CINDYLUUU's SparkPeople Blog

Juice Feast Day 5 and Rant

Fri, 7 Sep 2012 00:17:16 EST

I gained a bit yesterday .8 or what it .6. I’m not sure, could check….. whatever… I am not sure why I gained, but is okay, I have lost 4.8 since I started on Sunday. Today I stuck mostly to the program except for by son’s birthday cake. I wasn’t going to have any, then just a little bit, which turned into a whole piece with a big glop of ice cream. I was very good. My daughter is a great cook. She did not get her domestic skills from me. So we will see how much damage a piece of cake will...

Juice Feast Day 4

Thu, 6 Sep 2012 00:20:41 EST

My food intact was much the same as yesterday. I was 178.0 on the scale this morning. That is a drop of 1.6 pounds yesterday. The weight loss will slow down as I get to the weight that has been there longer, but so far so good.

I didn’t get any exercise in today. It was one of those days when the universe did everything it could to stand in my way. At 5:00 pm I was where I should have been at 10:00 am, hopefully tomorrow goes better. It put me behind at work, and I really don’t l...

Modified Juice Feast Day 3

Tue, 4 Sep 2012 23:24:55 EST

When I started this fast/feast September 2nd I was 183.4, this morning I was 179.6. For weight loss, all veggies and fruit really works for me, but also there are the health benefits. After the day or two of detox, I really feel great. I didn’t eat breakfast, but then I never have. For lunch I made drink of juiced apples and oranges, then added bananas and frozen mixed berries with strawberries and blended it up in the blender. I like that lunch. I change up the fruit I juice, always add the ...

Modified juice feast day 2

Tue, 4 Sep 2012 01:18:15 EST

It was a good day today. I got the basement cleaned, organized again and ready for the fall. I drank my juice and ate my fruit and veggies for the second day. I was going to start a juice fast today but decided to modify it a bit. I really don’t like the green smoothies and the chances of sticking to a program where I hold my nose and toss back dinner are fairly slim. So I am going to make a few changes. I will stay with the fruit, veggies and berries, just not all raw juice. I like to make...

It's all in my mind.

Sun, 2 Sep 2012 10:28:58 EST

Losing and gaining weight is such a frame of mind for me. When I am losing weight and exercising I feel great, I feel strong, like I would keep it up until I reach goal. Then something happens, not sure what, but I throw all that away. Stop eating right, have a few beers and stop exercising. Why?? Then I start to gain back what I have lost and get angry at me, then the anger leads to an “oh what the heck” attitude. At this point I am very disappointed in me, but, I keep on the path to destru...

Another walk in the park.

Wed, 8 Aug 2012 23:23:59 EST

We are pretty much ready for the weekend so I finally got out of the basement. I feel like I have been down there so long my eyes were going to enlarge, my hair was going to fall out, my skin would turn blue and I would turn into some kinda horror show cave dwelling monster…. well maybe that was a slight exaggeration, but I do spend a lot time downstairs. I got out today and went for a walk in the park. It was our first walk in weeks and it felt great…… at first. To tell the truth, it felt...

Short lived fast.

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:07:31 EST

I was all set for day four after the Costco set back and we got unexpected company for Saturday and Sunday night. I haven't seen these people for a long time and was very happy to see them. However, I was not not that happy to feed them. I have had a standing tradition of always serving pizza and beer...gee I wonder how I gained all this weight.....and of course we stuck to tradition for Saturday. Then there was breakfast and Sunday dinner, a few more drinks. Oh don't get me wrong, I had a ...

Day Four of Juice Fast

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 09:39:55 EST

I just realized that I am doing this a little backwards, the blogging I mean. I am talking about day three on day four and day two on day three....oh well.....

Yesterday was a bit harder to stay on track than I had thought it would be. We said we are doing this for a week but we were in Costco and for those who don't know Costco, they are always giving out food samples. It was late in they day and I had only my breakfast/lunch fruit smoothy hours ago and I was hungry. They were...

