Day 12 of 15

Weigh in at 218 still.

Waking up:
8-12oz hot lemon water with peppermint green tea.

Breakfast:
Carrot apple lemon juice
2 apples
2 carrots
1 lemon

Morning snack:
16oz coconut water

Lunch:
Veggies…this was supposed to be a juice I did not like, the Joe's mean green, so I am just going to cook up some veggies instead.
Kale
zucchini
onion
carrot
red cabbage

Afternoon snack:
Carrot apple lemon
2 apples
2 carrots
1 lemon

Dinner:
Cooked veggies again
Kale
zucchini
onion
carrot
red cabbage

Dessert:
Watermelon crush
1/2 watermelon (2 cups)
1 lime
1 handful basil

Before bed:
Herbal tea

Day 11 of 15

Weigh in at 218.

Wake up:
8-12oz hot lemon water with peppermint green tea.

Breakfast:
Green citrus
1 green apple
1 orange
3 kale handfuls

Morning snack:
16oz coconut water

Lunch:
Red, white, blue (green)
1 1/2c watermelon
2 handfuls blueberries
6 kale handfuls

My thoughts: "I put way to much watermelon and totally messed this juice up, so I dumped it:("

Afternoon snack:
green citrus
1 green apple
1 orange
3 kale handfuls

Dinner:
Sporty spice
2 beets
1 carrot
3 celery
1/2 lemon
1 orange
1 handful basil

Dessert:
Red, white, blue (green)
1 1/2c watermelon
2 handfuls blueberries
6 kale handfuls

So this day got kind of ruined by my juicing mistake. I had the green citrus and sporty spice but thats like barely enough calories. I decided to have a cheat meal of pasta. It was whole grain, with organic pasta sauce and chicken. i had 1 serving size of about a cup of pasta so I feel fine about doing it. Because I used to do Insanity and eat A LOT because of the workouts, not eating a certain amount of calories for weight loss is mentally really hard for me. I am glad I feel good and I feel detoxed front this juicing and I will continue to use juices but I need FOOD!!! LOL! I am actually going to try Insanity again. I need to, it was my favorite work out of all time. I will probably add the work outs to this blog and just change the title to my weight loss journey or something. I still have today and then 3 more days of juicing. So once I am done with this I will start Insanity, I would start now but I am not consuming near to enough calories or protein for intense work outs. So I think Saturday will be the first day:)

Sorry I didn't take any pictures, we were really busy.

Day 10 of 15

Weigh in at 218!!!!

Only 5 days left and 1 am doing alb a day it seems, so I am excited to see the end results:)

Wake up:
8-12oz hot lemon water…I add tea!

Breakfast:
Morning Green Glory
5 kale, handfuls
1 spinach, handfuls
3 romaine leaves
1 cucumber
3 celery stalks
1 green apple
1 lemon

My thoughts: "UGH! I did not like this one, I had to chase it with my tea lol!"

Morning snack:
16oz coconut water

Lunch:
Un-Beet-Able
1 apple
1 beet
3 carrots
ginger
1 1/2 handfuls leafy greens, I used spinach.

My thoughts: "YUMMY!"

Afternoon snack:
Morning green glory
5 kale handfuls
1 spinach handful
3 romain leaves
1 cucumber
3 celery stalks
1 green apple
1 lemon

My thoughts: "Still hate it! I added an apple and orange to help sweeten it but it was still pretty bad, I think its the romaine that I am not liking."

Dinner:
Un-Beet-Able
1 apple
1 beet
3 carrots
ginger
1 1/2 handfuls leafy greens, I used spinach.

Dessert:
Pear pie delight
1 sweet potato
2 pears
1 apple
1 handful blueberries
cinnamon

Before bed:
Herbal tea

3rd shopping trip

I went to Trader Joe's again. I liked the prices so I may just stick to them. Here is what I bought.

There were a few things for my kids included.

Cereal $1.99
Cereal $2.49
1.5lb zucchini $2.29
4lbs oranges $2.99
2lbs green apples $2.99
2lbs red apples $1.99
2lbs pears $2.29
Granola bars $1.99
2 mini seedless watermelons $6.58, $3.29 each
2 10oz kale $3.98, $1.99 each
1lb limes $1.69
1lb lemons $1.49
3 fruit wraps $1.47, $0.49 each
12oz spinach $1.99

Total: $36.22

Can't beat that!!!! I may need some more things later but I think at this point I just buy the things I am running out of or need for the next 5 days.

