Hello All:
Today I have been juicy and feeling good in the process. I started the day with an apple, orange, ginger, pineapple juice. It was pretty good, but I had to drink it quickly because I was entering into a meeting. Although, I had about 15 minutes with it, I enjoyed that short amount of time.
On drink two I had, kale, celery, cucumbers, lemon and a red apple. Some of us consider this drink the "Mean Green" and boy was it mean. It was so healthy, I could taste all of the nutrients going down into my belly. I was thinking to myself, I wonder if my body is wondering what am I doing up here. Because one day I had some salty chips and a lot of water, then the next day I shut it down..
I started feeling like like I couldn't take it anymore, it is time to get myself on the right path. There is no way to do it but to do it and to do it one day at a time. I wanted to get to the track and do a few laps, but it is over 90 degrees today and I am thinking that I want my body to adjust to the juice fast before going out there in the heat.
Today is a good day so far, I won't be going into the office so that I can relax and allow my body to make the initial changes that it needs to in order to adjust. I am hoping that everyone is having a super day.
PJ
Monday, June 2, 2014
Morning Friends
So, for some odd reason I am already achy. My back, neck and shoulders and totally achy, it's hard for me to believe that my detox has started so soon. If so, that is pretty cool that my body is already on it's way to healing less than 24 hours of having my first glass of juice.
During the times that I juice, I like to watch movies and YouTube clippings on juicing. Today I am watching Super Juice Me!. Although I have not completed the entire movie I am feeling very motivated about the information being shared in this movie. I do think that Dr.'s treat symptoms and not necessarily the cause. As I have mentioned in a previous post, it is time to try and heal my body naturally as oppose to taking hypertension medicines, GERD medicines and more.
If I can heal my body, it is my goal to assist others with healing their body as much. I don't believe there is a need for weight loss surgery. I think that people can heal their bodies with support, juice and a mind that is wanting to change their eating and drinking habits.
I am a believer of juicing for 28-30 days and I do feel that it can heel anyone's body that is currently struggling. I can attest to feeling so big that your always sick. I am taking this journey to live a long life for and with my kids, also to learn what is necessary for others that are struggling with maintaining their weigh.
PJ
During the times that I juice, I like to watch movies and YouTube clippings on juicing. Today I am watching Super Juice Me!. Although I have not completed the entire movie I am feeling very motivated about the information being shared in this movie. I do think that Dr.'s treat symptoms and not necessarily the cause. As I have mentioned in a previous post, it is time to try and heal my body naturally as oppose to taking hypertension medicines, GERD medicines and more.
If I can heal my body, it is my goal to assist others with healing their body as much. I don't believe there is a need for weight loss surgery. I think that people can heal their bodies with support, juice and a mind that is wanting to change their eating and drinking habits.
I am a believer of juicing for 28-30 days and I do feel that it can heel anyone's body that is currently struggling. I can attest to feeling so big that your always sick. I am taking this journey to live a long life for and with my kids, also to learn what is necessary for others that are struggling with maintaining their weigh.
PJ
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Juice #1
Today, I started my juice feast with:
Kale
Carrots
Romaine
Spinach
Celery
Apples
Blueberries
Strawberries
Please be clear, it is not my plan to have fruits during this fast. Well, I will have apples with my green juice, but nothing else. However, it was my plan to juice all of the fruit and veggies that were in my refrigerator. I was a little nervous and afraid of the smell that I get about day 21 that makes me want to walk away from the journey. I did not do any major straining, so I was afraid to have the large pieces that would turn me off while drink. To my surprise, my first green juice was good!! Yes, there were a few chunks inside, but I had not had any food all day and my mind was starting to play tricks on me. So, it was my goal to get some juice in my system to let me body know that I had not abandoned it.:)
Green Juice, um um good...
Kale
Carrots
Romaine
Spinach
Celery
Apples
Blueberries
Strawberries
Please be clear, it is not my plan to have fruits during this fast. Well, I will have apples with my green juice, but nothing else. However, it was my plan to juice all of the fruit and veggies that were in my refrigerator. I was a little nervous and afraid of the smell that I get about day 21 that makes me want to walk away from the journey. I did not do any major straining, so I was afraid to have the large pieces that would turn me off while drink. To my surprise, my first green juice was good!! Yes, there were a few chunks inside, but I had not had any food all day and my mind was starting to play tricks on me. So, it was my goal to get some juice in my system to let me body know that I had not abandoned it.:)
Green Juice, um um good...