Day Three of Juice Fast

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:27:22 EST

I was a pound lighter this morning. I don't have the same enthusiasm I had last year when I tried this. I have to admit that I am more motivated by weight loss than I am by the health benefits of juicing. I think we are just going to go for a week, and then have another look. We had fallen fairly far from the path lately, and were eating and drinking a lot of things that we shouldn't.

Juicing has changed completely what we eat. We seldom eat beef, pork, anything with flour or s...

Day Two of Juice Fast

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:59:07 EST

I lost four pounds yesterday. It appears that toxins are very heavy. We had been partial juicing Monday and Tuesday and I lost nothing. Yesterday was my first day of only juice and I lost all that weight. I could sure feel the poison leaving. My first clue was I had to pee every five minutes and then by the end of the day I felt like someone had tied me in a bag and beat me with a bat. We did our four mile walk in the park with little gusto, but we did it. We plan to walk it every day. To...

Day One of Juice Fast

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:20:59 EST

I did my first juice fast about 10 months ago. I lost about 40 pounds on it and then slowly put back on 15. It is time to do it again. I am not sure how long it will be, but I plan for three weeks.
My husband and I are doing it together. We have no kids at home and our own schedule, so it should go well. I have started the day with a cup of herbal tea.

Finally got my own place.

Thu, 24 May 2012 21:31:14 EST

About two weeks ago my son moved out. The last of the kids to leave home. I feel kinda guilty because I sure am glad he did. He is a great kid. He comes over often to visit and to get more of his stuff. We get along great and I really enjoy his company, but as he takes more and more stuff out of our house and is around less and less, I really like having the house to ourselves. He stopped by this afternoon and I asked him to stay for dinner, he said no, but then stayed and stayed. After h...

May long weekend, time to plant my flowers.

Sat, 19 May 2012 11:38:06 EST

Years ago I used to love to garden. I had veggies, flowers and trees. Things have changed and I don't love it anymore, but I still like to have a few flowers around the house. Every year I have a few less than the year before. I now have only one flower bed, but I always look forward to making it all it can be. I add a number of hand made clay fun items, mainly because they can' wilt or die when they are neglected, and they do add some fun to the flowers.

May long weekend is...

So easy to back slide.

Sat, 12 May 2012 10:15:14 EST

I have gained about 15 pounds this year. I went on the juice fast last year and lost about 40 pounds, and now yo yoing up and down until I have found 15 of them. I blame a lot of that on work........I can't blame it on me ...right??....We run our own business and this time of year it runs us. We have been going flat out 7 days a week since Spring Break in March. I find it difficult with my crazy schedule to stay on track. It is very easy to back slide into the old habits that got me fat i...

Just a walk in the park.

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:05:58 EST

Last fall we, hubby and I, were walking a 4 mile loop in a near by park. Then winter hit, work got busy and we just didn't continue. Yesterday we started again. It was a great walk. I live in north central Alberta and winter is still on its way out.

The park in our neighbourhood has a small lake and is home to a number of Canadian geese. The birds might have been a little over optimistic in their recent home coming. The pond is still frozen over. It was comical to see the gee...

A good restart.... for the most part.

Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:08:33 EST

I didn't exercise today, I woke to a winter wonderland and I simply did not want to go out and walk in the snow. I do have the treadmill in the basement, but work has backed up and I stack things on the large flat surface. I am not sure if it is a good place to store things or just to make sure I have an excuse not to use the treadmill. The snow will go in the next few days and with so will my excuses.

I ate properly today, for the most part. I had chicken, with skin, for dinner a...

April 1st is another start, no joke.

Sun, 1 Apr 2012 00:34:43 EST

Work has been busy this past while. It is so easy for me to get all caught up in the day to day and lose focus and/or make excuses. I keep starting and stopping my journey to thin and fit. I have been working some long hours, but spring break hit and I had hoped for some down time. I was on track until last Saturday and did make it down to 169 .... for about 5 minutes ..... For spring break we went on a road trip to visit my mother. All driving and little else, 2700 K (1700 miles). We...

