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

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!

Call Me Crazy

Go ahead and call me crazy, but there really is magic in fresh juice.

For the past few days here in New England, the weather has been getting warm and then cooling off.  Whenever this happens, my body reacts and I usually catch a cold or some other nasty virus. I get watery eyes, a stuffed up nose, a sore throat and all the other lovely things that come with contracting a virus.

Well, this time has been different. I started getting a  sore throat the other day. I knew what was going on so I decided to make up a hot lemon and drink that before bed. Within a few minutes of drinking the hot lemon (recipe to follow), my throat felt better.  Sounds crazy, but it's true. My sore throat has been coming and going so this morning I made a lemony-apple juice and drank that (recipe to follow)

Now it's noon and my sore throat is nearly gone.

I really love the healing power that fruits and veggies have and yes, you can call me crazy!

Hot Lemon

Fresh Juice from one lemon

1 to 1 1/2 tsp honey

8-12 ounces hot water

Mix together and consume.  This is great for  sore throats and colds.  The best part is that it's natural and does not contain nasty drugs or chemicals.

Lemony Apple

3 Granny Smith Apples

1 Lemon

1 inch piece of ginger

Run this through your juicer and drink.  This is a pretty tart juice so if you don't like tart, feel free to add or replace one or two of the apples with another variety.

Happy Holidays

Today's Juice

Apple

Cucumber

Carrot

Parsley

Very good and easy juice!  It's kind of a funky orange color, but very tasty!

Wow!  Just two more days and Christmas is here! I've been taking a bit of time off before the holidays, but I haven't forgotten about you, my readers!

I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas :)  Spend time with the people you love. Sleep in and get some rest.  I'll be MIA for the next few days, but will be back next week preparing for the launch of the book (soo exciting)  :)

xoxo, juicy fruits :)

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Wicked Cool and Easy!

Today's juice was really good!  Simple and just what I needed to start my day.  I don't know about you folks, but I really love starting the day off with 24-32 oz of juice.  It just sets me up to have a really good day.

Here's the recipe:

Today's Juice:

2 small apples

3 large carrots

1 cup butternut squash

So I was cruising around looking at cool things for this site and the other one and I found this place where people can customize tees without all the overhead costs. 

I thought that was wicked cool so I designed a shirt for the blog and website and book. I think the whole process took me about 10 minutes!  You gotta love that!

And here it is!  The Let's Juice It Tee!

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I cannot wait for mine to come in the mail.  I think I will buy my fiance one too!

Have fun, juicy fruits :)
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