Wow...

ONLY consuming juice is CRAZY hard...Day one was a day filled with mixed emotions.  I would be so extremely tired, then all of a sudden get a burst of energy.  I would get a headache and then it would go away.  I wanted to cry over nothing and then would laugh hysterically.  Juicing definitely made me act more bi-polar than I typically do!  Having the the Mean Green Juice was no bueno.  It was the WORST part of my day yesterday! It just tasted beyond nasty to me.  I decided that I would eat my greens instead of juicing them.  I don't want to have a terrible time juicing for the first time.  If it is a bad experience, I will just be turned off and I don't want to associate it with being negative from the get go.  I have decided to juice things that I am comfortable with and make a plan that works for ME.  I really really enjoy eating green veggies so I figure that I will just make it a point to make those the basis of my meals.  So far I have stuck to only fruits and veggies for 2 days (Although, I did just have a 1/4 of a piece of salami that my kid left on his plate).  I have found my biggest struggle with this whole thing is that I have to prepare my family 3 meals a day not including snacks and I am just so tempted.  I have been asked by multiple people what my long term plan is after the 3 days of just juice.  That answer is so simple.  I am just focusing on eating clean foods.  Eating clean does not have to be boring.  I am not saying I will never have a chip or a piece of cake, but majority of my families meals will be CLEAN!  My poor husband gets about 4 hours of sleep a night.  He eats junk and is always tired.  He is just worn out and needs to get healthy.  I always tell him that just because he is skinny doesn't mean he is healthy on the inside and it is so true.  He says he feels really bad and he needs to make a change.  It is up to me, as the matriarch of the family, to get us all on the right path.  I made some juices for Aaron and the boys and they all liked them...seems like I am the only one not 100% in love with them.  

Waking up on day two, I was really hoping to see that I lost 25 pounds on the scale....but unfortunately I was only down 1.5 pounds.  It sucks that it is so easy to gain weight but so hard to lose it.  Today I found that I had a LOT more energy than I typically do.  I was actually motivated to get up off the couch and get stuff done around the house.  I look forward to day three.

My rainbow drinks!

Spinach, celery. bell pepper, cucumber, and lemon

This has been my favorite so far.  I juiced all of this and then poured it into my blender.  I added some ice and a banana and it was delish! Great breakfast! 

This monster looks as good as it tastes...