tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88920050725193362402024-02-18T17:43:37.404-08:00Life in the Juice LaneChubby, Achey, and The Walking DeadJamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024877692233757850noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892005072519336240.post-85480821015970585432013-09-12T11:05:00.000-07:002013-09-12T11:06:15.040-07:00Are You Making These 8 Common Juicing Mistakes? - Excellent Hungry For Change articleHi all!!<br />
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Long time, no blog. I read this article this morning and thought it definitely should be shared!!!<br />
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The only thing on this list that I was unaware of was the swishing it around in my mouth before I swallow.......All I can picture is getting green teeth over time.<br />
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I really like how the author describes juicing as a supplement. When people say to me - "I'd rather eat my vegetables...." Well, are you going to eat an entire bunch of kale, a cucumber, 3 celery stalks, two handfuls of spinach, and two apples in one sitting? I don't think so. You're not going to consume that in one day, let alone one sitting.<br />
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Enjoy the article and I hope you learn something :)<br />
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<a href="http://www.hungryforchange.tv/article/are-you-making-these-common-8-juicing-mistakes" target="_blank">Are You Making These Common 8 Juicing Mistakes? </a><br />
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<br />Jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024877692233757850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892005072519336240.post-54120845345385794182012-11-04T17:53:00.001-08:002012-11-04T17:53:51.356-08:00Does This Count?This is a WONDERFUL article on eating nutrients vs. eating calories. I personally have always gone immediately to counting calories when I wanted to lose weight. That's a very hard habit to break - but this article makes SO much sense and helps me understand what I need to be doing, worrying about, and most of all - NOT COUNTING. <br />
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<a href="http://www.jointhereboot.com/counting-calories-or-counting-nutrients/" target="_blank">Count Your Nutrients, Not Your Calories.</a><br />
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This article is via <a href="http://www.jointhereboot.com/" target="_blank">Join The Reboot</a>. Would Joe Cross lead us astray? Take a gander.<br />
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<br />Jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024877692233757850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892005072519336240.post-9188770080488621642012-10-15T12:44:00.003-07:002012-10-15T12:44:39.696-07:00Mo Money, Mo Problems (Juicing on a Budget)<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Hello!!! Long time no see. I’m SURE you missed me. <i>Don’t worry</i>, I missed you too.<br /><br />Juicing continues in our household. I didn’t have time to make one for myself this morning after not getting to sleep on time (shame on me....but The Amazing Race, The Walking Dead, Dexter, and Homeland wait for no one!) Oh...wait. We have a DVR. I could have gone to bed. But honestly...who does that?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /><br />Anyway....... The point of my visit with you today is this: I discovered a juicing series on one of my new favorite websites - Frugal Living NW. (<a href="http://www.frugallivingnw.com/" target="_blank">Frugal Living NW</a>) When she was introduced to juicing, I think her thought process was similar to what a lot of people go through. She had a family of new juicing peeps, and was very skeptical of their new fad diet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /><br />She wrote about her experience in a three part series. I have linked you to them so you can enjoy them. You may recognize yourself in her objections, or someone you know. <br /><br />In the first part of the series, she discusses her family of juicers, and her objections to becoming yet another household of juicers. She then discusses her objections after juicing for 3 full months.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.frugallivingnw.com/frugal-homemaking/juicing-on-a-budget-part-1-of-3/" target="_blank">Juicing on a Budget - Part 1 of 3</a><br /><br /><br />In the second part of the series, she discusses the nitty gritty of actually juicing. Recipes, how she makes it work for their family, cleaning her juicer...etc. There are many helpful links inserted in this second installment. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.frugallivingnw.com/frugal-homemaking/juicing-on-a-budget-part-2-of-3/" target="_blank">Juicing on a Budget - Part 2 of 3</a><br /><br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">In the third part of her series, and one I think I enjoyed the most: Juicing on a Budget! I have so many people ask me about how expensive it is. She makes a very good point about the investment of juicing, you should go read it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">She breaks juicing on a budget down into 12 helpful steps. A 12 step program if you will. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.frugallivingnw.com/frugal-homemaking/juicing-on-a-budget-part-3-of-3/%20%20" target="_blank">Juicing on a Budget - Part 3 of 3</a> <br /><br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Now I’m going to go across the street to get a juice from Fruitlandia for $5. Now <u><i><b>THA</b></i></u><i><b><u>T</u> </b></i>is expensive. But germs, just like my TV shows, wait for no one. I need to kill them off when they least expect it. With a direct shot to the head. <br /><br />I’m out.</span>Jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024877692233757850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892005072519336240.post-73701036350213868742012-06-15T12:33:00.003-07:002012-06-15T12:44:45.364-07:00But How Much Will That Make?<br />
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<li style="font: 13.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Alleviates blood sugar problems</span></span></li>
<li style="font: 13.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Reduces or eliminates body odors</span></span></li>
<li style="font: 13.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Relieves gastric ulcers</span></span></li>
<li style="font: 13.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Greatly relieves respiratory troubles like asthma and sinuses</span></span></li>
<li style="font: 13.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Kills bacteria in wounds and speeds up healing</span></span></li>
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<li style="font: 13.0px Verdana; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Improves bowel functions</span></span></li>
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If you've read my blog before, you know I juice to help my migraine situation (along with just wanting to put awesome things in my insides). I also suffer from severe Endometriosis. Since beginning my juicing journey in March, I have noticed a significant decrease in my symptoms. Endometriosis is a disease caused by inflammation - as are SO many other conditions. Juicing daily focusing on vegetables and fruits that reduce inflammation can help with so many disorders and conditions. Not even focusing my juicing in that area has helped me tremendously. <br />
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I've been a bad juicer and have slacked off<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> way too much</span></b> with my juicing in the month of May. I am absolutely reaping what I sow too. Less energy, SO MANY CRAVINGS!! And my Endo symptoms were terrible this past week. I'm a bit frustrated with my laziness, but am now paying for it, as well I should be!! I will be restocking my fridge this evening and not just keeping the bare minimum on hand. <br />
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I wanted to share some links with you for juicing for different health conditions. They are great resources to start to focus your juicing on something that might be bothering you, or you may find that someone else could/should benefit from the information. I know I am!!<br />
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<a href="http://www.squidoo.com/theworldrecipebookjuicing" target="_blank">Why Should I Juice - and Specific Juicing Recipes for Health</a> This link has a great description of WHY you should juice (I get that question a lot), and some great focus recipes.<br />
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Here is an excellent simply written article about why bottled juices (even the organic, super expensive kind) do not contribute to your daily fruit and vegetable intake. Why they are NOT a substitute for your juicer. The little effort it takes to juice make a very big difference!!!<br />
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<br />Jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024877692233757850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892005072519336240.post-73075063233116126562012-06-04T14:10:00.001-07:002012-06-04T14:10:28.540-07:00Day 341: Juice It, Dad - By Jason GoodHere is another one where he was introduced to juicing. Kills me!!! And he describes cleaning a centrifugal juicer - and hits the nail on the head about why I'm glad I don't have one!!!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We obviously could opt out......but we don’t. We come home and our bodies are super mad at us because they are not used to us eating like that anymore. It always feels good to spend a day getting that out of our system. (It also feels good when we’re eating the bad stuff, but my body certainly doesn’t enjoy it as much as my taste buds do.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Migraine update: I hate to jinx myself but I haven’t had a migraine in 20 days. When I first stopped the medication right after my cleanse, I was having them every other day. Some of them lasted 3-4 days at a time. It was miserable and I was really sad about it. I didn’t want to be on meds anymore, but I was really worried that my non-medicated life would be so miserable with my migraines. Week by week, days increased between the migraines. I was researching non-stop on what I could eat/juice and take as supplements to help my body fight against its uber-willingness to give me so much pain!!!! On April 5, I started taking a magnesium, calcium and riboflavin supplement. That very day started the longest break between migraines up to that point. Since then, the days increase by at least 2 between each attack. And now we’re up to 20!!