1.2 pounds down yesterday. That's a 4 day total of 10 pounds. I love to see the numbers go lower every day.
Today was supposed to be a gym day, but my Zumba instructor was sick so class was canceled. Peanut and I went for a 1 hour walk instead. Before heading out, I had a mug of herbal tea and a sunrise juice. This is one of my favorites so far. Depending on the day, I'll alternate between the sunrise and the carrot/apple/ginger for my breakfast drink.
Had to stock up on produce, plus pick up a few things for hubby's meals this week. I have found a Turkish grocer not far from post that has the BEST produce. Even better than the farmer's market. I'm getting most of my stuff from him. Love it.
I retooled my green drink. I'd been drinking Sarah's (check out Planet Sarah to the right) Meanish Green, but it wasn't working for me. So I added more celery (love the peppery taste from that juice), a lemon and some ginger. I like it much better so I'm calling it Tasty Green.
Quiet day today. After shopping, just homework. Drank Tasty Green twice and had a Sunset Juice later in the day.
This is going much better than I'd expected and while I can only do this for a couple of weeks until I travel, I'm definitely planning a longer fast once I return home.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Day 4
Another day done! I lost 1.6 pounds yesterday so my 3 day total is 8.8 pounds. I'm very excited about the weight loss and hope it continues to go down, down, down.
Started out late today after sleeping in. Had my herbal tea, first juice and then another walk with my pup. Today was pretty uneventful. I did a few chores around the house and then worked on homework the rest of the day, finishing up with a book in the evening.
Not as many juices because of the late start. I think as far as green juices go, the Dr. Oz juice is my favorite. I'm thinking that will be my go-to green drink. If you're interested in checking it out, you can find it here. It says to put it in the blender, but I juiced everything and it turned out great. It makes a lot, though, so you can probably get 2 juices out of it.
Hope everyone had a great Sunday. I'll be back tomorrow, hopefully with more pounds lost. Juice out!
Started out late today after sleeping in. Had my herbal tea, first juice and then another walk with my pup. Today was pretty uneventful. I did a few chores around the house and then worked on homework the rest of the day, finishing up with a book in the evening.
Not as many juices because of the late start. I think as far as green juices go, the Dr. Oz juice is my favorite. I'm thinking that will be my go-to green drink. If you're interested in checking it out, you can find it here. It says to put it in the blender, but I juiced everything and it turned out great. It makes a lot, though, so you can probably get 2 juices out of it.
Hope everyone had a great Sunday. I'll be back tomorrow, hopefully with more pounds lost. Juice out!
Day 3
I lost 2.6 pounds on day 2 for a 2 day total of 7.2. Not too shabby for a girl who's been on a plateau for 4 months. And, (sorry guys), I even started my period last night. I usually gain a couple of pounds when that happens, but this time I lost. So happy.
Slept really good again. Though I'm not tired during the day, I find myself winding down earlier at night. This is a good thing as I've been trying to go to bed earlier for a while, but haven't made it happen yet.
After my mug of herbal tea, I did a Sunrise Reboot. I juiced up the same things as yesterday, doubling the recipe. Instead of 2 apples though, I made it 1 apple and 1 orange. It was phenomenal. I think I've found my new morning juice and I'll set up a recipe page here soon and post it.
Drank my juice on the way to the farmer's market, where I walked away with a basket laden with goodies. It was pretty heavy and it was only for a couple of days. After I got back, I took the pup out for another hour walk.
I had my bok choy version of the Meanish Green for lunch and another for dinner. I had another Dr. Oz in the afternoon, sipping it on my way to the movie theater to hopefully thwart the smell of popcorn.
I'm pretty hungry in the evenings and it could be from the exercise I've been doing. However, I've worked hard over the past 7 months to make exercise a part of my life and I'm not willing to give it up. It would be too easy to revert back to my old ways. So I may be adding in an evening meal later, making it all juice all day until dinner. We'll see how it goes.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Day 2
First things first - I lost 4.6 pounds on day 1. So glad I stuck with it even though hubby's pizza was calling to me from the refrigerator.
