I’m actually a bit surprised day six is over.
It has been a pretty difficult road so far. I’ve got a long, long way to go. I’ve just finished one-tenth of this journey I’m taking.
Today started out well. I drank a liter of water before breakfast. Again, I had a fruit juice for breakfast. I used three of my last five apples for breakfast. It’s sad that they go by so quickly.
Saturday Morning Juice
Macintosh Apples (3)
Orange (1)
Lime (1)
Plums (4)
It was a nice flavored drink. I enjoyed it.
For lunch, I used up my last two apples while putting in some collards. Man, those are tough to juice. They give very little juice, and they don’t taste so great.
Saturday Lunch Juice
Collards (3 large handfuls)
Cucumber (1)
Radishes (2)
Celery (2 stalks)
Carrots (2)
Macintosh Apples (2)
Lemon (1)
The fruits and veggies were all very pretty together -- red, green, yellow, orange. It didn’t taste absolutely horrible as I was expecting because of the collards. It did not taste great, but again, I think that’s just mostly due to the collards.
It’s kind of funny, because I really enjoy juicing kale. The collards just are not my favorite.
Since I ran out of apples, I had to go get more. Instead of running to Wally World or the local supermarket, I went down to the orchard located about half a mile from the house and picked a half bushel with a couple of the kids. We had a good time and got some great apples.
Now this orchard had two varieties I wanted to get I’d never tried before: Empire and Alcon. I had to try each, so I took a bite of each, chewed it up and spat it out – so as to maintain the whole “non-eating” thing.
The Empires are absolutely fantastic – possibly the best apples I’ve ever tried. I got twenty-one pounds. Oh yeah, baby.
Nancy made pizza for dinner. *sigh* And I found out after the fact that the crusts were probably the best she’s ever made. *sigh* I miss her cooking. And I really want to try some of those pizzas.
While they prepared and ate pizzas, I went to the gym. I figured it would be better to be out of the house than to have to smell and watch what they were doing. Of course, ESPN Gameday had lots of food commercials playing while I was working out on the elliptical. *sigh*
I came home and had my dinner juice. I meant to add a sweet potato into this mix, but I forgot.
Sat. Dindin Juice
Macintosh Apples (4)
Lime (1)
Cucumber (1)
Cabbage (2 leaves)
Plums (5)
It was a pretty basic mixture. The cabbage though gave it a very distinct flavor. I think I do not like cabbage juice very much. I will make sure not to mix it with collards or tomatoes.
So, one thing I pondered on today was my love of certain foods that really shouldn’t be eaten. You know, those fast food items or really processed things we use in cooking – like Velveeta. As a rule I do not like it much, but it tastes so great in potatoes au gratin, some casseroles and especially as Rotel dip or on nachos. I think I figured out “why” I like it so much.
It (and several other “bad” items) actually DO taste good. Maybe they shouldn’t. Maybe they’ve been engineered to… but they do. And that’s okay. I figure after this fast, I can eat anything in moderation. Some things of course should be in very major moderation, but still, it’s okay to indulge once in a while.
Okay, it’s late again and time for me to say good night.
Later,
K+
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
The Rising Challenge (Day 5 of 60)
Another day down and I’m still finding it difficult.
Perhaps it was the leftovers of all those glorious meals from before: chili, hot chicken salad casserole, tacos, roast beef and mashed potatoes.
Maybe it was the freshly baked oatmeal pumpkin cookies that smelled oh, so very delicious.
And then there were all those commercials on the televisions at the gym extolling burgers, sandwiches or pizzas.
It can get rough when you’re juicing and hungry for “man food”. You know what I’m talking about… a big roast beef sandwich from Arby’s. Or perhaps a nice t-bone. Or maybe that spicy chicken sandwich from Wendy’s. So many tasty things.
But, I’m not eating that way right now. In fact, I’m not eating at all! I’m simply drinking juices.
As Joe says in “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead”, I made the choices years ago to eat things I shouldn’t have which caused my body to store fat. Now, I’m just letting my body use up the fat stores while I provide it with the proper nutrients.
Juice-fasting is not fun in and of itself. It’s got some really cool effects. I’m already past where I was when I left off the Reboot a month ago. I gained about nine pounds back which I figured was partly due to the nature of the food I was eating – meats and starches – as well as the fact that much of that food was fast food and convenience food.
It’s amazing to see the weight come off as quickly as it is.
It’s just very hard when everyone and everything else is screaming at me to eat what “tastes good” and “looks good.” Let me tell you… a cheeseburger looks a whole lot better right now than a cucumber, cabbage, carrot and apple juice.
But I digress from the norm here.
Let’s talk about the juicing.
Morning Juice
Macintosh Apples (4)
Orange (1)
Lime (1)
Cucumber (1)
Simple, but good. In fact, it was one of the best juices I’ve had. The orange was very predominant, but the cuke added a subtlety that made it very nice.
Lunch Juice
Collards (2 c)
Cucumber (one-half large)
Lime (1)
Macintosh Apples (2)
Celery (2 stalks)
Radishes (2)
I think I must hate collards. It was extremely difficult to start drinking this one, but I was able to manage.