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Magnesium is the key for me. <a href="http://www.relieve-migraine-headache.com/magnesium-migraines.html" target="_blank">Migraines and Magnesium</a> I juice as many green vegetables as I can in a juice every day. Magnesium is found in the greens. I need a lot of it! I have not had a migraine since the first day of May. I have even traveled to different elevations (usually a trigger), I ate terribly for two weekends in a row (usually a trigger), and I flew (in a plane not like a squirrel) (also usually a trigger - the plane, not the squirrel). None of these things brought on an attack. I’m obviously still going to have migraines, but I’m so glad I’ve found an effective way to help myself without western medication. <a href="http://www.avoidamigraine.com/migrainetreatments.html" target="_blank">Migraine Treatment Must Include Magnesium</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Not much else to report - We’ve been using watermelon which is VERY good. Grapefruit juice is my favorite. (And I discovered that if you add vodka to fresh squeezed grapefruit juice, you’ll be <b><i><span style="color: blue;">incredibly</span></i></b> happy. NO!!! This is not my morning juice!) I still try to make sure that the juices I drink during the day are 80% veggies and 20% fruit. I occasionally will have an all fruit drink, but they don’t give me the energy or are as satisfying as a veggie based drink. (Today, I didn’t have time to make my morning juice, and I’ve been struggling with hunger and cravings all morning. This does not happen when I’ve had a juice for breakfast. Note to self - get the heck up in the morning!!!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I’m pleased to say we’re still juicing, and I can see and feel the effects it has had on my body. (I can see the difference in DH too.) I hope everyone is well, and having some amazing juice!!! (And giving it to your kiddos too if you have them running around!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">**<i> Side Note.....I usually get really sick once in the fall and once in March/April. I have not so much as had a sneeze or a cough that wasn’t related to pollen up my nose, or liquid going down the wrong pipe. My immune system seems to be in excellent working order!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">***<i>Side Note to the Side Note - Great...now I’ve jinxed myself with the sickness too. I’ll be sick with a migraine within minutes of posting this, I’m sure!!!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">**** <i>Footnote to the Side Note of the Side Note - I’ve knocked on the wooden like substance of my desk to try to counteract the jinx.</i></span><br />
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My friend (you know who you are **<i>wink**</i>) came up with a couple of awesome new recipes I wanted to share with everyone. She got pretty adventurous with one of them with it calling for tomatoes and everything. Now that, to a normal person, wouldn't sound at all off kilter. To me, however, someone who can walk into the kitchen at work 2 hours after someone cut a tomato and gag fiercely, this recipe was terrifying to my taste buds.<br />
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So in the meantime of waiting for me to try the scary tomato recipe, she came up with ANOTHER one that is by FAR the best juice I've had (still didn't add any vodka...but this is the one that would get it!!). <i> That </i>particular recipe is as follows:<br />
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HOLY!!! This drink is good!!!! DH was gone for a long time, and I couldn't wait to make it for him when he got home (after eating cuy on his trip - I'll wait for everyone to google that, gag fiercely, and come back). He loved it too, and suggested that you could use mint if you didn't have basil - or wanted to try it. We haven't done it yet, but plan to. But I really like the basil.<br />
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So after The Breeze was so good, I figured the other one couldn't hurt me. The list of her ingredients look perfectly normal and harmonious....but to me those letters that form the red word....ugh. I don't think I've ever bought a <span style="color: #cc0000;">tomato</span> on purpose, but I did it. I arranged the myriad of produce, and began juicing my little black heart out. I would consider this juice a "meal" juice. It is very satisfying, <i>and filling</i>. It's savory, and really wonderful. I just said that out loud (with my fingers.) No one was more surprised than I was! My sister-in-law has been making it every morning for her DH since I tried it (she let me be her cuy)...which I don't know that I could drink this in the morning since in my mind, it is a dinner juice....but that's just me. I'm a neurotic juicer.<br />
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<li><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">2 kale stalks</span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">big handful of spinach</span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">3 leaves of leafy lettuce</span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">1/4 cup red onion</span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">5 or 6 roma tomatoes</span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">1 apple</span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">1/2 a lemon</span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">2 stalks celery</span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">12 baby carrots (or 3-4 large adult ones)</span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">1 green pepper</span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1/2 jalapeno (no seeds) </span><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(I didn't have this and I was so sad :( )</span></i></span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">big handful of parsley</span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">handful of cilantro</span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">1/4 cup chives </span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>(I didn't have this either)</i></span></span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">large pinch of oregano </span><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(be careful with this - its strong)</span></i></span></span></b></li>
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Not <i>this</i> Aloha.....</div>
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I have added aloe vera gel to my diet, along with the juicing, and the chia seeds. Something I would have NEVER known about had I not watched Hungry for Change. (If you didn't get a chance to watch this documentary while they were offering it for free, I'm sorry. You totally missed out. <a href="http://www.hungryforchange.tv/" target="_blank">Hungry for Change</a>) I wanted to try the aloe....but what was I supposed to DO with it???? I associate aloe (as I'm sure a lot you do) with sunburn.<br />
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Sure enough, aloe has amazing healing effects on sunburn, and other serious skin conditions. But what it can do for the outside of you, is matched to what it can do to your insides. The extensive list is shared here: <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/021858.html" target="_blank">The Aloe Vera Miracle</a>. Just to name a few so you don't have to leave and go over there quite yet: <span style="background-color: white;">Halts the growth of </span><a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/cancer.html" style="color: #3366cc; text-decoration: none;">cancer</a> <span style="background-color: white;">tumors, lowers high cholesterol, eases inflammation and soothes arthritis pain, prevents kidney stones, cures ulcers, IBS and Crohn's, reduces high blood pressure naturally, halts colon cancer, ends constipation, stabilizes blood sugar in diabetics, hydrates the skin and accelerates skin repair.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">That's a pretty impressive list! It says it relieves constipation, but several places I've read warn that it <i>REALLY</i> relieves constipation so until you know how your body will react to it, start with small amounts. </span></div>
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Juicing is a big weapon in the war our bodies fight against free radicals. Introducing the antioxidants into our systems in such a way that they are absorbed into the bloodstream quickly helps deliver these radical fighting machines to fight the good fight. </div>
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What are free radicals? What are antioxidants? I can't really tell you all in a coherent manner, so I found some people who COULD explain it :) </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Some molecules are unstable. They do not have an even number of electrons, so they are always <em style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">searching</em> for an extra <a href="http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-an-electron.htm" style="color: #24364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">electron</a> they can "steal" to become stable. Out in the world, this is a normal process, but in the body, it can result in unnecessary and unwanted damage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Free radicals are "free" because they float around until they stabilize, and "radical" in the sense that there are a wide variety of molecules from which they can take an electron. The damage doesn't stop there, however, as the new molecule, say a piece of a cell wall, is now also missing an electron and has become another free radical. This snowball effect can wreak havoc on healthy tissue.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Dealing with the gel was like handling a live fish!!!! Well, what I assume would be like handling a live fish - I'm not real big on doing that sort of thing. While rinsing the gel before I put it in my smoothie, I dropped the slippery little sucker about 2,834 times. Helpful tip not mentioned in her instructions on extracting the gel - before you rinse, plug your sink :)</span><br />
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I've already lost track of what I was going to write about....my emotions are all over the place. First I thought about cookie dough, then I thought about those freaking frosted cookies that I hate when people buy because I'll eat them (Did <b><i>you</i></b> have any cookies???), and then I end it with thinking about biting into a chocolate chip. The Worst. This blog is supposed to be about health right? Here I am talking about sugar sugar sugar, that I normally don't WANT.<br />
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Onward. WAY back when I posted about what to do with your pulp from juicing (<a href="http://www.lifeinthejuicelane.blogspot.com/2012/03/pulp-fiction.html" target="_blank">Pulp Fiction</a>), I talked about the PB Chewies that I was going to try. I finally made them last week. I wish I hadn't waited so long. They truly are DELICIOUS. I bring up cookie dough, because I think they taste very similar to a ball of dough - which is GOOD NEWS.<br />
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First - here are the links to the YouTube video, and the FB page for the recipe. (<a href="http://youtu.be/zhZ1A3qPugQ" target="_blank">YouTube Video How To</a> & <a href="https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=161496403863564" target="_blank">Facebook Note with Recipe and Instructions</a>) I didn't want to forget that part :) Because I certainly didn't create these bad boys, and I don't want anyone giving me credit unless it is due unto me.<br />
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The first time I went to make these, I didn't have any peanut butter. Who doesn't have peanut butter? So I took the opportunity to make my own for the first time. HOLY - this pb is good, and so easy!!!! I used 2 cups of roasted peanuts, 1/4 cup melted coconut oil, tsp of Agave, and some salt. Whipped up the most amazing peanut butter I've ever tasted!!!! <br />
