Juicing is Fun!

I recently started juicing for a week detox and to spur my weight loss adventure. I was tired of dieting and wanted to fuel my body with nutritious fruits and vegetables. I have been a "semi" vegetarian for 20 years but I don't really like fruits and veggies; hence my weight gain over the last 6-7 years. I love bread, cheese, lattes and mochas, and soda! Many of my calories were liquid calories already; the coffees and sodas, so I figured I better give juicing a try!

I first read Jason Vale's book "7 lbs in 7 days", bought his app, bought a juicer, and hit the store for a load of produce. The week was hard, I'm not going to lie. But the entire time that I was drinking the juice I loved every drop of the liquid nutrition I was giving my body. I think the thing that helped my succeed was the app. that included audio coaching, videos for making the juices, and the ease of making juice. MAKING FRESH JUICE IS EASY! The hard part was the cravings I had. Luckily, I have a very supportive fiance that helped motivate and talk me through my cravings daily. He was even on board to try juicing. I was a little stressed by the amount of learning that I had the first week, so I decided to focus on juicing for me at first and then add him to the routine the next week. My fiance is very lean and doesn't need to lose any weight, so I also knew that he wasn't going to need to do the 7 day program like I did.

Well, I survived the 7 days and lost an amazing 12 lbs and went down one dress size!! Thank you Jason Vale, I couldn't have done it without the resources you've created.

The total cost of produce for the week was about $100.00. It could have been less if I went to the farmer's market to start with, instead of the grocery store, but I certainly learned my lesson on my 2nd shopping trip that week when I went to the local produce stand. The really great thing about Jason's app was that you could create a shopping list with the app for the days that you wanted to shop for. I started by shopping for day 1 and 2; just to make sure I was going to actually do it. I didn't want to end up with a load of produce that I wasn't going to eat. After that I bought for days 3-5; and had one more trip for days 6-7.

The other cost that you will incur are the supplements that you need; wheatgrass powder, spirulina powder, healthy bacteria, and super food powder. I paid about $100.00 buying these at Super Supplements and they will last me quite a while. But Jason Vale sells them on his website for $50.00 dollars; so when I run out I will buy them from him.

Here is the website: http://www.juicemaster.com/us/.

The Documentary That Changed My Thinking About Food

If you haven't watched the documentary "Hungry for Change" yet, WATCH IT! It hit me hard and made me realize the horrible things I was doing to my body. A few of the presenters from the film really inspired me; Jason Vale and John Gabriel.

Jason Vale is the "Juicemaster" from the UK. I've read 2 of his books in less than a week, "7 lbs in 7 days" and " Turbo Charge Your Life in 14 Days". Both books we're amazing! I've just finished the 7 lbs in 7 days juice program and lost 12 lbs! I'm so motivated by this loss that I am continuing with a juicy life, which you can read about in my post "Juicing is Fun".

John Gabriel wrote a book called "The Gabriel Method", which I bought yesterday and am half way through the book! It's about turning off the fat button in your brain and visualizing the body you want to have. It is so inspiring and makes a lot of sense to the reasons I've put on weight.

I look forward to the future now, because I know that I have control over the things I once felt that I didn't; mainly my body, weight, and happiness.