Juicing Day 6

I can not believe the changes in me since day one. Not just in my weight but so many other things as well. My eyes seem so much more clear, my energy level is way up and my head is so clear. My mood has been changing for the better and I feel happy all the time. A lot of people around me are noticing it as well. I hadn't noticed myself but I have had people tell me my skin even looks nicer.

I have now lost 6 lbs and got so excited because the last 2 days I have been wearing clothes I haven't been able to put on in years. It's like I have a whole new wardrobe. So I am looking forward to picking out my outfit for church today.

Hope you are all having a great weekend too!!

Juice Fast Day 3

I am so happy I have made it this far! Day 1 was so hard. By dinner time I thought I was starving, I was dealing with a lot of hot and cold flashes, and I had a huge headache (most likely brought on from no coffee) so I caved in at dinner. It tasted better then anything I had eaten in days but I felt so guilty when I was done and my stomach felt really gross.

Day 2 was much easier. I was still dealing with a headache but my food cravings were gone and I actually felt full all day. Plus yesterday was the first day that my back was feeling much better so I wasn't in as much pain so that felt wonderful. But I was so zapped of any energy, that I felt a bit like a slug.

Today, Day 3, I am feeling awesome! Better then I have in weeks. My head is clear, my headache is gone, I have a lot of energy, and doing this juice fast seems a lot more do able. So I am excited. Another huge plus is I have already lost 3 lbs!!! So motivation has kicked in.

Having the support of my family has been great as well. Today Quinton, my 4 year old told me he was so proud of me and is so happy I'm drinking "gut juice" lol. I asked him why he called it gut juice, and he answered, "Because Mom, it's made from fruit guts." I really love that kid!!

Juicing day 1

 Here is my start!! I am 31 years old, I'm 5'2" and I weigh 178 lbs.

Here is how I look day 1

(photo taken by my 4 year old :D Hopefully there will be pics with better lighting in the future. I don't think the sun is aware it is summer time in Idaho)

My goal.... I don't have one I just want to get healthy so we shall see how it goes.

Today is my first day of my juice fast. I have had a few people ask me via email and Facebook, "Why do a juice fast?."   Well it is not just a fast to loose weight, although that is an awesome side effect, but it is also a natural way of letting the body heal.

A lot of you know what a hard pregnancy I had with my 9 month old son (if not, you can read my post My beautiful blessing is one month old today!) Well since having him it has just been one thing after another with my body and I am done with feeling so bad all the time. I have two beautiful boys and an awesome husband who rely on me and I want to be there for them 110%.

So, what happens is in our "typical" American Diet is we eat so much processed foods and well... It's killing us. We as a country are one of the fattest yet malnourished people in the world. We are eating but all the wrong things. What the reboot or detox does is bombard your body with an overload of micro nurturance and give your body the tools it needs to heal itself. But this is just a jump start to healthy living. If you are wanting more info you can click here: http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/. It has some great info.

So who is horrible at blogging?

UM... ME!!!

It seems like I have been playing catch up lately and been neglecting something that I have been wanting to keep up with.

So the blog lightning speed catch up! (insert theme song here)

Applied for collage, helping my sister with her wedding in October, got spit up on, made hair ties things, listed stuff on etsy, changed 1000 poopy diapers, cleaned the house 100 times, started working over time on my FB Fan page, changed my title from Mom to Tawanda, pulled a muscle in my back, dealt with a teething baby (4 coming in on the top at the same time), learned out to tune out a 4 year old, picked up after the dog, announced "because I said so" 1000000 times, and I slept a little here and there in there somewhere lol. How's that for a run on sentence ha!

So just because I don't have enough going on I will be torturing myself this coming month. How? do you ask. By going on a juice fast.

Yes you read it correctly. I have had such a hard time loosing this baby weight and I have decided to nip it once and for all. I have finally weened Jasper and am going to go off the deep end with it. I was so inspired by a documentary called Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead (you can click here if you want to know more about it don't worry I'm not selling anything) and have been wanting to do this for a while but couldn't while breastfeeding due to the fact that it is a detox diet as well.

So starting the 1st of  June I will be documenting my progress here along with all my artsy stuff. We shall see how I do. I have already warned my husband and he has promised to take my diet demeanor in stride and do his best not to hold it against me lol.