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After I had my peanut butter, I started my PB Chewies recipe. I had saved my carrot pulp from the morning before in tupperware in the fridge so I still had it to use. I also needed ground flax seed, wheat germ (oops forgot), raw granola, raisins, sunflower seeds, agave or maple syrup, and flaked coconut if you wish. I didn't wish. I also added chia seeds to my balls because I'm trying to get those little suckers in everything I eat. Why you ask? See for yourself <a href="http://www.mychiaseeds.com/Articles/Top10ChiaBenefits.html" target="_blank">Top 10 Chia Benefits</a><br />
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Hey look - there's my awesome peanut butter. I'm going to use all of it. What you have up there, is the entirety of the recipe, including the pb makings. When just making the balls, you would remove the salt, and the coconut oil. </div>
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So I go to town mixing everything together. You need to make sure everything is incorporated so mix well! After mixing all ingredients together, I used my medium scoop (shout out pampered chef), and placed the balls on my stackable cooling rack (pampered chef)(I pretty much have no utensils in my kitchen arsenal that aren't pampered chef). The recipe yielded 27 balls. </div>
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Aren't they pretty!!! Opps, we had a casualty (it accidentally fell in my mouth.) Now there are 26. I decided to squinch them up a bit more, so as I was putting them in their container to keep them in the fridge, I just rolled the balls between my palms (don't be dirty.) I put a few in a baggie so I could take them to work the next day for my afternoon snack (and to share with my co-workers.) </div>
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With DH still being gone, I had all 26 to myself. I ate a ball each morning for breakfast along with my juice. SO satisfying!! They are really tasty. They are sweet - so if you have a sweet tooth, this is what you can make instead of brownies. PACKED with protein, and fiber - you just can't lose. Unless you're like me and have no willpower where portion control is concerned. I took that baggie to work and intended to share MOST of them. Well, I ate 4 and gave two away. I'm TERRIBLE and selfish, but with a happy tummy!!!</div>
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If you don't have a juicer yet, you can use shredded carrots instead of carrot pulp. I personally like the pulp because its so nonexistent in the ball. I don't know that I would like an actual carrot shred in there. I always pick those off salads because their texture bugs me. But....that's just me :)</div>
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I hope you guys will try these balls! They are full of yummy and energy, and who doesn't like a little of that in the afternoon (or morning. AND morning)! Also, you can put these in kids' lunches, offer these as treat for them when they are craving a sweet - and you can feel good about it!</div>
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Thanks Pura Vida Pantry for this awesome recipe!!!</div>
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More exclamation points!!!Jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024877692233757850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892005072519336240.post-6669582745582347022012-03-30T21:59:00.001-07:002012-03-30T21:59:34.532-07:00May the Juice Be Ever In Your Favor<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Have juicer will travel. DH has been out of the country for work for a while, and is still gone for a while, so I took an opportunity to go “home,” and hang out with my family. I stayed with my mama (yes, I’m 3*** years old and <i>still</i> call her “mama.”) (What? You thought I was going to TELL you my age? Silly you.)</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I DID take my juicer with me. It appears to be in a cat crate.......but travels MUCH more quietly than either of my meowers. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">It also just happened to arrive in town (after working in the morning) on the premier date for Hunger Games (no pun intended.) I am still a little bitter about not being able to have popcorn during my cleanse. I more than made up for it at the movies. Oops. Portion control is NOT my strong suit. Was a great time with my OMGin sister and her DH (you’ll have to ask her what that stands for in her house), my mama and stepdad, and my cousin who I haven’t seen in a very long time. Movie was GREAT!! (No spoilers - other than Katniss has a waistline like Scarlett O’Hara.)</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Saturday was a lazy day, but we did venture out in town, ran some errands. Where my mother told everyone about juicing and told people about my blog. Was cute to see her excited about it. If ONLY I could get them on board!!! I needed some produce, so we headed to the grocery store. It was fun trying to find cactus (I made Mama ask where it was.) (My stepdad is a borderline diabetic {skinniest one you’ll ever see} - and I wanted to make him a miracle cactus juice.) No luck on the cactus. They were “out” too. Why does this keep happening!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Now I threw all my necessary produce in the cart, and we bought the rest of what we needed. My mom thought I had easily put $50 worth of ingredients into the cart, and was SHOCKED when it added up to $12. I used 1/4 of it while I was in town and brought the rest home with me. Bonus!!!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Saturday afternoon, we used the oven and there was something in the oven that made a horrific smell. With the migraines free to destroy my body every other day, I’ve learned that smells trigger migraines for me. I have now had 4 (out of 10) from SMELLS. How am I supposed to combat that???? (More on my migraine issue later)</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">So Sunday was a no shower, lay around on the couch and hang out with my mama relaxing day due to horrendous smell induced migraine. SO much better to lay on her couch than alone at home on mine.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Weekend was great and I loved forcing my juices on my parents :) My stepdad decided after one juice, he will now be healthy. I told him he would be until his next meal :)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I came upon this article about juicing for health and it claimed to tell me 50 Fascinating Facts. This article has some really helpful facts for sure...Let's see if I can find some fascinating ones ...... The facts and my thoughts below.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Remember, I am not a doctor, I just play one on TV.</span></div>
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1. If you are juicing for health, it is useful to remember that fresh juice starts to lose nutrients as soon as it is made. If you want to retain the full benefit of your effort, drink the juice immediately or as soon as possible. <b>(True Story)</b></div>
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2. Some juice extractors, such as the centrifugal-ejection type, generate enough heat during operation to do some damage to the delicate structure of the juice. The resultant oxidation destroys nutrients. <b>(Violent vs. non-violent juicers)</b></div>
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3. Masticating juicers use a more gentle process, preserving more of the valuable nutrients. This also enables you to store the juice for a longer period. <b>(This is why we have a masticating juicer - 40% more juice and it lasts longer)</b></div>
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4. If you have to store the juice for a while, make sure that the container is airtight, add a few drops of lemon juice, and keep it refrigerated. <b>(I just use jars that I have saved for making jam late this spring)</b></div>
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5. When juicing for health, a clever gadget named PumpNseal can be used to vacuum seal juice in any jar. Removing the air enables you to store the juice for longer periods without nutrient loss. <b> (I haven't needed to save juice for more than 12 hours before so I don't have any knowledge of the Pump-N-Seal, other than it sounds like something they give away as a free gift with your prescription of Viagra)</b></div>
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6. In general, masticating juicers offer extra features, such as accessories you can use to mill, grind, puree, to make pasta, and to come up with the most delectable frozen desserts. When juicing for health, these extras will give you a fairly varied repertoire in the kitchen. A raw food diet will become more feasible in the process. <b>(We have used our masticator to make strawberry/banana sorbet. I will use it later today to make peanut butter.)</b></div>
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7. If you are concerned about a high noise level, rather choose one of the masticating models. <b>(The masticating juicer isn't very loud at all. My friend Suzanne says it sounds like its actually chewing the veggies - hence the masticating name I think!)</b></div>
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8. Remember to remove hard pits from fruit such as peaches. You won't eat these and neither will your juicer! Don't ruin the blades! Apple seeds contain small amounts of cyanide. Be sure to remove these before juicing. <b>(Hmm.....obviously makes sense, but I haven't been removing the apple seeds. If I'm dead soon, you'll know why.)</b></div>
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9. Most body-building, leafy greens have strong flavors. Cucumber is a terrific disguise for this, and has the added advantage of containing important nutrients. Maximise the benefit by using one that doesn't need peeling. <b> (I LOVE adding cucumber - so fresh tasting!)</b></div>
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10. If you are juicing for health, use organic produce as far as possible. Otherwise wash everything thoroughly. <b>(Some info on using organic and non-organic and how much of the chemicals you may end up with <a href="http://www.juicing-for-health.com/minimize-chemicals.html" target="_blank">Minimize Chemicals</a> )</b></div>
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11. Often the greatest concentration of nutrients lie just beneath the rind or skin. <b> (Hey look - a fascinating one!!!)</b></div>
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14. Soft fruits such as peaches, melons and strawberries will produce a much thicker juice than harder textured fruit such as apples. Combine the two to improve the results. <b>(yum)</b></div>
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15. Rather blend banana and papaya. They don't juice well. If you have one of the masticating juicers with added features, you can try these as a frozen dessert. Juicing for health isn't suppose to be a punishment, after all! Enjoy something sweet regularly. <b>(Frozen bananas are awesome through our juicer)</b></div>
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16. Follow soft fruits with harder textured produce, to facilitate clearing the pulp. <b>(Learning curve here. Apples, cucumbers, and oranges get backed up something fierce in the masticators. Shove a carrot through and/or celery after clears the jam up and gets the remaining juice into the bin.)</b></div>
