Day 2!

Hello All! Today was my second day of my Juice Reboot and I have to say it was a pretty hard one. I was craving solids all day long and would've killed someone for the caffeine in the bottom of their cup. :-) I made it through though. I bought some sugar-free gum to help lessen the need to chomp something and kept picturing myself in a little bitty bikini on an exotic beach somewhere to keep me motivated. :-)


My father-in-law is doing this as well but he is 2 1/2 weeks ahead of me, so he is giving me a little advice here and there to help me through (which I am eternally grateful for). He warned me that the first day you will have to pee more than a 9 months along pregnant women (which happened). Also, that the first 4-5 days are the hardest since you are breaking your mind and body of the need of solid food. Days 2-3 there is a possibility of cramps and then a sudden urge for your body to vacate whatever is in your body (restroom wise- tried to make it sound prettier than it is). Days 1-5 you may feel weak, tired, irritable and achy, but after the first couple of days everything improves and you feel much better.He also told me that when Miss America did this, she lost 90 pounds and kept motivated by keeping a picture of her overweight and out of shape self on her phone and would look at it any time she was tempted. I may not go to that extreme because I would have to pull out that photo in public places, but I have thought about buying an outfit or swimsuit in my goal weight size and hanging that in my room so I can see it and get motivated every day. On a side note, Chase asked me if I wanted to quit smoking at the same time that I did this Reboot... my reply to him was No. You wouldn't want to come home for over a month. :-)


A little advice for people, friends, or family that are willing to try this: Apples will sweeten anything, when using Beets LESS IS MORE, any green veggie may make it taste a little like grass, and to overcome and mellow out any bad taste add 1/2-1/4 lemon. Hope these little tid-bits help! I am sure I will have more to come as I trial and error my way through this. :-)


Now on to my meals... Breakfast was an extra from the juice I made last night since I had to make a new one because the beet one was absolutely horrible. This one included:

3 Pineapple Spears

2 Oranges

1/4 Cantaloupe

Handful of Strawberries

Handful of Green Seedless Grapes

I really liked this one. I have to add that those amounts made 2 large glassfuls. It was an excellent replacement for the nasty juice last night as well as a great pick me up for the next morning and carried me through lunch. I was pleased with this mixture. (Sorry no picture, it was late when I made it and I had it in a portable cup during the day)

Since my juice for breakfast lasted until about 4:30 p, I skipped lunch and waited till dinner. I should also add that I made it through Wal-mart again today without breaking my diet (even though the fried chicken from the deli smelled AMAZING!!!!). :-) So, for dinner I decided to break with the recipes and make a juice out of whatever called to me in the fridge. 

 * Made for 2 glasses

9 Carrots

1 Cucumber

6 Apples

1/4 Honeydew Melon

1/2 Lemon

2 Kiwi

Handful of Raspberries

This one was pretty good. I could taste the "grass" taste from the cucumber but the apples and lemon masked it well. I even took a to-go bottle with me to the local bar to meet up with some friends. I was tempted when someone offered me their hot wings, but I just closed my eyes, smelt the wing smell and drank my juice. :-) Worked very well for myself along with the gum. I am very proud of myself for tempting myself on the 2nd day and not giving in. I had fun with my friends and they all gave me notes of encouragement. :-)

Now I am heading off to bed. Thanks for keeping up with me and my progress! OH! I almost forgot!!! I LOST 2.6 POUNDS IN ONE DAY!!!!! I'm really excited to see the rest of my progress now. :-) Goodnight all!