Day 80

Day 80    December 7th, 2013

Well as promised I will upload some photos.

This was last spring at R-Ranch of the Sequoia's

These 2 were taken in September the week I started Juicing.

Nov 16th, 2013 Mud Factor 5K Mud Run

This was a few weeks ago.

So far as of today I'm down 57 lbs. I have been back to eating for a few weeks and have not gained any weight back. I am maintaining a plant based diet with no meat or dairy. I have went from a size 44 jeans to a 34. I will take full measurements for the 90 day mark of my journey. 

More to come later :)  Happy Juicing 

DAY 70

Day 70    November 27, 2013

Well time seems to be flying by. I can't believe its been 70 day since I started this journey. I had said that I was going to do 30 days and hoped I would be able to go 60. Truth be told 60 was easy. Once I got through the first I would say 10 days, it became habit. Did I miss and crave food, sure I did. But my desire to get healthy sort of overpowered those cravings. And the better I felt and the more people that told me how much better I looked everyday, made it easier everyday. 

So I am still juicing everyday and starting on day 61 I started to incorporate some food into the juicing. Lets just say it was a disaster!!! I dropped my daughter off at work at the Pizza Factory and she had been telling me about the new Raspberry Vinaigrette dressing they have. I asked her if it was oil free and she said it was. So with my small salad gown I piled it with Lettuce, Green Peppers, Mushrooms, Carrots, Tomatoes,  Cucumbers, Beets, and Sunflower Seeds. Now if you read my blog up until now you would know that I have never eaten a salad full of vegetables. Well is was amazing, even with the dressing I was able to taste everything. I was full in no time and felt completely satisfied.........but guess what? It was not oil free dressing! I should have known by the consistency that it was filled with olive oil. Let this be a warning to any one doing an extended juice fast. Avoid all oils and salt when you start eating again. And obviously avoid any fried or greasy food. 

Ok, so that was a lesson learned. The next day I still juiced for breakfast and lunch. For dinner I made black beans and rice along with some juice. I only had a very small portion and was full. I had no problems with this and it was yummy!

The rest of the week was pretty much the same. Juice for breakfast and lunch and something light and vegan for dinner with juice. Solid fruits and veggies, salads, more beans and rice, pasta with marinara sauce. I felt amazing and actually was still losing weight. My weight loss had slowed down some, which was expected. 

Saturday I had something really good and also something really bad! For breakfast I added my green juice to a banana, blueberries, and chia seeds to make a smoothy. It was so amazing that I can even explain it! 2 of my daughters even liked it! Of course I didn't tell them about the green juice, only the banana and blueberries. Now the bad, Saturday night I went out to see my friends band play again. This time I had a couple drinks. Not that is very healthy but I had vodka with cranberry juice (So its still juice right?) but thats not the bad part. After the show about 2:30am a few of us decided to head over to the Pizza Factory and make some food. (My friends Brian and Kim are the owners and their daughter Kailey's band House of Alice is who we went to see) Now I could of had a salad of something healthy but we decided to make a Buffalo Chicken Pizza and a Pastrami Sandwich Pizza! I had no intention of eating any but when they came out of the oven they just smelled so good! I thought maybe I will just try a little of each. Well that turned into 3 slices of pizza! I new I would regret it but I didn't know how much. By the time I got home an hour or so later I was already having severe stomach pain. And without going into detail I spent Sunday and most of Monday running to the bathroom. By Monday night I still didn't feel good at all. I was dehydrated no mater how much water I would drink and felt weak and sick. 

Woke up today (Tuesday) feeling much better. By the afternoon I felt full of energy and back to normal! I will not be doing that again!

Until next time.......

Oh I've had a few people ask me about before and after photos. I haven't taken any after yet but I will try and post some before photos.  Happy Juicing :)

Day 59

Day 59   Saturday November 16, 2013

I will first off apologize for taking so long to update the blog. It has been busy busy busy! Juicing has been going great although I'm looking forward to food! 
This morning I ran a 5k Mud run with my friends Kailey and Nick. We had such an amazing time, except that it was freezing. It never got above 50 deg and we were wet the entire day. I'm cold all the time now anyway. That is the only down side of all the weight loss, I'm always cold. But that's ok, I would rather be healthy and cold. 
Speaking of weight loss, I don't like the weight loss to be the focus but I passed a milestone that I think is worth sharing. I have now lost 52 lbs!!!!!!  I never thought when I started this 2 months ago that I would be 50 lbs lighter.