Almost one week after I said enough.

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:03:45 EST

Last Sunday morning I woke up to 177 pounds.. Just before Christmas I was 165. That was a 12 pound gain. That is why I said..... ENOUGH!..... This morning I woke to 172. It sounds good but I have learned that a fast gain means a fast lose, but I am happy with it.

Next week won't be so easy, but I hope to lose 3 pounds by next Sunday. I am going out of town for a few days on a road trip to visit family on both sides. My mother is 98 and her marbles are getting less and less r...

The effects of too much crap in the diet.

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 23:18:01 EST

I was on the juice fast until Christmas and the changes in me were wonderful. I lost weight, I lost my want for junk food, beer and red meat. I was doing a lot of walking and I felt great. Then life got busy. I know that is an excuse and not a reason, but sometimes my schedule gets a little crazy. This last while I have slowly slid back into some of my old ways. Beers on Friday night, pizza, cookies, meat on a regular basis, still no beef. I don't think I will ever want to eat beef agai...

15 pounds in 18 days...Doable?? Not bloody likely.

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:40:54 EST

168.8 this morning. When I restarted this year it went well and the numbers on the scale dropped quickly. Then I hit a slow down and the slow down in weight loss lead to a slow down in the want to be so restricted. I was eating, drinking mainly, only fruit and vegetables done every possible way you can think of that does not include adding anything but spices. It was okay as long as the weight dropped fast. Now that the loss is at a more normal rate, I am going to make my diet more normal and...

15 pounds in 18 days...Doable?? Day 3

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:36:49 EST

169.8….again…..14 pounds in 16 days. We had Salsa Stew. I "fried" a bunch of veggies, onions, mushrooms, garlic, celery, peppers, added a lot of salsa, then for meat, I added baked carrots and butternut squash. It tasted great but I think the salt in the salsa caused me to retain some water. Tonight we will have our regular green juice and sweet potatoe stew and see what happens. I am not sure I can do this, but all I can do is try and see how far I get.

Cindy

15 pounds in 18 days...Doable?? Day 2

Mon, 9 Jan 2012 10:08:31 EST

169.2 14 pounds in 17 days. I stayed on track yesterday with my soup, but the day got away and I didn't walk on the treadmill or do any weights. Today for sure. I am glad to see the six in the middle number again, I don't really count the decimals. But now that the six is here, I want to Nix that Six and push for a five.

Cindy

15 pounds in 18 days...Doable?? Day 1

Sun, 8 Jan 2012 11:04:07 EST

December 20 I weighed 167 and was on the road to 155 by January 26. Christmas break hit and then I was on the road to....... holy crap did I eat all that??...... I am back on the road to 155 but I am farther away than I was in December. January 4, I was all the way up 175 this morning I was 170.

I have a presentation for work January 26th, the first of many, I hope and I really want to be thinner and a lot more fit than I am now. I am not juicing, but souping as I call it. Stil...

This New Year is different.... yeah really...

Sat, 7 Jan 2012 00:43:39 EST

I have never liked New Years. Each time a New Year rolled around I was reminded of all the things I hadn't done, the resolutions I didn't keep and the promises to me I had broken. But this year IS different. I lost 40 pounds last year. I did gain a bit over the holiday, but I am back on track and exercising. I really want this weight loss. It used to be that I said I wanted to lose the weight, but I didn't want it enough to make the changes to get it. I would choose to eat ......just this o...

My Picture Wall

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:29:57 EST

I have started a Picture Wall. It is a file on my pc in " pictures" called " I am getting this". I go online and find things that I want. I want to be thin, I found some pictures of thin ladies wearing jeans that I like. I want to be fit, there are fit people on my Picture Wall. I want some new equipment for work, it is on the wall. I would like to a new car so I picked out the one I like and put it on the wall. I want to own this house, so my house is on there. A big pile of money, y...

On again, off again.

