Days 34 to 41: Sooo ready to "eat"!

Today is one of those good days and bad days.  I'm still very glad that I'm able to "stick with it", but at the same time, I can't wait to start eating again.

I'm becoming food obsessed.  Tivo is my best friend, as I record tons of food shows on both Food Network and the Cooking Channel.  However, I do see things a lot differently.

I have no interest in anything fried or anything sweet.  I simply want fresh and healthy.  I may have even found a local vendor for home raised and grass fed chickens!  (Can't wait to try it!)

Frank is eating much better, too.  His dinner last night was cukes, tomatoes and onions mixed with a home made vinagairette and fresh mozzarella.  It was his first time eathing fresh mozz and he loved it!   Truth be told, it doesn't appear hard to make, so I ordered a kit.  http://www.cheesemaking.com/

                               ------------ Cleaning the Juicer ----------------
After I finish using the juicer, I pour my drink over ice to chill then immediately clean the juicer.  Here's the cleaning process:

All the pieces that have to be washed.

The filter thing is the hardest to wash.

 Spray well to loose food particles...

....and scrub with included brush.

Hope you all are going well!

Days 24 to 33: Thanks for the inspiration Kristin and David!

I haven't posted anything in a while-- mostly because I thought it was just my mom reading the blog.

However, tonight I was surprised to see that I had two comments on my posts.  (I'm totally new to this blogging thing!)

Thank you Kristin and David for your encouragement! 

I had been substituting Bolthouse drinks and V8 juice for part of my "juicing".  But you're right, Kristin.  They just aren't the same as running fresh fruits and veggies through the machine.  And to be honest -- I got easily bored with them.

Yesterday I re-watched the movie with my 26 years old daughter (Kristas).  She is inspired and is going to "Join The Reboot".  Instead of a 60 day fast like me, she is planning to go with the 5-5-5 plan.

Here's part of an email that she recently sent to me:

 " I don't mean for this to come out wrong....its almost a compliment wrapped in an insult........but hearing my MOM was 9LBs away from MY weight was a HUGE wakeup call :(
I mean, you were on prednisone etc...plus age (no offense) and had problems losing............to see it finally work n MELT off? That was the exact point it clicked and I  was like I HAVE to do this..."

I love that kid!  (Obviously she doesn't read my blog. She hates it when I call her "kid"!

I prefer not to list my weight, but I will tell you that since I started 33 days ago, I have lost 28 pounds.  I could never imagined it would come off so fast.

I'll be honest, though--- I think a good part of it is my total disinterest in "food".  I have no appetite -- which is a first for me!  And I am back to juicing all of my meals again.

I've heard of people that "forgot to eat".  I never understood that before, but now I do.

Over the last 33 days, I've had some revelations about food (past and future).  I'll share them on my next blog.

For those of you on the same journey as I am -- BEST of LUCK and stick with it.  Every time I thought about stopping it was because a food looked or sounded good.  I would tell myself that if I still wanted it as strongly in 24 hours, then I could stop. 

So far, I'm finding that sticking with the plan far out weighs any food.  Besides, I can always have the desired food after I reach my goal -- if I still want it, that is!

Lastly-- here's the blog that inspired ME!   She kept much better records than I ever could!

http://www.challenge-myself.com/2010/03/thinking-juice-fast.html


Good luck!

Days 14 - 23 Still going -- but maybe not as strong!

 I started this blog and thought I'd document everything I ate.  Unfortunately, I'm not the disciplined!  I didn't keep logs like I had planned.

So... instead.... I just figured I'd write about the jouney of the 60 day juice fast.

Considering,  I've eaten food my entire life, it's not that the fast is hard to do, but it is a MENTAL challenge.  It  just doesn't feel normal.

Now that I'm at day 23, I just feel "bored" with it.  The one thing that keeps me moving forward is the weight loss. 

So far, I'm down 21 pounds.  I don't see/feel it in all of my clothes, but I see it in some of them. 

Whenever I feel like giving in, I think of the 21 pounds lost AND the many, many more pounds that I have to go. 

I really want to win this "mental war" within myself and be able to say that I stuck --100% -- to the 60 day juice fast.

P.S. -- Thanks for following me, Mom!  I appreciate the support!