Made it the full 15 days!

Sorry for the slack in posting.  I got incredibly busy with my online business and just lost track of time..

I managed to gimp by on my fast.  15 days and the last 5 were much harder than I thought.   My emotions ran high and my feelings seemed to be on my sleeves. 

Overall this is a good system.   I lost 9 pounds total.  Hunger levels were average.  I was not starving but never really satisfied either.   Some of the recipes were amazing and some needed major tweaking. 

I would recommend this one as an ease in to the juicing world.  Super easy to follow.

Day 10 of 15 day reboot

Good Grief...  I have been swamped.. I apologize for not getting on here sooner...

How I am feeling...  Well.. the caffeine withdrawal headaches are gone..  I feel pretty cleaned out.  I am down 8 pounds and feel pretty good.  My only concerns at this point are how my belly is feeling.  Very empty even though I drink plenty of fluid to keep it full..  I am desperately trying to stay focused but my body is not cooperating very well. 

I am just plain hungry.  I feel light headed a lot.  I don't really care for that feeling.  I drink juice when it happens and it fixes the problem for the time.  As long as I stay on task with something I am okay.  When I am just relaxing all I think about is food..

I almost gave up on Friday and ended up getting sidetracked and managed to stay on track with it.  This reboot is much harder than the last one I did.  Maybe because it is so dang cold out.  It is possible to get -50 out tonight and it is just blowing thru the house like crazy..

Anyway..  overall I am energized again.  Some sluggish moments but nothing to horrible..

Day 5 and 6 of 15 day reboot

So yesterday was a nightmare for me.  I got up and did my normal routine.  Lemon water in the morning..  Made my smoothie breakfast and went to work.  10 minutes in my boss comes up to me and asks if I plan on taking my piercings out.  My eyebrow, nose and tongue are pierced and have been for many years.  Now.. I have been employed for 3 years with this company and it has never been an issue until a year ago when I was asked to remove it and I refused.  Nothing more was said.  Now all the sudden it is either take them out or be fired on the spot.  Well.. listen here.. my piercings are small and very inoffensive.  I find it very hypocritical that the guys can walk around with full sleeve tattoos and I can't have small studs...  WTF...  I refused to take them out and he said it was going to be an issue. 

I waited all day for the fall out that did not come.  I was so stressed that I couldn't finish my smoothie, didn't eat lunch, and barely got my juice down.  I called the district manager to ask if there was some compromise like taking the nose one out and leaving the eyebrow..  He said a definite no.  So right before quitting time the boss comes to me and again asks if I plan on taking them out and I said no.  I will take the nose one out but not the others.  He said to get a dark one and keep my hair covering it and it shouldn't be a problem.  I agreed. 

The rest of the day had my nerves shot from the stress and came home to find Bruce in bed sick and feverish..  FRACK!!!   Took my darling daughter Macky (McKenzie) to her award ceremony for the VFW, made the supper and then sent Bruce into the tub filled with hot water and salts to help relax him.  Big backfire..  He felt horrible.

The night was restless for me and I got little sleep.. 

I made lemon water and took it with me to work this morning only to have one of my co-workers following me around to see if I had taken my piercings out since she was a sheep and did as she was told..  Grrrrr..  Mind your own dang business... I hate that with a passion..  Nosy and I have no doubt she intends on ratting us out..  Whatever.. If I get fired more the better..  Better jobs are out there that pay more and less stress..

8:00am- BREAKFAST!!  I managed to choke down my 14 ounces of morning juice.  Carrot apple lemon and spinach..  It was very tasty..

9:30am- 18 ounces of water down..

11:00am- SNACK TIME!!!  12 ounces of plain carrot and celery juice.

1:30pm- LUNCH TIME!!  16 ounces of green juice made with celery, kale, spinach, green apple, cayenne pepper, cucumber and pear.

3:00pm- Incredibly tired..  Is it naptime yet?  No... you are working silly fish... sigh...

4:00pm- 18 ounces of water finished.

Day 4 of 15 day reboot

Well today is a Monday...  Thats for sure.. grrrr

5:45am- wake up with 10 ounces lemon water.