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17. Juicing leafy greens becomes much easier if you roll the leaves into a little ball, before feeding it into the machine. <b>(Word)</b></div>
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18. Wheat-grass is exceptionally nutrient-rich, and has a taste strong enough to equal its value! If your juicer can manage it, start with tiny amounts and increase the quantity slowly. <b> (Because it tastes terrible.)</b></div>
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19. It is claimed that the benefits of drinking wheat grass juice includes cleansing the lymph system, building the red blood cells, removing toxic metals from the cells, nourishing the liver and kidneys, and restoring vitality. <b>(I want to be vital.)</b></div>
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20. Wheat-grass needs to be consumed in juice form, as the body cannot process the plant fibres. <b>(K.)</b></div>
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21. Wheat-grass is gluten-free, in spite of its name. Gluten is found only in the seed kernel, and not in the stem and grass leaves of the young plant. It should therefore be safe for individuals with a gluten intolerance. <b> (Cool)</b></div>
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22. Drink freshly made juice daily and concentrate on using as wide a variety of produce as possible, to ensure that your body receives a bit of all the most beneficial micronutrients. <b>(I try to make sure people that I'm helping along in their juicing don't get stuck on their "favorite" juice. There are lots of different combos, and lots of veggies to use to get the most out of juicing.)</b></div>
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23. Your need for expensive supplements in the form of vitamin and mineral tablets, will diminish significantly, if you are juicing for health on a daily basis. <b>(NICE!!)</b></div>
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24. Many ailments will improve if juice forms a regular part of your diet. For example, cabbage juice is one of the most healing juices in case of ulcers. In this case, use under medical supervision.</div>
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25. If you experience water retention, juices such as celery, cucumber, cranberry, and watermelon are extremely helpful. <b>(On it!!)</b></div>
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26. A general rule is that a pound of produce will give you about a cup of juice. <b> (And this is my answer when someone says "why can't i just eat the veggies and fruit?" Because you have to eat a TON to get the benefit of what you're getting out of the juice. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who wants to eat 6 stalks of Kale, 2 stalks of celery, a cucumber, an inch of ginger, two apples, and half a lemon twice a day.)</b></div>
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27. One cup of carrot juice is equal to about four cups diced, raw carrots. Carrots are much easier to consume in liquid form. Your body is also able to assimilate them better. <b>(Good to know)</b></div>
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28. Vegetable juice is a low-calorie snack and contains no fat. Use it as part of a sensible eating plan, and experience the wonderful results. <b> (Wonderous!)</b></div>
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29. Fresh juices act as a healthy, harmless appetite suppressant, and craving curbed. </div>
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30. Vegetable juice can also help to stabilize blood sugar levels. It has much less sugar than fruit juices and about 50% less calories, yet it will satisfy that sweet tooth every time. Try carrot or a combination of carrot and parsley juice when a craving hits you, and the juice jolt will give it a knock-out before you know it! <b>(TRUE story)</b></div>
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31. A water fast may leave you feeling drained, while a vegetable juice fast will give you an energy surge. Fasting should always be done under supervision. <b> (I had SO much energy on my cleanse. I'm trying to find the right combo of adding it to my regular life to maximize the energy benefit.)</b></div>
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32. If you really don't like the taste of certain vegetables, try juicing these and adding them to some of your favorites. You probably won't even notice the difference in taste, but your body will certainly notice the difference in nutritional value!</div>
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33. Your skin may become slightly yellow if you consume large quantities of carrot juice. This effect is harmless and will disappear once you reduce your consumption.</div>
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34. Juicing for health is more beneficial if you consume juice that is at room temperature. <b>(There is a reason for this....but I can't remember what it is....)</b></div>
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35. Ginger gives a bit of a bite to juice. Try it! It has anti-inflammatory properties. Stomach irritations, nausea and motion sickness can be relieved by taking ginger. <b>(Ginger is a ROCK STAR. I have it in EVERY juice I make.)</b></div>
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36. The nutrients in the juice you drink, is taken up immediately by all the cells in your body. Your juicer magically transfers the produce into pre-digested food. This means that your body is able to make maximum use of all the enzymes, vitamins and minerals. <b> (And this is why you juice. You are creating a juice that your body can absorb and deliver to your cells and blood stream immediately!)</b></div>
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37. Juices help you to maintain the proper PH in your body, which is important in preventing diseases like cancer. <b>(so what are you waiting for!!!!!!)</b></div>
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38. The phytochemicals in the juice also helps to remove carcinogens from your body. <b>(BAD carcinogens!!!)</b></div>
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39. The properties in many vegetables, such as cucumber and carrots, will improve your skin, hair, and nails. If you up your intake of fresh juice, expensive beauty treatments may become a thing of the past. <b>(My skin has been glowing for sure!!)</b></div>
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40. Juicing for health is anti-ageing and puts the spring back in your step. <b>(Anti-aging? Sign me up)</b></div>
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41. Children love the sweet taste of carrot juice. It is easy to add other, perhaps detested veggies to the juice, without them noticing it. <b>(How awesome is it to serve your kids an super healthy after school juice, rather than a pop tart?)</b></div>
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42. Remember that, it you have kids, they may be more willing to try the juice at first if you turn it into a smoothie. Try apple, carrot and grapes or strawberry. Put ice-cubes in a blender, and pour in your juice mixture. Add some frozen yoghurt or sherbert if you want, and blend to the desired thickness. <b> (OH!!!)</b></div>
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43. A good way to add extra flavor and sweetness to juice, is to use fresh or shredded coconut. <b>(Or mint leaves :) )</b></div>
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44. You can also add some cranberries if you like the taste. Cranberries have an extremely high antioxidant content. In addition, they may help you to avoid urinary tract infections. <b>(Haven't done this yet, but want to)</b></div>
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45. Scientists recommend 8 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables to be consumed per day. A substantial portion of the population don't even reach 20% of the ideal. Juicing for health is the easiest way to bring you closer to this goal. <b>(Again, an answer as to why you don't just eat the veggies. Because we just DON'T)</b></div>
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46. Although juicing removes some of the fibre, the process allows you to ingest a much more concentrated, easily assimmilated form of enzymes, minerals and vitamins. Just be sure to boost your fibre intake, by eating fibre-rich foods such as cereals and whole grains.</div>
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47. It is believed that sugar cane juice has properties that help to prevent tooth decay. In contrast, eating sugar cane often, will result in frequent visits to the dentist.</div>
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48. There is also evidence that there may be some wound healing and immune strengthening properties in sugar cane. In addition, the juice has a soothing effect on the digestive system, especially when combined with fresh ginger.</div>
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49. Juicing for health isn't a cure-all! If your lifestyle is unhealthy in general, don't expect juicing to magically wipe out the negative effects of all the things you know you probably shouldn't do! <b>(WORD. YOU NEED A LIFESTYLE CHANGE TO GO ALONG WITH THE JUICING. You can't cleanse, and then go back to what you were doing before....)</b></div>
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50. If you are pregnant, planning to get pregnant, nursing or have any illness, you need to get medical advice before starting a juicing for health program. The same rule applies to small children. Some juices are quite potent and may do more than good under certain circumstances.</div>
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I'm in Search of Puerto Vallarta<br />
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Pretty sure I don't have to explain why.<br />
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The minute we decided to “juice” our bodies, I told DH - I’M GOING TO MAKE THE GREEN JUICE! He didn’t reply what you think might be the obvious response, “DUH.” He’s a smart man, Jennay, and he knows what Green Juice is.<br />
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You see, when we vacation in Mexico, which we are wont to do, our resort serves this Green Juice at breakfast. It makes me happy, this juice. Two weeks before we leave, I start talking about it. I love it <i>THAT</i> much. I have as much as I can while we are there, because I know I won’t be having it anytime soon. I’ve never had anything like it here at home, not for lack of looking.<br />
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So when we decided to juice, I knew I was going to try to recreate my Juice so I could feel like I was on vacation. Via their online room service menu, I was able to find out what was in the juice, but not HOW much of each was in there. No problem, I’m a whiz at this juicing business now, and can recreate this juice no problem. (Here she is again - Ms. Humble.)<br />
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But I need a cactus leaf (not the cactus fruit). A nopale, if you will. That is the first ingredient in my Vacation Juice. Cactus. I had tried to find a nopale while we were on our fast, but they were out. (REALLY? You’re OUT of cacti?) So I went back the other night to get one or two. <br />
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YAHTZEE!!! They have some leaves for me. I select two (with tongs as they are spiny as heck), and get the rest of my produce and head home to experiment.<br />
