Bootys, Boobs and Butt Toots!

Day 30! 

Today is supposed  to be the half way point for my 60 Day Juice Feast, but since I am feeling so good and having awesome results, I am going to extend this feast until ?

Yep, you heard me right.  I am going to extend it indefinitely because I feel so awesome and because I want to.

So what did I learn in 30 days?  What are my stats?  Did I lose weight? Inches?

Keep reading to find out!

1. 20 lbs of weight lost.  I probably could have lost more than this, but I am very, very happy with 20 lbs and one dress size!  On all of the other programs and diets I did, I never lost 20 lbs in a month so this is a real feat!

2.  22 inches of body GONE!   Woo hoo!  That translates to a smaller booty, legs, arms, belly, and sadly boobs, but who cares?  I am wearing a size smaller comfortably and that makes me super happy.

3. I am loving all this energy and focus. I am so alert and awake all of the time now.  I am amazed at how tired I was before.  I never noticed how tired I was until I started this juicing feast!  Total win!

4. I think I may actually be gluten and dairy intolerant.  So here's what happened. Because I still eat a small dinner, I decided to have some cheese with dinner because I miss my cheese. Well, a few hours after ingesting said cheese, let's just say that there was first bloating and then heaps of butt toots.  Then one day I decided to have some bread and the same thing happened!  Bloating and butt toots and really bad cramping. It was a trifecta of intestinal unhappiness all around!   I hate to give them both up, but given my body's new reaction to both, it looks like that is on the horizon. 

5. Certain things taste 'too sweet' now.  Yep...too sweet!  For a former candy and refined sugar junky like me, this still shocks me.  I noticed it about a week ago when I added more fruit to my daily juice and after taking a few sips, realized that it was just TOO sweet, like those girls in high school that pretend to be your friend and speak to you with that super sugary fake high pitched voice.  You know, the ones we all wanted to punch?  Anyway...I had to split the offending juice and add more veg to it to mellow out the sweetness.

6.  I like my sweeter juice in the morning.  I usually drink a red/orange type juice first thing after my lemon water.  Then mid-morning and afternoon, I have a green juice.

7. When it comes to my meal at dinnertime, I'm using less salt because I can really taste it in the food.  I used to really like salt in my food, but now I just can't tolerate it.

8.  I still do not like celery in juice.  People have sent me recipes and I've tried them, but I still do not like celery in juice.  It's my juice Kryptonite. 

9. I don't feel hungry all the time.  I guess because the juice is so nutrient packed and raw, my body is getting more of what it needs and likes so I'm just not hungry.  I'm also eating a lot less when I do sit down to my meal.  I just simply cannot eat the amount of food that I used to be able to eat.

10.  My overall sense of well-being is filled with happiness and joy.  Life still throws me curve balls and sometimes I want to gorge and binge, but I don't.  I am definitely more calm and centered since I started juicing.

So 30 days are in the bag!  I am feeling good and am going to continue this indefinitely.

Do you Juice?

Daily Juices

PS  Very very soon, Let's Juice It is going to have a new fancy website!  Stay tuned in for details!

Day 27 and Still Going Strong!

It's almost been 30 days since I started this project!  Wow!  Nearly 30 days!

So far since I started my juice feast I've had more focus, I sleep better and I've lost weight. It's funny because when I started the juice feast, I was doing it more to lose weight than anything else, but I've gained so much more!  I just love that!

AND I'm making a webpage for Let's Juice It where you'll be able to find my blog, recipes and a whole bunch of other information about juicing.

It's not done YET, but it will be by the end of the week! I'll send out an announcement when it goes live.  :)

So...stay tuned and stay juicy!


PS  We're having a blizzard!

Falling Down

Yesterday wasn't a very good day for me.  I guess you could say that I 'fell down'. I didn't write a new blog or record a new video and then I ate pizza.

Anyway, why did this happen? I have some things going on in my personal life that made me get really stressed out which in turn made me want to eat.  I didn't eat all day, mind you, but I did order a pizza which wasn't the best choice I could have made given that I am supposed to be doing a 60 day juice feast, drinking fresh pressed juice and eating only healthy foods.

