Last week, me and Sarika couldn't believe how much we were eating out and not going to the gym. This cold weather in Philadelphia has really put us in a slump. Once you start being lazy, it is really hard to make the effort to come back out of it. Well, we put our foot down and decided we would start eating more healthy! My brother had bought me a juicer two Christmases ago so we figured we would juice for breakfast and dinner and eat a veggie wrap for lunch. We thought that it would be a good way to start fresh and get all that delivery out of our system.
When we went to the store to buy for the week we decided that we wouldn't follow any specific juicing diet, rather we would juice things that we actually would want to eat. I have juiced once before and some of the juices that I had to drink were not the best tasting and I was forcing myself to drink them. As we loaded up the cart with apples, carrots, cucumbers, and ginger I was actually getting excited about how much better I would feel about myself afterwards.
Day 1 went by pretty smoothly. After the breakfast juice I got pretty hungry around 10am so I drowned myself in water until I decided to eat my wrap. Our dinner juice consisted of lots of yummy fruits and ended the day on a good note. Then Tuesday came around.
Holy headache batman. Tuesday was the worst day. My body was pissed I wasn't feeding it Indian or a burrito. All I wanted was a veggie burger with a side of french fries and a big glass of ginger ale. The headache made me want to cry myself to sleep so after going back and fourth to whether or not to eat a real meal, we broke down and ate some Taco Bell. I know, I know. The thought that everything would go downhill after that went through my mind for 5 seconds and then I ate a bite of a bean burrito and that didn't even bother me anymore. Getting rid of my headache was all I could think about by then.
Wednesday came and went with no problem. Most likely it was because my body was once happy again with a burrito in its belly. By this time in the week I wasn't as hungry all the time and I knew that it was starting to work. Then I discovered that frozen blueberries in water is the most delicious way to drink water and now I am hooked!
On Thursday night I went to a dance with my special athletes and all I could do was drink cup after cup of water so that I wouldn't get tempted by all the chocolate, cupcakes, and pretzels that were staring me in the eye telling me to eat them. After the dance I visited my friend Adrianna who decided to have vegan cupcakes and homemade hummus in her kitchen. I couldn't help myself at that point. I caved. Then I went to my friends house who provided me with a delicious Whole Foods juice and a vegan chocolate chip cookie. I couldn't say no to cookie (that would have been rude), so I ate that too. And I had no regrets.
Friday was the last day, however, I didn't have time to juice in the morning and we ran out of veggies for the wraps. That meant that I would drink lots of water in the morning, sneak a vegan waffle, and go to subway with Sarika with all the kiddos for lunch. My roommate from my first semester at Arcadia came to visit so I knew that dinner would definitely not be a juice (it was pizza if you were wondering!).
Overall, I think we did pretty well. I want to keep up juicing, even if it is just for breakfast or maybe an afternoon snack. After weighing myself before and after the juicing I lost 4.4 pounds. I'm sure I could have lost more but I was more concerned about all the bad food getting cleansed away rather than the weight lose.
Has anybody else out there experimented with juicing? What were your favorite recipes? I would love to try them out!
I can't believe that it is almost March! Warm weather please make your way to Philadelphia. Please and thank you.
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