I had an incredible nights sleep after such a yucky Day 5. I woke up feeling good and started on my blogging first thing because I had to catch up. My nose ran and ran and ran. I could hardly catch it that morning. No sneezing just running.
Wasn't sure if I was going to only drink juice or not today. But I knew I was going to continue to drink juice each day for breakfast through at least lunch each day for a while still. I was planning on listening to what my body is telling me. I drank juice most of the day but I added in a snack of celery sticks & peanut butter. I went out on a limb and had three celery sticks instead of two like yesterday :) I juiced some more and then for supper I ate a small bowl of mixed spring lettuce, a few craisons, few pieces of grilled chicken with a very light drizzle of Fat-Free Raspberry Vinaigrette. Oh, my goodness, heaven in my mouth. The only side effect to this was I couldn't go to sleep that night til 3 in the morning. Loooong night yet I was thankful I was up due to the fact that a young man from a previous children's home was texting me then called. That was a very good surprise and I was so glad I was available to talk to him. I might really pay for it on Day 7 so we will see.
Recap of Day 6: Lost .4 lb again. I had fairly good energy all through the day. Nothing terribly exciting today. I am wanting to start incorporating exercise this next week. I didn't do it this week mainly because I wasn't sure how my body would do with juicing and I didn't need the added stress of throwing that on top of it all. I didn't want to set myself up to fail. Little by little, day by day. Made up my own juices today. Added sweet potato & pineapple. Left me feeling hungry quickly. Probably was due to the pineapple helping aid in digestion and felt hungry quickly. I will be sure to make a more hearty juice that will stick with us longer. That is important.
I won't being making daily blogs because really the "cleansing" part is over. I will, however, continue for at least another week of mainly juicing and eating of mainly fruits and vegetables with a little kick added at times. I want to slowly get my body back into eating more foods that are healthier in choice. I will write an update later in the week I suppose. I would call this cleansing a success. I didn't cheat and I didn't die from it :) My body is feeling SO much better. I want to continue and just add to the great feelings that I am having.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
The Cleanse - Day 5
Day 5 was a bad day for me all together. I didn't sleep well the night before and I woke up just not feeling well. Thank goodness on the evening of the Day 4 I had juiced like a mad woman and made about 3-4 gallons of juice, maybe more. I used a new juice and it made a gallon all by itself. I didn't juice anything today fresh due to my not feeling well. I believe that God was indeed helping me by my doing all that juicing. :)
My daughter has co-op on Wednesday's & my husband usually takes her so this allowed me to not have to get out of bed so early. Thank you, honey! I rested (some included sleep) and drank juice pretty much the entire day. I drank about 12 oz of our homemade Almond milk about lunch time which almost immediately my stomach was churning. I could feel it moving its way all through my intestinal tract even. It finally dawned on me that I hadn't eliminated anything in days. On a personal note, this has always been an issue for me, all of my life. Since working with the naturalpath in San Angelo, we have worked hard to remedy this due to all the toxins staying in your body otherwise. Since moving to Wichita, I have done much better about drinking water regularly and that in itself has helped tremendously. All that being said, here we are juicing to detox/clean out and if I am not eliminating then I am just holding on to the toxic waste which is staying in my system still doing its damage. Today I felt the damage. Drinking the Almond milk did help me some. I never realized until at that point that I should be drinking the milk several times a day. That was the only protein I was getting.
Towards the afternoon I was still feeling so badly that I was beginning to wonder if four days of only juicing was enough for my MS body. I was really trying hard to listen to what my body was saying. I skipped church because of how badly I was feeling and then around 6:30 pm I ended up eating 2 celery sticks and a tablespoon of all natural peanut butter. I felt very full and my mouth enjoyed the treat. By the time my husband made it home from church, I was beginning to get a little energy, a LITTLE. We recapped briefly the events of my day and he headed back out to go to the grocery store to get me something to help with the elimination process, an enema. I was not excited about that but I after my day, I was willing to try anything. I talked to my dad earlier that day about what was going on and he suggested doing an enema,my dad is a pharmacist by the way, but I laughed it off and said that I don't want to ever have to do that again. By the evening time, and my husband and I had the same conversation, I decided that maybe they were on to something. & I was just being stubborn. Shock, not me! I do realize how blessed I am to have family who listen and give advice, even if I don't want to listen to their advice :) Needless to say, I did the dreaded enema and it was successful :) Yea, me, then I went back to bed for the night.