So why does this happen?  Well, I think it's because I turn to food for comfort.  I am a total stress eater/drinker.  Yesterday was no exception.  I got stressed and I wanted to eat something that gives me comfort:  Pizza.  I love pizza.  Pizza and I have a long history together.  For as long as I can remember, pizza always makes me happy which is why I think I chose to order one yesterday when I was in the throes of a crisis. I still had juice too so the day wasn't a total loss, but still.  Pizza, take out pizza wasn't a good idea.


So was ordering and eating that pizza the best plan?  No, because I am supposed to be changing how and what I eat so I can be healthier and lose weight. I also feel really bloated and sluggish.  I am starting to feel that bread and grains are something that I am going to have to give up long term if I am going to lose and maintain my weight.  I am definitely not stepping on the scale today!


Anyway...it was one day, one meal and I forgive myself.  No one is perfect and realize that today is a new day.  A fresh start so to speak. I took the leftover pizza and put it in the freezer so it won't be so easily available.  Today I will make better choices.

I'm Such a Slacker!

I'm such a slacker!   I forgot to write a blog yesterday!  Damn it!

I did do a video though

Three Weeks So Far!

So I've made it three weeks so far and overall I'm very happy with both my results and my overall well being.

Today I'm tired though so I'm going to go take a nap.

I did do a video though :)

Keep it, juicy :)

Awesome Day! Big Announcement!

What an amazing day! I met a fellow juice fanatic! 

And I have a big announcement!

Juices of the Day

Tips for the Beginner

Today is Day 19 of my 60 Day Juice feast.  Woo hoo! How exciting!

I remember that three weeks ago I was excited and a bit scared to try juicing, but I am really glad that I did.  Now I have more energy, I feel better and I've lost a bit of weight.  How cool is that?

Anyway..here are my tips for the beginner.

1. Don't juice the same thing everyday.  When you drink the same thing over day, you'll get bored.

2.  Don't be afraid to try new fruits and veggies. You never know where your new favorite may be found.  For me, it was collard greens, radishes and green peppers.  :)

3. When trying out new fruits and veggies in a juice, use a small amount.  Some veggies are very strong tasting and can over power a juice.

4.  If you don't like a vegetable, don't juice it.  I do not like celery in juice so I don't juice it.

5. Be sure to have enough produce on hand.  Nothing sucks more than to run out of fruits and veggies.  It takes about a pound of produce to make 8-12 ounces of juice so be sure you buy enough.

6.  Shop the sales.  Juicing doesn't have to be expensive and most stores have circulars that they mail out with what's on sale.

7. Make sure you are drinking enough water.  I try to drink half of my body weight in water everyday.

8.  Make sure you are drinking enough juice.  Some fasts suggest 84-96 ounces of juice a day.

9. If you get hungry, eat an apple or break your fast with a juice 'soup' or raw meal.  Being hungry isn't fun and juicing should be fun :)

10.  Have fun!  Juicing IS fun!  One thing I love is all the different flavors and combinations that you can make with juice.

Juices of the Day

Taking the Day Off

Since it's Sunday and I'm taking the day off (everyone needs a day off) so no real blog today.  I'll be back tomorrow though.  :)

I did make some amazing juices today though.  :)

Juices of the Day

Cucumber Spinach
1 Green Apple
1 Cucumber
2 Small Red Apples
2 Bunches of Spinach


Sweet Beet
2 Small Red Apples
1 Sweet Potato
1 Yellow Squash
1 Beet
5 Kale Leaves
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Keep it Juicy!!

I woke up today feeling really good.  I love when I feel good especially if I've not been feeling good for a few days

Anyway I am feeling so good that I decided to juice a pineapple.   I LOVE pineapple fresh so I felt kind of bad sacrificing it to the juicer. It was delicious though and so worth it!


 I hope everyone has a lovely day!

Keep it juicy, juicy fruits!

