals are added to enhance the flavor which addict us to it...they developed and use GMO grains which our bodies no longer recognize as a food....and we wonder why we have no energy and why we are sick with no vitality left in us.  It is time as a nation we say no to the pollution of our food supply.

Day 11

It just kinda dawned on me last night..I had made it  ten days...pretty awesome.  I think that in its self is a victory.  I must say the realization of this accomplisment helped me last night.  Really for the first time I was ravenous....not sure why hunger decided to step in but it did and with a bang.  Because I was so hungry I also was pretty crabby...lol.  Easiest way to solve this issue was to go to bed.  So I did and actually fell asleep almost immediately.  


I got home around 8:00 after my second wedding trial and a busy day.  That may have been part of the reason for the hunger.  Both trials were a success with both brides booking their weddings.  Of course both their weddings are on the same days which we already have weddings scheduled...but luckily...not at the same time so it all worked out.  Jessica and might have to bring in Tiana our assistant to help out as we will be doing additional people (bridesmaids, moms...) at both weddings and the other weddings as well.  Gee too much work...not a bad thing.  Thank you God !!!


So yesterday morning I tried a juice that is for energy...oh my gosh i was loaded with energy yesterday !!!  Basically it is 6 carrots, 3 apples, and one inch of ginger root.  It was pleasant to drink....not a wow but nice.  Think I will be doing that one again.


Later In the day I juiced 3 turnips, 1 head of kale, one complete bag of celery and one green and one red pepper. It was bearable but like I said the green vegetable drinks are still taking me a while to get used to.  Kale is loaded with vitamin C and magnesium but what I was really excited about was the turnip.  Turnips have more calcium than dairy or any other vegetable, it is also good for high blood pressure and obesity.  It also has excellent cancer fighting properties.  Combining the kale with the turnip is crucial because you need the magnesium to absorb the calcium efficiently.  


I have always enjoyed spending hours upon hours reading about health properties in herbs, vitamins and alternative health treatments.  So I love when I know I am getting such wonderful nutrition.  I have added hemp oil for my omega-3's and spirulina for additional protein to my regime which is recommended.  Next I will add bee pollen and there is one more supplement I need but don't remember what it is...I will have to tell you about it at some point.


Today will be a lovely day of drawing my storyboards.  Have a great day everyone !!  Small challenge to you all to make sure you include at least one raw fruit and one raw veggie into you diet today.  No cooking allowed...lol.

Day 10

Wow...been super busy.  We are back to re-filming the movie Orn.  Some drama with a few members of the last cast so we had to recast several roles and now starting over.  The new cast is awesome and I am once again enjoying the process.  Which brings me to day 8 of juicing...We were meeting to go film at 3:00 in the afternoon.  We drove 60 miles to a remote location called Rainbow Valley to film (beautiful spot).  We were about halfway there when I realized I forgot my juice for the rest of the day.  There was no way to turn around because I had no idea where the location was and we were to far anyways.  I had brought plenty of water and umbrella and hat for the heat and hot Arizona sun.  Of course there was a heat advisory out for the day and the humidity was quite high that day.  Do you you see where this is going....???

I set up for makeup...in my car...I just had them sit in the seat with the car door open so they were in the shade as I applied it... but I had full sun on me in the heat of the day.  I did okay the first hour but around 5:00 o'clock it hit me...heat exhaustion...plus my sugar levels dropped really fast.  I really thought I was going to pass out plus extreme nausea...it was awful..the cast was great they put an umbrella over me as I was trying to finish the makeup...finally Dustin one of the actors turned on his truck so they loaded me and my makeup into his truck so I could work in there....I am not sure how I managed to finish but I did...so filming could start.  Luckily I had an assistant Tiana helping me...she is in her first trimester of pregnancy so was worried about her...she also was feeling the effects of the heat.  I had to ask the girls to do their own mascara cause my hands were too shaky.  But Tiana and I both survived and the makeup was completed...probably not my best work but it was all wide shots so it wasn't as crucial.