Recap of Day 5: Lost .4 lbs & didn't feel good all day. The new juice that was added, Grapefruit, was by far the nastiest juice yet and I have to say that we won't be making that particular recipe again. In order for us to even get it down, we had to mix it half and half with the Pear Juice. The fact that it made so much juice was great, but why did it have to taste so bad? Way too bitter. We love grapefruit, it was just the combination in the juice, I suppose. I had issues with not eliminating in days so I finally hit the wall. Understandable. Praying that all my efforts at the end of the day pay off and tomorrow I will feel much better. Some of my not so obvious blessing for the day, my daughter had co-op so I was able to rest, didn't need to teach. My dad and husband suggesting an enema. Ugh!
Grapefruit Juice:
1 lime
1/2 cucumber
4 stalks of celery
head of Kale
1 green apple
1 grapefruit
(I just realized that I put in a whole cucumber per recipe I made. My cucumbers were huge too. That makes sense why it made SO much. But I can't imagine how much more bitter it would have tasted if I hadn't.)
My daughter has co-op on Wednesday's & my husband usually takes her so this allowed me to not have to get out of bed so early. Thank you, honey! I rested (some included sleep) and drank juice pretty much the entire day. I drank about 12 oz of our homemade Almond milk about lunch time which almost immediately my stomach was churning. I could feel it moving its way all through my intestinal tract even. It finally dawned on me that I hadn't eliminated anything in days. On a personal note, this has always been an issue for me, all of my life. Since working with the naturalpath in San Angelo, we have worked hard to remedy this due to all the toxins staying in your body otherwise. Since moving to Wichita, I have done much better about drinking water regularly and that in itself has helped tremendously. All that being said, here we are juicing to detox/clean out and if I am not eliminating then I am just holding on to the toxic waste which is staying in my system still doing its damage. Today I felt the damage. Drinking the Almond milk did help me some. I never realized until at that point that I should be drinking the milk several times a day. That was the only protein I was getting.
Towards the afternoon I was still feeling so badly that I was beginning to wonder if four days of only juicing was enough for my MS body. I was really trying hard to listen to what my body was saying. I skipped church because of how badly I was feeling and then around 6:30 pm I ended up eating 2 celery sticks and a tablespoon of all natural peanut butter. I felt very full and my mouth enjoyed the treat. By the time my husband made it home from church, I was beginning to get a little energy, a LITTLE. We recapped briefly the events of my day and he headed back out to go to the grocery store to get me something to help with the elimination process, an enema. I was not excited about that but I after my day, I was willing to try anything. I talked to my dad earlier that day about what was going on and he suggested doing an enema,my dad is a pharmacist by the way, but I laughed it off and said that I don't want to ever have to do that again. By the evening time, and my husband and I had the same conversation, I decided that maybe they were on to something. & I was just being stubborn. Shock, not me! I do realize how blessed I am to have family who listen and give advice, even if I don't want to listen to their advice :) Needless to say, I did the dreaded enema and it was successful :) Yea, me, then I went back to bed for the night.
Recap of Day 5: Lost .4 lbs & didn't feel good all day. The new juice that was added, Grapefruit, was by far the nastiest juice yet and I have to say that we won't be making that particular recipe again. In order for us to even get it down, we had to mix it half and half with the Pear Juice. The fact that it made so much juice was great, but why did it have to taste so bad? Way too bitter. We love grapefruit, it was just the combination in the juice, I suppose. I had issues with not eliminating in days so I finally hit the wall. Understandable. Praying that all my efforts at the end of the day pay off and tomorrow I will feel much better. Some of my not so obvious blessing for the day, my daughter had co-op so I was able to rest, didn't need to teach. My dad and husband suggesting an enema. Ugh!