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Hmm....how best to remove spines? Must youtube. <br />
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While youtubeing my problem, I found out a TON about the benefits of juicing/consuming nopale cactus. If you have blood sugar issues, this is what you need to be juicing!!!!<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><u>Stabilizes Blood sugar</u></b></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Nopal cactus contains a large amount of slowly-digestible fiber and tends to slow down the digestion of foods when it is taken just before or with a meal. The cactus has the effect of lowering the Glycemic Index (a measure of how quickly a food raises blood sugar levels) of any foods it is eaten with.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><u>Lowers Cholesterol</u></b></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The fiber and sterols in Nopal bind with a bile salt in the intestines, which helps limit the amount of blood fats (cholesterol and triglycerides) absorbed by the body, thereby lowering blood cholesterol levels.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><u>Scrubs Blood Vessels</u></b></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Plaques are areas of inflammation that form on the walls of the blood vessels, where they trap blood fats that can harden or even block the arteries. Nopal cactus sterols, along with its polyphenols and glycoproteins, serve as antioxidants that help reduce inflammation and keep plaques from forming.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><u>Sweeps the Colon</u></b></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The insoluble plant fibers in Nopal cactus provide dietary roughage, which make it easier to maintain bowel regularity. Nopal also contains soluble plant fiber, which helps absorb toxins, including carcinogens, as it sweeps the colon clean.</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-size: x-small; white-space: pre;"> </span><b><i>(IMPORTANT: This is not the same as Stage 5!!!)</i></b></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><u>Soothes the Stomach</u></b></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Nopal contains a high amount of mucilage, which helps balance the pH of the stomach and soothes the stomach lining. Tests have shown that Nopal stimulates the healing of stomach ulcers and reduces stomach inflammation.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><u>Protects the Liver</u></b></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Because Nopal contains antioxidant flavonoids, it helps neutralize free radicals before they can overtax the liver. It also helps absorb toxins, decreasing the liver's load. By supporting the liver, it frees that organ to balance bodily functions, including the immune system.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>AND MOST IMPORTANT!!!</i></b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><u>Hangovers and Obesity</u></b></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Nopal is sometimes used to help counteract the effects of alcohol consumption. It helps rehydrate the body, soothes the stomach, and improves liver function, thereby preventing the headache, stomach ache and toxic "morning after" feeling. When taken before meals, Nopal's roughage can help create a sensation of fullness that may help prevent overeating and helps stabilize the blood sugar, to ward off hunger. Nopal cactus also contributes calcium and valuable amino acids and other nutrients.</span></blockquote>
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So....Cactus! Get to eating it people. I feel like if I eat Kale, Cactus and Salmon (and maybe lay off the hummus), I might live forever. <br />
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I learned how to clean my little flat buddy, and went to it. I only got two spines stuck in my hand. Not bad for my first time. <br />
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Come to find out, you don’t so much juice cactus. Rather, you add the snot that excretes when you smash it through your juicer into your juice. That explains why my vacation juice has always been a little thick. I was seriously turned off when the cactus snot started coming out of the Omega. Drooling out. Like spit when your husband pins you down and acts like he’s going to drop a droolie loogie on your face but sucks it back up in time. (What, your DH doesn’t do that to you? Just your brother when he was 9 and you were 6? Well, you don’t know what you’re missing.....)<br />
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The green drool right there is coming out VERY SLOWLY. <br />
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<li><span style="color: purple;">3 Oranges</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">4 Celery Stalks</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Big Huge Handful of Parsley</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Three Big Huge Handfuls of Spinach</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">1 Nopale leaf</span></li>
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I know. I know. You aren’t supposed to mix fruits and vegetables together (except for apples), but I need my vacation juice......and here it is! I almost nailed it (don’t be dirty.)<br />
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I sit on the couch watching The Voice on my DVR, and enjoy my vacation juice. I try to ignore the fact that it has rained non-stop<b> all day</b> (to the tune of 1" of rain), and that it is<b> disgusting</b> outside and will be until <i>June</i>, and that I haven’t seen the sun since I was in Mexico in February, and that my DH is gone to a place where it is 80 everyday and sunny, and I try to mentally place myself in that hammock on the beach. I told you guys a while ago I have a terrible imagination. <u>BUT</u> my juice was VERY good ;)<br />
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UPDATE on the OMGPs. My last post about pulp, I created some Original Mean Green Patties with my OMG pulp. I added some ingredients and dehydrated them for about 4.5 hours. Well, when it was time to check them, my whole kitchen smelled like......pizza? Yep, that’s pizza. I think it was the 18 bulbs of garlic I added. Maybe. Not sure. They are pretty flat little cow pie looking discs at this point. Future patties will not be flattened out so much I think. Smoosh and learn. I take a bite, and it is pretty good! It tastes like it needs to be dipped in marinara sauce. Which I don’t like and wouldn’t do, but that’s what it feels like I should be doing. So basically I’m eating fiber and garlic. YUM!!!!!!! In all seriousness, I would try them once if you can - just to see if you like them. I think mine are a little too flat, making them not chewy. The places where they are fat, they are chewy and better. I’ll probably try it again. But only after I try those carrot pulp chewie things. <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
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Peace Out - I’m going to go buy more Cacti.<br />
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<br />Jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024877692233757850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892005072519336240.post-69882823733965855532012-03-19T18:46:00.002-07:002012-03-19T18:46:36.810-07:00Pulp Fiction<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Not really :) Well, maybe but I doubt it. We have not been doing anything with our pulp other than giving it to DH’s captain at work for his chickens. The captain reports back that the egg production of his chickens has noticeably increased since eating our HUGE bags of pulp (which those birds can devour in less than 10 minutes apparently....little hoggies.) I would love to say to you “their egg production has DOUBLED!!” But I can’t because I have no authority or statistics so I’m going with “noticeably increased.” So it looks like we’ll be getting some eggs in return for our pulp, seeing as how we’re making those birds poop ‘em out more often :) I have read several times on the interwebs that people feed their pulp to their chickens, and that they have the healthiest birds EVER. So that's an option if you have cluckers or know someone who does.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">DH is out of town for a bit, so he isn’t here to take the pulp to work with him. HENCE, I will be digging out our big herb garden box, and mixing the pulp in with that soil so it can start composting and getting all nutrified in there. I will also mix it into the dirt around my plants in the yard so it can start helping them decide to grow for spring. (They’re trying to but are becoming depressed like their owners because it’s raining so much. My plants have SAD. I’ll give them a shot of composted nutrients to try to cheer them up.) So compost is a where a lot of people's pulp ends up.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">A lot of people use their pulp for baking. Muffins, breads, etc. I am not a baker. Remember, I’m not the pie, cake, cookie eating girl. We are trying to eat healthier after our juice cleanse, so doing this, when I didn’t do it before, would defeat our purpose. BUT I think its a fantastic option for the pulp if you DO bake. (I’m not going to lie and say that I wouldn’t eat your awesome zucchini bread you made with your pulp from juicing. I would. I love that crap - it is the exception to my weird no cakepiecookie taste buds. I just choose not to make it at home because..well, I love that crap.) I’m throwing in this link here because it sounds yummy - and at the end she talks about turning it into chocolate bread, and although I’m not a fan of chocolate (please don’t stop reading my blog now), I think people might appreciate the versatility of the recipe. (and by versatility, I mean she wrote the words CHOCOLATE BREAD) <a href="http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/juicer-pulp-sweet-bread.htm" target="_blank">Use Your Pulp for Zucchini Bread</a> </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">If you have a dehydrator, you’re good to go with your pulp options that don’t include baking. (If you don’t have a dehydrator - here’s a link on how to turn your oven into a dehydrator. <a href="http://www.iheartwellness.com/?p=807)" target="_blank">No Dehydrator?</a>) Pulp chips, pulp patties, pulp crackers....lots of recipes out there for these types of things. You can basically turn your pulp into whatever flavor cracker, chip, etc that you’d like it to be by just adding some spices of your choice and blow drying the crap out of it. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Today, just for you guys (and since I can’t feed it to the chickens), I am making some Green Patties. Doesn’t THAT sound appetizing? I found this video (<a href="http://youtu.be/8KtoWnGI54g" target="_blank">What To Do With Green Pulp</a>) and followed his instructions (for the most part.) I started with an OMG, and went from there. I’m making some Original Mean Green Patties (hereinafter OMGPs.) </span></span></div>
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Throughout the cleanse and since, we have received some really good questions that I didn’t cover in my blog posts during our journey. I’d like to take some time and answer them here. I hope that if you have questions about what we did, you’ll feel free to either ask below in the comments or email me. I’d be glad to help anyone get started!!<br />
