Reboot - Day 15 of 15

Wake up:  Hot lemon ginger water

Breakfast:  Morning Green Glory (this wasn't good today)

I think the juices are good some times depending on the sweetness of the fruit and vegetables.

Morning Snack:  Coconut water

Lunch:  Un-Beet-able (this wasn't good today either)

Afternoon Snack:  Morning Glory

Dinner:  Un-Beet-able

Dessert:  Purple Passion

Before Bed:  Herbal Tea

I've been supplementing these juices with regular food.  I think tomorrow I'll start back on day one with slight changes.  I've noticed that foods I used to eat without any issues, now upset my stomach.  I guess I have to get used to eating regular food.  I'm definitely going to be juicing and eating a clean diet daily.  I'm still down 10 lbs, but I have 10 more lbs to lose.  I also need to tone up my core.

Reboot - Day 14 of 15

Wake up:  Hot lemon ginger water

Breakfast:  Carrot Apple Ginger

I made the sunrise juice instead and my parents were visiting and we made a big home made breakfast.

We had coffee, eggs, bacon, potatoes, and home made tortillas.. Mmmmmm

Morning Snack:  Coconut water

Lunch:  Garden Variety (I didn't drink this one)

Afternoon Snack:  Carrot Apple Ginger

I put way too much ginger and by bedtime my stomach was hurting.  Not sure if it was because of all the ginger or because I had a regular breakfast.

Dinner:  Garden Variety  (I didn't have this one or the 2 below because of a stomach ache)

Dessert:  Watermelon Crush

Before Bed:  Herbal Tea

Reboot - Day 13 of 15

Wake up:  Hot lemon ginger water

Breakfast:  Sunrise juice

Morning Snack:  Coconut water

Lunch:  Green Lemonade

Afternoon Snack:  Sunrise juice

Dinner:  Green Lemonade

Dessert:  Peach/Pear Pie Delight

Before Bed:  Herbal tea

My parents showed up at my house at about 6pm this evening.  YAY!!

Reboot - Day 12 of 15

Wake up:  Hot lemon ginger water

Breakfast:  Carrot Apple Lemon.. Mmm

Morning Snack:  Coconut Water

Lunch:  Joe's Mean Green {gag}

I'm so unsatisfied with this one that I added zucchini and avocado w/Herbamare on the side.

Afternoon Snack:  Carrot Apple Lemon

Dinner:  Joe's Mean Green

Dessert:  Watermelon Crush

Before Bed:  Dandelion Root tea

Ok, so I had to go to the grocery store to buy food.  I sent my man a text and ask if he wants anything.  This guy says, "snag ice cream 2 buckets.. and chippies and donuts and sour cream".  Ok, so I get my groceries plus his stuff.. get home.. and yes, I had half a donut and some sour cream and onion chips.  I did not sleep as well as usual, but thankfully gained no weight :-)

Reboot - Day 11 of 15

Here are my meals from yesterday.

Wake up:  Hot lemon ginger water

Breakfast:  Green Citrus.. Mmm

Morning Snack:  Coconut Water

Lunch:  Red, White, Blue, (& Green!) - 3 c. watermelon, 4 handfuls blueberries, 12 kale leaves

Afternoon Snack:  Green Citrus

Dinner:  Sporty Spice

Dessert:  Red, White, Blue, (& Green!).  This was not a good dessert, yuck!

Before Bed:  Dandelion Root tea

Reboot - Day 10 of 15

Slept very good last night and woke up feeling great.

Wake up:  Hot Lemon Ginger water

Breakfast:  Morning Green Glory juice (8 kale leaves, 2 large handfuls of spinach, 6 romaine leaves, 2 cucumbers, 6 celery stalks, 2 green apples, 2 peeled lemons)

This one sounds really gross, but it was very good to me :-)

Morning Snack:  16 oz. Coconut water

Lunch:  Un-Beet-able (2 apples, 2 beets, 6 carrots, 2" ginger, 3 handfuls leafy greens - kale, spinach, or swiss chard.  I used spinach)

Afternoon Snack:  Morning Green Glory

Dinner:  Un-Beet-able

Dessert:  Peach/Pear Pie Delight

Before Bed:  Herbal tea

Click here to watch Joe Cross (the man on Fat, Sick, & Nealy Dead) on Dr. Oz

Reboot - Day 9 of 15

I stepped on the scale this morning and WOW.  My total weight loss is now 10 lbs in 9 days.  That's a little bit crazy.  I definitely have to be careful when I get off this reboot so I don't gain it all back.