Grapefruit Juice:
1 lime
1/2 cucumber
4 stalks of celery
head of Kale
1 green apple
1 grapefruit
(I just realized that I put in a whole cucumber per recipe I made. My cucumbers were huge too. That makes sense why it made SO much. But I can't imagine how much more bitter it would have tasted if I hadn't.)
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
The Cleanse - Day 4
As I mentioned in my previous post, I woke up on Day 4 with an Advil PM hangover - BUT there were no traces of pain left in my legs. I was so grateful. Cory and I were just guessing that it must be the toxins building up in certain areas that I usually have difficulty with. While working with a natural pathic doctor when we once lived in San Angelo, TX. He put folks on cleansing diets that cleaned their blood & used CatsClaw and they experienced this quite often as they were detoxing. Not fun, but sadly it is something that I have to experience as part of the cleansing.
Had many errands to run today and so by my juicing so much last night enabled me to stay on the cleansing diet and manage to get everything done. I didn't; however, take extra juice to my daughter's out of town game like I thought that I would. My day just got away from me but I did manage to bring some for both my husband and I to drink on the way to her game which helped tie ME over til we got home 3 almost 4 hours later, Cory not so much :)
When I got home I drank another glass of juice and darted off to get a few items that we had run out of. Who in their right mind would spend $18 on pears? On this day, that would be me! Why did we start this juicing when fruits are out of season and so expensive? Oh, well, it is our favorite juice and it is so much better than going and buying fast food. I seriously believe and feel that way. I am actually looking forward to drinking the juice and the feelings I get from it. I not only feel full but I feel very energetic. And to boot, at night time I feel tired and ready for bed, instead of tired but my mind and body are racing and I end up not being able to go to sleep for hours.
I have to say that I ONLY SNEEZED TWICE, MAYBE THRICE :) TODAY!!! I was so excited. Was it because of the cleansing? I would like to think so. We will see how another day goes. Yes, that means that I will venture on to yet another day of full juicing and no actual eating of food.
I didn't add any new juices on Day 4. I just alternated the same kind that I have from Day 1 - 3. Cory and I did make up a big batch of Almond milk and I must say that we make a pretty good team. We are figuring out better means of straining it and that helped so much. The first time we made it, we joked that the little chunks were good because it was like eating food almost. Well, that got not so good quickly. Yuck!
Day 4 Recap - Lost 1 lb.(I always weigh myself in the mornings around 9 each morning) I had a very busy and active day and still managed to get my juicing in and had a lot of energy. Allergies were almost non-existing - Yea!!! Still anxious to keep on going with the juicing cleanse.
Had many errands to run today and so by my juicing so much last night enabled me to stay on the cleansing diet and manage to get everything done. I didn't; however, take extra juice to my daughter's out of town game like I thought that I would. My day just got away from me but I did manage to bring some for both my husband and I to drink on the way to her game which helped tie ME over til we got home 3 almost 4 hours later, Cory not so much :)
When I got home I drank another glass of juice and darted off to get a few items that we had run out of. Who in their right mind would spend $18 on pears? On this day, that would be me! Why did we start this juicing when fruits are out of season and so expensive? Oh, well, it is our favorite juice and it is so much better than going and buying fast food. I seriously believe and feel that way. I am actually looking forward to drinking the juice and the feelings I get from it. I not only feel full but I feel very energetic. And to boot, at night time I feel tired and ready for bed, instead of tired but my mind and body are racing and I end up not being able to go to sleep for hours.
I have to say that I ONLY SNEEZED TWICE, MAYBE THRICE :) TODAY!!! I was so excited. Was it because of the cleansing? I would like to think so. We will see how another day goes. Yes, that means that I will venture on to yet another day of full juicing and no actual eating of food.