8:00am- Island Green Smoothie

9:30am- finished first 18 ounces of water

10:30am- 12 ounces of Carrot Apple Lemon Juice.  Very good but cut the lemon.  Instead of 2 I did 1.5 lemons.

12:15pm- green salad with olive oil dressing.  7 ounces of green detox soup

2:00pm- finished second 18 ounces of water.

4:15pm- 12 ounces Carrot Apple Lemon Juice.

Finally home from work..  Lucky me has a store meeting at 8pm.  Not on my list of fun things to do.. grrrr.

Can you tell I am cranky?  I have a really bad case of the f - its... I am stressed and just want COFFEE!!!

6:30pm- 7 ounces of Squash Apple Soup..  It really is not great..  YUCK... I do not like it.

8:00pm- 14 ounces of hot coffee...  Yes.. I blew it..  I couldn't stand myself so I just gave in and got it over with.  And it was YUMMY!!!  It tasted so dang good...  I don't feel guilty for cheating... But now that it is out of my system I think I will be okay..  My attitude is much better as well...

*****  I also wanted to touch base and say that I have lost 3.9 pounds at this point.  I also have never gone to the bathroom this much in a day ever...  Holy Moly I have to pee a lot.   That has to be a good thing right?

Day 3 of 15 day reboot

I woke up this morning at 3am with the worst belly cramps imaginable.  OMFGosh!!!  It was so horrible.  I laid on the bathroom floor by the toilet just praying it would stop.  1.5 hours of pure hell..   Seriously it was intense..  I didn't lose it, but close several times.  I was definitely stopping this plan..  Nothing was worth this kind of pain.  NOTHING should ever make you feel this bad.

HOWEVER....

After sleeping on the floor until 5:30am-ish....  I discovered that my body was just plain unhappy and really needed to be cleaned out more than ever.  So... I will continue the program and get my body back to where it should and needs to be.

6:00am- 10 ounces of hot lemon water with ginger

7:00am- 10 ounces of hot green tea with fresh peppermint to cool the tummy..

10:00am- BREAKFAST!!  20 ounces Shamrock Smoothie...  This is super good, but I did add a couple drops of stevia to sweeten it up some.  Just a tad lip puckering.. I don't like a full lemon in my smoothies and tends to make me pucker to much..  My thoughts are this...  If it is to bitter, tart or just plain yucky you are not going to enjoy doing it..  So tweek it a bit without changing it completely..  It you can enjoy it you will stick with it more..

12:15pm- LUNCHTIME!!!  I know...  Skipped my morning juice.. I really should be having that for lunch, but I am still not feeling super great and just want something in my belly.  Something hot..  so...Green Detox Soup it is..  This stuff is AMAZING!!

My goal for today is to drink a bit more water..  Instead of tea..  I love tea, however, I do need to increase the fluids just a bit..  maybe 8 more ounces to start.. haha

Took myself a little nap.  Feeling very tired today.

2:15pm- having a nice tall 7 ounce cup of water kefir.  OOOOO... it is lovely...

3:00pm-SNACK TIME!!! 15 ounces of Green Lemonade Juice...  Not to bad at all...  Kind of fresh tasting.

I am finally roasting up my acorn squash for supper..  Gonna make some Apple Squash Soup.  To be honest I would rather just devour the squash as it is.. hahaha..  Smells divine.. but sampling the broth before blending isn't all that great..  :(

6:05pm- SUPPER TIME!!  Blah..  The Apple Squash Soup is nothing to write home to mom about.  Its not horrible but would require a lot of tweaking if I was making this for any other reason.  Even with pepper it is bland.  The green detox soup was sooo much better..  However..  I am having the other half of my Mushroom stuffed Acorn Squash from last night.  That is divine... 

6:30pm- finished a 20 ounce bottle of water.

7:00pm- 10 cup of hot yerba mate tea.

Day 2 of 15 day reboot

I woke up this morning feeling okay..  A bit on the sore side..    I was not able to get comfortable so I tossed and turned all night.  I am pretty sure I smacked the bf a few times.  I woke up feeling alert but craving coffee...  sigh.. The smell of fresh morning brew is overwhelming this morning.  Driving me crazy sitting next to Bruce while he drinks his. I would love to have me a big ol cup with some french vanilla creamer but I will behave and skip it.