Juice of the Day

Gingered Pineapple Orange
2 Oranges
¼ of a Whole Pineapple
4 Carrots
1 2” piece of Ginger

And today's video

 

What I've learned

What I've learned after 2 weeks of juice feasting:

1.  I do not like celery in juice.  Ever.

2. I like having a red/orange juice in the morning and a green juice later in the day.

3. I now look forward to my hot lemon in the morning like I used to look forward to my coffee or tea.

4. When I first started, I liked my juices a bit sweeter so I would add more fruit.

5.  I am surprised that collard greens, radishes, cabbage, bok choi and bell peppers taste good in juice.

6. Grapefruit juice is one of my favorite fruits to juice.

7. Too many limes can make the juice bitter.

8. Oranges and grapefruit peels can make the juice bitter.

9.  I look forward to juicing everyday like I used to with cooking.

10.  Juice satisfies me and is to easy to make!  I was a bit skeptical when I started, but now I am a true believer and will continue to juice for the rest of my life.

Keep it juicy, juicy fruits!

Why Yes, I am Happy!

Holy Cow! It's Day 15 of my 60 Day Juice Feast!   WOO HOO!  Yeah, I'm a bit excited and very happy!

Ask me why....I dare ya! Just ask me why!  (ok you don't really have to because I am going to tell you anyway!)

I'm so excited because I've stuck to juicing for two whole weeks and I am seeing results!  Results appeal to me because as a retired scientist, they are proof that something is working (or not working).  I love results!

Here's rundown of my results so far:

1. I have lost weight.   14 or so pounds to be exact!  14 pounds in 14 days is a pound of day!  My clothes are fitting better as a result and that makes me super happy.  Good bye, fat pants! 

2. I am not hungry.  I am still shocked by this one because on every other stupid diet I have tried, I was always hungry. Hungry. All. The. Time.  Today, being hungry is not an issue.  I love that!

3.  I am sleeping better.  Sleep and I have a long history of battle.  I have a hard time falling asleep and staying asleep so this one is huge. 

4.  My skin feels softer and looks better.  It's strange that juice feasting would make my skin feel better, but it has.  Bye bye, dragon skin!

5. I have more energy.  Before juicing, I would work in the morning and have to take a nap at about 2 PM everyday like clockwork.  Now, I get up in the morning and can make it through a whole day without a nap. 

6. I am more alert and can focus better. Before juicing, I had issues with focus. I always felt like I was in a mental fog and I struggled with my thoughts.  That's all gone now.

Here's today's video:

Let's Juice It Goes Shopping

Well I made it to the store today (finally) and took photos and made some videos.  I'm feeling so fantastic and a pair of jeans that I could fit into last week are now comfortable. Yeah, I'm down a size and the new size feels comfortable. I am loving that!

And I came home and made a video.  Then I edited it.  This is an epic day for me cause for years I have wanted to do cool videos, but didn't know how.  Well, today I learned how.

Here's the video I did.  I am so stinking proud of myself!

So today's topic is the price of produce.  It's funny that I used to think that eating a diet of just plants would be more expensive than eating meat.  Boy, was I wrong!  I have spent about $175 for the WHOLE month and I'm juicing even so I am using up even more produce than I would be if I were still just eating!   I remember when I was still eating meat, I would spend at least $100 dollars a week on food. (don't shoot me cause I like food) Now that's a HUGE difference, wouldn't you say?

My advice is to shop around.  Here in New England, the big stores have circulars that I get in the mail of all of their specials so I try to shop those when I can.   Other times I check to see if they have marked down produce. I also buy in bulk as well. For instance, today they had 5 lb bags of  apples for 2.99.  They would have been 1.79 a lbs which is a huge difference in price.

So shop around, juicy fruits!  If I can do this, you can do it too!

Juice of the Day

We Got the Beet

2 Small Apples

1 Beet

4 Swiss Chard Stalks

1 2" piece of Ginger

1 Lime

Has It Really Been a Week?

Has it really been a week?  WOW!  Woo hoo!  Go me! I'm feeling really good other than a mild headache I've had since yesterday.

I am really proud of myself for doing this juice cleanse.  I am pretty sure I've lost weight too which is good.

All around, it's all good!

Today's Juices

Red Grapefruit

1 Grapefruit

1 Orange

1 Beet

4 Carrots

5 Red Swiss Chard Stalks

Another Green

2 Small Apples

1 Cucumber

1 Bell Pepper

5 Collard Green Leaves

1 Lime

Stay juicy, juicy fruits!