I didn't add any new juices on Day 4. I just alternated the same kind that I have from Day 1 - 3. Cory and I did make up a big batch of Almond milk and I must say that we make a pretty good team. We are figuring out better means of straining it and that helped so much. The first time we made it, we joked that the little chunks were good because it was like eating food almost. Well, that got not so good quickly. Yuck!
Day 4 Recap - Lost 1 lb.(I always weigh myself in the mornings around 9 each morning) I had a very busy and active day and still managed to get my juicing in and had a lot of energy. Allergies were almost non-existing - Yea!!! Still anxious to keep on going with the juicing cleanse.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
The Cleanse - Day 3
Woke up refreshed & ready for the day. Cory had to go to work and I had to plan for another grocery run. I needed to take Cory some juice to keep up at the office so he could drink on it through the day. Between homeschooling our daughter & all the planning & actual juicing, my day was pretty consumed.
My allergies were still going full throttle throughout my morning and afternoon.. Still praying for relief. I did have one kind of strange spell while helping my daughter with literature. I felt dizzy after reading a few paragraphs. Maybe that is just the idea of doing literature that made me dizzy :) It hit me so hard that I had to lay down for a short time. My daughter too back over the reading while I rested. It eventually did go away,
I just really mixed up the kinds of juices that we had already been making because I wanted to be sure to use the ingredients that we had already purchased. In my opinion, this was the best day of juicing because I really like the variety. Note to self!
Drank another juice before going to my daughters basketball game later that day. Brought water to drink on during the game which was a good choice. We didn't stay for the other games b/c we were not wanting to reach the hungry stage, well, Cory was already there :), and needed to go home and juice before we were tempted by the "junk" they were selling. Trying to make it seem less appealing by calling it "junk" : ) Kind of works.
About 8:30 pm, we got settled in and began to watch a movie together as a family and I began to just feel yucky. I was unsure as to what I was feeling and opted to skip out and go ahead and lay in bed. About 9 pm the front part of both of my thighs began to really ache and soon went down past my knees. It was pretty painful that I went ahead and took an Advil PM. I don't really remember too much because it knocked me plum out. I slept well but woke up with an Advil PM hangover the next morning - but you will have to read the next post to see if I was still hurting the next day :)
Recap of Day 3:
Lost 1.2 lbs. after two days of juicing.. Any weight is good with me right now. Doing it for cleansing purposes more than weight loss at this time. Don't get me wrong, I want to lose weight and I want to lose a lot, but I also want to keep it off so I am TRYING to be smart about it. Still felt mostly energetic throughout the day. I did think about actually eating food but I am wanting better health more at this point. Yea, me! I have surprised myself that I have been so strong. My husband doing it with me has helped me more than he probably realizes. Although I am still feeling pretty good with myself. Very thankful that it hasn't been unbearable. I had in the back of my mind that I wanted to at least juice, only juice, for 3 days and then maybe incorporate a salad or other fruits and vegetables. but I am thinking that I can do it for another day at least. Lexa has an out of town basketball game on Day 4 so not sure what we will be able to do. I am thinking that I will juice several different juices and put them in a cooler and just take it with us. Yea, that is the plan I will go with.
My allergies were still going full throttle throughout my morning and afternoon.. Still praying for relief. I did have one kind of strange spell while helping my daughter with literature. I felt dizzy after reading a few paragraphs. Maybe that is just the idea of doing literature that made me dizzy :) It hit me so hard that I had to lay down for a short time. My daughter too back over the reading while I rested. It eventually did go away,
I just really mixed up the kinds of juices that we had already been making because I wanted to be sure to use the ingredients that we had already purchased. In my opinion, this was the best day of juicing because I really like the variety. Note to self!
Drank another juice before going to my daughters basketball game later that day. Brought water to drink on during the game which was a good choice. We didn't stay for the other games b/c we were not wanting to reach the hungry stage, well, Cory was already there :), and needed to go home and juice before we were tempted by the "junk" they were selling. Trying to make it seem less appealing by calling it "junk" : ) Kind of works.