I ate more food yesterday than I normally do.. I usually have less food that has more calories so my belly is not really liking being so packed with food, water and juice.  Calorie wise I feel find.  No burn out to mention.  No starving belly rumbles yet.. haha

Bruce will be gone until Tuesday.  He had an emergency run to North Carolina and wouldn't you know we woke up to a snow storm..  So I am back here at our Sparta home until he gets back.  Had to drive in it this morning so I was not overly happy about it.  It will make this first few days more manageable though.  Not having to watch him eat burgers and fries will be a big help.

9:00am- 10 ounces hot lemon water with a slice of ginger

9:30am- BREAKFAST TIME!! apple berry breakfast (this recipe is included in the 15 day reboot plan)

I just popped in the new Man of Steel.   It is pretty good..  A good way to spend the day today will be in front of the tube and doing some hula hooping in the living room.. hahaha

10:15am- 10 ounces of hot green tea..  just the plain old original blend..  Very tasty though.. I needed something hot.

11:00am- SNACK BREAK!!!  Mid morning 20 ounces of Celery Pear Cucumber green juice.   Not horrible but not as sweet as it could be.

11:50am- has me anxiously awaiting the carrot ginger soup I will be having for lunch.. Think I might top it with a bit of parsley...

12:35pm- LUNCH TIME!!! Carrot Ginger Soup was amazing!   I also had another Kale, tomato, avocado, basil salad..  Very tasty but left off the honey this time.

3:00pm- SNACK BREAK!!  14 ounces of Celery Pear Cucumber green juice.

I now have my supper cooking..  A dreamy green detox soup.  Loaded with zucchini, kale, leeks, garlic... whoa.. it smells FANTASTIC!!!


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I am not gonna lie..  Going without coffee for 2 days is about to kill me.  I now have a headache from Hades.  I am trying to be mellow today, but this is starting to really get ugly..  Full out caffeine withdrawl stinks..

As for the detox..  wow!!  I have never had it quite this bad..  Gas like crazy and smells like sewer..  I have been in the bathroom 6 times and it is only 4:17pm.  That doesn't include the trips to pee..  sigh..  I was not ready for this at all..  On a good note, it will be a good thing in a few days. 

I realize it is cold out but I am freezing my rear off..  I turned up the heat and I am still cold.  Wool socks, sweatshirt and thermal yoga pants..  Seriously.. I should be sweating.  Not to mention I am starving.. I may have to have part of my supper early.  haha
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6:25pm- SUPPER TIME!!!   I am starving...  Green Detox Soup here I come.. I am going to eat you while I cook up your Acorn buddy.. hahaha...  Then I am going to eat my portabella, onion, garlic Stuffed Acorn squash...  YUMMY

Well skip the Green Detox soup.  I couldn't eat any more after the squash..  Not sure that it will affect anything..  With all the water I am drinking I just couldn't fit the soup into the belly.  I will save it for tomorrow and sub it for the soup that tomorrow calls for.

7:30pm- 10 ounce hot cup of spicy green tea with yerba mate..

10:33pm-  It is time for me to shut down day 2.  Bedtime for me...  Goodnight to all...


 

Day 1 of 15 day reboot...

Wow...   Today has been something else...  I woke up in some serious pain in my left chest plate.  Dang it hurts like the blazes.    The car accident messed it up good.  I had to get up for work so I just managed as best I could.  These are the days when I wish I was still a stay at home mommy.  lol

6:00am- 10 ounces water with 1 ounce of fresh lemon juice.  I let the rind float around while I drank it.    I wanted to try adding ginger root to it, but hence the store was out so I couldn't give it a whirl.

7:30am- made myself a 10 ounce cup of green breakfast tea.  

8:00am- BREAKFAST!!!
I ate my apple berry breakfast..  It was tasty, however, I didn't much care for all the cinnamon.  Next batch will have half the recommended amount and just a tad more nutmeg.

