Day 4-Plant Based

Today was another good day, I think that I am noticing that when you eat clean there is a sense of calmness in your life. Does that make sense, I mean that I don't feel myself always thinking about food and wondering where and when I am going to get my next meal.

Today, I started off with two very small plums...oh wee they were yum and yum. I am not sure what's going on with me, but I am enjoying the mono meals. I am thinking blueberries for tomorrow. Then, I had an awesome salad that included celery, red bell peppers, spinach, tomatoes and avocados. It was yum and yum..I had vinegar and olive oil on it for dressing and that was great as well. I cannot believe that I have gone twelve days without eating any type of bad sugars. One thing I don't want is diabetes and I know the way to refrain from that is to STAY AWAY FROM BAD SUGARS.


After lunch, I had the best mango ever..The only accident I made was eating a great mango at my professional job. That led me to closing my office door and having my way with the mango all of the way down to the seed. Um Um good... It was Yummy! For dinner I had purple cabbage, black beans, tomato, celery & bell peppers. Delicious!! As for dessert I am thinking about going with strawberries, I will have more smoothies when I invest in a  Nurtibullet or a Vitamex which I want very badly.
Right now I am eating and trying to try out various veggies that I actually enjoy or like. I will probably graduate as I enter into July. For now, I am going to just stay safe until after my twenty one days that which I hear makes anything a habit. One day at a time has been a great focus for me. I am thankful for my journey so far.
As mentioned, healthy eating helps to prevent disease: http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/eating-healthy-important-7166.html  Good Stuff!!




PJ

Day 3-Plant Based

Today was a good day, I started with a mono breakfast and a nice salad with black beans on it. For the first time I had kale and boy was it thick. Wow...I never chewed so much in my life. I think that I need to cut it up in smaller pieces. So, it took me a long time to get it down but it worked out. However, I had strawberries after it and that turned out to be a great meal. For dinner I had spinach with broccoli, beans and cucumbers. Yum Yum

So far things have been going very well but I have definitely been thinking about things before making food choices. The only thing that I have had so far that is not plant-based was about (8) pretzels. Ugh... I guess my cheating looks different these days.

I definitely don't feel as heavy and as exhausted as I was feeling a few weeks ago. One day at a time and today was a good day. I went to the Farmer's market this evening and picked up some fruit and I am looking forward to eating them three times a day along with my veggies and a few nuts. It's Father's day weekend and at least I get to eat with the family as oppose to drinking juice while they are eating.

Wishing all a super evening,

PJ

Day 2-Plant Based

Hello All:

Today was a good day on the plant based diet, can I share some true feelings? Wow, it seems a little harder than juicing because you are eating and needing to be in complete control of what you are eating. For  instance, it is important to ensure that you are eating clean on each meal and that the item is plant-based and natural. As well as fruit, it is important not to eat too much fruit as they can increase the daily calories as well. Then, finally the nuts are good to have small portions but not to eat hand fulls all throughout the day. I purposefully left the nuts home today so that I can just concentrate on the beans, mono meals(fruit), salad and drinking lots of water. Today felt very successful to me! My belly feels light and not all tight and achy.

Mono Meal-Breakfast

Lunch, I ate it before taking pics. It was an awesome salad

My dessert after lunch was very yummy.

PJ

Day1-Plant Based

Hello

I think that today went well, I started he day with a mono meal of watermelon. Then, I had a salad with broccoli for lunch and had fruit for dessert.
I had a few nuts throughout the day and my belly has been feeling pretty good. It feels like it is shrinking for sure. I did not workout this morning do to the rain, so I am looking forward to it in the morning. I did not eat any beans and I feel like that is why I am lacking some energy. I have not felt very exhausted in a while, tonight I am very exhausted.

I will continue on tomorrow, zzzzzzzzz

Day 8

Hello All:

Today was a pretty good day, first let me share about this episode that I had last night. During the middle of the night I became over heated and my belly was absolutely killing me. I decided to go to the restroom and I felt like I was about to pass out. It was the worst feeling ever and it would not pass until I put my body on the floor for a little rest. After this horrible time passed, I went back to bed and when I woke up this morning I still felt horrible.

So, I had more green juice and water then I had some green tea. Well, I have been researching all day to make an executive decision about whether to continue the juice fast or to transition into a plan based diet. As of now, I have decided to transition into a plant based diet.

My dinner consisted of:
Broccoli
Black eye Peas
Salad w/ tomatoes, cucumbers, romaine and iceberg

I was expecting to become very ill, because my belly has been unsettled all day. As of now, I am feeling okay, my belly is still uneasy.

So, today was my weigh in, so let me share you some exciting information.

Isn't this great, my weight loss and healthy lifestyle pursuit consist of loosing 12 pounds. I have been drinking my juice and running/walking 2-3 miles per day since Thursday.

Tomorrow, I plan to start the Dr. Fuhrman plant based diet. I am very excited and I see that taking things one day at a time is definitely something that works in my favor. So, I will see you tomorrow with an update on my eating for the next week. 

PJ 

Day 7

Hello All:

Today is a beautiful day outside, so far I went out to the track ran/walked two miles. I am leaving in a few for beach party out of town with the Girl Scouts. So, I am about to go into the kitchen and make me 64 ounces for the day so that I am feeling well while away. We will return in the morning, so I decided I needed to make something to last me for the day and in the morning I will have green tea before arriving at home.
Yesterday, my mind started playing tricks on me. For instance, I was thinking that I needed to break the fast because I would not be able to maintain it while going to a beach party, pizza party and pool party. But, since I have gone down this road before I should be able to provide positive self-talk to get me through.

It is my plan to also go out and run/walk a few laps early in the morning before the girls wake. It is so important for me to get my body moving. One exciting thing about tomorrow, it is weigh-in day. I am looking forward to it, because this will be the deciding factor on whether I needed to alter my juices. For instance, perhaps I may need all green juice, rather than incorporating the orange juice during the week.

Did I mention that last night I was on skates and getting a full workout. I am hoping that completing the fast with exercising will start the healing process to the years of bad eating.

I will speak to you all tomorrow, wishing you a super weekend!

PJ

Day 6

Today marks day #6, I for sure woke up at 5a and felt pretty well. So, I decided to head out to the track and run/walk three miles. Now I can feel some exhaustion and my feet are really bothering me. So, I am going to rest my body as I know that I will feel better afterwards.

Quite sure that my body is in shock, not only have I stopped filling it with bad foods, but I have started implementing running inside of my routine. WOW

So far I have had an orange juice for breakfast and will probably have some cabbage for lunch, then greens for the rest of the day. As far as day 6, I plan to pump water into my body, my bowels have not been too regular so I plan to some hot water with lemon in it. Hopefully that can move a few things around in my belly.

After a nice warm bath, I will rest this body so that I can  allow my body to continue to adjust to all of the changes that are being made right now.

Wishing everyone a super day.

PJ