Monday, November 28, 2011

Post Thanksgiving Update

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!

So it's been about 6 weeks since my fast ended.  I did end up getting the flu which was NOT fun.  I guess it was bound to happen.  Especially when I took about 2 days off from juicing.  Bad idea.  Besides the flu I have felt super.  I have been eating healthy, with a few splurges here and there, but all mostly healthy.  I will have the occasional ice cream or cappuccino but now I don't feel bad about it.  Why?  Because I'm healthy!  And I am at a healthy weight again.  And the rest of the time I AM eating healthy.

I am still juicing.  Today I made a juice with apples, spinach, cucumbers, celery, and lemon.  It was Yum-O and made me feel energized for the day!

Some of my favorite things to eat since getting off my fast....
-fresh fruits and veggies
-soups made from fresh produce
- different variations of egg rolls (I make southwest one's with beans, veggies, and quinoa and I also make a regular asian style)  I leave the veggies raw.  I make these with either the eggroll wraps that need to be cooked in the oven and I bake them, and I also use Rice Paper wraps so I can just eat them 100% raw.
- salads
- Couscous
- Panini's - I make them with grilled veggies and they are A-MA-ZING

I feel so much better eating healthier....and like I stated above, when I want to splurge a bit it's not a big deal.  I haven't been eating meat with the exception of a couple of times.  I have had chicken...with couscous and also added to one of our soups I made, had turkey for Thanksgiving, and just had my first bit of hamburger in some chop sui my MIL made. (totally spelled that wrong).

I'm definitely not as bloated as I used to be.
I'm drinking TONS of water
Haven't gained any weight (I'll gain a pound or two, then loose it the next day.)
Craving are down majorly
I'm not feeling the need to continually snack all day long
When I am out and about I don't feel the need to run through a drive through or buy a snack just for convenience purposes.
My energy is WAY higher than it was before the fast.

I didn't pig out AS crazily as I normally do at Thanksgiving.  I had one large helping of dinner and some dessert.  Normally I would have gone back for seconds or thirds....plus dessert.  I only gained 2lbs as of Sunday morning and that was with 3 days (thurs, fri, and sat) of eating way more than normal, then I lost it today.  And I have to say that even the amount that I ate during Thanksgiving weekend made me feel blek and SO insanely tired.  My first turkey and my first mashed potatoes, pumpkin cake, apple pie, and stuffing, then some BBQ since the fast.....all of which is full of carbs and starch.  BLAH.  But it did taste yummy.  I'm just glad to be back to normal today, ha!  There is definitely a HUGE difference in the way I feel when I eat healthy and am juicing as opposed to not....like this past weekend.

I can't tell you how glad I am that I made the decision to do that fast. It was hard, but definitely worth it.  If you keep up the healthy eating, listen to your body and only eat when hungry, continue to juice, and drink plenty of water....all of which I've been doing, you should also have amazing results and keep off the weight  and stay healthy once you are done fasting.

I can't wait to do another fast in January.  I'll be doing at least 10days of juice only.

Keep an eye on the blog as I am also adding some good healthy recipes when I make new one's....and one's that I at least try to keep track of approximate measurements.  Most of my cooking is just throwing things together....a pinch here, and handful there.

Also for those who are just starting their juicing journey to a healthier lifestyle, I have TONS of great juicing recipes also under that tab.

The AWESOME thing about juicing is it is HEALTHY.  It's not a crazy fad diet where you starve yourself or give yourself crazy diet pills.  In my opinion it is the most healthy thing you can do for your body.  That pure surge of nutrients from fresh veggies and fruit is amazing.  And even if you don't have weight to loose, it's an even better way to keep healthy and have tons of energy without needing caffeine or sugar...both of which also comes with the crash.

Nothing looks better than healthy feels, and nothing feels better than looking AND actually being healthy.

So go juice something!