So today is day 5 of my juice cleanse. The scale slowed, which I knew it would but on the plus side - my skin is looking better, I am happy about the foods that I'm ingesting, the addition of water (the stuff I like to normally avoid at all costs) and the disappearance of --- diet coke. Holy moly- 5 days without a diet soda. This is a miracle - enter in the light beam and harpsichord. Now before I proclaim a true miracle, I must be honest. I have had a cup of coffee every morning. Half decaf. My reasoning is that I just knew that the headaches would put me over the edge and the whole juice cleanse would end up with the rest of it in the compost bin. I can give up coffee, not a problem as I don't drink it most of the year. But the diet coke -- that was my evil.
About the juicing. Yesterday was rough. I made a pomegranate, beet, spinach, kale, carrot, celery and apple juice yesterday. It sucked. So apparently, I'm not supposed to juice the whole pomegranate. Whoops! Seemed too much to waste everything but the seed part so I threw the whole thing in. Not sure if it was the beet or just the combination, but it was bad. I threw in some protein powder and drank it down about as quick as I could. I'm not a beet lover, at.all. But I've heard they have a sweet flavor and are supposed to be great for juicing. The color that came out was so pretty...how could they taste so bad?
This morning I had the most wonderful juice! I juiced an orange, 2 small apples, and threw it in the blender with a banana, some water and ice. Heaven! Simply wonderful!! I will do a veggie blend the remainder of the day. I have some spinach to use up...and two more of those nasty beets. I have to hide them in something that will overpower their flavor. Hmmm. Off to google I go.
I'm still plugging along, but need to kick it into high gear. Just not seeing the results that I thought I would be seeing already and I know it's the food I'm eating that's the problem. Yesterday was a cookie party at DD's school. So I indulged in LOTS of them. I had a short run (1.5 miles) early in the a.m. so I had allowed myself to have a couple, but a couple turned into a few and a few more. 15 varieties of homemade cookies, I problably tried 7-8 of them?? None of them were low fat or low calorie. Chocolate chip bars that didn't taste homemade but were very good, oatmeal toffee cookies, some horrible chocolate mint that I tried to pawn off on DS. Surpisingly, very suprisingly, the scale reflected a small loss this morning.
As for the running, my ankle held up very well the other night but not so well yesterday morning. There is still some swelling and pain when I flex it outwards. I still haven't had a run that I really enjoyed...but I keep trying. I like that I'm pushing myself to do something that I don't like. It encourages me that I can do more than I think and overcome. DH is working today which is a bummer. I was hoping for a relaxing weekend and wanted to get in a run this a.m. too. I planted some more in the garden...beets for a neighbor and some basil, radishes... I have NO idea what I'm doing or if my spacing is ok, so this should be interesting. I have a bench and a chair for the patio that I need to finish painting, maybe in a little while...I'm enjoying the early morning quiet right now while kids are upstairs sleeping. Ahhh...
Oh and must start looking at vacation plans and DS's birthday party...after breakfast.
Was really nice. DH got in a bike ride, and I took a run with my DD. She rode her bike alongside of me. Ran 3 miles, walked 1 but the walking was nice as we had a nice chat together without being hurried or having little brother there with us. This weekend we are going to a Brownie weekend campout and will have more bonding time. I'm finding it very important lately as I think she is needing it as am I. Food wise, I did ok. We had planned to go for dinner to celebrate but midday received a call from a neighbor that was at the hospital and asked me to check on her two teenage kiddos and I told her that I'd take care of dinner etc. So it was pizza from Costco for dinner and some apple coffee cake for dessert. I'm still sitting at 157. Breakfast yesterday was oatmeal whole wheat pancakes, strawberries & bananas and a smoothie. I served the smoothies and juice in our special antique glasses and used some Manhattan dishes from the 20's...the kids loved it.
I'm up a little. Too little exercise, too much food. I went for a short run yesterday morning but then allowed myself to finish my DS's snack, had a little chocolate, garlic cheesebread with pizza...as if pizza wasn't enough and then ate a bowl of full fat ice cream last night before falling into bed. I have been so tired lately. Oh! And the day before it was an inpromptu bbq at neighbor's house with mojitas and margaritas, pasta salad, corn chips, etc...I did eat some yummy mushrooms and tomatoes, chicken breast...passed on corn...tried some roasted eggplant that was too mushy for my taste, had some baked beans...twice...oops! a little watermelon...yes, I overate. It was a good evening.
Today is a new day. Gardening and soccer games on the agenda. Yogurt/banana/granola for breakfast. I'm craving it lately. Must be short on my calcium. Chicken legs on bbq for lunch maybe?? No idea yet for dinner.
Hmm...craving calcium...maybe that's why I'm eating all that icecream lately? Yeah! That's it! LOL.
Saturday: Banana, a few chocolates, grapes, ribeye steak, potato, corn, salad
Sunday: yogurt, banana, granola sprinkling, pad thai, 2 beef tacos with lettuce, tomato, cheese & sour cream - Several hours of pulling weeds and yard work
Monday morning: Granola, banana, milk
Down another .5 lbs yesterday and today. Have to figure out how to get a run in but DH leaves at 6:45ish. I'm too tired to get up much earlier, but maybe with some planning.
Can't remember where I left off yesterday...but lunch was some leftover spaghetti with sausage. Portion was small. Dinner was leftover enchilada filling (see a pattern here?) followed by some grapes, followed by a single serve package of Dibs.
Breakfast: Yogurt, 1/2 banana, kashi
Umm...lunch...well, I ate some tortilla chips. Craving salt and chocolate...hmm...guess I know who will be coming to visit next week.
Dinner is pizza and I will try to keep it to 2 slices and maybe have a salad with it.
I am debating deleting all my old posts. I feel like it's a reminder of me failing and gaining, losing, gaining, losing...and it's hard to admit that I've been battling the same 18 lbs for YEARS. 18 pounds, it's not like a ton, but it makes such a difference in the way I feel, the way I present myself, the clothes I wear and my outlook in general. I changed my goal weight back to 145 lbs. I have had it at 135, but I think I just need to work to the first goal and then look at achieving the next one. Sometimes I wonder if it's easier just to be lazy and eat whatever I want and stay fixed at the setpoint that my body seems comfortable at even though I'm not. So much energy is spent thinking about food choices, when I can fit in exercise and how much, and when I don't show a loss I have to wonder why. I know that my time could be much better spent than sitting here updating my weight log and seeing the mountain ranges I've created on my chart. Ok, so enough of the serious stuff, I'm in a mood obviously....
Food yesterday from what I can remember... Breakfast: Yogurt, 1/2 banana, some granola sprinkled on top Lunch: Turkey, green beans...did I eat a clementime? Snack: Some cheesy air popped popcorn things, total junk, but shared them with my son and now they are gone. Dinner: Cheesy enchilada mix in flour tortillas Snack: 2 little chocolate eggs...I had 5 in my hand and resisted. Yea Me! Water intake was ok.
Today: Yogurt with Kashi sprinkled in Lots of water so far and I've had a 3 mile hike on a mtn trail. Now if I can grab a shower and keep up the productive pace!