I slept amazing on the night of day 1. I went to bed early and slept in. I felt great when I got up and after getting dressed, I had a mug of herbal tea and my first juice of the day. It was called Sunrise (appropriate, no?) and it was really good, but it only made 10 oz so I'm going to try it again tomorrow and double the recipe.
The pupster and I went for a one hour walk after that. Later I had an apple/green grape juice that was pretty good. I have to say that I've like most of the juices that I've made so far. Until my third juice of the day. I tried the summer green juice recipe on the reboot blog and could only stomach half of it before I dumped the rest down the drain. I think it was the zucchini juice. Love zucchini, but the juice, not so much.
I did try a recipe I found online. It's Dr. Oz's green drink and I have to say, I really like it. It calls for a whole head of celery, which gives the juice a peppery flavor that I really like. I only had the three whole juices and half of the one for the day. I was a bit hungry in the evening, but couldn't bring myself to make another juice so I went to bed a little hungry.
I'm not really having any problems so far, other than some hunger pains. Those show up when it's about time for another juice anyway, so it works out. Maybe I'm having an easier time of it than others I've read about because I was eating fairly healthy with lots of fruits and veggies already as part of my Weight Watchers plan. Whatever it is, I'm glad I'm feeling so good.
I slept amazing on the night of day 1. I went to bed early and slept in. I felt great when I got up and after getting dressed, I had a mug of herbal tea and my first juice of the day. It was called Sunrise (appropriate, no?) and it was really good, but it only made 10 oz so I'm going to try it again tomorrow and double the recipe.
The pupster and I went for a one hour walk after that. Later I had an apple/green grape juice that was pretty good. I have to say that I've like most of the juices that I've made so far. Until my third juice of the day. I tried the summer green juice recipe on the reboot blog and could only stomach half of it before I dumped the rest down the drain. I think it was the zucchini juice. Love zucchini, but the juice, not so much.
I did try a recipe I found online. It's Dr. Oz's green drink and I have to say, I really like it. It calls for a whole head of celery, which gives the juice a peppery flavor that I really like. I only had the three whole juices and half of the one for the day. I was a bit hungry in the evening, but couldn't bring myself to make another juice so I went to bed a little hungry.
I'm not really having any problems so far, other than some hunger pains. Those show up when it's about time for another juice anyway, so it works out. Maybe I'm having an easier time of it than others I've read about because I was eating fairly healthy with lots of fruits and veggies already as part of my Weight Watchers plan. Whatever it is, I'm glad I'm feeling so good.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Day 1
Today was the first day of my juice fast. I started out with a mug of hot herbal tea. While that steeped, I weighed myself. The original thought was to weigh myself at the end of each week. Unfortunately, I know I will not be able to keep away from the scale so I'll share my daily numbers. After getting dressed, I headed out to drink my tea and prepare my first 2 juices of the day.
I had Carrot/Apple/Ginger for breakfast. It only made up 10 oz and I didn't have any more carrots so I drank that for my breakfast, along with my tea. While I sipped, I prepared another juice, The Compact Cleanser. I found this in a book I picked up and it's supposed to be great for after a workout, particularly one in which you sweat a lot. That was going to be me.
After finishing up my breakfast and tea, pouring the second juice into a bottle to take with me, and cleaning the juicer, I headed out to the gym. I've been working out pretty steady for the last 7 months and I want to keep that up. So there will be some days I'm drinking more juice. Had an intense strength workout with a friend and than ran for 30 minutes. Even though my morning juice was only about half of what it should have been, I had plenty of energy for my workout, though I was pretty hungry afterwards.
I had a few errands to run before heading home (produce, anyone?) and sipped my second juice over the course of my running around, then finished up with my water. I drink a lot of water at the gym so I had about 1.5 liters of water before I got home. After a quick shower, I was hungry again.
I made a Meanish Green for lunch and set about putting my fruits and veggies away. Started on homework (I'm also a full-time student). A couple hours later, I had a Skin Smoother juice. I have to say, this was the first juice that I didn't necessarily like. I didn't hate it, it was just different.
