about two weeks ago, i purchased my first juicer. my plan was to purchase an inexpensive juicer first to see if i would enjoy juicing. then, once i felt that my juicer wouldn't end up in a cabinet collecting dust, i would purchase the juicer i really wanted.
i had been interested in juicing for awhile but when an instagram friend suggested watching the movie fat, sick, and nearly dead, i was pushed to finally make the decision to purchase a juicer after seeing it. although i don't plan to do a 30 day juicing fast like the one documented in the movie, i do plan to use my juicer to add more fruits and vegetables into my diet each day.
i honestly thought that juicing would just be a phase for me and i would give it up after a few days. but, so far i have managed to get up every morning and make healthy combinations of some of my favorite fruits and vegetables and get my day off to a great start.
if you are a juice drinker, i would highly recommend getting a juicer. most of those store bought juices are packed full of sugar and other ingredients that are not good for your body. i honestly don't even know why sugar is added to those juices in the store because every fruit juice that i have made have been super sweet and delicious. even my favorite carrot, apple, ginger juice is as sweet as any juice you would buy in the store.
did you know that most of the juices in the store have been pasteurized? that means they have been cooked. cooking fruits and vegetables actually removes some of the healthy nutrients from them.
benefits of juicing :
- since juice takes hardly any digestion, the body can absorb the nutrients faster.
- drinking the juice of a fruit or veggie is easier than eating it's equivalency.
- it detoxifies your body
- great way to increase your daily consumption of fruits and veggies
- great source of vitamins and minerals
my three favorite juices that you should try too :
juice #1:
1 mango - 1 pineapple - 2 limes - 2 kiwi - 1 grapefruit - 3 oranges
juice #2
8 large carrots (or 24 baby carrots) - 2 large red apples - ginger to taste
juice #3
3 large green apples - 1 lime - 2 big handfuls of spinach - 5 large stalks of kale - ginger to taste
all three of these juice combinations have a very refreshing flavor and make great juices to start your day with. although i have vegetables in two of the juices i shared with you, i haven't found many veggie juices that i enjoy.
if you have any juice combinations that you love, please share them in the comments. i love experimenting with my juicer to find new and delicious juice combinations.
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as far as my weight, i honestly don't know what happened this week. i wasn't really on weight watchers because of all the juicing, but i have been cautious of what i eat. i really hope that juicing isn't going to interfere with my progress because it is such a great replacement to chips, cookies, cake, and icecream (all my favorites...which i have had NONE of this week).
here are my stats:
160 lbs. - start weight
156.0 lbs. - previous weigh in
158.0 lbs. - current weight
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2 lbs - total loss to date
some things i have been eating: juicing like crazy, butternut squash soup, homemade icecream (made with frozen bananas and strawberries), egg and cheese breakfast sandwich, cheese and crackers with fruit.