Dinner Juice
Cabbage (3 leaves)
Cucumber (other half)
Macintosh Apples (2)
Carrots (2)
Lime (1)
Celery (2 stalks)
My ingredients are getting kind of boring, but I don’t have lots of money to spend on fun stuff. Someday, perhaps.
I nearly gave in tonight. We just realized that having to pay for the mortgage is going to be a serious hardship, and we can’t really afford it. It’ll be hard to keep up with the veggies and fruits needed to juice, but Nancy is committed to seeing me through this thing. She’s not ready to give up. I suppose I don’t need to either.
Plenty of water – three plus liters on the day – was consumed by yours truly. I also had about 6 ounces of coconut water before bed as my treat since I wasn’t eating the cookies. *sigh*
Day five down. Only fifty-five more to go!
Perhaps it was the leftovers of all those glorious meals from before: chili, hot chicken salad casserole, tacos, roast beef and mashed potatoes.
Maybe it was the freshly baked oatmeal pumpkin cookies that smelled oh, so very delicious.
And then there were all those commercials on the televisions at the gym extolling burgers, sandwiches or pizzas.
It can get rough when you’re juicing and hungry for “man food”. You know what I’m talking about… a big roast beef sandwich from Arby’s. Or perhaps a nice t-bone. Or maybe that spicy chicken sandwich from Wendy’s. So many tasty things.
But, I’m not eating that way right now. In fact, I’m not eating at all! I’m simply drinking juices.
As Joe says in “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead”, I made the choices years ago to eat things I shouldn’t have which caused my body to store fat. Now, I’m just letting my body use up the fat stores while I provide it with the proper nutrients.
Juice-fasting is not fun in and of itself. It’s got some really cool effects. I’m already past where I was when I left off the Reboot a month ago. I gained about nine pounds back which I figured was partly due to the nature of the food I was eating – meats and starches – as well as the fact that much of that food was fast food and convenience food.
It’s amazing to see the weight come off as quickly as it is.
It’s just very hard when everyone and everything else is screaming at me to eat what “tastes good” and “looks good.” Let me tell you… a cheeseburger looks a whole lot better right now than a cucumber, cabbage, carrot and apple juice.
But I digress from the norm here.
Let’s talk about the juicing.
Morning Juice
Macintosh Apples (4)
Orange (1)
Lime (1)
Cucumber (1)
Simple, but good. In fact, it was one of the best juices I’ve had. The orange was very predominant, but the cuke added a subtlety that made it very nice.
Lunch Juice
Collards (2 c)
Cucumber (one-half large)
Lime (1)
Macintosh Apples (2)
Celery (2 stalks)
Radishes (2)
I think I must hate collards. It was extremely difficult to start drinking this one, but I was able to manage.
Dinner Juice
Cabbage (3 leaves)
Cucumber (other half)
Macintosh Apples (2)
Carrots (2)
Lime (1)
Celery (2 stalks)
My ingredients are getting kind of boring, but I don’t have lots of money to spend on fun stuff. Someday, perhaps.
I nearly gave in tonight. We just realized that having to pay for the mortgage is going to be a serious hardship, and we can’t really afford it. It’ll be hard to keep up with the veggies and fruits needed to juice, but Nancy is committed to seeing me through this thing. She’s not ready to give up. I suppose I don’t need to either.
Plenty of water – three plus liters on the day – was consumed by yours truly. I also had about 6 ounces of coconut water before bed as my treat since I wasn’t eating the cookies. *sigh*
Day five down. Only fifty-five more to go!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Self-Denial Sucks (Day 4 of 60)
Trudging and tromping, I gather my strength of mind and body to step through yet another day of juice only.
How I am able to do this, I have no clue. So far, however, I am through four days of juicing only. It’s a lot harder this time. My second child had a birthday today. Nancy made cupcakes with an exquisite smelling and appearing cream cheese icing. She also made chili for lunch and hot chicken salad casserole for dinner – oh and homemade applesauce.
I drank juice.
I could feel sorry for myself and suppose I do somewhat, but most importantly, I need to look past the temporary and look forward to my goal – a healthy, slim body. Once I get to that better physical self, I can allow myself some indulgences and a greater enjoyment of eating again.
But until then, I must be vigilant.
“Constant vigilance!” As Mad Eye Moody always used to say.
Breakfast Juice
Macintosh Apples (3)
Navel Orange (1)
Lime (1)
Kiwi (1)
Cucumber (1 garden)
This was a very nice mix. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I had some more coconut water today – about a cup worth. I didn’t measure, just poured some out of the liter I bought yesterday.
I could not find kale at the grocery store! So, instead, I picked up some cabbage and collard greens. Generally speaking, I hate collards unless they’ve been cooked for hours in bacon grease and garlic. Ooo yea, a lot to look forward to for lunch today….
Green (Collard) Lunch Juice
Collard Greens (2 large handfuls of chopped)
Green Cabbage (3 leaves)
Cucumber (1)
Yellow Squash (1)
Rashes (2)
Celery (2 stalks)
Macintosh Apples (2)
Lemon (1)
Not my favorite juice, but I did drink it and survive. The collards did not have a completely deleterious effect on the juice. I somehow came close to enjoying the beverage. I know – shocker!
