Feelin' Great

I can honestly say that I have had more energy than I have had in a long time.  I am usually so sluggish and lately I have just been a little fire ball! Yesterday was my last day of the 3 day juice cleanse but I decided to have a real meal for dinner.  I decided to pack the family up and go for a run/walk combo.  I tried to run a lot of the way but this Mama is OUT OF SHAPE!  I did 2.5 miles and it felt good to get out there and get active!  For dinner I made a cup of brown rice, 1 cup of lean turkey meat seasoned with Mrs. Dash Chipotle seasoning, and a spinach and kale salad with carrots, cucumber, celery and home made balsamic vinegarette dressing.  I thought I would for sure gain weight because I ate a meal but when I weighed in this morning I was down a little bit more.  I forget the exact number but I think I am only down 3 pounds or so.  Today was more of a challenge.  I had to be at my son's speech evaluation at 9am and then had to work from 12:30-5:30.  I should note that while I did the 3 day strictly fruit and veggies I stayed home THE ENTIRE 3 days.  Going out allowed for too much temptation in the beginning stages.  Plus, juicing is time consuming and when it is time to juice you need to be by your juicer!  So today I was struggling to get my juice made before we had to run out the door but I did it.  I juiced 4 carrots, a pink navel orange, a regular orange, and a lime.  After I juiced it I poured it into the blender and added some ice and a banana.  I made extra for the twins too as they are now pretty into the whole juicing process.  For lunch I had 1 cup brown rice and 1 cup lean turkey meat with sriacha hot sauce.  At work, I brought a bag of carrots, and a green apple and a red apple to snack on.  I would have NEVER taken carrot sticks for a snack...I HATED carrots prior to this juicing extravaganza!

I am pretty nervous about tomorrow.  I am meeting with my sis in law, mother in law, and my future sis in law for a day of fun in the city.  This scares me.  We are supposed to start our day off at our favorite coffee shop, Philz, and I am so unsure as to whether or not I should order a small coffee and move on with my life or if I should just avoid it since I have detoxed from caffeine, sugar, and dairy?! Then we are going to go shopping and our plan is to each lunch at the food court in the mall....ummmmm what the heck am I going to eat?  Hopefully there is a salad bar around! Then we are going to Circa Soleil at the Ballpark followed by dinner at an Italian Restaurant...AGAIN, I need to stay strong and order a plain chicken breast with steamed veggies! No pizza, no pasta, no calamari, no vino, no BREAD! OMG NO BREAD! I am stressed already! =)