More meal pics!

Pad Thai with Rice Noodles and Sunbutter Sauce

Eggplant Lasagna with Italian Turkey Sausage

Turkey Meatloaf Fritters

Product Spotlight - Quinoa Flakes and Mini Ovens

So the mini convection oven we ordered came today and its amazing. 

It does convection baking, normal baking, broiling and rotisserie.

I decided to give it a test and cook up some Kale Chips with the convection setting.

Seasoned them with Coriander, Curry, and Smoked Paprika. Salt and Pepper as well.

They came out perfect and quick! Yes I tried one! First chewing in 9 days!

I also found Quinoa Flakes, a great option for hot cereal as well as many other uses.

I made a hot smoothie with this mixed with Kefir, Cinnamon, and Maple Syrup!

Day 9 - The fast is over!

The juice fast is over and I am feeling great! I will be drinking smoothies 

for the next 3 days and trust me, drinking smoothies is not fasting.

Those 5 days were tough but I do not regret 1 day of it. 

I am looking forward to healthier eating going forward.

I need to cut down on meat and cheese. That is my main goal.

As far as exercise goes I will be trying to wake up with an exercise routine.

I will also be on the treadmill for at least 30 mins daily.

I will also try to keep this blog updated with my progress as 

well as any other interesting tips and tricks I come across.

My next post will probably be in a few days when I start eating solid food again.

Talk to ya then! =)

Total weight lost = 10 lbs.

Day 8 - Last day of juicing.

So today I feel great. Woke up refreshed and ready to start the day. I am back down to 185 lbs.

This morning I went to the store to refill on water and pick up some produce.

I decided to end the juice fast with some more fruit centered juices 

and I picked up some interesting stuff to juice.

I got Pineapple, Crisp Pink Apples, Sweet Potato, Persimmon, Starfruit,

Fennel, Grapefruit, Orange, Carrots, Cucumber, Celery, Grape Tomato, Ginger and Kale.

The first juice I made included the Sweet Potato, Grapefruit, Carrot, Orange and Persimmon.

I drank that then juiced a pineapple and some fennel on top of the left overs and saved that for tomorrow.

My Green juice for the rest of the day included, Apple, Ginger, Celery, 

Cucumber, Kale. Fennel, Sweet Potato, Star Fruit, Lemon, Lime and Tomato.

I also picked up some coconut milk and Kefir for the smoothies that start tomorrow!

I am glad the juicing is almost over, as long as you can keep your mind busy 

and you transition correctly it can be a very enjoyable experience.

I never regret my juice fasts, it's just really tough those first few days.

Days 6-7 - Ready for the juicing to end...but I CAN DO IT!

So yesterday was not easy. It was bitter cold, I was starving, and just not feeling well. So this time around it was day 3 that was the worst. Usually it's day 2 but I guess there were still more toxins that needed to come out. I was back on the toilet after a break on day 2. I got trapped in my head thinking about food and planning on cutting this juicing short. 

But then I got an email from my sister that inspired me to keep going. She had just finished a 3 day smoothie cleanse, her first cleanse! So as I am writing this I plan on going the full 5 days only juicing. I do feel better today and thankfully it will be warming up the next couple of days. Tomorrow I will be going to the store to refill my reverse osmosis water jug. While there I am going to shop for my last day of juicing as well as my first days of smoothies! Going to pick up some citrus and maybe some fennel and pineapple. I also need frozen berries and mango as well as bananas.

Preparing my detox tonic for the upcoming smoothie days.

Thinking about it now, it would have sucked falling short 1 day, I CAN DO IT!

If you wanted to review my other cleanses:
http://loknoscleanse.blogspot.com/


Weight update:

Day 1 - 195lbs
Day 4 - 190lbs
Day 7 - 188lbs

Day 5 - It's going to get cold!

Another day of sleeping in. These juicing days I will be limiting my 

exercise and sleeping more than normal. So today I got up at 9:30.

Felt fine, was eager to start my juicing for the day.

As I was preparing my produce, my mom put a pork roast in the oven....

So all day I get to smell pork roasting, yay.

Who knows maybe it will help. It's like eating through my nose!

Same routine the rest of the day, teas and more juice.

I am writing this around 11:30 am and its 52 degrees outside. 

By midnight tonight it will be 2 degrees. It's getting cold!

The next few days while I finish my juice I am going to snuggle up

and try to keep myself warm and relaxed.

Hunger is starting to set in but it's not too bad. I can't seem to stop thinking about food
though which is driving me crazy, I need to find something to keep my mind off of it.

I should be able to pick up exercise on the last day of juicing or the first day back on smoothies.

Day 4 - Juice time!

Feeling pretty good this morning after my relaxing super detox day. 

Actually woke up on time and out of bed by 9 am. 

Going to the store first before I make my juice for the day.

After the trip to the store I am stocked well for the next 5 days.

I really do enjoy the ritual of juicing for some reason.

I also like the taste and the drinking of meals.

At the health store I found a nice detox liquid.

I wanted just a detox and not a colon cleanse.

I will use tea for a mild laxative but to be honest, 

it seemed like I naturally cleansed my colon with those smoothies.

I am going to try to do some activity today but if I don't it's not a big deal.