Juicing Forum

Well, hubby & I finally made it to the farmers' market and have stocked up on a lot of produce. I hope it's enough, but then there's always Krogers... 😉

So we're starting a 3 day fast tomorrow. It seems like there's always something going on to trip us up on the 7 day plan, so we're starting out this way while the gettins' good. LOL

We've rinsed all of our produce and there were some nasty creatures in my kale, like a dead spider and some other unidentifiable objects, so it's been rinsed and soaked quite a bit. I have a question about whether or not people put in the stems from their kale? They are kind of hard.

Other than that I think we're ready with all of the recipes Donni has shared in here. I'll skim over the forums to see if anyone else has shared any other recipes. So far I don't have any of my own to share, but it probably will happen because we will be substituting a bit since my husband doesn't like vegetables! LOL How wonderful juicing is to take a plain veggie and camouflage it with sweet fruits! Anyway, I can't wait until tomorrow to see how it goes. 😀

If anyone cares to join us, please feel free! Hopefully we will still be stoked about this by the end of day three... 😉 Please wish us luck!

You've got it together more than I do... I've just got our recipes picked out and my 'substitution' list handy for what we couldn't find at the market. I'm sure we'll be going back to the store tomorrow already! LOL

Good luck to you to Debbie!

Good morning everyone! I will jump on board with you today...thanks for starting the group MW. I will have my students arrive on Wednesday and think I need to make sure I have plenty of energy to welcome them. By Wednesday, I should be over detoxing...so here we go! We can do this...but it is great to have support! Have my vegetables and fruits, actually got ready last week but was so busy didn't get around to it..."You can if you think you can. As you think, so shall it be. Then think you can and you can indeed." Happy juicing!

Well did alot of juicing this morning. Ready for the day...here's to another 30 days...that's my plan...did it before and I can do it again with the help of this great forum! I am stronger than I think ...that was my mantra last time...my hubby is more prepared this time to help me as we learned how to work through him eating last time and me not..time to drink...feel alittle hungry but know it's just cravings...hope all of you are staying strong! Carry on...

I'm ready to quit. We just made the Orange & Carrots, substituting the orange with watermelon (since I didn't have any oranges) and blackberries for the raspberries. I thought I'd like it with the watermelon, but there's just too much carrot flavor in it and I do not like it. I need more spinach recipes with fruit. I even added ice to this concoction but I do not like it.

I did the morning glory. This seem to have a lot of fruit in it and i was not sure if it was okay to have all that fruit.

I made it. I think.
My breakfast drink was OK. Lunch was terrible-- beets and carrots (and other stuff). I really wanted to like it, the beets were beautiful! But I couldn't drink it. :/ I threw the 80/20 ratio out the window for dinner and threw 2 cukes, a handful of kale (which I don't get much juice out of?), a nectarine, apple, and grapes into the juicer and it was so good.

Here's to day 2 right around the corner....

Good morning-Day 2- feel better already. Debbie and MW- don't overanalyze the drinks and recipes. If you like something- drink it...and as you get used to juicing you will start to develop different tastes...I just drink juice, sometimes more fruit than vegetables- and if I want to really lose weight then I make sure to have more vegetables, but either way I lose. I had remarkable health results the last 30 day juice I did...and I didn't do much more than vow to juice and show up everyday. Yes there will be some juices you really don't care for or that after awhile you can't stomach but just push through and you are going to see the results such as energy, clearer skin, a glow about you, wt. loss and vitality and clearer mind. I feel better already after just detoxing one day...and my stomach went down just in one day because I know it is all the toxins I collected eating different food that were not the best choice. You guys can make it, you are stronger than any vegetable flavor...go for it..." a clean mind always delivers power" and this comes from a clean, body...Here's to juicing...I will be around food today, but hey what do I want more? Sluggishness or Clarity? I choose clarity! Good Day!

Tired but the day is almost gone and still have some work to do...superlong and I am a little under the weather but still glad I am juicing. i know I would be more tired if I was eating unhealthy food. Tomorrow Day 3-woohoo!

Congrats on day 3 Corpusmae! It's really amazing how juicing can change us. Anyone who's gone for over 7 days or more will agree.

It's always easier to juice if you've done it in the past. You know what to expect and you're ready for it. I'm always here if you have questions. Keep us posted on your status.

I've decided to just juice part-time with recipes that I find that I like. For the rest of the nutrients that I need, I will eat the veggies. If I take this approach, at least I'll have a better diet than I've had in the past, which is at least some improvement. I know, I'm a wimp.

Good morning Day 5- yesterday I welcomed 560 kids to my school...exhausting day and walked over 11,000 steps, needless to say my feet hurt when I got home. Have to get to work pretty early...but managed to make it through the day...did feel very tired and am stil recovering from being a little under the weather---good news is that my headaches are gone, guess I am pretty much detoxing, the day before yesterday was not fun. But hey here I am...so gotta finish getting dressed to head out. No one is a wimp as long as they keep trying. It is not always easy but definitely worth it, my leg are not hurting as much or my side.Stay strong, if you fall off, get back on...I know in the past if I thought I blew it, there it went till New year's day-yikes...never happened. I just get back on the path, one step at a time, one positive action at a time...Godspeed!

Day 6- Had a cold soup last night as I had an event...GM, woke up this morning to be able to easily put on a t-shirt that was tight two weeks ago. My wedding ring easily slips on my finger where last week my fingers were so swollen I had to place it under the cold water in the faucet to slip them on. I love juicing, yesterday walked 10,000 steps. On a roll..."As you develop and hold the thought that any adversity can actually be turned to your advantage, you then have an immense mental asset going for you." Have a great day!