Juicing

Juicing...sounds funny doesn't it?  At least it did to me the first time my friend mentioned it.  Juicing...juicing veggies and fruit and making a (hopefully) yummy and nutritious juice for you to drink. 

I've watched the videos and documentaries, I've checked out the recipes online, I've read the pros and cons...basically it improves your overall health and helps with weight loss. But as my parents asked, why not just eat all of the veggies and fruits instead of juicing them?  Well just imagine trying to actually eat all of those veggies and fruit in one day...you'd be eating all day.  Ain't nobody got time for that!  So juicing is a quick way to get all that goodness into your body and into your system.  If you haven't watched it yet, watch "Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead". It's a great documentary and a great introduction to juicing and the benefits of it.  It really inspired me.


Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead

Well, as of January 2 (yes the 2nd, not January 1...I'm getting a juicer for Christmas so I have to wait until I get it to start), I will reboot my body.  Kind of makes me sound like a cyborg or robot, doesn't it?  Well I need to detox and get all the crap out of my body that I've been shoving in it for the past 29 1/2 years. In July 2014, I will turn the big 3-0 and I honestly don't want to be unhealthy and, let's just say it, fat anymore.  Only those that grew up with me will know that I've been gradually gaining weight and getting fatter since I was about 10.  I've spent most of my life overweight and it sucks!  If by losing all this extra baggage adds only 10 more years on to my life, I'm cool with that.  That's 10 more years of experiences that I otherwise wouldn't have.  Plus I want to be able to hike without being out of breath, I want to go the beach without being embarrassed about my body, heck I might even want to run a marathon someday.  But I can't do any of that without losing weight.  I'm living a half life right now and I've decided I'm not ok with settling for that any longer.  I'm ready for a BIG change in my life.  I've spent a lifetime putting this weight on so I don't expect to lose it all overnight (although secretly that would be kind of awesome!  Wake up as a skinny girl...sweet!), but I'm willing to fight for my life and do what it takes to get myself healthy again.  You do the crime, you do the time!

So my journey begins...on January 2 I'm going to start out with a 10 day juice fast, but I'm really hoping to go for even longer.  I'll track my progress on here and will maybe even post some photos so stay tuned.  I'm really excited to start this next phase in my life!