Day 2

Yes, day two. No headache, still functioning as the mother of four kids with a husband on the other side of the country. This morning I was hungry, like this morning at 5:15 am. I went back to bed dreaming of all you can eat buffets. I awoke to the realization that juice would be my all you can drink Buffett today :) Down two pounds from yesterday. That did make me smile as my stomach growled. So I washed all my produce, with last nights dancing with the stars episode playing in the back ground (those dancers bodies can be very motivating!). After a pound of kale and a few apples were juiced, I noticed juice was coming out of the bottom of the machine! My precious juice all over the counter and spilling onto the floor! I washed it all out, put it back together, and as I proceeded to plow through the four cucumbers, there was more juice spilling out. So, today I am off to buy a new juicer. Thinking of splurging on a new breville, as recommended by Joe. Will let you know in the morning what I come up with! On a positive note, I slept like a rock last nigh. Best straight 6 hours I remember getting in a very long time. I drank about 120 ounces of water and probably peed 29 times yesterday. I was almost afraid of going on my morning walk today because I didn't know how long I would make it....45 minutes was the answer. It was nice to get outside, but my energy level wasn't super high. Off to volunteer at my kiddos school. Will check in later today.

#joethejuicer day 1

Day one has FINALY come. I was excited for about 5 minutes, then realized all the things I couldn't make for breakfast :) It took about 35 minutes to juice a bag of kale, four granny apples, four cucumbers, two tomatoes, and two zucchini for my first day. One time, all out is my approach. First thing in the morning I am planning on juicing for the whole day and storing it in the fridge in glass jars for later in the day. In the evenings, I think I might juice some apple carrot juice as a sweet treat. My plan is two separate 50 day juice fasts. October first seemed like a great month where I miss nothing except Halloween candy, and let be realistic, I will stash some away for a day about 49 days away. I have 100 pounds away from the dreamy weight of my wedding day. I am not a do or die type girl. Small steps would just be to get back to with a number starting with a one, instead of a two. My dream would be forty pounds in fifty days, but that's dreaming. I will do the best I can. Tomorrow I am going to get a body fat analysis to see how much fat/muscle I lose over the course of the fifty days. I know joe lost 70% fat 30% muscle on his journey. At 14:30, I am hungry. Need to go drink more juice. Really really wanting a jersey Mikey's sub right now. But alas, I will go drink my juice and dream of my pants slipping easily over my inflated tights. How am I kidding? I want to throw off the elastic band that keeps my size 18 skirt up. O, to button up my pants and skirt! Such longings. Getting dressed each day really is no fun. Nothing to wear that looks nice. Keep working and drinking my juice. Ellie