I guess you could say it all started when we wrote our 2014 New Year's Resolutions and Goals. I knew it was time to make a change in my life when I got back another blood work report from my doctor saying my Triglycerides were twice the normal amount. So after thinking about it, I thought what better way to kick off the new year than a Juice cleanse. My wife had done one before our wedding. It didn't look too bad and I figured all would be ok. I mean it was only 5 days without eating.
Day 1: I was crying for food! Not near as easy as I thought. It wasn't 2 PM before I was pouring through the documentation trying to find my way into some food. Luckily the program I was doing allowed you to eat food, so long as it was natural and raw. I was in my car on the way to the grocery store to get vegetable broth and almonds.
Day 1: I was crying for food! Not near as easy as I thought. It wasn't 2 PM before I was pouring through the documentation trying to find my way into some food. Luckily the program I was doing allowed you to eat food, so long as it was natural and raw. I was in my car on the way to the grocery store to get vegetable broth and almonds.
But lets take a quick second to go back before I started the juice cleanse. Not only do I have the goal to lose 40 pounds this year, but I also want to support more small and local business. I was in luck too, because there is this wonderful juice store called Juice Junkies 5 minutes from our apartment. This is my shout out to them because they changed the way I am eating and living my life by allowing me to know that I can eat healthy and remain full. The staff was helpful and friendly. They were very keen on allowing me to chose how many days, how many juices, and which cleanse I should do. They wanted me to chose my journey, which I will be forever grateful for.
Day 2: This is the day where the juices tasted the best. I got the first day under my belt and I knew what I was in store for. I got through this day the easiest.
Day 3-4: These were my blah days. I was on my journey and kept to myself. I woke up, went to work. went to bed. All the while, I was still on my journey. I can't really explain it other than I was doing something I never thought I could. I was in my own "hunger" games.
Day 5: I could look at this day two different ways. I was finally going to do something active: golf, drink beer, bowl, and drink beer. Now in my mind I convinced myself that I had to have food on my stomach if I was going to be active and drink. So I ate a veggie sandwich from Jimmy Johns. Not exactly on my point with my small business plan, but I was hungry. So here is the first way to look at this: I cheated and ended my journey too soon. Number 2: It was smart to eat since you were going to be active and drink. I will let you decide, but I know I completed my journey and have never been eating so healthy in my life.
I also have some pretty bad psoriasis. You will notice that many of these juices have lemon in them. A lot of people have advised me that lemon can help clear up a lot of different types of illnesses. I have to say, I am now a believer. My skin is looking better than ever.
I have already lost 10 pounds and have 11 months to lose 30 more. I am trying to complete my 40 pound weight loss by August.
Day 3-4: These were my blah days. I was on my journey and kept to myself. I woke up, went to work. went to bed. All the while, I was still on my journey. I can't really explain it other than I was doing something I never thought I could. I was in my own "hunger" games.
Day 5: I could look at this day two different ways. I was finally going to do something active: golf, drink beer, bowl, and drink beer. Now in my mind I convinced myself that I had to have food on my stomach if I was going to be active and drink. So I ate a veggie sandwich from Jimmy Johns. Not exactly on my point with my small business plan, but I was hungry. So here is the first way to look at this: I cheated and ended my journey too soon. Number 2: It was smart to eat since you were going to be active and drink. I will let you decide, but I know I completed my journey and have never been eating so healthy in my life.
I also have some pretty bad psoriasis. You will notice that many of these juices have lemon in them. A lot of people have advised me that lemon can help clear up a lot of different types of illnesses. I have to say, I am now a believer. My skin is looking better than ever.
I have already lost 10 pounds and have 11 months to lose 30 more. I am trying to complete my 40 pound weight loss by August.