About 8:30 pm, we got settled in and began to watch a movie together as a family and I began to just feel yucky. I was unsure as to what I was feeling and opted to skip out and go ahead and lay in bed. About 9 pm the front part of both of my thighs began to really ache and soon went down past my knees. It was pretty painful that I went ahead and took an Advil PM. I don't really remember too much because it knocked me plum out. I slept well but woke up with an Advil PM hangover the next morning - but you will have to read the next post to see if I was still hurting the next day :)
Recap of Day 3:
Lost 1.2 lbs. after two days of juicing.. Any weight is good with me right now. Doing it for cleansing purposes more than weight loss at this time. Don't get me wrong, I want to lose weight and I want to lose a lot, but I also want to keep it off so I am TRYING to be smart about it. Still felt mostly energetic throughout the day. I did think about actually eating food but I am wanting better health more at this point. Yea, me! I have surprised myself that I have been so strong. My husband doing it with me has helped me more than he probably realizes. Although I am still feeling pretty good with myself. Very thankful that it hasn't been unbearable. I had in the back of my mind that I wanted to at least juice, only juice, for 3 days and then maybe incorporate a salad or other fruits and vegetables. but I am thinking that I can do it for another day at least. Lexa has an out of town basketball game on Day 4 so not sure what we will be able to do. I am thinking that I will juice several different juices and put them in a cooler and just take it with us. Yea, that is the plan I will go with.
Monday, January 23, 2012
The Cleanse - Day 2
I woke up well rested. Fortunately, I juiced a little extra the night before in order to have some ready for us as soon as we woke up. It tastes better freshly juiced but the ease was worth it to me. The entire process of juicing is very time consuming and I thoroughly clean my machine each and every time I use it. I can already tell you that I will be making extra juice every time due to the time it takes. This will be worth it to me so I won't get burned out.
I have to admit that my stomach was talking some during church. I was looking forward to going home for my next "meal". I only juiced two times during the day and made the extra each time as I mentioned. I didn't make any almond milk on Day 2 because I didn't have any more Vanilla Bean. I bought some from the health store the first time and I spent way too much money, in my opinion, on only two beans. I will do more searching for somewhere else who sells vanilla beans. I drank a little in the morning from the previous day but didn't have enough for any more. It sure helps fill you up so I will definitely be making more.
My allergies went crazy all throughout the day & even night, NOT FUN. Way more than normal. I am guessing the reason is because I am detoxing and my body doesn't know what is going on so it is lashing out. Praying it gets better and quickly. I felt pretty decent, other than the allergies, in the morning and part of the afternoon. But due to my allergies, I began to get headache. I thought about taking an Advil but decided to try to live through it. Bad choice. I was beginning to get a migraine. By the time I got back from the grocery store I was about to throw up due to the pain & I didn't want to do that. So I buckled and took an Advil and laid down for about an hour. Very thankful that when I got up, I felt decent. It took the edge off of the headache & that made it manageable, so I went and juiced for the second time - a new and tasty juice. Helped fill the sweet tooth that my husband and I both had.
About 9 pm my stomach was doing a little rumbling. I drank my detox tea and and it managed to tie me over and I went to bed a little early. Didn't go to sleep right away, but I wasn't really hungry. Sure I thought about food but my mind is in the right place to deal with it. I didn't have to go to the restroom as often as I did yesterday but still went a lot. During the night I only woke up once to go.
To recap, I felt ok most of the day, other than the headache which did eventually go away. I haven't been grouchy either and this really surprises me & what a nice surprise. I just knew that was going to be a struggle. Oh, I failed to mention that I weighed myself the morning of Day 1 and did so again the morning of Day 2, to find out I lost 3.2 lbs. Wow, that was not expected, but I was very thankful. I am hoping that tomorrow my allergies will tone down - a lot too!. We shall see.