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<li> <u style="font-weight: bold;">Would we do anything different for our cleanse?</u> In hindsight, we couldn’t have planned it better. But we really didn’t mean to. I would definitely suggest looking at your calendar before starting a fast, whether it be a 3 day, 5 day or 10 day. You need to make sure you’re going to be successful, and that if possible, the first several days you will be at home or mostly at home.</li>
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<li><b><u>How was your energy level? Did you experience weakness?</u></b> Two different questions. I felt an ebb and flow with my energy. The first two days, I had a lot of energy. Then a set back. Then two days of energy, then a set back. Then five full days of immense energy. DH had two days of total lethargy, and then never looked back. I wouldn’t say weakness is the right word. I was able to go about my daily life, but I didn’t really do anything extra. I wanted my body to be able to detox uninterrupted. DH was able to go to work twice for 24 hours (where he doesn’t really get much sleep), and he played a 90 minute hockey game in the middle of the cleanse. He had plenty of energy, and no weakness to speak of. Lethargy and weakness are different.</li>
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Day 11 - Friday - The Day After<br />
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So you eat half a salad and you gain a pound? <i>Seriously?!</i> I have said all along, I know I will gain some of the weight back, as I’m sure some of what came off HAD to be water weight. But I didn’t expect it to be the very next morning after I chewed food for a whole 15 minutes! Fickle fickle body.<br />
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So here I am, the morning after a 10 day cleanse. I have my breakfast of “The 6" that I talked about yesterday (2 apples, 2 celery stalks, 2 carrots). Here is a link that talks about the health benefits of this juice specifically. <a href="http://www.livestrong.com/article/267199-the-benefits-of-apple-carrot-celery-juice/" target="_blank">Benefits of Apple, Carrot & Celery Juice</a> Super Juice!!!!! I add my usual large coin of ginger (because I love it, and it has awesome health benefits of its own. Such as: <br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Ginger can block the effects of the substance that cause inflammation of the blood vessels in the brain and can lead to migraines, is effective for relieving nausea even in pregnancy, has properties that help in relieving menstrual cramps, has anti-inflammatory properties that can lessen the pain of rheumatoid arthritis, it has a warming action on the upper respiratory tract, so it has been used to treat colds and flu, stimulates digestion and alleviates stomach cramps, has a wholesome effect on the circulatory system as it makes the platelets less sticky and is of great benefit in case of circulatory disorders, it’s cineole content may help contribute to stress relief, and last but not least it is a great mouth freshener. </span></blockquote>
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Lesson over (for now.) Since beginning this cleanse/fast/liquification, we have instigated juicing in 5 other households. There could be others who read this blog (because I’m super rich and famous now), that have started juicing due to my convincing stories, and just haven’t come forward to let me know how I’ve changed their life. Don’t worry, I’m sure they will. <br />
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Speaking of other households juicing. I get a text from my OMGin sister today. It’s full of Love and Affection. Just like that band Nelson, only with less hair. Wait, come to think of it, my sister and I actually have a LOT of hair. Maybe we could be the new female Nelson. But we’re not twins. Or super cheesy.<br />
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I am defrosting the chicken from last weekend’s meal that the kids got to eat in front of me where, if you will all remember, I did not hurt them. Dang right I froze the leftovers! There was no way I was going to NOT have that as soon as was stomachly possible. So for my second meal off the juice cleanse, I will have the Frank’s Hot Sauce chicken on salad (instead of a ciabatta bun). It’s so amazing, I could eat it every single day.<br />
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DH is at a meeting this morning. I am putzing around on the internet, because now I can. I can go anywhere I want (don’t be dirty.) Pinterest, I’ve missed you! I have some darn good recipes pinned on there that I’m excited to make now that we have clean intestines. I don’t want them to get dirty again. <br />
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I am having coffee for the first time today! EXCITING! I am not having very much, as I didn’t have a migraine the entire time I was on the cleanse due to caffeine withdrawal (which shocked me), and I was a bit worried that having it now after 10 days might GIVE me one. Well, fast forward, it did not. I can’t wait to go to work on Monday and have Work Coffee. My favorite!<br />
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Medication report. I’ve been weaning off the medication this whole cleanse under the direction of my doctor (this is important, people!!). At this point, I have one week left before I’m completely free. I started at 150 mg a day, and I’m down to 50 mg. Fingers crossed. I’m still planning to juice twice a day to continue to flush this out of me.<br />
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Any of my <strike>minions</strike> readers out there juicing? What makes you want to? What makes you hesitate? <br />
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Day 10, Ten, X - Thursday THE VERY LAST DAY! WE ACTUALLY DID IT!<br />
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Alarm is going to go off soon, but <u>of course</u>, I’m already awake (hope<i> that</i> continues). Good thing too because DH calls tells me that he has to work an extra 4 hours this morning. We are not done with this cleanse technically until 2:00!! We have dinner plans with my brother-in-law (BIL) tonight, but we need to finish this out. “What do you want me to do?” he asks. I think that’s “DH” for, “Can you bring me some juice?” So instead of getting up to make my breakfast and lunch, I now need to get up and make my breakfast, and his breakfast, and get to the station, and THEN get to work on time. My morning just got a little busier than usual.<br />
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Thankfully I had done some research earlier in the week for some places around my office that I could go to in a pinch if need be. Well, guess what- today I’m pinched! There just happens to be a little shop across the street from my building so I knew I would be fine for my lunch, so I didn’t have to create another 3 liter marathon juice this morning. I could just make the same amount I normally would - and take half to him. Long story long, I get him his juice, and I get to work on time! Go me! However, the time I needed for a shower was replaced by the extra drive time to get the juice to him. Whatever, don’t look at me like that. It’s not like I root around in dirt all day long in the hot hot sun. I can go 36 hours without a shower!<br />
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I get to work, and am well aware that today is the last day. It seems so bizarre. This juicing thing is so normal for me now. I’m not hungry really. It is kind of a relief not to have to talk about what’s for dinner every night. Tonight? I already know what I’m having for dinner. Chinese chicken salad. Sounds very “safe.” Sounds like a lot of raw veggies. We are supposed to break this fast slowly, and I think that’s pretty slow. And I think you know why I’m concerned about safety.<br />
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Stage 5 fear lurks in the back of my head all day long. Again, why are we stopping? I don’t see a reason to. I’m fine the way things are. I’ll just drink juice for the rest of the month. Saves us a lot of money anyway. <br />
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For lunch I walk across the square and get my $4.75 (!!!!) Apple Carrot Celery juice. It’s very yummy and I can’t believe this isn’t a combo I have tried. People, if you’re juicing - it’s the easiest, fastest and BEST juice. 2 apples, 2 celery stalks, 2 carrots. Makes 12-16 oz depending on the size of your provisions. Double it, and you have enough for two humans. I love love LOVE this juice. (Have had it every morning since Thursday, but of course, I add ginger.)<br />
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Dinner is at 6:30. We meet my BIL there. I notice the very large distance between our table and the bathroom. We order. I anticipate the food. Not because I’m super excited to eat. I think that’s a misconception people have about this. I don’t have this overwhelming excitement/relief to start eating again. And not just because of Stage 5. I am not really missing it anymore. At one point when I wasn’t hungry anymore (day 4-6ish), I still missed <i>eating</i>. But since Monday or so, I don’t even miss that. I’m weird. But also scared of Stage 5.<br />
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Here come our Huge Salads. DH and I have the same thing. Of course, they put a beautiful slice of cheesy garlic bread on the side of my plate. Yes, I did have a bite of it. It tasted good, but it was sooo greasy. I feel like if anything is going to cause a ruckus, it is going to be this wet bite of grease. Bleck. I eat very slowly, listening to every sound my abdomen makes. I’m participating in the conversations, don’t get me wrong. Even the parts where my BIL side eyes me and asks, “Everything okay still?” I feel like a ticking time bomb. <br />
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DH and I discuss at the end of the evening how we feel as though we did something really bad with the eating of the food. Cheaterpants, the both of us. Neither DH or I have eaten a single solitary thing we were not supposed to for the entire 10 days (9.5 for DH). Starting to eat again seemed wrong. Several days later (yes, still behind on this blog....) I’m still feeling like I shouldn’t be eating.<br />
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I thought it might be interesting for some of you to know what it cost for us to do this. I added up all that we spent on produce. For a 10 day cleanse, we spent $170.54. That’s $17.05 per day, $8.53 per person for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack every day for 10 days.<br />
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I was shocked it was so little. I knew we hadn’t spent much to get started, but then we were getting quite a bit of produce once we zeroed in on the things we used the most (GREEN APPLES). Even if you add in the cost of our juicer, it would still only be $37.75 per day, or $18.88 per person. However, our juicer will last us a pretty long while (has 10 year warranty), so I choose not to add that into the cost, because its still working hard for us every day. <br />
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I am awake well before I need to be, so I lay in bed a bit to obsess over my blog. I am really enjoying stalking myself to see how many people are reading about our liquification journey! First thing I see when check my phone? A text from my sister telling me that her juicer can kick my juicer's butt!!! Because? Her juicer tells her to add alcohol. (PS - my FRIENDS tell me to do that - I don't need my juicer to....) So apparently, my sister's OMG looks like this. <br />