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:11:31 EST

I gained 5 pounds last weekend and lost them last week. I am still sorta on my spin of the juice fast and making soup out of the fruit and vegetables. This time of year it is hard to stick to the program. So I will have my soup and then a sweet and greasy Christmas treat. It is hard to stay on track and not slide completely into holiday mode. If I were to do that now, I hate to think what would happen. I gained 5 pounds in 3 days of holiday mode last week. It is only the 17th, we have 2...

Boy, did I fall off the wagon.

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:52:37 EST

Last week was crazy busy so when Friday afternoon rolled around, I wanted to fall back into the old ways and have a few beer and pizza for supper. So I did. Saturday was busy with many errands to run. I was too lazy or busy depending on how you look at to make a proper lunch and it was on the fly. Meaning not healthy. After of Christmas shopping, I came home to a fridge that still had beer in it. ..... Oh oh...... and the deep freeze still had a frozen pizza. Again........ oh oh...........

Juice Fast Makes Me Happy!

Sun, 4 Dec 2011 10:42:50 EST

I haven't lost anything since Wednesday. This morning I was up a bit. Wednesday I was 166.0, this morning I was 166.6. I think that it might be a sign that I should stop gaining and go back to losing. With the three sixes, who know what could happen if I stay the same..........

Obviously I have been enjoying my soup a bit too much. Also I have been getting into some raw sunflower seeds. Very healthy, but very high in fat. It is only up a bit, but up is still up and definitely no...

Day 3 of Juice Fast #2

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:57:20 EST

I was 166 this morning. Exactly 40 pounds down from when I started ..... well started again.... this in August. I went on the Juice Fast and lost about 30 pounds in a month. Went off for October and November. I continued to lose, but very slowly. Only about 7 pounds in the past 2 months with a lot of ups and downs. I started again with the juicing Monday and I have lost 3 pounds already.

I have modified the juicing a bit to suit me. I have some coffee in the morning. It is w...

Back on the Juice Fast.

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:30:51 EST

We are going back fasting starting tomorrow. I have slid over to the dark side. We had to go out of town last week for work. Stayed in hotel, ate out, ate way too much. Came home last night and had beer. Way to much beer. I haven't done that in a long time and boy howdy am I sick today. Since the fast and the continued healthy eating, my poor old body is not used to all this poison. It wants to go back to the juice for a while and get all the toxins out. We will go for two weeks and then reas...

Last month I....

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:34:42 EST

Last month I only lost 6 pounds. I was 177 Oct 15 and this morning I was 171. I started out great guns with the juice fast a while ago, but the guns have silenced some.

I have slid a little. I have started back on drinking coffee. It is black, I never did like cream and sugar added to coffee, but the caffeine is not good. I still don't drink much coke. Diet coke is a double whammy with the caffeine and artificial sweetener. I have started having a few beers on the weekend. The...

Make good choices.

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:39:51 EST

Last weekend was Thanksgiving in Canada. I was looking forward to the day with the family. We are all busy and we don't get together as often as we should. I was looking forward to the time together and the meal. I had given me permission to eat. I know that sounds weird, but I have been trying to lose this weight and big family dinners are not on the list of things to do when you want be thin, but Thanksgiving dinner it is "okay" to eat to much. So I munched a little in the day , had a ...

Changes after the juice fast.

Sun, 2 Oct 2011 00:26:29 EST

I saw the movie Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead and wanted to try the fast. I did for about a month. The juice fast was called a Reboot and that is just what it did, it completely restarted my system. I have shrunk my appetite down to where I am eating and want to eat considerable less than before. I have a fruit drink for brunch, and then dinner. I don't eat or have any cravings for junk food at all, but then I really wasn't much of a junk food person before the fast. I eat more fruit and vege...

Two Weeks Post Juice Fast.

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:38:25 EST

I am back to where I was when I stopped the juice fast, 180.2. It took my body a while to adjust to solid food. We had a family dinner the weekend the fast ended and company for a few days. I didn't eat that much, but I did have some beer. I gained 4 pounds when I went off the fast and it has taken me 2 weeks to lose it.