Wake up:  Hot lemon ginger water :-P

Breakfast:  Carrot Apple Lemon juice (4 apples, 4 carrots, 2 peeled lemons - makes 2 servings)

Morning Snack:  16 oz. Coconut Water

Lunch:  Green Lemonade juice

Afternoon Snack:  Carrot Apple Lemon juice

Dinner:  Garden Variety (2 green apples, 2 peeled oranges, 6 handfuls leafy greens).  I didn't juice all these.  I've been so hungry since 2:00 pm today that I ate the leafy greens and drank the juice of the fruit.  Mmm

Dessert:  Purple Passion (30 grapes, 1 pint blueberries, & 1 handful of mint).  Mmm

Before Bed:  Dandelion Root tea

Reboot - Day 8 of 15

Didn't post last night, so here it is:

Wake up:  Hot lemon ginger water

Breakfast:  Sunrise juice (8 carrots, 4 oranges, 2 beets - makes 2 servings)

Morning Snack:  16 oz. Coconut Water

Lunch:  Green Lemonade (6 kale leaves, 2 handfuls spinach, 1 green apple, 1 cucumber, 2 celery stalks, 1 lemon)

Afternoon Snack:  Sunrise juice

Dinner:  Green Lemonade

Dessert:  Peach/Pear Pie Delight

Before Bed:  Herbal Tea

Reboot - Day 7 of 15

Wake up:  Hot lemon ginger water

Breakfast:  Green Citrus juice (green apples, oranges, leafy greens)

Morning Snack:  16 oz. Coconut Water

Lunch:  Sporty Spice juice (beets, carrots, celery, lemon, oranges, basil)  Tastes weird

Afternoon Snack:  Green Citrus juice

Dinner:  Sporty Spice juice

Dessert:  Purple Passion juice (grapes, blueberries, & mint)

Before Bed:  Herbal Tea

I think I forgot how to chew :-(

Reboot - Day 6 of 15

OK, today was just liquids and it's no fun :-(

When I woke up:  The lousy hot lemon & ginger water

Breakfast:  Carrot Apple Ginger juice

Morning Snack:  16 oz. Coconut water

Lunch:  Joe's Mean Green juice (YUCK)

Afternoon Snack:  Carrot Apple Ginger juice

Dinner:  Joe's Mean Green juice

Dessert:  Peach/Pear Pie Delight
This one is made with the juice of 1 sweet potato, 2 ripe peaches (or pears), 1 red apple, 1 handful blueberries, & a dash of cinnamon

This one is really good, although I'd rather have something that requires chewing.

Reboot - Day 5 of 15

Stepped on the scale this morning and I've lost 5 lbs since last Monday morning!

YAY!

Only 10 more lbs. to go :-)

This morning was the same hot water w/lemon & ginger root when I woke up.

Breakfast was the Shamrock Smoothie again.  Mmm

Morning Snack was Joe's Mean Green juice.  All I can say about this one is..... GAG ME!

It's made with 6 kale leaves, 2 cucumbers, 2 celery stalks, 1 green apple, 1/2 lemon and a small piece of ginger root.  Did NOT like this one.  I had to drink the other half after lunch {gag} {gag}.

Lunch was the Squash & Apple soup which I like.

Dinner was the Detox Soup.  I put sauteed mushrooms in it because I had some in the frig that would've gone bad if I didn't eat them.  I don't think that was breaking my meal plan because it's vegetables.

Tonight is my Dandelion Root tea again.

Reboot - Day 4 of 15

Yesterday was my day 4 and I didn't have time to post anything so here it is:

Wake Up: hot lemon water w/ginger root... yuck

 Breakfast: Island Green Smoothie.  Mmm.  This was the best one yet!

It's made with 1 mango, 1 banana, 1/2 avocado, 1 handful spinach, 4 oz. coconut water, & ice.

Snack:  Carrot Apple Lemon juice.  This was good.

Lunch: Green Detox Soup & Reboot Green Salad.  Mmm good

Afternoon Snack:  Carrot Apple Lemon juice

Dinner:  Squash & Apple Soup.  Mmm

Then I didn't have my herbal tea because my juicer broke and I had to run out and get a new one.  I found the juicer that Joe uses on his movie.  Macy's was having a 30% off sale on all juicers.  I called to see if they had it in stock and they did.  The guy told me that it was regular $250, but now on sale for $167.  I thought it was a good deal until I shopped around.  Found it at Bed, Bath, & Beyond for $149.  Then subtract the 20% off coupon I had and it was $119!  Stinkin Macy's :-p

I brought the juicer home and unpacked it.  It's beautiful.  It's a Breville JE98XL.