9:00am- 10 ounce cup of green peppermint tea

10:00am-SNACK BREAK!!!
15 ounces mid morning carrot, apple, ginger juice. Very good..  However I couldn't get the whole jar down.  Just to much.

Went to the doctor and got in early.. yay...  Looks like nothing is broken just some deep tissue bruising.  Pain meds and instructions on being lazy this weekend.. hahaha..  That shouldn't be to dang hard since I have the best bf ever.  He is a good caretaker so I am pretty sure he will not let me move when he hears what the doctor says...  (if I tell him.. haha)

12:45pm- LUNCHTIME!!!  
1 meduim sweet potato and 1 large carrot made into fries and seasoned with cumin, salt and pepper.  Olive oil to get it to stick to the fries.

Tossed green salad made with red capped lettuce, tomato and spinach. Topped with olive oil, salt and pepper..  Added a small dash of hand dried parsley for flavor...

12 ounces of flavored water

4:15pm- SNACKTIME!!  I ended up taking a nap so I slept thru my juice snack.  No worries though.. I was thirsty so I gulped it down fast.. hahaha  15 ounces mid morning carrot, apple, ginger juice

It is time to start preparing my supper..  I also made my juice for tomorrow since I will not be home. Celery Pear Cucumber Green Juice is tomorrows snack menu...  YUMMY!!


5:45pm- SUPPER TIME!!  I am having a beautiful Kale, tomato, avocado, basil salad with honey olive oil dressing and topped with some seal salt and a dash of pepper...

Then some sweet potato and carrot fries and some sauteed greens with garlic...  oooooo.. I am starving!!!

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So after eating my salad I skipped the sauteed greens.. I just wasn't hungry and to be honest I felt kind of yucky..  So I just skipped that part..  I also substituted the sweet potato and carrot fries for Plantain fries..  Omgosh those are sooo yummy with a bit of sea salt.  I will definitely be making those again after my reboot.

8:30pm- I did manage in a cup of tea.  Chamomile green tea with some lavender buds..  It will be good sleepytime for me.. hahaha

15 Day Reboot with Joe

Hi all...  Tomorrow is another test day..  I got talked in to doing a reboot with a couple gals online.  So...  I am starting tomorrow.  This is what happens when you say you want to do another cleanse.. hahaha

If anyone is interested in joining us.. here is the direct link to the program we are doing.  It is the Reboot with Joe. There is a 3 day, 5 day, 10 day and the 15 day program available with shopping lists and recipes included as well as what to have for each meal of the day.  Check the shopping lists though..  I realized that the 15 day reboot shopping list was missing the mango and 2 pears.  Thankfully I had the recipes with me so I didn't leave without them.

My lemon, ginger and cup are ready for tomorrow morning.  All I have to do is add water and prepare. I also have my breakfast and mid-morning juice prepared.  The afternoon juice is the same as the mid-morning one so I doubled the recipe and made it at one time for ease.  The juice recipe calls for 6 apples.  I love apple juice but mine comes out so pulpy that I have to strain it 2 times to get most of it out.  Otherwise it comes out like watery applesauce.. grrrr  mild annoyance.  I have the Omega vrt350 so I didn't expect to have to strain quite so much..  I got just under one full mason jar from the recipe and that is considered to be 2 servings...   And i sampled it and it is amazing...

The other meals for the day can be prepared at the time of eating so I didn't bother pre-making them.  I will have to do some preparing tomorrow for Saturdays meals since I will be on the go most of the day with the bf.  Bruce is amazing but he does not like eating my kind of foods so I will make mine ahead of time so he doesn't have to wait on me.. hahaha

Most of the items in this reboot are raw foods so even a raw foodie can do this.  Just substitute certain meals with the raw ones and you would be fine. It appears to be a vegan menu.  I apologize that I am not real educated on what you folks don't eat.. :)

I am pretty excited to start this tomorrow.  We will see how it goes...  Shouldn't be to hard..  Looks easy enough any way.  So on that note I am going to head to bed.  A good night sleep is what I need.  Keep in mind that I am still pretty bruised up from Saturdays car accident.  This probably isn't the best time to cleanse but why not.. Life is always a challenge so I might as well do it.. hahaha