After the makeup was over I knew I was in real trouble.  I had no juice to stabilize my sugar levels...so I did eat 4 crackers which did save me.  Thankfully my pregnant assistant had crackers...lol.  We finished around 7 and drove back to the director's studio to finish filming a campfire scene...they all were going to eat pizza (once again torture cause I LOVE pizza) so instead of caving I made a quick dash home to juice...luckily the studio is only 10 minutes from my house.  Totally revived me..well still feeling a tad weak.. but I knew I could go on and I did. We filmed behind his studio which he had green screens placed behind the campfire setup and he will CGI in the desert background in editing (amazing how it is done and you can't even tell).  But that allowed me and Tiana to do makeup inside in the AC...did I say how much I love AC...lol.  During the filming I was outside again but the sun was down and had a blast. The crew was great the makeup was perfect...for their closeups...it was awesome.  I have to run and powder to remove any shine off skin and finesse hair in between each take as needed.  We finished up around 11:00 pm and was home showered and in bed by 11:30.  I was one tired girl.


So I get up the next morning and decided to step on the scale...I was thinking something must be wrong...got off...got on again and yep...in one day I had lost 4 lbs...lol.  My reward for the day before...???  So to date...on day nine I have lost a total of 14 lbs.  I rested and did storyboards for the next movie I will be working on for the rest of the day.


Today I have two bridal makeup trials so I am going to make sure I have my fresh juice with me so I won't have anymore episodes like that.  Of  course the bridal makeup will be done inside with ac...lol.   Should be a fun day.  Frankie who is a friend of mine and a hair stylist will be doing the hair.  She is the cutest, prettiest and sweetest people I know...just love her.  So any day I get to spend with her is a blessed day.  I have heard (from Frankie) that this bride is a diva...and possibly a bridezilla....should be interesting.  My second bride is sweet as can be and has never worn much makeup and should be just a joy to work with. 


So all in all I have found the juicing to be surprisingly easy.  I do have moments I want to eat and can be frustrating but I just tell my self it is only 92 days out of my life and I can do it.  I ask God in to help me and am sure that is why it has gone so smoothly.  God has never let me down...He truly is my constant companion in life and my champion.  I can't imagine doing this without Him by my side and I really do believe He led me to this moment in my life. 


I expected a lot more violent detox symptoms and other than the muscle aches and tiredness really that has been all.  Adjusting my taste buds hopefully will happen sooner than later with the vegetable juice because at time I have to admit is like drinking grass.  I sometimes have to hold my breath and take big gulps to get it down and am hoping I will eventually love or at least like very much the taste of the greens.  Of course the fruit juice is yummy but unfortunately I have to limit myself to the amount I drink.  I just drink it in the morning before noon.


Have I been carrying on???  I have always been more of a Chatty Cathy then a silent type...guess that is the same in my writing.  Love you all thanks again for the support and the accountability so I make the right choice to drive home to juice instead of giving in and eating pizza.

Day 4 and 5...

Wait a minute...did I miss a day somewhere cause this is starting day 6....lol...so confused.  


Woke up today at 3:30 wide awake...made my husbands lunch as coffee as usual but something different today.  I am wide awake and feeling great.  The no coffee thing has been really very easy and surprisingly so because coffee has been part of my morning routine since I was a wee little girl.  Mornings have always been a special time of day for me.  I was a daddy's girl.  My mom and sister liked to sleep in, so most mornings it was dad and me at the breakfast table.  Oh how I loved being with him.  He was the smartest and most handsome man in the world...especially to an adoring daughter!!  He would wake me up singing "You are My Sunshine" (got annoying when I was a teenager). We had a farm in Colorado and the floors were cold so he would carry me downstairs (of course that stopped when I was a teenager...lol) and we would have our morning coffee together...mine was mostly milk with sugar.  Hmmmm....wonder if that was the beginning of my insulin issues...jk.  Sometimes he would put on the record player and we would listen to Conway Twitty, Ray Price and all the old-time country favorites.  Sometimes we would dance...when I was little I would stand on his toes when we danced.  I loved when he twirled me.  He was a great dad.


