Yesterdays Dinner Recipes

So yesterday insterad of juicing by myself I decided to juice with my sister so we could prepare several different combinations of juice and find some recipes that we enjoyed. We actually came up with three delishious blends.

Strawberry Apple-ade
- 2 med. Granny Smith apples
- 1 small Fuji apple
- 5 med. strawberries
-1/2 in. of ginger
- 1/4 lemon
- a handful of leafy greens (ie. broccoli, kale)
- 1 carrot

This by far has been the most delishious and was the favorite between the two of us as far as sweet goes.

Green Machine
- one med. leaf of red chard
- one large leaf of swiss chard
- one stalk of celery
- one small head of broccoli
- one clove of garlic, extra small
- one small fuji apple
- a handful of other leafy greens (ie. spinach, kale)
- 3/4 lemon

This juice sounds horrific, but with the apple and lemon all of the greenery is really toned down.

Hot Pink Romance
- one whole small beet
- two small fuji apples
- one small blood orange
- 2 in. peice of ginger
- 1/2 lemon
- one stalk of celery
- one handful of kale
- one small head of broccoli

This juice was extra suprisingly good, I'm not the biggest fan of beets. So I was pleasantly suprised.

Day Two of Sixty - First Weigh In!

I am completely amazed! I cannot believe that I have already lost SEVEN POUNDS!!! I actually stepped of the scale and re-weighed myself. I thought I had seen the number wrong or something...

After my first weigh-in I am super motivated to get through a day of work at the restaraunt with out failing!  I'm super stoked!!!

BREAKFAST
- four medium strawberries
- 1/8 pineapple peeled
- one medium navel orange
- one handful of spinach
- 1/2 in. nub of ginger
- Three medium carrots

Breakfast was super pineapple-ish! It really masked all of the flavors of the spinach and carrots so that my first juice of the day was enjoyable. A side note about ginger: I absolutely love using ginger in my juices because it adds and extra zesty oomph to your juice if you use just an inch by inch piece. I usually add about a 1/2 to 1 1/2 inch piece deppending on my mood, but ginger actually has some wonderful health benefits. It helps with any sort of stomach issue, but it has also been said to reduce anxiety! Not to mention it is just plain scrumptious.

Well, until lunch then my friends.

Here Is To Making A Comitment And Keeping It!

Today was day one of a sixty day juice fast for me.

A little history; I have juiced in the past. I've done every diet: Weight Watchers, Dukan, Atkins. I was even raw foods-vegan for awhile. My weight has always greatly fluctuated ever since I can remember, usually more on the unhealthy side. So, I decided to do a juice fast; 60 days.

A few months ago, My Uncle had me watch this film 'Fat, Sick, And Nearly Dead.' It struck a chord and here I am a few months later. Considering that my New Years Resolution to be healthy was a flop (again), I decided that I was in dire need of a major change. So, I am committing my self here for the world (or the few of the friends and family I send this link to) to see that I am going to make a change for the better, for ME!

As for the juicing, today I had three. One for each meal. Fortunately, I was not working today so I did not have any distractions food wise. My juices were as follows:

BREAKFAST
- two whole medium carrots
- one medium pink grapefruit peeled
- one Granny Smith apple

LUNCH
- 1/2 cucumber
- four large handfuls of spinach
- one whole med. Granny Smith apple
- 1/8 of a pineapple peeled

Both juices were delish and I had a normal amount of energy all day. I actually had several different juice blends for dinner because I juiced with my little sister so we played around with the combinations of fruits and veggies a bit and had smaller portions of each.

I have to say I was feeling wonderful until a short time ago when I developed a headache which is a withdrawal from who knows what I'm sure. So, for now I'm signing out. I'll be sure to post pictures and the recipes from tonight's 'dinner' tomorrow.