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.

Cruise to Ensenada Video

Here is the video I made of our cruise to Ensenada.

It's 14 minutes in length so it's kind of long.

Burned Myself

On June 17th, I accidentally poured boiling hot coconut oil on my arm!

I was heating up a pan on the stove to cook my breakfast when the doorbell rang.  I went to answer the door and when I got back the pan was smoking.  I took it off the stove and went to open the window.  The pan tipped and spilled on my right forearm.  I felt a slight stinging.  I said calmly, "Oh, I burned myself".  I walked to the sink and ran cool water over it.  I began to wipe the oil off and realized the oil was thick and light brown... I thought it was slightly brown because it burned on the stove.  As I continued to wipe, my skin turned WHITE where the oil had been.  What I thought was oil was really my SKIN melting off!

Anyways, it's been 10 days and now it's a thick ugly scab.  Not pretty.  I've been putting Neosporin and Sovereign Silver (homeopathic first aid gel for bug bites and serious burns) on it three times a day.  Below is a photo of it on the day it happened and the other is how it looks today.  I think it's a 2nd degree burn.

Super Excited

I'm getting super excited and anxious about the 4th of July!  My mom will be arriving at my house on July 2nd to watch the kids while Carlos and I go on a cruise.  We are so excited because we've never been on a cruise and we also didn't have a honeymoon when we got married over 11 years ago.  We really need the break.  I will post photos when we get back.

Awesome Stir Fry

Oh man.. I skipped a whole month.

Well, here's a dish I've been eating for the last few weeks for lunch and now I'm wearing size 4!  You might be saying, "So, I wear a size zero".  Well whoop dee frickin' doo... good for you.  For me, this is small.  My goal is size 2, so I have more work to do.

Here is my recipe:

AWESOME STIR FRY

Ingredients:

1 T. Sesame Seed Oil

1 T. Flax Oil

¼ Red Onion, chopped

¼ c. Bell Pepper (all colors), chopped

3 Garlic cloves, crushed

½ c. Broccoli, chopped

½ c. Cauliflower, chopped

¼ c. Carrots, chopped

¼ c. Asparagus, chopped

1 Celery stalk, sliced

¼ Zucchini, chopped

2 Mushrooms, chopped

2 T. Fresh Ginger, diced

½ c. Chicken, cooked & chopped

Salt & Pepper to taste

1 T. Soy Sauce

1 tsp. Sesame Seeds, toasted

¼ c. Almonds, sliced & toasted

¼ c. Feta Cheese

Instructions:

• Heat wok over medium heat & add the oils.  Add all ingredients except last 4.
• Stir occasionally until vegetables are slightly tender, but still crunchy, about 3 minutes.
• Add soy sauce and stir.
• Spoon onto plate and sprinkle with seeds, almonds, and feta.

You can add or leave out any vegetable.  Another thing I like to do is add crushed chili peppers, Tabasco sauce, ground cayenne pepper, or Frank's Buffalo Sauce if I want it spicy which is most of the time.