Did I tell you he died at 52 of a massive coronary?  I am 51...He is part of the reason I am on this journey.  He was a smoker both my mom and dad were...at least I have never smoked. Thank God for that.  I often am sorrowed by the great loss of his life.  My children never got to meet the great man that was my father and their grandfather.  I want to be alive to see my children get married and I want to enjoy being a grandmother to their children...and to make sure my children never feel the same loss of losing a parent too soon.


DNA is not on my side...later I probably will feel led to discuss the loss of my mom at 64 to cancer but not today...to much sad stuff.  So with the bad DNA...I need to do what I need to do to prolong my life.


I had a big victory last night.  I had a meeting with the coordinator, models and a few of the designers for the "Rock Your Curves" fashion show which Pretty Faces Makeup Company is doing lead makeup. It's is going to be so much fun.  Guess where the meeting was held...Macayo's my favorite Mexican food restaurant.  I love their chili relleno's...to die for... (bad or good choice of words????).  I am sitting there... first the chips and salsa come out...I thought to myself...could I drink the salsa...lol?  I just had ice tea with squeezed lemon....extra lemon please.  I probably shouldn't have had that but the lesser of the two evils.  Then everbody's appetizers came out...guacamole, cheese crisps, mini tacos and chimi's..need I go on...lol. I survived with no food going into my mouth...pure determination (and torture) let me tell you.  The meeting went great and I was proud of myself for not breaking my "feast".


Have had my first realizations and roadblocks the last couple of days. I NEED a better juicer.  I have a Juiceman but it takes forever and I don't get enough juice...using way to much produce and taking me 40 minutes to get one quart...the opening of the tube to put the produce through is to small so it takes forever to feed the f&v through. Plus I have to cut everything up  pretty thin to fit it through.  I went online and will be ordering a new juice tomorrow.  Still researching the best one to buy for the best price.  I still am using to much fruit to make sure I get a quart each time I juice because you get so much more juice from fruit than veggies...hopefully over time...I will figure that one out.  I am spending around $20.00 a day on produce.   The waste is hard for me because I am so frugal in the kitchen.  I have always been so good at making sure everything is used to create our family meals...I would love to use some of the leftovers somehow but I still am not strong enough to cook for the family yet.  They are missing my home-cooked meals....maybe soon?


Well starting to ramble...but thanks everyone who reads this...helps me to be accountable on my journey.

Day 3...

So this morning made my run to Sprouts for the beginning of my 4th day.  It was fun looking at the array of fruits and vegetables as I studied them I was thinking about as I go along I will grow in my knowledge of each one and learn the health benefits each one will provide for me. 


Yesterday I made the most delicious juice combination.  It was celery, carrots and tomatoes. I seasoned it it with garlic, turmeric, pepper and just a tad of sea salt with a few splashes of Tabasco...mmmmm it was delicious.  I ran out of vegetables in the evening so I did what I really want to avoid and had just fruit juice of watermelon and peaches.   It was wonderful...I then looked up all the health benefits of watermelon and I was amazed.  I found a great website http://www.healthy-juicing.com that will tell you the benefits of almost any fruit or vegtable...and the benefits of watermelon is too many to mention. Next I need to look up the health benefits of peaches.  I do know peaches are good for starving the capillaries that feed cancer tumors...it is a process called anti-angiogenesis.


I do have to admit day three has been the hardest so far.  Just felt out of it and am experiencing muscle pain which is from the detoxing of heavy metals and other toxins...which is a good thing.  I knew when I started that I would experience the discomfort of detoxing before I get to feel the benefits...it is part of the process.
Plus I wanted to eat.  It wasn't overwhelming... the desire to "chew"...lol...but it was there kinda all day.  When my family was eating fried chicken with potato salad and coleslaw...have to say the smells were tough.  But I was victorious and happy that I didn't fall for the temptation.  The reward...in three days I have lost 8 lbs.  Of course probably still water weight loss but this gal will take whatever she can get.