So how do I feel after not eating for 3 days? Amazing! This diet is absolutely what I've been looking for. The fruit and vegetable juices are so filling, give me lots of energy, and I'm losing weight at a healthy pace.
Alan and I are have quickly found some juice recipes that we like, and some we don't. We have been fixing sweeter juices (orange or apple) for breakfast, and make a vegetable juice for lunch and dinner, and sometimes another sweet fruit juice for dessert.
I've always gained and lost weight in my face first, so it's beginning to be obvious that I'm losing weight. My mom even noticed my weight loss today! I realized today that at the beginning of 2011, I was the heaviest I'd been in 7 years. I was super depressed, super tired all the time, and generally felt like crap. I hated the way I looked and felt, and it was seriously affecting me.
Today, I am the lightest I've been in years! Since January I have lost 25 pounds! I feel so great, and so confident about the way I look right now. Today I wore and shirt that I was very tight just a few months ago. Today, it was a bit baggy! Eeeeeeee! So excited to continue on the weight loss journey!
August 3, 2011
July 31, 2011
Reboot
A few weeks back, I was searching through Netflix for something to watch. In the Recommended For You section there was a documentary that looked interesting. Titled "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead" I was a bit intrigued. I had just started a diet plan that was working, but was leaving me with very little energy. I watched the movie...and well, it totally changed my life. I'm not a person who says stuff like that alot, but this documentary totally changed the way I think about dieting.
The diet plan I had doing was only the 2nd time I'd ever dieted. But frankly, I was so tired of carrying around an extra 30 pounds that I had gained over the last 3 years.
The movie centers around a couple of men who embark on a 60 day diet plan of not eating any food. Rather, they are drinking juice. Juice made from fresh fruits and vegetables that they extract using a juicer. Both men lose massive amounts of weight. They do everything in very smart fashions, making sure to track their health with doctors and nutritionists advice the whole way through.
By the end of the movie, I knew that this was something that I wanted to do. I already eat no meat, and honestly enjoy every fruit and vegetable known to man. Seriously, I LOVE fruits and vegetables.
I knew I could do this.
Alan decided he would join me on this journey.
After doing a lot of research on the Reboot diet plan, and juicers, and the like...we bought a juicer. This last week we have been having juice for one meal a day to figure out what recipes/flavors we like the most. Tomorrow morning we start two weeks of the Reboot juice diet. For two weeks Alan and I won't be eating any food, but will be drinking a ton of fruit and veggies. I am going to try to update as often as possible to document what is either going to be awesome, or very trying. Wish us luck!
The diet plan I had doing was only the 2nd time I'd ever dieted. But frankly, I was so tired of carrying around an extra 30 pounds that I had gained over the last 3 years.
The movie centers around a couple of men who embark on a 60 day diet plan of not eating any food. Rather, they are drinking juice. Juice made from fresh fruits and vegetables that they extract using a juicer. Both men lose massive amounts of weight. They do everything in very smart fashions, making sure to track their health with doctors and nutritionists advice the whole way through.
By the end of the movie, I knew that this was something that I wanted to do. I already eat no meat, and honestly enjoy every fruit and vegetable known to man. Seriously, I LOVE fruits and vegetables.
I knew I could do this.
Alan decided he would join me on this journey.
After doing a lot of research on the Reboot diet plan, and juicers, and the like...we bought a juicer. This last week we have been having juice for one meal a day to figure out what recipes/flavors we like the most. Tomorrow morning we start two weeks of the Reboot juice diet. For two weeks Alan and I won't be eating any food, but will be drinking a ton of fruit and veggies. I am going to try to update as often as possible to document what is either going to be awesome, or very trying. Wish us luck!
July 14, 2011
Pantries Galore
Not so fun fact about my home: It was built by idiots.
There is one closet that is original to the home. ONE!
ONE!
Our bedroom had closets added later, and the bathroom has a tiny linen closet that I think was built on.
Because of some moron's lapse in judgement, or lack of wife (let's be real here...if he had a lady, there would be storage galore!), I have no pantry.
It is very ridiculous. I wish this house had more storage. Or, well, any storage.
While rummaging around the internet the other day I came across these photos of some seriously sick pantries. These pantries make me want to cry. So, take a look. I hope you cry, too. At least I won't be the only one.
There is one closet that is original to the home. ONE!
ONE!
Our bedroom had closets added later, and the bathroom has a tiny linen closet that I think was built on.
Because of some moron's lapse in judgement, or lack of wife (let's be real here...if he had a lady, there would be storage galore!), I have no pantry.
It is very ridiculous. I wish this house had more storage. Or, well, any storage.
While rummaging around the internet the other day I came across these photos of some seriously sick pantries. These pantries make me want to cry. So, take a look. I hope you cry, too. At least I won't be the only one.
June 22, 2011
Patience is a Virtue...
...Although not something I have a lot of.
While the job hunting process has been painfully slow, I am trying to be patient. Good things come to those who wait? In the meantime, here are some adorable things some creative person put together. How can you look at these and not be happy??
While the job hunting process has been painfully slow, I am trying to be patient. Good things come to those who wait? In the meantime, here are some adorable things some creative person put together. How can you look at these and not be happy??
June 3, 2011
Interview Outfit 2
A second interview outfit I have in mind. I'll probably go with this one instead of the other below.
Interview outfit 2 by credding featuring pearl jewelry
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