I am still juicing a bit. I have my "breakfast juice" for brunch. It is all fruit and delicious. I have a fresh fruit or veggies snack around 3 with a cup ...

Not Juicing anymore.

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:00:40 EST

Friday 180.2.... I almost made the "70's'" I lost 19 pounds and Jim lost about 30.

We stayed juicing, with the modifications I mentioned, until Friday. My sister came and all hell didn't break lose. I did have a few beer Friday night, but dinner was healthy , low fat and no dessert. That was the dinner at my house. Saturday night, it was at another family member and all hell was going to break lose. I stayed and visited until supper, then went home to my BQ chicken breast with s...

Day Twenty-three of Juicing

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:09:20 EST

I was 182.2 this morning and yesterday. Jim didn't lose yesterday either, but we are both still losing at steady rate. I was hoping to be in the "70's" by Friday, but I don't think I will make it.

I bought new jeans yesterday, two sizes smaller than the ones I was wearing this summer. I spoke earlier about the jeans I had given away when cleaning the basement. They were only one size smaller and wouldn't fit now anyway. We are still walking daily in the river valley. We have a 4...

Day Nineteen of Juicing

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:43:37 EST

183.6 this morning. Jim is still going, but being the loving wife that I am, I forgot what he told me this morning.

We couldn't or didn't juice today. It was a busy day and we had to rush out first thing this morning, so we just ate fruit all day until we got home at super time, then had our drink.

Since we started juicing our appetites have become very small. We went to Costco yesterday and had some food samples. Before we started juicing, I didn't consider sampl...

Day Seventeen of Juice Fast....sorta....

Wed, 7 Sep 2011 23:40:47 EST

I was 185.0 this morning. I am not sure how did Jim did. I will say tomorrow.

We took a couple of days off from the fast. We had the juice for breakfast and lunch, but ate dinner on Monday and Tuesday. I lost a pound in those 2 days, so we we didn't eat to much. Both nights we had baked sweet potatoes with carrots and onions. It was soooo good! Monday we added a bit of fish and Tuesday, we had wee bit of steak. I haven't had a steak in a while and my body really didn't like it,...

Day Fourteen of Juice Fast.

Sun, 4 Sep 2011 23:07:44 EST

I missed 13....

Today I was 186.8 down .2 from Friday, Jim lost track of his decimals again, but he was down...not unhappy......just weighed less. For the two week fast, I have lost about 13 pounds and Jim about 17. All in all, time and juice well spent. Since the end of June I am down 20 and Jim is down 25.

Tonight was to be our last night on the fast, but it got easier as we went along. I am not sure how long we will continue. We have a family dinner on Tuesday, bu...

Day Twelve of Juice Fast

Fri, 2 Sep 2011 23:41:23 EST

187 today for a loss of 1 pound for me, and .2 for Jim.

I thought it would be interesting to blog every day about this fast. However, I forgot how boring my life really is. I mean that in the kindest way. I was not all that busy today. I work at home and the sink backed up. Jim and I spent most of the day getting the sink to drain. I had a bunch of emails to get out and we drank juice. It is Friday night, before the fast I would normally have barley juice, but not tonight. To...

Day Eleven of Juice Fast

Fri, 2 Sep 2011 01:01:15 EST

188.0 this morning, down .8 and Jim was down .6. Things are heading in the right direction.

We had a change of heart today. We went from wanting off the fast, to maybe not so sure. Our son turns 20 Tuesday and we are having a family dinner. We probably shouldn't feed everyone juice, so we are going to add a bit of food on Monday, have a healthy super Tuesday, ( those who want, can have BBQ steak, and those who don't want to, can't) and then we are thinking about going back on....

Day Ten of Juice Fast

Thu, 1 Sep 2011 00:10:17 EST

No loss yesterday. I was 188.8 again today. Jim lost .6.

The last few days we have not been doing our walking and the weight loss has slowed....hmmm..
Things have been busy at work and I didn't have... find.... make... the time.