Day 2's added Recipes:
Pear Juice
sm pc ginger
c basil
4 c spinich
1 orange
2 pears
I have to admit that my stomach was talking some during church. I was looking forward to going home for my next "meal". I only juiced two times during the day and made the extra each time as I mentioned. I didn't make any almond milk on Day 2 because I didn't have any more Vanilla Bean. I bought some from the health store the first time and I spent way too much money, in my opinion, on only two beans. I will do more searching for somewhere else who sells vanilla beans. I drank a little in the morning from the previous day but didn't have enough for any more. It sure helps fill you up so I will definitely be making more.
My allergies went crazy all throughout the day & even night, NOT FUN. Way more than normal. I am guessing the reason is because I am detoxing and my body doesn't know what is going on so it is lashing out. Praying it gets better and quickly. I felt pretty decent, other than the allergies, in the morning and part of the afternoon. But due to my allergies, I began to get headache. I thought about taking an Advil but decided to try to live through it. Bad choice. I was beginning to get a migraine. By the time I got back from the grocery store I was about to throw up due to the pain & I didn't want to do that. So I buckled and took an Advil and laid down for about an hour. Very thankful that when I got up, I felt decent. It took the edge off of the headache & that made it manageable, so I went and juiced for the second time - a new and tasty juice. Helped fill the sweet tooth that my husband and I both had.
About 9 pm my stomach was doing a little rumbling. I drank my detox tea and and it managed to tie me over and I went to bed a little early. Didn't go to sleep right away, but I wasn't really hungry. Sure I thought about food but my mind is in the right place to deal with it. I didn't have to go to the restroom as often as I did yesterday but still went a lot. During the night I only woke up once to go.
To recap, I felt ok most of the day, other than the headache which did eventually go away. I haven't been grouchy either and this really surprises me & what a nice surprise. I just knew that was going to be a struggle. Oh, I failed to mention that I weighed myself the morning of Day 1 and did so again the morning of Day 2, to find out I lost 3.2 lbs. Wow, that was not expected, but I was very thankful. I am hoping that tomorrow my allergies will tone down - a lot too!. We shall see.
Day 2's added Recipes:
Pear Juice
sm pc ginger
c basil
4 c spinich
1 orange
2 pears
Sunday, January 22, 2012
The Cleanse - Day 1
My husband and I have been discussing detoxing our bodies for some time now. We have done something similar in the past but we are looking into doing it more seriously this time. We decided to detox our bodies and have done a lot of research on this. Well, my husband has more than me, but he showed me what he finds of interest and passes that information onto me & then I went back and did my research : ) He found a documentary, "Sick, Fat & Nearly Dead". That is where I found myself lately and I am so ready to try to gain control again.
First, I want to explain why I feel it to be important for me to detox. I have been off of the Dr Swank & Barbara Dugan's MS Diet for 10 years due to my allowing myself the excuse that while being a houseparent at a children's home and having to cook two separate meals, one for me (my family) and then the 7 kids in our care, as being too hard. Yes, that is the excuse I went with : )
Even though I know the right things to do, I continually 'allow' myself to take the easy route. My goal is to change that this year. My body is in complete shock from all the junk that I have been putting in it for years now. It took me 10 years to get my body "back" in this sick state and I know the struggles I will face in order to get it back to a healthier one, but I DO want to accomplish this! I am an all or nothing kind of girl. Sadly, this isn't always in my favor. The only way I knew to do this was to jump in with both feet & that is just what I did. So we are doing a juicing cleanse diet. At this time I am unsure as to how many days I will do this, so I am taking it one day at a time.
We officially started yesterday and I am going to blog each day about how the previous day went. In preparation, I went to the grocery store and purchased 3 days worth of veggies and fruits to be ready for Day 1. (You would be surprised how much room that takes up in your frig. Be sure to make room if you decide to ever to a juicing cleanse.)
I don't normally eat breakfast because because it usually makes me nauseous, but I managed to drink down a "Green Juice" concoction and had no adverse affect from it. It was pretty decent tasting even. Throughout the day we juiced several more times as well as drinking detox tea, coconut water and at bedtime, we drank homemade almond milk. So no solid food was consumed my first day.