I felt a little hungry for most of the day. That may be from the workout or a combination of the juice only and the workout, but it's not uncomfortable and it starts around the time for another juice. Another Meanish Green for dinner kept the hunger pangs away, but I sure did want to eat something. I think it's just a matter of the actual chewing, but I kept thinking about the food in the fridge. I was good, though and stuck to my juices.
I finished up the day with a Glass is Greener juice and another mug of herbal tea. I worked in about another 3 liters of water on top of the morning water. This is normal for me. I've been drinking this much water for about a year now. On days I don't work out, I drink 3 liters. I'm sure I'll be up several times in the night, but that's all right.
I had Carrot/Apple/Ginger for breakfast. It only made up 10 oz and I didn't have any more carrots so I drank that for my breakfast, along with my tea. While I sipped, I prepared another juice, The Compact Cleanser. I found this in a book I picked up and it's supposed to be great for after a workout, particularly one in which you sweat a lot. That was going to be me.
After finishing up my breakfast and tea, pouring the second juice into a bottle to take with me, and cleaning the juicer, I headed out to the gym. I've been working out pretty steady for the last 7 months and I want to keep that up. So there will be some days I'm drinking more juice. Had an intense strength workout with a friend and than ran for 30 minutes. Even though my morning juice was only about half of what it should have been, I had plenty of energy for my workout, though I was pretty hungry afterwards.
I had a few errands to run before heading home (produce, anyone?) and sipped my second juice over the course of my running around, then finished up with my water. I drink a lot of water at the gym so I had about 1.5 liters of water before I got home. After a quick shower, I was hungry again.
I made a Meanish Green for lunch and set about putting my fruits and veggies away. Started on homework (I'm also a full-time student). A couple hours later, I had a Skin Smoother juice. I have to say, this was the first juice that I didn't necessarily like. I didn't hate it, it was just different.
I felt a little hungry for most of the day. That may be from the workout or a combination of the juice only and the workout, but it's not uncomfortable and it starts around the time for another juice. Another Meanish Green for dinner kept the hunger pangs away, but I sure did want to eat something. I think it's just a matter of the actual chewing, but I kept thinking about the food in the fridge. I was good, though and stuck to my juices.
I finished up the day with a Glass is Greener juice and another mug of herbal tea. I worked in about another 3 liters of water on top of the morning water. This is normal for me. I've been drinking this much water for about a year now. On days I don't work out, I drink 3 liters. I'm sure I'll be up several times in the night, but that's all right.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
A Step Down a New Road
If you read any of my previous blog, you'll remember that I had started on a weight loss journey. If you haven't, here's my story.
I've had an issue with my weight for most of my life. I've tried a hundred different diets and failed a hundred different times. I asked my doctor for help and the first words out of his mouth were "gastric bypass". That was over 10 years ago. At the time, I thought that was a drastic measure. One I'd never consider.
Fast forward 10 years and multiple diet failures and I'm considering the Lap Band surgery. I've talked to many who have done it. I've talked to my insurance company. They'll pay for up to $10,000, but... There's always a but. BUT, I have to be on a medically supervised diet for 6 months. Okay, I'm at the end of my rope.
So I go see my doctor. He doesn't have any prescribed diet plan, but if I want to join Weight Watchers, I can come in once a month, get weighed and at the end of the time period, he'll write a letter for my insurance company. Easy, right?
I joined Weight Watchers on August 4, 2011. I lost 20 pounds within the first 2 months. Not as big a deal as you'd think. I'd already lost this 20 pounds about 10 times before. In October, a friend of mine knew that I wanted to start running and she got the fire lit for exercise. I was due to leave for vacation, but when I returned, I got into a regular exercise regimen.
More weight started coming off. By the end of January, I'd lost about 45 pounds. This was my 6 month mark. Even after the surgery, I'd still have to continue the lifestyle I now led, so why put myself through major surgery.
Then I hit a plateau. I adjusted my diet, I worked out more, I got frustrated. From February until now, I've only lost another 10 pounds. I'm still following the diet guidelines. I'm working out 2 hours a day for 4-5 days.