Not much to say about the day. It was a good day, but not all that noteworthy. I juiced, worked and now it is time to get ready for bed.

Feeling optimistic about the morning scale.

Cindy

Day Nine of Juice Fast

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:29:18 EST

188.8 this morning for a loss of .6 pounds. Jim lost .... track.... he has not paid close attention to the decimals. Losing has slowed down, but as I said, we really can't expect to lose a pound or two a day. It would be nice, but unrealistic.

Losing 10 pounds did have results in my measurements,
.5" upper arm
.5" thigh
1" waist
0" hips

We walked a lot this week, and I did upper body free weights. My energy levels are normal, meaning I still don't ...

Day Eight of Juice Fast

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:30:46 EST

I was 189.4 again this morning. I didn't lose any thing yesterday. Jim lost 1 pound.

At first I was disappointed that I did't lose. I wanted today to be the 10 pound day. But.....oh well, it wasn't.... It should happen tomorrow. It's kinda funny, if I had not weighed all week, weighted today and had lost 9.6, I would have been thrilled. Since I didn't lose yesterday, I was not happy. After giving my head a shake, I was happy with the loss, very happy. Almost 10 pounds in a...

Day Seven of Juice Fast

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:30:50 EST

189.4 this morning for a loss of .6 yesterday, Jim lost 2 pounds! I was not thinking, or adding right yesterday. I started this at 199, so yesterday would have been 9 and tomorrow will be 10.
I will take some measurements and see what I have lost that way as well.

We had our first want for food today. It is Sunday and we wanted dinner. Not anything unhealthy. What I really wanted was a salad, with cottage cheese, big chunks of tomatoe, chicken and many of the veggies in t...

Day Six of Juice Fast

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:22:51 EST

190.0 this morning, only .2 yesterday, but I am happy with that. Over all, that is 7 pounds and 12ish for Jim, he lost .5. He doesn't pay attention to the decimals like I do, but we are both losing at the same rate.

We have been feeling really good. It is hard to put into words, but we feel.... different.....our meat...flesh... I am not sure what you would call it, but feels lighter, more alive, just better. I told that to my son, and he just looked at me and smiled. That smil...

Day Five of Juice Fast

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:54:41 EST

192.2 this morning, for a loss of .8 of a pound. Total of 6.8 so far. Jim lost 2 yesterday, making it 12 for him.

I am still not having a problem following the program. I was a bit hungry after my drink tonight, so I had some herbal tea. Weight loss is all about the right frame of mind and I seem to be in the right mind set to do this.

I have been walking on the treadmill, not as far and long as I was before I started this. I have been listening to my body. It could...

Day Four of Juice Fast

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:40:00 EST

193 on the scales this morning. That is 6 pounds for me and Jim (hubby) has last 10 in only 3 days.

So far this has not been difficult, I have no cravings, not even my morning coffee. I really thought I miss that. Mind you, I AM swayed by the weight loss. I have gotten down to 193 a few times since I joined Sparks last October, but always inched my way back up to 200. So after today, I will be venturing into new territory. I haven't been under 193 since 2009. If I continue to lo...

Day Three of Juice Fast

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:09:30 EST

194.2 on the scale this morning. That is almost 5 pounds in 2 days! I really don't expect to continue with that kind of weight loss, but I sure will take it as long as it lasts.

I really enjoy the breakfast drink I have come up with. I juice 3 or 4 oranges with their peal, and then whatever fruit is around, I have been using some frozen then defrosted fruit, about a bowl full. I put the juice in the blender with frozen strawberries, 2 bananas and then blend it all up with ice a...

Day Two of Juice Fast

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:03:50 EST

The scales read 196.5 this morning. Lost 2.5 pounds yesterday. For the first time in a long time I am looking forward to the scales in the morning.

We drank our juice today. We have been having some problems liking the very green juices, but changed up the green that was put in and enjoyed it more. We like celery and asparagus, much better than the swiss chard we started with. Our supper drink was good. It was pears, apples, celery and asparagus. We always add chipped ice and...