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<i>And the "G" stands for Gin.</i><br />
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I head downstairs to make breakfast and lunch, sans alcohol. After last night's juice marathon, you would think I would be loathe to even pull out a stalk of celery this morning. Not at all, thankfully. I put my phone in the speaker box, turn on Pandora, and start pulling things out of the fridge. I do love me some Michael Jackson. Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough comes on. We are juicing AND dancing. Because, obviously, I am UNABLE to stop until I have enough. I'll starve people.<br />
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Yes, my window shades are open downstairs. No, I don't care who sees my awesome juice jig. I've practiced because I've played <u>Michael Jackson: The Experience</u> on the Wii.<br />
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What's not as awesome this am? I have a migraine. A good MJ dance off by myself in the kitchen wasn't enough to talk my head out of it. After the migraine that first morning, I have not had even a regular headache throughout this endeavour. Last night, I had herbal tea. The artificial flavor in my <i>herbal tea </i>gave me a skin reaction that I normally get from preservatives. Well, low and behold, preservatives also trigger a migraine. Something I did not think went hand in hand with the rash. This cleanse has allowed me to isolate a trigger for my migraines. The rash happens quite a bit (and its on my FACE so it sucks) because preservatives are hard to pin down. I avoid a TON of them, and I also don't always react. It's a very hard sensitivity for me to deal with. But I had no clue that they were also a trigger (for me) for a migraine. Probably because currently, I am on that hideous medication. Thankfully, I'm currently flushing that medication out of my system with this cleanse (my reason for doing this), and tapering off so I will be free of it completely within a week. So now I know about that, and I'm so happy! I'm really hoping that my juice today can take away the sharpness of this pain as I don't want to take anything for it.<br />
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I speak to my sister in law on the way to work (legally) to discuss her juicing this week. She was able to watch over the weekend how our masticating juicer worked, and she has a centrifugal juicer. She said that her pulp is very wet compared to ours (ours is SUPER dry). I was asking her about her juicer, how it works, etc etc and then she said, "IT'S VIOLENT!" "THE FRUIT EXPERIENCE A VIOLENT ACT!!" <br />
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Apparently, the juicer just explodes the fruit inside by spinning it around, well, violently - we don't have that kind so I haven't witnessed it, but I found her description delightful!<br />
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By 1pm my migraine had left on its very own. I did some reading on juicing for migraine preventing, and juices for when you actually have one. Not to wish one upon myself, but I kind of want to try out what I found: carrots and as much ginger root as you can take to STOP it in its tracks. I can't wait to see if it works.<br />
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Poor DH - it was his cook day today. He has to cook for 9-10 people, and not be able to eat it himself. I felt worse for him than he did. He was not bothered by it at all. He was going to be making some really amazing stuff too. He's a better man than I. He said it didn't bother him at all, and he wasn't even tempted to try anything to make sure it was edible. I told him he should just tell them they were having juice.<br />
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My evening was my monthly bunco game (no I'm not 54). Yay! I had to miss last month- first time since my good friend and I formed it 29 months ago. Not that I'm counting. I even won for the first time in 15 months. I had some kind of curse over me that it took NOT going one month to break! Was a great time and the wine <b><span style="color: magenta;">smelled</span></b> great. But so does my OMG. (Not to be confused with my sister's OMGin. She'd probably take that to bunco.)<br />
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Some people tasted my OMG, and some people chose to just smell it. We discussed a lot about juicing, hopefully not too much though :) Maybe some more people will start drinking my <strike>koolaid</strike> juice!!<br />
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Hello day off! Nice to see you again. DH is off today too. First order of the day? Juicing! Weird, I know! Need some breakfast. DH needs some “breakfasty” juice. We need to go to the CPA first thing this morning. Other than that, nothing on the agenda. <br />
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We head to the appt. Quite painless (so far). Until we get a $20 parking ticket. Thank you for that poorly marked “we’ve removed all of our parking meters and made it look like you don’t have to pay anymore” city. Charging that to the CPA. Think he’ll pay?<br />
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We want to stop by this adorable produce market on the way home. <br />
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Juice Fasters DREAM this place! It just goes on and on! And so reasonably priced, and all the veggies and fruits are so pretty, and large!!!! We are there for a while, people. We’re like kids in a candy store!<br />
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5 huge full bags for $33! We’ve spent $25 for two little bags at the other market we’ve stopped at. This is close to our house so I’m pleased, but wish we would have checked it out sooner.<br />
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Hey - guess what. We can count down to the end in HOURS now if we want to. HOURS. But I don’t want to. Because that means I’m counting down to Stage 5. But we are HOURS from the end of a 10 day cleanse. That is pretty freaking awesome.<br />
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When we get home, we make a juice with beets for the first time. They make pretty pulp ;-p The juice is beautiful, delicious, and it is listed in the recipes under “Beet It.” <br />
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We discuss dinner Thursday night some more. I pull up the menu of a place we decide might have some options to avoid Stage 5. This is a topic we discuss a lot. Stage 5 avoidance. How. When. Where. Not Why. I think the Why is quite obvious. Like the title of this post says, I’m worried that my intestines are plotting against me, and are going to get revenge on me, eventually. Revengetually.<br />
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And so we juice. We concoct an experiment with all of our glorious new produce. When we get done throwing everything in the juicer that we can think of, we look at the juice, at the pulp remnants, at just...everything. What in Richard Simmons' name did we MAKE??? <br />
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It’s pretty good, but man, hard to look at! I’m not sure that color even has a name. We made two liters of that (it is under the recipes tab labeled “Richard Simmons.”) We then begin another round of juicing. At this point, I have stalks of kale dancing in front of my eyes. By the end of the marathon juicing event, we have 3.5 liters of juice for him to TAKE to work, plus his breakfast is already made waiting for him in the fridge. Homeboy is SET. Again, if anyone ever complains that they can’t possibly do a juice fast....I’m not the one to complain to. My DH leaves home for 24 hours, and he is doing it!<br />
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Day 7 (6) Monday - Holy! It’s a week today!<br />
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I can’t believe today is <b>one week</b>. Who’s crazy idea was this? Yesterday, I think, this became just what we are doing. It stopped being at all hard, and it just is. I think if we had not had company, and had not been met with some food challenges, it would have happened sooner. But who has the luxury of being completely food free during a 10 day cleanse in their home? Not many people. I have good energy. Lots of people ask me if I have enough to even get through the day. Yes! Plenty. It’s great. I am NOT a morning person. I struggle to get up in the morning. Every day this week (remember I'm behind), I have woke up 30-45 minutes before my alarm is set to go off. I set my alarm 30 minutes before I have to get up because I need the snoozes. I am WIDE AWAKE people! It’s awesome.<br />
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I look in the full length mirror today before I leave for work. I haven’t seen that girl in 10 years. You guys have no idea how good it is to see her. No idea!!!<br />
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I head to work today armed with my lunch, and afternoon “snack.” The bottom line about juicing is you ARE eating. You’re just presenting it to your body in an incredibly efficient manner. You are consuming a ton of food. Fruits and vegetables are food. I’m pretty sure they’d be offended, even HIGHLY offended, if you thought otherwise. That’s why they say on this cleanse, if you’re hungry - EAT. In juice form, of course!<br />
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It is very strange to see the light at the end of the tunnel. <br />
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As the cleanse progressed, I have definitely lost that appetite for destruction. I no longer want to eat gross stuff. I’m sure I will have things that aren’t good for me. I’m human, and I like pizza (don't lie, you do too). But I just went through a lot to make sure my body was clean and healthy, and I do not want to introduce nastiness into my awesome intestines! It’s not just a thought process I’m having, it’s my palate, and how I <i>feel</i>. <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
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And they say this blog doesn't inspire people to fast. I can't imagine why.<br />
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We have dinner plans for Thursday night with my awesome brother in law. Thursday night is when we can eat for the first time. D-Day. Or E-Night as the case may be. We’ve started discussing restaurants. Then we decide we can’t go there. Or there. Or there. We decide maybe we should stay home. Eat in. Not eat at all. Continue to juice. Not stop. Anything to avoid STAGE 5!!!!!!!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Weight Loss = Me (1.5 for a total of 6.5) DH (1.5 for a total of 11.5)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Detox Symptoms (None - Scared of eating ever again)</span>Jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024877692233757850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892005072519336240.post-9711908456711909562012-03-08T12:02:00.001-08:002012-03-08T12:04:58.293-08:005 Dolla Foot Looooong<br />
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I’m not Hangry anymore (well, after 12 pm or so I’m not). DH may have had to look at me once and sternly advise me to “<b><i>eat some food!</i></b>” <br />