All Juice, All Day

Woo hoo!  We've made it to Day 5 of 60!

So far I are loving the juice fast/feast.  The last few days were modified, but today we are going ALL juice, ALL day!  I'm excited cause I can already feel my body changing!

Here's today's video

Day Four: Filled with Joy!

Awesome.  I feel awesome today!

You know I had a little bit of fear when I started this 60 day juice feast, but now, that fear has been replace with pure joy and happiness.  The reasons for this happiness?

1. I am not hungry.  Sounds crazy, but it's true.  I wake up in the morning, have a hot lemon and then 24-32 ounce fresh green juice.  Then I go to work and I am NOT hungry.  Before starting this juice feast, I was hungry pretty much all the time and would eat all day. Now I am not hungry!

This used to be me!

2. I am sleeping better.  I have had issues with falling asleep for years and just in a few days of juicing, I am falling asleep at a normal time, 11 pm,  and getting up around 7-8 am. I cannot remember the last time slept for more than 2-4 hours and now I am sleeping 7 hours a night!  This in itself is a miracle.

3. I have energy that I have not had in years.  Before this feast, I would get up and work, but by noon, I'd be ready for a nap.  Most days I did nap.  Now, I'm up in the morning, I'm working and I don't need a nap.  I'm getting so much accomplished it's amazing.

4. My clothes are fitting me better.  I have been wearing a size 20 pant for a while and just today I went to put them on and they are falling off!  In four days!  HOLY SHIT!

For Reals!

5. I have lost weight.  The proof is in number 4 even though I haven't weighed myself yet and won't again until the end of the month, I have definitely lost weight.  How much?  Who knows and who cares! 

I am very happy and filled with joy today.  I hope you are too.

Have a lovely day, Juicy Fruits :)

PS  Here's the video of the day!

Day 4 of the 60 Day Juice Feast

The Orange Has the Beet

Yay!  I made it through Day 1 and now it's on to Day 2 of my Juice Feast/Cleanse/Reboot/Detox.  I am still not sure what to call it.  Some people call it a cleanse or a fast.  Others call it a feast or a reboot.  I tend to use all those terms because drinking juice everyday like this is really all of them

So how did yesterday go?  It went well.  I had a little bit of hunger in the afternoon and since I am loosely following the Joe Cross' 30 day Reboot plan, I made one of the dinner recipes last night for dinner followed up with another juice. I haven't decided if I am going to follow the plan to the letter because I have been juicing nearly everyday since the beginning of December. I guess I'll just have to see how it goes in the next few days.

Anyway, I slept well last night and today I woke up feeling good! I had a hot lemon this morning followed by a really awesome green juice made with bell pepper, cucumber, zucchini and apple.

I actually made two juices today and I'll be drinking the other one later once I've had a shower, done the video of the day and finished some work stuff.  That one was more of a red/orange juice and it was equally delicious.  I can't wait to have it. Yum!

Juices of the Day

Peppery Green Juice

1 Green Bell Pepper

1 Cucumber

1 Zucchini

1 Small Apple

The Orange has the Beet

2 Oranges

1 Beet
3 Carrots

4 Swiss Chard stalks

Have a great day, Juicy Fruits!

Happy New Year

Happy New Year!!

So it's a brand new year!  What are you going to do with it?

I know what I am going to do.  :)  Today I started my 60 day juice reboot/detox/feast.  Woo hoo!

I weighed and measured myself and man, do I ever need this cleanse!

Anyway I even made a video to mark the occasion.

I am motivated and ready to go!  Woo hoo!

Juice of the Day

2 cucumbers

2 zucchini

5 collard green leaves

2 limes

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year's Eve

Happy New Year's Eve!

Just wanted to give a shout out to all my awesome readers and friends and family today.

Tomorrow I start a 60 day juice cleanse and I'm super excited.  My goal is to do a blog a day and a video a day (super scary for me cause I don't like being in front of the camera these days) for the 60 days.

What are your goals?  Do you set resolutions?

See ya next year, juicy fruits!