Took and Exit off the Road and Now Im back On

Okay so I have been away from this blog for some time now. I pretty much got frustrated and gave up after I hit my goal day and didnt loose not one single pound. It did make me feel better so I probably shouldn't have quit so quickly. Oh well, cold weather moved in anyway and I wasnt prepared to walk in the park in the cold seeing as how I HATE cold weather.

So here I am starting another new "idea" to try and get healthy and loose weight as I carry on in my forties.
After my dad bought me a new kindle fire I came across a free video about a guy from Australia that juiced his way to an 85lb. weight loss and got off all his meds and was much healthier. He did just straight juice though for like 60 days. Crazy! I have to admit he looked younger and so much better.

Anyway, since my 21 year old just moved back home temporarily and she had a juicer among her many other household items stacked to the ceiling in several rooms in my house, I figured I would give it a shot.

DAY ONE: I started on December 1st. Nice beginning of the month start. First thing I discovered is that it is VERY expensive to buy fresh fruits and veggies. I spent $50 just for my 15 day juice cleanse that was suggested on the website http://www.rebootyourbody.com/.  And after juicing my first drink and seeing how much it really took to juice I quickly determined I would have to do some juicing, some smoothies and mostly just eating fresh fruits and veggies.

DAY TWO: Woke up feeling all clogged up with sinuses but I had to admit that I noticed my energy level was through the roof already. It was such a noticable difference too. Not too bad and didnt feel hungry at all. Wanted ice cream so I froze some banana slices and  later popped them into the food processor for some yummy healthy banana ice cream.

DAY THREE: This day I started craving sugar so badly it was ridiculous. That told me right away that I am a sugar addict! To try and curve the cravings I would have an apple or other fruit. Then I came across these really good date and coconut rolls in the produce section of the grocery store. They were all natural and had no preservatives. Which is something I am trying hard to avoid along with sugar and caffiene. Also bought some herbal tea from Teavana this day.

Since we were out shopping we stopped by olive garden for dinner and then I realized how hard it was going to be to eat healthier. EVERYTHING on the menu came with pasta and cheese. Duh its olive garden right? I know, I dont know what I was thinking. Anyway they did have a mixed grill with chicken and steak that came with veggies and potatoes. Ordered that with all chicken, no steak and gave the fried potatoes to my son. They also were nice enough to bring us the salad dressing on the side for their famous free salad. I took mine plain before we added it for the table and squeezed pepperocini juice and pepper on  for flavor. It was delicious!

DAY FOUR: Started finding myself craving vegetables and fruit. Kids even had pizza over the weekend and I didnt cave at all. Drinking more water and herbal tea and made a tasty smoothie today.  Went out to lunch at a steak house but managed to keep it healthy with a salad. Had them hold the cheese and tortilla chips and bring me olive and vinegar on the side. Also had a baked sweet potato plain without the brown sugar, cinnamon and butter. It was so good without all that junk. Very sweet and tasty!

DAY FIVE:  And here I am today. Got up this morning and Did some fried apples in water with fresh sliced cranberries. Sauted them with some all natural clover honey and cinnamon. It was a delicous hot breakfast and I really enjoyed it.

For lunch I made some fresh spaghetti sauce with roma tomatoes, onion, garlic, basil, salt, pepper and some chopped kale. This I poured over some spaghetti squash. I heard about these things but had my doubts. I bought one and after poking it all over with a meat fork baked it in a shallow pan at 375* for 1 hour. Then I cut it lengthwise removed the seeds with a spoon. Then you take a fork and start pulling down on the inside where the meat of the squash is. Its strings just like angel hair pasta. It made a lot! I had enough for lunch and another plate full for dinner later.

One mistake is I added some honey to sauce so it wasnt so acidy. That was a mistake as the squash has a very mild sweetness so the honey made the sauce too sweet for my taste. I still loved it though and it totally satisfied my desire for pasta. I really think I can do this after all. Not a diet, but a new lifestyle and new way of eating all together.

Staying off sugar, caffiene and preservatives of any kind for 15 days total. Then may introduce some in very small portions after that. Gonna try to keep it fresh and healthy.