Reboot - Day 3 of 15

I couldn't finish all of my lemon/ginger water this morning... yuck.

Breakfast: Shamrock Smoothie.  This was very good.  It's made with 1/2 banana, 1/2 cucumber, 6 romaine leaves, 1/2 avocado, juice of 1 lemon, 4 oz coconut water, & ice.  Put it all in your blender or Nutribullet.

Morning Snack: Green Lemonade Juice.  Yuck!

Lunch: Squash & Apple Soup with Sauteed Greens w/garlic.  This was good.

Afternoon Snack was another serving of the green lemonade juice.  Not good :-P

Dinner was the same Acorn Squash from yesterday and the Raw Carrot Ginger soup.

Before bed is the same herbal tea.

I thought I'd feel weak by day 3, but I don't.  Maybe because I'm used to eating lots of fruits and vegetables already.  I'm just not used to no sweets and no meat and I usually have dark chocolate everyday and I haven't had any, so I miss that.  I don't drink milk because that makes me gain weight, but I love milk.  I do drink Almond Milk and I've gotten used to it.  I also put goat milk kefir in my normal smoothie, but I haven't had that either.

Reboot - Day 2 of 15

I want meat!!!  I usually have chicken and/or fish every day so this food plan is killing me.  The lemon ginger tea this morning was very unsatisfying and not good at all because I wanted my egg.  My breakfast was the same as yesterday and it was not good to me.  The kale, cucumber, celery, pear juice was nasty.

Lunch was a kale salad with the raw carrot soup.  I had to force myself to eat it without throwing up.  When I buy kale, I usually roast it in the oven with oil and salt and it's good that way, but to eat it raw is so gross.  I prefer romaine, green or red leaf lettuce in salad.

Afternoon snack was another serving of the Celery Pear Cucumber Green Juice.  Yuck!

Dinner was delicious!  It was Green Detox Soup which is made with leeks, garlic, broccoli, zucchini, celery, kale, and broth.  Then a Roasted Acorn Squash Stuffed w/Mushrooms & Sage.. Mmm.  It reminded me of thanksgiving food because of the sage in the squash.

Tonight before bed will be the same Dandelion Root Tea.

Fat, Sick, & Nearly Dead

I'm not sure if you've heard of the movie "Fat, Sick, & Nearly Dead", but it's pretty cool.  You can watch the full movie at http://www.movieweb.com/movie/fat-sick-nearly-dead/HUpBMVd0dy2wsv.

It's a documentary about an Australian guy who, because of his excessive lifestyle, has become fat, has a disease called chronic urticaria (hives), and takes several medications for his disease.  His plan is to drink only fruit and vegetable juice for 60 days.  As he does this, he travels across the U.S. talking to people about what he's doing.

On his website www.rebootwithjoe.com he has several different plan lengths you can choose from (3, 5, 10, or 15 days).  I've chosen his 15 day plan.  You can view the .pdf for this plan at:  http://www.rebootwithjoe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/rbwj_15dayplan-FULLR_2.pdf

Today was my first day and I took photos of each thing I ate so you can get an idea of what the first day of this plan looks like.

Right when you wake up, you'll drink hot water with lemon and fresh ginger root.

(I also took my usual spoonful of cod liver oil plus a multivitamin, milk thistle, CoQ10, and 5HTP)

Breakfast is "Berry Apple Cinnamon Bake" which is berries, apples, raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg, & coconut oil baked for 45 minutes.  I usually have one egg scrambled w/broccoli, zucchini, tomato, mushrooms, & feta cheese for breakfast, so this was a struggle.  I wanted my egg!

Morning snack is "Carrot Apple Ginger" juice.  This is delicious!

Lunch is "Reboot Green Salad" which is leafy greens, 4 vegetables of your choice, olive oil, vinegar, & salt & pepper.  You get a side of "Carrot & Sweet Potato Fries".  This meal was very good.  Mmm

Afternoon snack is another 8 oz of the Carrot apple Ginger juice.

Dinner is "Kale Avocado Salad w/Vinaigrette" which is kale, red cabbage, tomato, avocado, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey, basil, garlic, salt & pepper.  I think this one had too much garlic.

You also get a side of the same fries from lunch and "Sauteed Greens w/Garlic" which is collards, kale, or chard sauteed with garlic, oil, salt & pepper.  This tasted good too, but mouth was very garlicky afterwards.

Before bed you can have herbal tea.  I always have a cup of Dandelion Root tea before bed so that's what I had.