One of the hardest things about writing this blog is thinking up a title, trying to entice new readers and perhaps newbees to the juicing crusade, so not sure if my title will reel anyone in, but it is Monday morning and while I don't feel sluggish or have brain fog at the moment, Juicing update was the best I could do, basically I wanted to let you all know that the 5 day challenge went really well, I achieved weight loss of 2.5 kilos and my blood sugar has remained at 4.7/4.8 for the last 4 days which I am really happy about, therefore I am going to go til at least Wednesday, that will make it 10 days.
During the 5 days I did have one day that was particularly harder than the others, but I think that was because we had a scorching day of 39 degrees and the next day it was like the middle of winter and I was craving something warm/hot, and although I wasn't hungry I wanted a cup of sugar free hot chocolate or a cup of tea, which by the way I use to drink copious amount of tea (black with a Sugarine) another habit I never thought I would never kick, I had read so many articles on the "dangers" of using artificial sweeteners but had for many years ignored them, but when I started my 28 day fast last year, I wanted to follow it to the letter, and so I didn't have a cup of tea for 28 days, I did have one or two cups after the fast ended but I felt so guilty having the Sugarine again that it just wasn't enjoyable. just goes to show you can do anything if you really want to, which brings me back to the (winters day) I didn't give in to my desire to have a hot drink I decided want is not the same as need and went to bed. Yesterday I spent some time reading comments from some of the other people who took up Joe Cross's 5 day Challenge, and some people were saying that it is too expensive to juice! and while I agree that some vegetables are expensive at times, there are lots that are pretty cheap for the amount of juice they yield, I get annoyed that the humble lemon is so dear at the present but they are an essential part of the juice so they would be the first thing in my basket, followed by celery (always less than 3 dollars) cucumbers ( can get really expensive but this is a like rather than an essential item) and what about a Wombok (Chinese cabbage) these are huge for under $5 and you will get heaps of juice from it, this is just an example, I look for what is on special then make up my juice from what I bring home, I don't go with a juice menu and have to buy everything in the ingredients list. So in my opinion people are just looking for excuses (I know I have been there in the past) but it really all boils down to how much you want to make a change to your health! I totally understand and will sympathize with anyone that has a problem and doesn't know how to fix it, but with all the proof and information available to everyone "how do you not know how to fix the problem?" One of the things my doctor said to me early last year when he tried to give me yet another tablet, was he didn't want to be treating me for heart or stroke at the Manning Base hospital and when I thought about that I didn't take his tablet but I got to work on fixing the problem "WITH JUICING" call me a hero if you must, ha ha, but I don't want to end up in hospital and really the only person that really cares about the skin I am in is me, so it is up to me to look after it. On a brighter note, we have been reaping the benefits of our vegetable garden, we have a great crop of silverbeet, and Kale, and have about 6 really big cucumbers that have been put into our juices and all I can say is "YUM" yesterday we pulled our carrots up, they were a bit spastic looking and as they are so cheap in the supermarkets we decided to plant more spinach and kale in that spot, I also have some more herbs hanging on our gazebo, I like the idea of being able to snip and add to our juices or cooking, and here is a tip for those that think it is too expensive to juice, grow your own! there is the added bonus of the self satisfaction and the knowledge that it is fresh not kept in cold storage for 6 months and not sprayed with poisons. Keep Calm and Juice!
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Wendy MeersI am a mother of two grown daughters, 3 beautiful grand-babies. Retired freelance Web Designer and a Sugar Free - Juicing Crusader& Keto supporter Archives
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