On the day, I had about three and a half liters of water today. Woohoo!
I already mentioned the casserole for dinner. I decided to have a fruit juice so as to not feel too self-pitying.
Non Casserole Dinner Juice
Macintosh Apples (4)
Navel Orange (1)
Pluot (1)
Lemon (1)
Lime (1)
It was very similar to last night’s juice. I enjoyed it.
Before going to bed, I had some hot herbal tea – my usual, Mexican Sweet Chili.
I’m off to bed for the night. Have a good one.
K+
How I am able to do this, I have no clue. So far, however, I am through four days of juicing only. It’s a lot harder this time. My second child had a birthday today. Nancy made cupcakes with an exquisite smelling and appearing cream cheese icing. She also made chili for lunch and hot chicken salad casserole for dinner – oh and homemade applesauce.
I drank juice.
I could feel sorry for myself and suppose I do somewhat, but most importantly, I need to look past the temporary and look forward to my goal – a healthy, slim body. Once I get to that better physical self, I can allow myself some indulgences and a greater enjoyment of eating again.
But until then, I must be vigilant.
“Constant vigilance!” As Mad Eye Moody always used to say.
Breakfast Juice
Macintosh Apples (3)
Navel Orange (1)
Lime (1)
Kiwi (1)
Cucumber (1 garden)
This was a very nice mix. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I had some more coconut water today – about a cup worth. I didn’t measure, just poured some out of the liter I bought yesterday.
I could not find kale at the grocery store! So, instead, I picked up some cabbage and collard greens. Generally speaking, I hate collards unless they’ve been cooked for hours in bacon grease and garlic. Ooo yea, a lot to look forward to for lunch today….
Green (Collard) Lunch Juice
Collard Greens (2 large handfuls of chopped)
Green Cabbage (3 leaves)
Cucumber (1)
Yellow Squash (1)
Rashes (2)
Celery (2 stalks)
Macintosh Apples (2)
Lemon (1)
Not my favorite juice, but I did drink it and survive. The collards did not have a completely deleterious effect on the juice. I somehow came close to enjoying the beverage. I know – shocker!
On the day, I had about three and a half liters of water today. Woohoo!
I already mentioned the casserole for dinner. I decided to have a fruit juice so as to not feel too self-pitying.
Non Casserole Dinner Juice
Macintosh Apples (4)
Navel Orange (1)
Pluot (1)
Lemon (1)
Lime (1)
It was very similar to last night’s juice. I enjoyed it.
Before going to bed, I had some hot herbal tea – my usual, Mexican Sweet Chili.
I’m off to bed for the night. Have a good one.
K+
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
It Continues (Day 3 of 60)
I nearly forgot to do this blogging thing today.
Wow. What a day. It wasn’t easy getting through today either.
The wife bailed on me today. She’s got so much going on with the kids and the house and the other house that she just can’t seem to slow down enough to do the juicing thing. When she’s hungry, she wants to put something in her tummy. I get it. I’ve been there. Heck, I want to do that right now. I am not sure how I’m not eating something, except that our bedroom is downstairs and the kitchen is upstairs.
I drank about three and a half liters of water today which is good for my kidneys. Since I started juicing I have had no trouble with kidney stones. (Knocking very loudly on wood right now.) I think the water and the micronutrients have actually helped a lot. Let’s hope things keep clear with no kidney stones.
Anyways (that’s how they say anyway up here in New York), I had to run around and do some errands this morning so that I didn’t get my morning juice until around 11 a.m. I was quite hungry by that time and ready to eat something. I didn’t, thank goodness.
Late Morning Juice
Macintosh Apples (3)
Orange (1)
Lime (1)
I pretty much love my fruit juices. This one was just fine.
I stayed away from the family, working in my home office until about 2, when I had my lunch juice. I am running out of veggies so I had to be semi-creative.
Semi-Creative Lunch Juice
Romaine Lettuce (2 large handfuls of chopped)
Radishes (2)
Yellow Squash (1)
Celery (about 5 stalks)
Tomato (1)
Macintosh Apples (2)
Lemon (1)
Lime (1)
Honestly, I really am not a fan of tomato juice. Something about it makes me wince. This juice was not terrible, but the tomato juice really bothered me today. I’m sure it was fantastic for my body with all that lycopene and other wonderful nutrients, but I didn’t enjoy the flavor.
While out earlier, I purchased a liter of coconut water. If you’re not familiar with young Thai coconuts and their water, look them up on the internet now – well, finish the blog post first. Young Thai coconuts are apparently simply fantastic for your body, and the water from the fruit is excellent. It isn’t the easiest thing in the world to drink at first, but it’s got a reasonably good flavor and is quite refreshing. So I drank about a cup of it around 4 p.m. when I was getting desperate for more food.
I had a late dinner with the family. They all had homemade tacos with salsa, sour cream and guacamole.
I had a juice. Since I was juicing and was quite jealous of what the family has been eating the last few nights, I went the selfish route and had a totally fruit juice.
