Surprise!

Good evening everyone!

What's up? lol I am just playing you guys! I hope your day is going well. I will try to make a daily update on how my day went or is going.

To be totally honest, last night I felt like I was starving! Yes starving :-( instead of starting the lifestyle change today I began it after the Mother's Day post. Why would I do that?  In keeping honest, every-time I opened the refrigerator I wanted to eat whatever was in sight whether good, bad, or in between smh! When I glanced at the juices I thought oh no, yuck, not you not you yet! No! Then I began to bargain and reached for the cake and that's it! But I stopped myself, so I saw the juice and I said ok since I am starving and stomach is growling like no other, I should give that strange looking juice a try! It was brown instead of green, because of the carrots I added.  I figured since I was starving it wouldn't matter the taste. As any of you know when you are starving you will practically eat anything..

I retrieved a straw and closed my eyes tightly and made the sour face as I drank it-- but surprise! I even enjoyed it unlike the true ingredients used in the mean green. Joe used 1/2 cucumber, 4 or 5 stalks, thumb-sized ginger, 2 green apples, bunch of kale, and 1 lemon. When I made my juice I used 4 green apples instead of 2. I also omitted the kale. So I used a whole cucumber instead.  Be forewarned that, if you used a whole cucumber be ready to go to the rest room often :-).

Great news! Today was easy I only drank 20 oz so far and 2 glasses of water.  As you all know this is not nearly enough fluids or nutrients for the day; however, since I am taking Master courses to be a Nutritionist I decided to modify this diet to make it a lifestyle change. Ask many of you know juicing for life can be done healthy over a lifetime by incorporating other healthy foods. It is important to understand that juicing alone is not sustainable over a lifetime, because you would be putting your health and life in jeopardy. 

My plan:
1. I ride my bike or stationary bike 20 miles 5- 6 days a week for the last couple months. I will continue to do that and it takes 90 minutes.

2. I will juice every night and drink my juices throughout the day if I drink all the juice which I will only be making 36oz a day. I do this to ensure nothing goes to waste and  I will supplement the juice with cooked kale or greens. I prefer that over putting kale in the juicer.

3.  Often times than not I will continue to make smoothies and add flaxseeds to them. I will also eat a fish each night so I can get my 1000 calories per day and ensure I have a source of omega in my diet. Besides that I can not lie I love baked fish! Anyone with me on this?

4. Modifying is better for me because I want it to be a lifestyle change rather than doing another fade diet. Although I am using juices, cooking veggies, and eating fish at night this is best for me.  I am sure I can yield the same results. Why? Because since last night I lost 3lbs but that is without the fish for dinner. So, yes this modification is working. But its not about losing weight it is about clearing up my severe allergies and when I do the smoothie and juice feast they cleared up dramatically.

Ok I will let you guys go and sorry for being long winded again I will keep you all posted. Please let me know if you are going on this journey with me. Much love and many hugs!

-GP