A friend got a juicer and said she planned to do a juice fast. I said, "okay" but wasn't intrigued. Then she told me to watch Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. So on a Friday night, I downloaded it from iTunes and watched it. Then promptly decided to do a juice fast.
First, I needed a juicer. Living in Germany, anything 110v has to have a transformer so I wanted something that was 220v. In our local community, there is a website where people can list things for sale so I checked it out. Sure enough, someone had posted a 220v juicer for sale the previous month. Figuring it was already gone, I sent an email anyway. It was still available. So I bought it. And I saved 40 euros.
Juicer in hand, I decided to start my juice fast on Thursday. I'd done a ton of reading and joined forums after watching the movie. I knew the first few days would be the hardest. My husband had a trip planned and would be gone from Thursday through Sunday. Perfect. I'd be over the roughest part by the time he got back.
I've played around with the juicer, made a few juices and so far, not bad. I haven't tasted anything yet that I couldn't drink. Tomorrow will be the big test. I'll be trying a version of the Mean Green for the first time. We'll see how it goes.
Tomorrow's the big day. I'm starting out with 14 days. At the end of that time, if I'm feeling good, I'm going to keep going. I hope you'll ride this new leg of my journey with me. Say hi or offer up your own stories.
Juice out!
I've had an issue with my weight for most of my life. I've tried a hundred different diets and failed a hundred different times. I asked my doctor for help and the first words out of his mouth were "gastric bypass". That was over 10 years ago. At the time, I thought that was a drastic measure. One I'd never consider.
Fast forward 10 years and multiple diet failures and I'm considering the Lap Band surgery. I've talked to many who have done it. I've talked to my insurance company. They'll pay for up to $10,000, but... There's always a but. BUT, I have to be on a medically supervised diet for 6 months. Okay, I'm at the end of my rope.
So I go see my doctor. He doesn't have any prescribed diet plan, but if I want to join Weight Watchers, I can come in once a month, get weighed and at the end of the time period, he'll write a letter for my insurance company. Easy, right?
I joined Weight Watchers on August 4, 2011. I lost 20 pounds within the first 2 months. Not as big a deal as you'd think. I'd already lost this 20 pounds about 10 times before. In October, a friend of mine knew that I wanted to start running and she got the fire lit for exercise. I was due to leave for vacation, but when I returned, I got into a regular exercise regimen.
More weight started coming off. By the end of January, I'd lost about 45 pounds. This was my 6 month mark. Even after the surgery, I'd still have to continue the lifestyle I now led, so why put myself through major surgery.
Then I hit a plateau. I adjusted my diet, I worked out more, I got frustrated. From February until now, I've only lost another 10 pounds. I'm still following the diet guidelines. I'm working out 2 hours a day for 4-5 days.
A friend got a juicer and said she planned to do a juice fast. I said, "okay" but wasn't intrigued. Then she told me to watch Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. So on a Friday night, I downloaded it from iTunes and watched it. Then promptly decided to do a juice fast.
First, I needed a juicer. Living in Germany, anything 110v has to have a transformer so I wanted something that was 220v. In our local community, there is a website where people can list things for sale so I checked it out. Sure enough, someone had posted a 220v juicer for sale the previous month. Figuring it was already gone, I sent an email anyway. It was still available. So I bought it. And I saved 40 euros.
Juicer in hand, I decided to start my juice fast on Thursday. I'd done a ton of reading and joined forums after watching the movie. I knew the first few days would be the hardest. My husband had a trip planned and would be gone from Thursday through Sunday. Perfect. I'd be over the roughest part by the time he got back.
I've played around with the juicer, made a few juices and so far, not bad. I haven't tasted anything yet that I couldn't drink. Tomorrow will be the big test. I'll be trying a version of the Mean Green for the first time. We'll see how it goes.
Tomorrow's the big day. I'm starting out with 14 days. At the end of that time, if I'm feeling good, I'm going to keep going. I hope you'll ride this new leg of my journey with me. Say hi or offer up your own stories.
Juice out!
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