Totally Fruit Dinner Juice
Macintosh Apples (4)
Navel Orange (1)
Lime (one and a half)
Pluot (1)
The juice was good and plentiful with all the apples.
By the way, have I mentioned we now live in New York and have apple orchards all around. Oh yeah, baby. I told Nancy I thought I might be turning into an apple. Yum yum yum.
So, I had a liter of mandarin orange flavored fizzy water – these are “all natural”, non-caloric drinks that claim to be all water with natural flavorings. I’m considering dropping the flavored ones out of a concern they may have other things in them I don’t want to add to my body.
Oh wait. I did sort of cheat today. This evening, while out with the kids at Tae Kwon Do, I chewed some gum – Orbit, peppermint. I really enjoy their gum, and as I was hungry and extremely bored, I felt justified.
So, that’s it for the day. Have a good night’s rest, or a blessed day, whichever comes first.
Don’t forget to look up young Thai coconuts.
Later,
K+
Wow. What a day. It wasn’t easy getting through today either.
The wife bailed on me today. She’s got so much going on with the kids and the house and the other house that she just can’t seem to slow down enough to do the juicing thing. When she’s hungry, she wants to put something in her tummy. I get it. I’ve been there. Heck, I want to do that right now. I am not sure how I’m not eating something, except that our bedroom is downstairs and the kitchen is upstairs.
I drank about three and a half liters of water today which is good for my kidneys. Since I started juicing I have had no trouble with kidney stones. (Knocking very loudly on wood right now.) I think the water and the micronutrients have actually helped a lot. Let’s hope things keep clear with no kidney stones.
Anyways (that’s how they say anyway up here in New York), I had to run around and do some errands this morning so that I didn’t get my morning juice until around 11 a.m. I was quite hungry by that time and ready to eat something. I didn’t, thank goodness.
Late Morning Juice
Macintosh Apples (3)
Orange (1)
Lime (1)
I pretty much love my fruit juices. This one was just fine.
I stayed away from the family, working in my home office until about 2, when I had my lunch juice. I am running out of veggies so I had to be semi-creative.
Semi-Creative Lunch Juice
Romaine Lettuce (2 large handfuls of chopped)
Radishes (2)
Yellow Squash (1)
Celery (about 5 stalks)
Tomato (1)
Macintosh Apples (2)
Lemon (1)
Lime (1)
Honestly, I really am not a fan of tomato juice. Something about it makes me wince. This juice was not terrible, but the tomato juice really bothered me today. I’m sure it was fantastic for my body with all that lycopene and other wonderful nutrients, but I didn’t enjoy the flavor.
While out earlier, I purchased a liter of coconut water. If you’re not familiar with young Thai coconuts and their water, look them up on the internet now – well, finish the blog post first. Young Thai coconuts are apparently simply fantastic for your body, and the water from the fruit is excellent. It isn’t the easiest thing in the world to drink at first, but it’s got a reasonably good flavor and is quite refreshing. So I drank about a cup of it around 4 p.m. when I was getting desperate for more food.
I had a late dinner with the family. They all had homemade tacos with salsa, sour cream and guacamole.
I had a juice. Since I was juicing and was quite jealous of what the family has been eating the last few nights, I went the selfish route and had a totally fruit juice.
Totally Fruit Dinner Juice
Macintosh Apples (4)
Navel Orange (1)
Lime (one and a half)
Pluot (1)
The juice was good and plentiful with all the apples.
By the way, have I mentioned we now live in New York and have apple orchards all around. Oh yeah, baby. I told Nancy I thought I might be turning into an apple. Yum yum yum.
So, I had a liter of mandarin orange flavored fizzy water – these are “all natural”, non-caloric drinks that claim to be all water with natural flavorings. I’m considering dropping the flavored ones out of a concern they may have other things in them I don’t want to add to my body.
Oh wait. I did sort of cheat today. This evening, while out with the kids at Tae Kwon Do, I chewed some gum – Orbit, peppermint. I really enjoy their gum, and as I was hungry and extremely bored, I felt justified.
So, that’s it for the day. Have a good night’s rest, or a blessed day, whichever comes first.
Don’t forget to look up young Thai coconuts.
Later,
K+
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Sips and Smells (Day 2 of 60)
I’m through my second day of the juice fast.
The hardest part is simply not eating. I guess that’d be obvious, but it’s so prevalent. I mean I can’t snack or snitch a bite of food – Nancy made roast beef with mashed potatoes for dinner tonight. I was seriously thinking I could consider the juices from the roast beef as “juice-fasting”, but figured that would be cheating. And I could have really enjoyed a tiny finger of potatoes. Nope. No eating.
I began the morning with a couple of cups of water.
For breakfast, I had a morning juice similar to yesterday, but I had to make more as Nancy wanted to juice with me.
NY Morning Juice for Two
Macintosh Apples (6)
Orange (1)
Pluot (1)
Lemon (1)
It was a nice mixture.
I had another couple of cups of water (1 liter down).
For lunch I had a veggie/fruit juice blend again. It wasn’t as bad as yesterday.