I want to finish telling you about Healthy Taste of LA. After Miyoko Shinner did her cheese demo Eric Lechasseur and Sanae Suzuki  owners of Seed Kitchen in Venice CA. They did a couple demonstrations as well. One was Miso Soup and I can't remember the norther at the moment. They were so entertaining to watch, I can't wait to try the restaurant. 
Next up was John Pierre a fitness expert and author of The Pillars of Health . John spoke about the importance of of a plant based diet, exercise,  stress reduction and compassion in life. After hearing him speak I want to read his book as well. 
The last speaker was Dr. Neal Barnard founder of PCRM Physicans Committee for Responsible Medicine , author of Power Foods for the Brain and 21 Weight Loss Kickstart. The information he presented was overwhelming. He showed charts and maps of the increasing obesity rates over the years that was nothing short of scary. 

My eyes were already open to getting healthy and changing.  my life, now even more so. And I don't think it's really going to be that difficult. 

I continue to be amazed with the result and reactions I have been getting. This blog now has well over 3000 hits. I've had at least 10 friends or family that have started juicing as a result of my success and the blog. I really enjoy giving others motivation and helping if I could. 

Until next time.....Happy Juicing :)

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Day 49

Day 49      Nov 6th 2013

Well its been a couple days since I posted and lots of stuff going on! I've been getting tons of hits on this blog and lots of kind messages from people who like it. I think there have been something like 800 hits in the last week. Hopefully I have inspires others to get healthy as well!

So on Sunday I went to the event I talked about in my last post Healthy Taste of LA.
It was so amazing I don't even know where to start. Ok well first thing,  as I said before my amazing cousin Amanda invited me to come to the event. I get there and there is a seat reserved for me in the front row. Same row as all the speakers that were there. But then she took me around and introduced me to everyone.

First up was Dr. Alan Goldhamer founder of the TrueNorth Health Center. He is a fasting expert and was very interested in how my fast was going. He gave me a lot of pointers on what to do when I'm done with my fast and transitioning back to food. Check out the website for TrueNorth Health Center they are doing amazing stuff there. They not only help people get healthy while they are at the center but how to continue to live a healthy lifestyle when you leave. With their amazing Chef Ramses Bravo they promote a healthy diet  derived form whole natural foods using no Salt, Oils or Sugar.  (SOS) Chef Bravo was also there and made up some tasty dishes that I unfortunately did not eat. He did a great demonstration on how dressing are made and how you can make them yourself without the oil and salt.

Next up was Miyoko Schinner a gourmet restauranteur and vegan food expert. There was a reason Amanda took me to her. I had expressed my love of cheese as a reason I don't think I could become a vegan. Miyoko quickly told me that's not a valid excuse and she will show me why. Turns out that she has created recipes for making homemade non dairy cheeses that retain all the complexity and sharpeness of their dairy counterparts while incorporating nutritious nuts and plant based milks. Again she was amazing!

I will add more later, time to pick up the kiddos from school and off to girl scouts....

Day 46

 Day 46  Nov 3, 2013

Everything is going good with the fast. I continue to feel great and am very happy with the support I've been getting from everyone. Big thanks to everyone at Reboot with Joe that has read the blog and left comments.

I'm pretty excited, my cousin Amanda called me yesterday and her and her husband Ed are in Los Angeles for a conference called Healthy Taste of LA. "An all-day event featuring food, information and chef demonstrations by the finest medical doctors, vegan chefs and fitness experts". They have invited me to attend the conference with them. So in my next post I will be adding info from the conference. 

I've also been been getting a lot of people referred to this blog by my friend Kim's blogs. Please check out her stuff its pretty great!

My Delicious Vegan Diary 

Celebrate My Whimsy 

Until next time....