I didn't feel hungry at all the entire day. I do have to admit that the "idea" of eating something sounded wonderful, but I was never actually hungry. I was full of energy the entire day. I am unsure as to the exact reasoning, because my husband was the quite the opposite, but none-the-less, I was high energy. I had a good nights sleep & one without using any sleeping aid. I did, however, go the the restroom at least once if not twice every hour all day long. I just kept reminding myself each time that I am detoxing and this is what is supposed to happen. During the night I had to get up twice, but went right back to sleep both times with no problems.
I am very hopeful that this is just what my body needs and that good habits will form. My mind was actually pretty clear in my thoughts and I was on top of things. Stay tuned to hear how Day 2 goes.
I am going to add the recipes that we used to for juicing on Day 1, should you be curious.
Green Juice
1" ginger root
bunch of Kale
1 cucumber
4 stalks of celery
1/2 lemon
2 Granny Smith apples
Carrot Juice
sm pc of ginger root
1/2 lemon
2 Apples
3 Carrots
Almond Milk
1 t cinnamon
2 Dates
1 vanilla bean
1 c raw almonds
(soak almonds in 3 cups of water 7 hrs. Put water & almonds in a blender and add dates & the seeds of the vanilla bean. Mix well and then strain mild through cheese cloth. Makes about 15 - 20 oz)
Cilantro Juice
1 c coconut water
1 lime
bunch cilantro
2 lg cucumbers
We also drank Yogi Detox tea, water as well as coconut water throughout the day
First, I want to explain why I feel it to be important for me to detox. I have been off of the Dr Swank & Barbara Dugan's MS Diet for 10 years due to my allowing myself the excuse that while being a houseparent at a children's home and having to cook two separate meals, one for me (my family) and then the 7 kids in our care, as being too hard. Yes, that is the excuse I went with : )
Even though I know the right things to do, I continually 'allow' myself to take the easy route. My goal is to change that this year. My body is in complete shock from all the junk that I have been putting in it for years now. It took me 10 years to get my body "back" in this sick state and I know the struggles I will face in order to get it back to a healthier one, but I DO want to accomplish this! I am an all or nothing kind of girl. Sadly, this isn't always in my favor. The only way I knew to do this was to jump in with both feet & that is just what I did. So we are doing a juicing cleanse diet. At this time I am unsure as to how many days I will do this, so I am taking it one day at a time.
We officially started yesterday and I am going to blog each day about how the previous day went. In preparation, I went to the grocery store and purchased 3 days worth of veggies and fruits to be ready for Day 1. (You would be surprised how much room that takes up in your frig. Be sure to make room if you decide to ever to a juicing cleanse.)
I don't normally eat breakfast because because it usually makes me nauseous, but I managed to drink down a "Green Juice" concoction and had no adverse affect from it. It was pretty decent tasting even. Throughout the day we juiced several more times as well as drinking detox tea, coconut water and at bedtime, we drank homemade almond milk. So no solid food was consumed my first day.
I didn't feel hungry at all the entire day. I do have to admit that the "idea" of eating something sounded wonderful, but I was never actually hungry. I was full of energy the entire day. I am unsure as to the exact reasoning, because my husband was the quite the opposite, but none-the-less, I was high energy. I had a good nights sleep & one without using any sleeping aid. I did, however, go the the restroom at least once if not twice every hour all day long. I just kept reminding myself each time that I am detoxing and this is what is supposed to happen. During the night I had to get up twice, but went right back to sleep both times with no problems.
I am very hopeful that this is just what my body needs and that good habits will form. My mind was actually pretty clear in my thoughts and I was on top of things. Stay tuned to hear how Day 2 goes.
I am going to add the recipes that we used to for juicing on Day 1, should you be curious.