NY Lunch Juice
Kale (6 leaves)
Macintosh Apples (2)
Carrot (1)
Celery stalks (2)
Yellow Squash (1)
Radishes (2)
Tomato (1)
Kiwi (1)
Lime (1)
Again, it wasn’t too bad. Still, it was a little difficult to get down, but I managed.
I was able to get out to the gym as well and drink another liter of water.
Dinner was okay. It was really difficult to smell the roast and see those potatoes and not eat them, but somehow I managed. It’s easier if I spend time smelling the food and not eating it. As the flavor (and much of the enjoyment) of food comes from its smell, I think it actually helps to smell it and deny myself the eating of it – I still get to smell it and pretend I’m eating it.
I sat with the family at dinner and had a conversation while they ate that tempting, scrumptious looking beef roast, and I sipped my juice.
NY Dinner Juice to Counter Beef Roast
Sweet Potato (1)
Celery stalks (3)
Radishes (3)
Macintosh Apples (3)
Lemon (1)
Cucumber (one-half large)
Zucchini (1)
It tasted pretty good. It wasn’t as good as some of the fruit juices, but it was hearty and enjoyable. In fact, the two oldest boys tried it, with the oldest drinking about one entire ounce (or maybe two). Nancy (the wife) had about four ounces of my concoction. They all said it was at least tolerable.
I then took the oldest girl to hip-hop/ballet class. She loves it, and I got to do some work while there. Also, I drank a twenty ounce lemon-flavored Perrier. As a young man, I used to make fun of people that drank Perrier. Nowadays, I really enjoy seltzer water – we call it all “fizzy water” at home.
After I got home, I helped Nan with the dishes. After we put the kids to bed we both had some herbal tea. I had my usual Mexican Sweet Chili Tea from Yogi Tea. Yum Yum.
It’s way late, and the baby’s crying. I’m gonna sign off now. Enjoy your night/day.
God bless you.
K+
The hardest part is simply not eating. I guess that’d be obvious, but it’s so prevalent. I mean I can’t snack or snitch a bite of food – Nancy made roast beef with mashed potatoes for dinner tonight. I was seriously thinking I could consider the juices from the roast beef as “juice-fasting”, but figured that would be cheating. And I could have really enjoyed a tiny finger of potatoes. Nope. No eating.
I began the morning with a couple of cups of water.
For breakfast, I had a morning juice similar to yesterday, but I had to make more as Nancy wanted to juice with me.
NY Morning Juice for Two
Macintosh Apples (6)
Orange (1)
Pluot (1)
Lemon (1)
It was a nice mixture.
I had another couple of cups of water (1 liter down).
For lunch I had a veggie/fruit juice blend again. It wasn’t as bad as yesterday.
NY Lunch Juice
Kale (6 leaves)
Macintosh Apples (2)
Carrot (1)
Celery stalks (2)
Yellow Squash (1)
Radishes (2)
Tomato (1)
Kiwi (1)
Lime (1)
Again, it wasn’t too bad. Still, it was a little difficult to get down, but I managed.
I was able to get out to the gym as well and drink another liter of water.
Dinner was okay. It was really difficult to smell the roast and see those potatoes and not eat them, but somehow I managed. It’s easier if I spend time smelling the food and not eating it. As the flavor (and much of the enjoyment) of food comes from its smell, I think it actually helps to smell it and deny myself the eating of it – I still get to smell it and pretend I’m eating it.
I sat with the family at dinner and had a conversation while they ate that tempting, scrumptious looking beef roast, and I sipped my juice.
NY Dinner Juice to Counter Beef Roast
Sweet Potato (1)
Celery stalks (3)
Radishes (3)
Macintosh Apples (3)
Lemon (1)
Cucumber (one-half large)
Zucchini (1)
It tasted pretty good. It wasn’t as good as some of the fruit juices, but it was hearty and enjoyable. In fact, the two oldest boys tried it, with the oldest drinking about one entire ounce (or maybe two). Nancy (the wife) had about four ounces of my concoction. They all said it was at least tolerable.
I then took the oldest girl to hip-hop/ballet class. She loves it, and I got to do some work while there. Also, I drank a twenty ounce lemon-flavored Perrier. As a young man, I used to make fun of people that drank Perrier. Nowadays, I really enjoy seltzer water – we call it all “fizzy water” at home.
After I got home, I helped Nan with the dishes. After we put the kids to bed we both had some herbal tea. I had my usual Mexican Sweet Chili Tea from Yogi Tea. Yum Yum.
It’s way late, and the baby’s crying. I’m gonna sign off now. Enjoy your night/day.
God bless you.
K+
Monday, September 19, 2011
Sixty Day Juice Fast: Day One (1 of 60) "Starting Again"
Well, I am doing it again, or at least attempting to, but I'm doing it bigger.
I did not do much juicing for about three weeks and allowed myself to eat junky foods. It’s amazing that whole food addiction/lust thing. It comes back so quickly and so easily. When before chicken nuggets sounded so unappealing, by the end of my trip to New York, they actually sounded (and tasted!) pretty good.