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| Ingredients for the green juice. |
Start Weight
On this day, I have stood on the scale so that I can see where I am today. I am hoping that the pictures and the measurements assist me with going forward on this journey. I know at this point I have been drowning and somewhat self sabotaging, so today is the day that I make a conscious effort.
I remember when I started this journey two years ago, I was 220 pounds and I managed to get down to 190 and maintain it for quite sometime. Now that I have completed school and taken on additional task, I have not been focusing on my health as much as I once did.
Therefore, I have taken this pic in efforts to have accountability from you and many others that are viewing this page. It is my goal to keep you posted on my good, bad and ugly times during this journey.
I remember when I started this journey two years ago, I was 220 pounds and I managed to get down to 190 and maintain it for quite sometime. Now that I have completed school and taken on additional task, I have not been focusing on my health as much as I once did.
Therefore, I have taken this pic in efforts to have accountability from you and many others that are viewing this page. It is my goal to keep you posted on my good, bad and ugly times during this journey.
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| Start weight, 218 |
Day 1
Fruits & Veggies:During my weeks of on again, off again strides to become more healthy these are some of the foods that we had in our refrigerator. So, today my plan was to pull all of the fruits and veggies out of the fridge and make myself 64 ounces of juices to enjoy for the day. Needless to say, I was very successful and made 66 ounces of juice. As my three year old was helping me, he continued to say this is only for mommy right.. That is cute, huh? Do you think that he was ensuring that he was not going to need to drink this green stuff?
I am thankful to have the opportunity to start over again. My struggle with eating helps me to understand the struggles that sex, drug, alcohol and shopping addicts suffer. For instance, I understand the self talking, the cravings, the minimizing that is done to okay the negative behaviors. I truly have a struggle with conquering the beast of negative eating. I am so thankful that I continue to dust myself off and try it all over again. Today marks day 1, on this day I am juicy and so far I have had 22 ounces. It is my goal to drink another 22 in an hour and then I will drink another 22 ounces as my husband and kids eat dinner.
When this day concludes, I hope that I have displayed the strength in denying self for a bigger and better outcome that will ultimately change my life in a healthy manner.
PJ
Summer Juice Fast
Hello Peeps:
Well, I have become so disgusted with my daily, weekly, monthly journey to become more healthy. First, I started a very nice vegetarian eating track. I did very well with that, but then I started to struggle with eating sugar. I was raised on all of the amazing sugar related foods. That looks like:cookies, cake, ice cream, pies and anything else that falls under that category. So, although I was no longer eating meat and enjoying the taste of veggies. My sugar intake was extremely high!
So, I decided to try a vegan method of eating so that I could scale down on the sugars, flour, bread and more. Unfortunately, that did not last! Oh how sad I was...that made me extremely sad that I could not conquer the beast of eating sugar. I remember walking through target looking for a book that could really walk me through the process of running away from sugar. When I saw a book, "How I kicked sugar" I thought that was the answer to my problems. But, being the money conscious person that I have become, I did not want to pay the cost for the book that I saw.
During May I started getting my body moving again. I started walked and running with my daughter, husband and the awesome ladies of BGR. Two weeks ago, I told myself that I needed to do a juice fast, but each day I would talk myself out of it based on any events that were taking place within the family. On Saturday morning I started to think about how amazing I felt the first time I completed a juice fast. Then, I started thinking about how uncomfortable I have started to feel in my under garments, my level of energy and all of the aches within my body.
So, starting today I plan to try to work towards healing my body. How do I plan to do this, it's simple by taking things one day at a time. When I think about juicing for thirty days or even juicing for one week, my mind starts playing tricks on me. So, as far as today I will be juicy and make make juices for the day and then tonight, make juices for tomorrow. By using this system, it is my belief that I won't be force to eat. One thing that I am excited about is the fact that Jamba juice is near, therefore I can run there for a carrot juice if I am feeling that I need something immediately.
Friends, as you say your prayers this evening please include me that I can get myself back on track and pursue this healthylife style once and for all. I have a plan for how I'd like to eat when the fast is over and my overall goal is to be a healthy example for my husband and kids.