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We had a soccer game early for my nephew, then I am to take my sister in law, her two kids, and mine to meet up with their dad, who is playing tennis in a different town. I had to do some planning this am to make sure I had my breakfast and my lunch, but then had a juice to take with me as I had a four hour drive (two down and two back) ahead of me. As DH put it, this cleanse has been, at times, like having an infant. Lots of planning regarding timing. (This is why it’s important to look at your calendar before just up and starting a cleanse! You don’t want to fail because you didn’t plan well!)<br />
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We are all packed up and ready to hit the road after the soccer game, but these kids are STARVING TO DEATH! TO. DEATH. They cannot wait the one and half to two hours until they get together with SH (Sister’s Husband) to eat. So even though they’ve eaten recently (except for the one that just played soccer, I’ll give him a pass for being starving ;-p), we must shovel more food down their gullet. We walk through the parking lot toward Subway. Now I’m not hungry, as you would think I should be, but my stomach is empty. My juice from my lunch has been thoroughly processed (don’t be gross), and I haven’t drank any water or anything recently. Em-Teeee. <br />
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OWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh no. Walking toward Subway, there is a smell. That smell actually physically HURTS my tummy, it is so wonderful. It is CHINESE FOOD. I look quickly at DH as we come upon.......<br />
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I veer sharply to the left grabbing his arm and pulling him with me. I’m worried this may be the end of him! I’m scurrying away from the smell! It doesn’t FEEL good. Only to walk into Subway with their fresh baked bread smell. Awesome. This is so much fun, people. The smaller people (except for mine that is taller than DH) get their sandwiches, and sit at a different table. Oh wait, mine doesn’t. He sits his scrawny butt down across from us with his Spicy Italian (which happens to be MY personal favorite), and proceeds to <i>eat </i>it. He didn’t even get a 6 incher. He got the foot long. Always with the foot long with this one. He’ll be hungry in 15 minutes (bet me). Time to go wee ones! <br />
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So here comes the interesting part. Sorry for taking so long to get to it. Kids were going to DIE from starvation right? They ate already today. Mine had eaten TWICE today. <i><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;"><b> (I know they’re supposed to eat more than once or twice a day - really I do.)</b></span></i> I, me, myself have not eaten in Six, 6, VI days, yet I was not nearly as hungry as those kids were. <u>Not by half</u>. We say goodbye to DH, he heads home (I won’t be back in time for him to make it to his hockey game - yes, you can play a hockey game on a juice cleanse with enough energy), and we get arranged in the car. I take a swig of my juice for my echoy empty tummy, and a couple drinks of water. I am at once all better. My stomach is no longer at all affected by what it was feeling over the enticing Chinese food smell, and bread smell, and I’m not feeling anything like I need to eat. Just like that, I’m all better. My body has lost the hunger aspect, and is in this cleanse for REAL. So bizarre. I found this so interesting about my hunger vs. the kids!!!!!!<br />
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Drive down, drop off - SH didn’t understand why I wasn’t going to hang out with them while they all had dinner at a steakhouse....I may be down with the cleansing, but I’m not STUPID. I head home drinking the juice I have on the way. I’ve learned over the weekend that slowing down on the juice consumption is MUCH better than drinking them fast like I have been. Keeps you fuller longer, and mitigates any other “issues” you may have.<br />
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For the cleanse you are supposed to drink four 16-20 oz juices per day. I get home from my drive, and I cannot bring myself to make my 4th juice. With having company this weekend, making a LOT of juice to go around, and making so much this morning, I’ve just spend a lot of time juicing. Just don’t want to (Don't Cry, Omega 8005, we still have LOTS of time together). I just have a couple glasses of water and go to bed.<br />
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Some notes for the day/weekend: We survived a houseful of company and fed them and continued our cleanse successfully. Not one slip up, not a chip, not a sliver of cheese, not one kernel of movie popcorn, not a Chinese food buffet, no injuries to anyone who was eating. Nothing! I think that’s pretty awesome. Our company are now converts! My sister in law is juicing her breakfast (remember I’m behind on this blog....) And loving it. The kids are having juice for breakfast too which makes me <i>so happy</i>! DH had good energy for his hockey game on a juice cleanse! He was a bit worried but he was totally fine. He then went to work for the rest of his shift, and worked through the night. On juice. If he can do this for 10 days, anyone can.<br />
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My sister in law and her DH went out of town for his tennis match, and will be gone all day. We have our son, and their two kids for the day. I have a hormonal surge, and an empty stomach. It's a <i>full</i> house around here, people.<br />
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The kids (ages 17, 16, and 13) are VERY interested in the juicing. They can't wait for us to juice breakfast. To get their hands on some. To pour my breakfast down their teenage gullets. I'm SUCH a hormonal mess that I think I might bite their hand the next time they try to put an apple in my juicer. I'm so ridiculous right now I can't even tell you (but I am, and it's embarrassing.) <br />
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So we make almost 2 quarts of juice for breakfast. Yes. Two. We get our breakfast. Phew!! That was a close one. (Insert hormonal smirk here). Our juicer has a very small chute. Therefore, it takes a lot of prep work to get ready to juice because of the cutting and the chopping to make sure things can fit into the chute. So when you make a TON of juice like that, you're preparing for a while, and you're juicing for a while, and thankfully clean up is the shortest time consumer. Then you drink it, and before you know it, its time to juice again! What I have noticed during this fast is if the juice is too fruity, I do not feel that great afterward. Especially if I drink it too quickly. (I've learned to drink them slower, and I feel fuller longer. I mean making them last 45 minutes to an hour slower.) I do much better with almost all vegetable drinks. DH and I have very different taste buds and it definitely shows in this cleanse we're doing. I prefer the more savory drinks, and DH would just like them all to taste like cake.<br />
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Good lord. These teenagers need to eat actual food for lunch. Awesome. While DH is juicing our lunch, they want NACHOS. I get to prepare nachos for these wonderful <strike>turds</strike> children. Oh, yes. This was so much fun. What do you do when you are arranging tortilla chips on a plate? You put one in your mouth because its not fitting correctly, its not aesthetically pleasing to the eye. What do you do while you are grating the cheese? You put some in your mouth because you shredded a titch too much. Wow - those things were really fun NOT to do. Did I happen to mention I was Hangry?<br />
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We made a more vegetabley juice for lunch. The kids were not quite as interested. Weird. You know what else kids need? Dinner. I thought an easy dinner would be some chicken sandwiches. So I dropped the breasts into the crockpot, poured the Frank's Hot Sauce over them, and covered them. We are set! Wait a minute......this is one of MY favorite meals. And I'm using a crock pot. Crock pots notoriously make your house smell LIKE WHAT ITS COOKING INSIDE OF IT ALL DAY LONG. Too late to turn back now. I already bought everything for it yesterday while wearing my red satin dress and heels. What an idiot. (Remember that comment about how the juice needed Vodka? I do.)<br />
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Having decided to take the kids to see Sherlock Holmes at the cheap theater, it was time to head out. Guess what they have at movie theaters! I'm sure you guessed correctly. Popcorn. Heavenly buttered movie theater popcorn. My soul dies just a little bit more AGAIN today. Yesterday it was the focassia bread. Today its the movie theater popcorn.<br />
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Good movie :) We go home to that aroma. My poor soul canNOT take much more. I'm telling you. The kids chill out for a while, and DH prepares the accoutrements for their sandwiches. He needed some celery, green lettuce and red onion (you'll need this info for later, there may be a quiz.) The kids get buffalo wing sandwiches with blue cheese dressing with the veggies on top on broiled buns. They are nice enough (and smart enough) not to sit by me while they eat. Not even CLOSE to me, as I have <i>the longest arms in the universe,</i> and I can either get to their sandwich or hit them in the head for sitting near me with that sandwich.<br />
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It is time to make dinner juice. DH recognizes that he should probably cover this tonight. We are getting a little more experimental in our juicing. We are feeling more confident. Apparently. He hands me my dinner. It smells ....funny? Yet familiar? "This has onion in it!!!!" He just grins at me. "Is it good???" He hasn't tasted it yet. Of course not. I taste it, and sure enough, it IS good!!! Its VERY dinner-like. I'm a fan. He took the leftover vegetables that the kids didn't eat and dumped them in our juice. Good call, babe!<br />
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Sis in law and her DH return real late and we try to stay up and chat, but we have another early morning tomorrow for more tennis and a soccer game for the 13 year old. Never a dull moment when they come, not much down time and not much time to hang out :( Sad face. The good thing about their visit is that they are going to start juicing too! My sister is law is a celiac, and is a busy hair dresser. Then on top of that, they have a ridiculous schedule with tennis for DH, daughter, and soccer for their son. Every night of the week is so busy for them. Its very hard for her to get her nutrients, and have something healthy at work without spending a ton of money. Also, to have something healthy in the morning instead of cereal for the kids. I'm very excited to see what this will add to her life. I think it will make an incredible difference in her health!!! <br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">HANGRY</span></b>!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Weight Loss = ME ( 0 for a total of 5) DH (1 for a total of 9)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Detox symptoms = ME (My ID has gone away except for noises, the teeth things is still around, my skin looks amazing) DH (I don't know - I didn't want to talk to him today ;-p )</span>Jamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024877692233757850noreply@blogger.com0