What’s interesting to me is how quickly my taste buds went back to favoring the processed nasty food rather than preferring the wholesome, healthy, natural foods I had been eating for nearly three weeks when I ended my reboot.
So, here I sit with some of the weight back and not feeling so great now. My blood pressure seems to be back up a bit, and my ankle that was broken so many years ago is causing me lots of pain. I forgot to mention before, that it didn’t bother me while I was juicing.
I’ve been wanting to juice again since we got to New York, but things have made it difficult. Hurricanes, power outages, flooding in neighboring areas, lack of familiarity with the area, etc. have all played parts. The biggest factor though has been my lack of self-determination.
Well, I am determined now. And I have decided, with the welcome support of my wife to do the sixty day juice fast – beginning today.
I drank two cups of water this morning, then had a juice. I try to keep morning juices to fruits.
NY Morning Juice
Macintosh Apples (3)
Granny Smith Apple (1)
Navel Orange (1)
Lime (1)
Pluot (1)
The wonderful thing about New York this time of year is the apples. Oh my goodness! They are all over the place, and I’ve never been to an orchard before (at least not in my adult life or that I can remember.) We’ve been apple picking a couple of times already, and I am so happy to have these little gifts from God.
Apples (and fruit in general to tell the truth) are so amazing. These little fruits that just grow on these trees for us to pick and eat that are packed with incredible nutrients that help us be fit and strong. Oh yes, I love it!
Anyway, I had breakfast, took care of some email for church and then took off to get a desk for my office. I wound up purchasing a desk via Craigslist from someone in Queensbury. I had never heard of Queensbury before moving up here. Google maps is an incredible resource for getting around, and it helped me on this trip.
On the way up, I purchased a “Naked” fruit juice. I had not had one before, but I thought it sounded amenable to the diet, and I was so tired of drinking water – another two cups down before this drink by the way. I had a “Reduced Calorie Tropical” juice. It was very good, low in calories, and had coconut juice in it. Yummy.
After I got home with my newly acquired desk, I fixed myself a lunch juice. I must admit, I was not looking forward to this part of the juicing. I have not been enjoying my veggie juices lately, but I endeavored to drink my draught and steer towards a healthier life.
NY Lunch Juice
Kale (6 leaves)
Carrots (2)
Celery stalks (2)
Radishes (3)
Ginger (little bit)
Yellow Squash (1 small)
Tomato (one-half)
Cauliflower (1 cup)
Lemon (1)
Lime (1)
Macintosh Apples (2)
To be honest, this juice smelled like dog poop. However, it turned out to be pretty good; although, I held my nose at first but eventually had no problem with it. I think the smell came from the cauliflower.
I went to the gym after working for a couple of hours. I really love my membership with Planet Fitness. It was very easy to transfer my membership from Montgomery, and they have very reasonable pricing. If you’re looking for a gym, check them out. The one here is open twenty-four hours a day Monday through Thursday and then some variant hours for the weekend.
At this point, I’ve got one more liter of water down (makes two liters now).
I took some water with me to the oldest three kids’ new Tae Kwon Do class. They seemed to enjoy it, and I was able to get some work done in addition to making some new contacts in Schenectady.
So for dinner, the family had spaghetti. I love my wife’s spaghetti. I really do. It was kind of hard. I thought about juicing the spaghetti sauce, but figured that would be a bad idea. So, I just fixed myself a juice.
NY Dinner Juice
Zucchini (1 small)
Cucumber (one-half large)
Radishes (2)
Carrots (3)
Celery stalks (2)
Macintosh apples (2)
Lemon (1)
Lime (1)
I enjoyed this juice more; although it wasn’t perfect.
Well, there you have it. My first blog in what I hope to be a sixty day journey towards re-forging my body and mind into a better, fitter state.
I appreciate your thoughts and prayers while I’m doing this more intense “reboot”. Thank you.
I did not do much juicing for about three weeks and allowed myself to eat junky foods. It’s amazing that whole food addiction/lust thing. It comes back so quickly and so easily. When before chicken nuggets sounded so unappealing, by the end of my trip to New York, they actually sounded (and tasted!) pretty good.
What’s interesting to me is how quickly my taste buds went back to favoring the processed nasty food rather than preferring the wholesome, healthy, natural foods I had been eating for nearly three weeks when I ended my reboot.
So, here I sit with some of the weight back and not feeling so great now. My blood pressure seems to be back up a bit, and my ankle that was broken so many years ago is causing me lots of pain. I forgot to mention before, that it didn’t bother me while I was juicing.
I’ve been wanting to juice again since we got to New York, but things have made it difficult. Hurricanes, power outages, flooding in neighboring areas, lack of familiarity with the area, etc. have all played parts. The biggest factor though has been my lack of self-determination.
Well, I am determined now. And I have decided, with the welcome support of my wife to do the sixty day juice fast – beginning today.
I drank two cups of water this morning, then had a juice. I try to keep morning juices to fruits.
