Juicing day 1/2

Well, I finally decided to do the juice fast!  I went to the store on Sunday and bought a whole bunch of produce to last me three days.  That's about how long I can go following one single juice receipe for each "breakfast" juice and the green juice I drink for the rest of the day.  Here is a snapshot of a single day's worth of juice--both breakfast and rest of the day:

I did my produce shopping at the local grocery, which isn't the most affordable, but I could barely get myself to the store.  I had already gone to Church with the kiddo, then to BMX races, then worked around the house.  Anyway, I dragged my self there and got a few things, plus all the juicing stuff.  I ended up spending I'd say about $55 on this produce.  I got the following:

-6 Jonagold Apples

-9 Navel Oranges

-12 Granny Smith Apples

-2 Bunches of Celery

-10 Pounds of Carrots

-3 Bunches of Kale

-6 Cucumbers

-Decent size chunk of fresh Ginger

-3 large Lemons

Plus I already had the following:

-1 Jonagold Apple

-2 Green Bell Peppers

-6 Tomatoes

I'm going to change up the recipes after 3 days on.  I can't handle much more than that without a change.  Also, when I try to change it too much it either gets REALLY gross, or I have to buy cases of one or two items to make enough juice.

Breakfast Juice (makes 2, 16 ounce jars...good for 2 breakfasts worth):

3 Navel Oranges

2 Jonagold Apples

4-5 Carrots

and the result...YUMMY!

 THIS IS MY FAVORITE JUICE BY FAR!!!

Green Juice (makes 4, 16 ounce jars...good for one days worth of juice plus breakfast):

1 bunch of kale (washed, whole leaves rolled like a cigar)

3 Granny Smith Apples (Cored, not peeled)

1 Tomato (washed and cut in half to fit juicer)

1 Bell Pepper (cored, washed, and broken in half to fit juicer)

Small chunk of Ginger (unpeeled...be careful a little goes a long way)

5-6 carrots (washed and ends cut off...not peeled)

2 Cucumbers (peeled)

1 large Lemon (peeled...seeds okay to juice)

3-4 stalks of Celery (washed)

and the result...(it's wacky, but straws help me chug it faster!)

Yesterday was my first day on the juice, and I did have a boo-boo.  I drank juice for breakfast, then drank 3 juices at work, then had one more juice to drink at home with my herbal tea for the evening.  I couldn't hang, so I ate a small bowl of Cream of Broccoli soup I made myself with cream, pureed broccoli, and chicken stock.  It was much too rich and tore up my stomach!  Regrets are the worst!  Then later I was making the boys their lunches, and ate a half a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.  That didn't mess up my stomach, and I felt a lot better after.  Not so deprived.  I felt like a total douche, however, I drank a crap ton of water yesterday (approximatly 200 oz), and really flushed my system out.  I musta peed 17 times at work alone!

Now for the news you've been waiting for I'm sure...after just one solid day of water and juice (and my non-juice indescretions) ,

the scale is down 5.2 pounds!!!

Yes, I'm happy.  Yes, this  helps motivate me!  Yes, it's freaking HARD!

Juicing takes willpower for sure. 

But, it can be done.  Feel free to ask me any questions you might have.  I'll do another post on day 4, to update my weight loss, and provide you with some new recipes!