When the sun is out my desire to start juicing kicks in. My daughter calls me a sunflower because my whole mood depends on whether the sunshine is around.
Just another reason why I should spend the winters some place hot.
Today I went out and stocked up on my juicing faves.
The first is my green juice
- Green apples (Granny Smiths are great for health)
- Celery (including the leaves)
- Spinach
- Cucumber
The second one in the photo is
- Carrots
- Ginger
- Turmeric
- Oranges
I still have a few carrots, ginger and oranges left so will mix them with the beetroot (beets) that I bought.
Should give me enough juice for a couple of days if I drink nothing but juice. If I eat a light meal in the evening it will last longer.
Didn’t plan a juice fast. Just woke up and decided to go with it.
Juicing for weight loss
Back in March 2014 I spent 18 months juicing all day and eating a light meal in the evening.
I managed to shed 70lbs (5 stones) in weight and have kept that off.
What I haven’t managed is to lose anymore. I have lost and gained the same 10-20lbs over and over during 2017 and 2018.
Now, I have decided to go back to my juicing as it worked before. Eating a plant-based diet has helped me work on my relationship with food, so the past couple of years haven’t been wasted.
I am hoping that my new tastebuds will get me through a longer juice fast.
30 days of juicing in March
I have only managed to go 48 hours on juicing only. Juicing then eating in the evening is great but just juicing alone I struggled with and so I am hoping this challenge will help.
30 days of nothing but juice.
I will build up to it between now and the end of February by juicing for 2-3 days at a time. Hopefully, that will help me avoid any ‘lack of food’ crashes.
I will have to take regular shifts at work so I can pay for it.
Juicing really does make me happy. It makes my whole body feel like its singing with health.
I know dietitians and many nutritionists are not always a fan of it but I am choosing to listen to myself and do what brings me joy.
I’m gonna join you on this March challenge. I probably fail with just jucing so I’m gonna add smoothies. π
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That would be great. Motivation for us both π
Smoothies can definitely help with adding something a little more filling. I still don’t know if I will go back to what I did a few years ago which was juice all day and eat a healthy “clean” meal in the evening or juice all day. Maybe a combination of the two depending on the day and my mood.
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