Signed,
PJ
Well, I have become so disgusted with my daily, weekly, monthly journey to become more healthy. First, I started a very nice vegetarian eating track. I did very well with that, but then I started to struggle with eating sugar. I was raised on all of the amazing sugar related foods. That looks like:cookies, cake, ice cream, pies and anything else that falls under that category. So, although I was no longer eating meat and enjoying the taste of veggies. My sugar intake was extremely high!
So, I decided to try a vegan method of eating so that I could scale down on the sugars, flour, bread and more. Unfortunately, that did not last! Oh how sad I was...that made me extremely sad that I could not conquer the beast of eating sugar. I remember walking through target looking for a book that could really walk me through the process of running away from sugar. When I saw a book, "How I kicked sugar" I thought that was the answer to my problems. But, being the money conscious person that I have become, I did not want to pay the cost for the book that I saw.
During May I started getting my body moving again. I started walked and running with my daughter, husband and the awesome ladies of BGR. Two weeks ago, I told myself that I needed to do a juice fast, but each day I would talk myself out of it based on any events that were taking place within the family. On Saturday morning I started to think about how amazing I felt the first time I completed a juice fast. Then, I started thinking about how uncomfortable I have started to feel in my under garments, my level of energy and all of the aches within my body.
So, starting today I plan to try to work towards healing my body. How do I plan to do this, it's simple by taking things one day at a time. When I think about juicing for thirty days or even juicing for one week, my mind starts playing tricks on me. So, as far as today I will be juicy and make make juices for the day and then tonight, make juices for tomorrow. By using this system, it is my belief that I won't be force to eat. One thing that I am excited about is the fact that Jamba juice is near, therefore I can run there for a carrot juice if I am feeling that I need something immediately.
Friends, as you say your prayers this evening please include me that I can get myself back on track and pursue this healthylife style once and for all. I have a plan for how I'd like to eat when the fast is over and my overall goal is to be a healthy example for my husband and kids.
Signed,
PJ
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Change is coming!
Hey Friends:
So, I see that I have not written on my blog in nearly a year. I last checked in during June of 2013...what in the world is wrong with me.
Well, lately I have been thinking that I have got to get this weight off and to stick to a healthy lifestyle. I started on Thursday of this week. When I say that I started, I mean that I purchased foods that will support my clean eating initiative. Since Thursday, I have been very conscious about the foods that I put in my mouth. Although I have not completely transitioned into a healthy lifestyle I feel my mind changing about the choices that I am making pertaining to food. Since tomorrow is the first day of the week, it is my goal to start off with lemon, water, fresh juice and greens. It is my prayer that I can seek sugars from fruit (natural) as oppose to something that has an enormous amount of calories. As I get back on my journey I am asking that all of my friends out there pray for me. I truly feel that if you seek commitment in one area of your life that you are able to become committed in others.
I am choosing to live as oppose to allow foods to kill me and my families life. Rather than waiting on others to invite me to workout with them, it is my goal to go by myself. I am up for the challenge today, but in a few days I know that I will become discourage and need a supporting word. Since we are not in the same state or country, please send positive energy my way. I am so sure that the universe will allow it to float my way.
You will hear from me very soon!
Passion Jones
So, I see that I have not written on my blog in nearly a year. I last checked in during June of 2013...what in the world is wrong with me.
Well, lately I have been thinking that I have got to get this weight off and to stick to a healthy lifestyle. I started on Thursday of this week. When I say that I started, I mean that I purchased foods that will support my clean eating initiative. Since Thursday, I have been very conscious about the foods that I put in my mouth. Although I have not completely transitioned into a healthy lifestyle I feel my mind changing about the choices that I am making pertaining to food. Since tomorrow is the first day of the week, it is my goal to start off with lemon, water, fresh juice and greens. It is my prayer that I can seek sugars from fruit (natural) as oppose to something that has an enormous amount of calories. As I get back on my journey I am asking that all of my friends out there pray for me. I truly feel that if you seek commitment in one area of your life that you are able to become committed in others.
I am choosing to live as oppose to allow foods to kill me and my families life. Rather than waiting on others to invite me to workout with them, it is my goal to go by myself. I am up for the challenge today, but in a few days I know that I will become discourage and need a supporting word. Since we are not in the same state or country, please send positive energy my way. I am so sure that the universe will allow it to float my way.
You will hear from me very soon!
Passion Jones
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