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The couple that juices together…

10 Wednesday Apr 2013

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I am pretty sure you can guess by the title where this is going but I will tell you a bit of a story of my last 2 days. I decided to try juicing again but this time with OTG3 and for two days only AND I convinced my other half to give it a try. Huge feat since he is a guys guy who loves his beer, wine, red meat, pizza, wings but he did agree to try it.

My meals for the day

My meals for the day

So the juices came Monday and we started Tuesday. There are six juices and one difference is the yummy cashew milk which my guy says taste like Kaopectate. (Just in case you don’t know what that is – read the wikipedia for Kaopectate) And this time I don’t have that killer cold that had me at home for two days.

Well this time is much tougher and it doesn’t help to have us both cranky and tired each evening. Last night was touch-and-go for a bit! (Actually, my guy never even raises his voice to me but wow was my patience wearing thin as we worked through some projects at night)

Tonight is the last night and even the dogs’ all natural chicken treats look delicious (they are all natural and really just look like chicken jerky).  I actually must confess to breaking down and eating a bunch of steamed asparagus.

I will probably do this again with another juicer – while it is a challenge I do feel better each time I do it and my skin always looks great.

Not sure if they guy will be in to the next one!

At the end of the juice cleanse

24 Sunday Mar 2013

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So I made it… sort of.

My last day was Friday and I have to fess up to actually having dinner that night.  With my cold I just wanted something hot and spicy so I did have some vegetarian pho at Hanoi3 Seasons – which has the best Vietnamese in the city.

Before sitting down to break my fast I weighed myself on the same scale I had before I started and can report a 5-6 pound loss.  Now while I didn’t do the cleanse to loss weight, I am not going to complain about that added bonus.

All-in-all it was a great experience that I plan to repeat monthly (although I am going to request a little more palatable green juices – if that doesn’t defeat the whole purpose). I also ordered some juices and elixirs for this week that I am excited to try:

Love Your Liver: Cranberry, orange, carrot, beet

Cellulite Blast: Orange, Grapefruit and lemon

Tropical Intervention: Apple, Celery, Carrot, Pineapple, mango, papaya, spinach, Kale

POMPOM ME: Pomegranate, Lemon, ginger

Immune system Kick: Lemon, Ginger, Cayenne pepper

Now, I truly believe I am almost over this cold, that has held other people hostage for 3 weeks, because of the juicing. The 3 days also served as a start to a healthier everyday me which was what I was hoping.

Who knows, maybe next I will make it through the last couple hours! I also plan to get a workout in next time and maybe some yoga. I did have a massage Saturday morning which was also helpful I am sure in pushing the toxins to my lymphatic system.

I don’t expect that I will refrain from all the goodies next weekend but I think I will be smarter about my choices in general!  If you want to do your own cleanse – check out Raw Juice Guru (no, they aren’t paying me to promote them) or Belmont Raw which has a location in Leslieville.

Cheers to a new week!

Juice Feast Cleanse Day 1

20 Wednesday Mar 2013

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Well day one isn’t over yet but I wanted to post a status. I am working from home sick with my cold so it has been easier to keep the juice cold and make frequent bathroom trips.

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My meals for the day

The little cooler pack was on the porch when I woke up – containing 6 bottles of juice, 2 elixirs and my tea bag.

Juice 1 was green and had lots of veggies.  Not being a fan of V8 makes it hard for me to love this one but I didn’t hate it!

I did enjoy the one with the pineapple in it and look forward to the grapefruit one.  I am on the fence with juice with the beets!

I must say that I am not hungry at all! I do wish I wasn’t home sick with this cold so I could see how I really feel!

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Aloe vera shot

If I have peaked your interest check out Raw Juice Guru. I should mention that I am not being compensated for these posts (but maybe they will give me a free trial of the Raw Food Cleanse!)

Don’t ask me if I have l lost any weight yet – I don’t own a scale so it will have to wait til Friday!

Juice Feasting Cleanse – I haven’t even started and I’m hungry

19 Tuesday Mar 2013

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So I am on day 2 of prepping for a raw juice cleanse – it is called a raw juice feast (Check out Raw Juice Guru to learn more). I am hoping to improve my overall health but get some energy back and make some improvements to my mood and things. And by things I mean improvements to the number on the scale – no I am not sharing that with you all but will share the pounds lost.

So for the past two days I have done no meat, no caffeine, dairy, sugar, alcohol – all the good things in life! So far, so ok. I actually feel a cold coming on more than feeling too deprived. From what I read the juices will be tasty and plentiful… If this works I might do it monthly! I will let you all know.

I learned of the cleanse from Jamie LeighTo – check out her story here.