My Fitness Pal

Well, today I was 175.7 at weigh in.  So I am down a little!  I also joined a site called My Fitness Pal where you can log your foods, keep track of your weight, use forums and chat with other people who are also trying to lose.  So glad I found it!  And, I am starting another juice fast on Monday.  I would start now, but Jeremy's parents are coming for a visit and I don't want to rain on anyone's parade.  Jeremy and I are getting a night out and I'm sure we'll go out to eat - I will, however, choose wisely so I am prepared for my fast on Monday.  Feeling really good lately!

Day ???

Ahhhh.... well, the last time I weighed in I was around 177.  I was not watching what I ate AT ALL!  However, this last week has been great.  I've been juicing again, and I feel fantastic.  I need to juice once a day on a regular basis, because it really does eliminate cravings.  Last weekend I cut up a bunch of bell peppers and celery to have in the fridge for snacking.  Jeremy has been taking them to work for lunch as well.  It makes juicing much easier when I have some of the veggies ready to go.  I have also been craving sprouts lately for some reason.  My favorite snack is to take sprouts, celery, bell peppers and a teaspoon of dressing - all wrapped in a big romaine leaf.  Pure heaven!  So I'm back on track and feeling great!  I will do a weigh-in on Tuesday.  I'm back!  Yay!

Day 78

Grrrr!  I was 172.4 when I got on the scale today.  I think I'm holding some extra fluid as I'm about to start my monthly.  Because yesterday morning I was 170.4 and I was totally on track with my eating all day.  But, today's weight is what counts.  Hopefully next week I'll see a bigger loss.

Raw Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Balls

Tonight, I (along with Sophie) made these vegan (mostly raw) chocolate chip cookie dough balls.  I found the recipe on a blog I follow.  The recipe can be found here if you want it.  Let me tell you, they are delicious!  You know they're a hit when both your two year old and four year old gobble them up, too.  Which they happily did!  These will definitely make it in our favorite recipe folder.  Those four lonely balls were all we had left to go in the fridge..... perhaps my breakfast tomorrow?!   :-)

Day 77

Well, Jeremy and I made it 4 full days on the juice feast.  We both felt great, and feel we got out of it what we wanted... a jumpstart to eating healthier and viewing food differently.  I'm having a smoothie for breakfast this morning and will add healthy food back in, too.  And, we may do another juice feast starting June 1st.  They really are great! 

When I weighed myself this morning I was 170.4.  Official weigh-in day is tomorrow.  I really want to make it to the 160's!

Juice Feast - Day 2

I did my first ever juice fast with Natasha last month.  Other than having a headache for two days, I felt awesome and had lots of energy.  This time around is different.  Yesterday I felt tired all day and was pretty irritable.  In the evening I felt a little achey like I was coming down with something.  Not sure if that was just detox or if I really was coming down with something.  I'm feeling much better today.  Although I have to admit I've had a harder time getting pumped about this juice feast.  Maybe because I wasn't feeling well yesterday, not sure.  But I'm sticking with it! 

So, how is Jeremy doing?  Much better than me at this point!  He was feeling really good yesterday. He is at work right now. I'm looking forward to him getting home so I can hear about his day.

Where do you get your protein?

Whenever I talk about transitioning to a vegan diet or a raw vegan diet, people always ask me this.  I have been reading a ton of books over the last 1-2 years and have read many explanations of this, but sometimes have a hard time explaining it to people.  I knew it wasn't the "protein" you needed, but the amino acids.  The problem in getting them from meat is that your body uses A LOT of energy to break down the protein to get the amino acids, and a HUGE amount of energy to digest the meat.  So why not get those amino acids from fresh whole foods where your body and easily access them and easily digest them?!?!  Leaving you more energy for other things!

I found this video on Rawalicious's blog and it's great... thank you!

Day 72

Well, I forgot to weigh-in again this morning.  It has been busy in the morning since my car is in the body shop and we are sharing Jeremy's car.  That means the girls and I get up early to drop him off at work, then come back home and rush to get the girls ready for school.  I should have my car back tomorrow, so they say.  I'm crossing my fingers! 

The juice fast starts tomorrow.  Last night I juiced 4 cups of fruits/veggies for Jeremy to have this morning, just to help him get used to the idea of drinking it.  Starting tomorrow (actually tonight), I'll become a juicing freak.  It requires a lot of time to juice for all meals, especially for two people.  Juicing itself is fast and easy.  It's the preparation and cleanup that requires time.  Jeremy has volunteered to make sure there is always pineapple and melon cut up in the fridge, ready to go.  That is very helpful!  He also offered to help juice.  I had to pass on that one.  LOL.  He is the type of guy to just throw a bunch of stuff together and drink it, even if it doesn't taste very good.  I just can't do that.  If it doesn't taste good, I'm not drinking it!  So I'm in charge of making all the juices.  We'll both be happier because of it.   :-)