NY Morning Juice
Macintosh Apples (3)
Granny Smith Apple (1)
Navel Orange (1)
Lime (1)
Pluot (1)
The wonderful thing about New York this time of year is the apples. Oh my goodness! They are all over the place, and I’ve never been to an orchard before (at least not in my adult life or that I can remember.) We’ve been apple picking a couple of times already, and I am so happy to have these little gifts from God.
Apples (and fruit in general to tell the truth) are so amazing. These little fruits that just grow on these trees for us to pick and eat that are packed with incredible nutrients that help us be fit and strong. Oh yes, I love it!
Anyway, I had breakfast, took care of some email for church and then took off to get a desk for my office. I wound up purchasing a desk via Craigslist from someone in Queensbury. I had never heard of Queensbury before moving up here. Google maps is an incredible resource for getting around, and it helped me on this trip.
On the way up, I purchased a “Naked” fruit juice. I had not had one before, but I thought it sounded amenable to the diet, and I was so tired of drinking water – another two cups down before this drink by the way. I had a “Reduced Calorie Tropical” juice. It was very good, low in calories, and had coconut juice in it. Yummy.
After I got home with my newly acquired desk, I fixed myself a lunch juice. I must admit, I was not looking forward to this part of the juicing. I have not been enjoying my veggie juices lately, but I endeavored to drink my draught and steer towards a healthier life.
NY Lunch Juice
Kale (6 leaves)
Carrots (2)
Celery stalks (2)
Radishes (3)
Ginger (little bit)
Yellow Squash (1 small)
Tomato (one-half)
Cauliflower (1 cup)
Lemon (1)
Lime (1)
Macintosh Apples (2)
To be honest, this juice smelled like dog poop. However, it turned out to be pretty good; although, I held my nose at first but eventually had no problem with it. I think the smell came from the cauliflower.
I went to the gym after working for a couple of hours. I really love my membership with Planet Fitness. It was very easy to transfer my membership from Montgomery, and they have very reasonable pricing. If you’re looking for a gym, check them out. The one here is open twenty-four hours a day Monday through Thursday and then some variant hours for the weekend.
At this point, I’ve got one more liter of water down (makes two liters now).
I took some water with me to the oldest three kids’ new Tae Kwon Do class. They seemed to enjoy it, and I was able to get some work done in addition to making some new contacts in Schenectady.
So for dinner, the family had spaghetti. I love my wife’s spaghetti. I really do. It was kind of hard. I thought about juicing the spaghetti sauce, but figured that would be a bad idea. So, I just fixed myself a juice.
NY Dinner Juice
Zucchini (1 small)
Cucumber (one-half large)
Radishes (2)
Carrots (3)
Celery stalks (2)
Macintosh apples (2)
Lemon (1)
Lime (1)
I enjoyed this juice more; although it wasn’t perfect.
Well, there you have it. My first blog in what I hope to be a sixty day journey towards re-forging my body and mind into a better, fitter state.
I appreciate your thoughts and prayers while I’m doing this more intense “reboot”. Thank you.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Day Eighteen: Travelling and Eating
Oh my word!
What a trip! And we’ve still got one more day!
This blog is about my dieting journey, so I’ll stick with it, but my goodness what a time we’ve had!
Okay, first observation… it is very, very difficult (not impossible) to find good options of veggies and fruits (especially the fruits) on the road. Yes, there are occasional fresh fruit and veggie stands, but they are way too hard to find. And grocery stores carry fresh produce, but I am in shock because I can’t find one!
We’re staying in Harrisburg, PA tonight, and I can’t find a grocery store within about a mile radius of our hotel. I didn’t have time to go searching beyond this perimeter. I even stopped in a “Mexican Grocery” to find some fresh fruit or veggies. I almost laughed. They had some scallions, limes, jicama and avocado. I almost wanted to ask where the mariachis were but chose not.
For breakfast I was blessed to have some apples and an orange from our hotel’s breakfast offerings which I juiced. The rest of the day wasn’t so great. I had a couple of chocolates on the road because they were there and I haven’t had any chocolate candy in about four weeks, well since Tuesday – but four weeks before that! I liked it, but it wasn’t all that special.
For lunch, I ate a Subway sandwich – 6 inch honey oat bread with roasted chicken (toasted). I added tomato, cucumber, green pepper, lettuce and spinach with some chipotle southwest sauce (as my decadence). I love the heat. I added a bag of jalapeno Kettle chips and a liter of water. It was a delightful meal and had a few veggies, but I’m starting to miss my fruit/veggie/juice fast.
Now here’s the interesting part. We are on a trip. We are moving from Montgomery, Alabama to Albany, New York (well, near there anyway). We’ve been pushing ourselves for the last several days to get the stuff packed, loaded, sent and the house cleaned. We stayed up driving until 2 a.m. last night, and had a really rough time of it.
I’ll write that story on my other blog.
But here’s the second major issue. The rest of the family is sick. Some of them have actually started vomiting (while I’m driving the minivan!) The others (now including my wife) simply feel nauseated, tired and feverish. Ooo boy!