Green Juice
1" ginger root
bunch of Kale
1 cucumber
4 stalks of celery
1/2 lemon
2 Granny Smith apples
Carrot Juice
sm pc of ginger root
1/2 lemon
2 Apples
3 Carrots
Almond Milk
1 t cinnamon
2 Dates
1 vanilla bean
1 c raw almonds
(soak almonds in 3 cups of water 7 hrs. Put water & almonds in a blender and add dates & the seeds of the vanilla bean. Mix well and then strain mild through cheese cloth. Makes about 15 - 20 oz)
Cilantro Juice
1 c coconut water
1 lime
bunch cilantro
2 lg cucumbers
We also drank Yogi Detox tea, water as well as coconut water throughout the day
Monday, January 16, 2012
Hello, I am Michelle...
I have been living with MS going on 21 years now. Although the history of my story may be a little complicated to follow, it is one that has been full of blessings every step of the way. The purpose of my blog is to be able to share with others my MS journey both past and present. I am praying that blogging will help hold me accountable in my daily "MS Walk". I hope to be able to encourage others who may have just been diagnosed or others who have been on the path for some time.
I know that when I was first diagnosed, I reached out to certain groups but I found that I was in need of something that they were not able to provide. I was only 20 and just really beginning to live my adult life. I really was in search of hope in the midst of this blow. My life just seemed to have come to a complete halt. I was living in Dallas, five hours away from my family when I was first "blessed" by MS. I have to think of it this way because otherwise I would be in total state of depression all of the time. This just allotted for my life to be changed in ways that I would have never known. Not necessarily good or bad, just different. I found that the MS groups I first found, yes, there were many, ended up just being a big pity party session more than encouragement. I just kept thinking, "This is what I have to look forward to?" I quickly decided that was just not for me. I knew that folks needed somewhere to voice their opinions and to share their struggles, but that was all that they did. There was no hope, no one who jumped in and shared something good that came out of it. Just one depressed situation after another. I was playing the "Poor me" card well enough on my own.
I want this blog to be one where people can share such concerns or struggles, but I do not want it to be one that others come to and it just leaves them feeling drained, empty and hopeless. That is not doing anyone any good. Let's try to shine light on the good that can come out of it, and lets share ideas that might help in difficult situations. Let's pray for each other & with each other. Life is full of ups and downs. Hey, these last few months of my MS Walk, I have had my fair share of "downs". Lol! I have hugged the ground more times then I care to mention. But, boy, has it gotten my attention and I am ready to start fighting once again. I have sat back long enough, just getting by. I need your encouragement in my "walk" and I hope to encourage you in yours. Let's take this first step together...
I know that when I was first diagnosed, I reached out to certain groups but I found that I was in need of something that they were not able to provide. I was only 20 and just really beginning to live my adult life. I really was in search of hope in the midst of this blow. My life just seemed to have come to a complete halt. I was living in Dallas, five hours away from my family when I was first "blessed" by MS. I have to think of it this way because otherwise I would be in total state of depression all of the time. This just allotted for my life to be changed in ways that I would have never known. Not necessarily good or bad, just different. I found that the MS groups I first found, yes, there were many, ended up just being a big pity party session more than encouragement. I just kept thinking, "This is what I have to look forward to?" I quickly decided that was just not for me. I knew that folks needed somewhere to voice their opinions and to share their struggles, but that was all that they did. There was no hope, no one who jumped in and shared something good that came out of it. Just one depressed situation after another. I was playing the "Poor me" card well enough on my own.
I want this blog to be one where people can share such concerns or struggles, but I do not want it to be one that others come to and it just leaves them feeling drained, empty and hopeless. That is not doing anyone any good. Let's try to shine light on the good that can come out of it, and lets share ideas that might help in difficult situations. Let's pray for each other & with each other. Life is full of ups and downs. Hey, these last few months of my MS Walk, I have had my fair share of "downs". Lol! I have hugged the ground more times then I care to mention. But, boy, has it gotten my attention and I am ready to start fighting once again. I have sat back long enough, just getting by. I need your encouragement in my "walk" and I hope to encourage you in yours. Let's take this first step together...
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