I feel fine. Well, I have. I’m starting to feel a little nauseated myself, but I think it’s primarily due to the fact that I’ve been neglecting my fruits and veggies and have eaten cra#()$*( for meals. For dinner tonight I went searching for that grocery store I mentioned, but when I couldn’t find it, I should have opted for a salad, even from Mickey D’s. Instead, I got a chicken ranch quesadilla from Moe’s Southwest Grill, which in the Montgomery area is fantastic.
Not so much in Pennsylvania. It probably did not help that I showed up ten minutes prior to close, but the food was almost not edible. Overly salty, greasy and surprisingly bland. I had actually been sad that I’d not be eating at Moe’s again for a long time as we left Alabama. Now, I couldn’t care less.
Anyway, I think this dependence on subpar food is actually affecting my health. I think I’d rather not eat at all than eat this junk. If I can’t find good food, I’m going to try and not eat anything – except at certain times when I’ve decided before hand that I’m gonna take a break and eat the “bad stuff”.
Ah, yes… the diet in general! I forgot to mention what my plans are. I will continue as I had previously thought and just eat as healthy as I can (without too much trial if at all possible) until next week (I think Sunday?) Then I will begin the 15 day standard Reboot again. I think I’ll follow this 20 day plan for a while until I reach my optimal weight (which will be a while).
I may modify it. I look back and realize I enjoyed the juicing and with my office based in my home may be able to juice more easily and for a longer period of time. Perhaps I can do a fifteen day juice fast. That would be intriguing.
Alright, later friends. God bless each of you.
Please keep us in your prayers as we travel. We have only one day left, but if it’s anything like the last two, it’ll be quite an interesting day!
What a trip! And we’ve still got one more day!
This blog is about my dieting journey, so I’ll stick with it, but my goodness what a time we’ve had!
Okay, first observation… it is very, very difficult (not impossible) to find good options of veggies and fruits (especially the fruits) on the road. Yes, there are occasional fresh fruit and veggie stands, but they are way too hard to find. And grocery stores carry fresh produce, but I am in shock because I can’t find one!
We’re staying in Harrisburg, PA tonight, and I can’t find a grocery store within about a mile radius of our hotel. I didn’t have time to go searching beyond this perimeter. I even stopped in a “Mexican Grocery” to find some fresh fruit or veggies. I almost laughed. They had some scallions, limes, jicama and avocado. I almost wanted to ask where the mariachis were but chose not.
For breakfast I was blessed to have some apples and an orange from our hotel’s breakfast offerings which I juiced. The rest of the day wasn’t so great. I had a couple of chocolates on the road because they were there and I haven’t had any chocolate candy in about four weeks, well since Tuesday – but four weeks before that! I liked it, but it wasn’t all that special.
For lunch, I ate a Subway sandwich – 6 inch honey oat bread with roasted chicken (toasted). I added tomato, cucumber, green pepper, lettuce and spinach with some chipotle southwest sauce (as my decadence). I love the heat. I added a bag of jalapeno Kettle chips and a liter of water. It was a delightful meal and had a few veggies, but I’m starting to miss my fruit/veggie/juice fast.
Now here’s the interesting part. We are on a trip. We are moving from Montgomery, Alabama to Albany, New York (well, near there anyway). We’ve been pushing ourselves for the last several days to get the stuff packed, loaded, sent and the house cleaned. We stayed up driving until 2 a.m. last night, and had a really rough time of it.
I’ll write that story on my other blog.
But here’s the second major issue. The rest of the family is sick. Some of them have actually started vomiting (while I’m driving the minivan!) The others (now including my wife) simply feel nauseated, tired and feverish. Ooo boy!
I feel fine. Well, I have. I’m starting to feel a little nauseated myself, but I think it’s primarily due to the fact that I’ve been neglecting my fruits and veggies and have eaten cra#()$*( for meals. For dinner tonight I went searching for that grocery store I mentioned, but when I couldn’t find it, I should have opted for a salad, even from Mickey D’s. Instead, I got a chicken ranch quesadilla from Moe’s Southwest Grill, which in the Montgomery area is fantastic.
Not so much in Pennsylvania. It probably did not help that I showed up ten minutes prior to close, but the food was almost not edible. Overly salty, greasy and surprisingly bland. I had actually been sad that I’d not be eating at Moe’s again for a long time as we left Alabama. Now, I couldn’t care less.
Anyway, I think this dependence on subpar food is actually affecting my health. I think I’d rather not eat at all than eat this junk. If I can’t find good food, I’m going to try and not eat anything – except at certain times when I’ve decided before hand that I’m gonna take a break and eat the “bad stuff”.
Ah, yes… the diet in general! I forgot to mention what my plans are. I will continue as I had previously thought and just eat as healthy as I can (without too much trial if at all possible) until next week (I think Sunday?) Then I will begin the 15 day standard Reboot again. I think I’ll follow this 20 day plan for a while until I reach my optimal weight (which will be a while).
I may modify it. I look back and realize I enjoyed the juicing and with my office based in my home may be able to juice more easily and for a longer period of time. Perhaps I can do a fifteen day juice fast. That would be intriguing.
Alright, later friends. God bless each of you.
Please keep us in your prayers as we travel. We have only one day left, but if it’s anything like the last two, it’ll be quite an interesting day!
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