Day 9 of 15

Weigh in 219:)

I feel smaller, my clothes fit looser and it is now shooing on the scale, groovy!!!

Wake up:
8-12oz hot lemon water

Breakfast:
Carrot apple lemon
2 apples
2 carrots
1 lemon

My thoughts: "Very good!

Morning snack:
16oz coconut water

Lunch:
Green lemonade
4 kale
1 1/2 spinach
1/2 green apple
1/2 cucumber
1 celery
1/4 lemon

Afternoon snack:
Carrot apple lemon
2 apples
2 carrots
1 lemon

Dinner:
Garden Variety:
1 green apple
1 orange
3 kale

Dessert:
Purple passion
30 red grapes
1 pint blueberries
1 handful mint

Day 8 of 15

Weigh in 224.

Still feeling good!

Wake up:
8-12oz hot lemon water, I add peppermint and green tea.

Breakfast:
Sunrise juice
4 carrots
2 oranges
1 beet

My thoughts: "Very good, I am loving beet juice so far!"

Morning snack:
16oz coconut water

Lunch:
Green lemonade
4 kale
1 1/2 spinach
1/2 green apple
1/2 cucumber
1 celery
1/4 lemon

My thoughts: "I actually  messed this juice up so I made a solid food meal instead, but forgot to photograph it, sorry! It was just kale, onion and zucchini!"

 Afternoon snack:
Sunrise juice
4 carrots
2 oranges
1 beet

Dinner:
Green lemonade
4 kale
1 1/2 spinach
1/2 green apple
1/2 cucumber
1 celery
1/4 lemon

My thoughts: "Again because I messed up the juice, I made a solid meal."

Dessert:
Pear pie delight
1 sweet potato
2 pears
1 apple
1 handful blueberries
cinnamon

My thoughts: "SO good still!"

Before bed:
Herbal tea

Day 7 of 15

Weigh in at 225.

I feel good today! Still not headaches or tiredness that most complain about, maybe it depends on the toxins in the body, who knows.  I did cheat a bit yesterday and ate some solid made food, sounds so weird to say lol! I really hated the Joe's mean green juice so I just made a plate of veggies cooked in veggie broth, it was amazing! I did crave some naughty food last night but was good, other than stealing 3 little chicken nugget things from my husbands plate but its all good!!! So today I actually really like the menu so lets get started. Oh and I am not showing lots of weight loss on a scale but 1. its almost that time of the month TMI sorry but the scale goes up and 2. I do feel slimmer, um my "roll" where my c-section scar is like I don't have to lift the tummy up to feel it, if that makes sense lol! And I think my face is definitely slimmer. Also my hair is softer and shiny and my skin is clearing up so yay!!!

Wake up:
8-12oz hot lemon water

My thoughts: "I added some peppermint and green tea to help get me to wake up this morning and its very good with lemon."

Breakfast:
Green citrus
1 green apple
1 orange
3 big handfuls leafy greens, I used kale

My thoughts: "SOOOOOO good!!! Its like green orang juice!"

Morning snack:
16oz coconut water

Lunch:
Sporty spice
2 beets
1 carrot
3 celery stalks
1/2 lemon
1 orange
1 handful basil leaves

My thoughts: "This was really yummy!"

Afternoon snack:
Green citrus
1 green apple
1 orange
3 big handfuls leafy greens, I used kale

Dinner:
Sporty spice
2 beets
1 carrot
3 celery
1/2 lemon
1 orange
1 handful basil

Dessert:
Purple passion
30 red grapes
1pint blueberries
1 handful mint

Bedtime:
Herbal tea

Day 6 of 15

Weigh in at 225lbs. This is why weighing yourself all the time is just plain silly, weight fluctuates all the time.

Today I kinda messed up a bit cause I had to go buy a new car and I got really hungry and drank a green smoothie at the store:/ I am sure it is fine but they do have lots of sugar in them, so boo to that! I had brought my morning juice with me but we ended up being there longer than we thought.  Bring back ups with you people lol!

Wake up:
8-12oz hot lemon water

Breakfast:
Carrot and apple ginger juice
3 carrots
2 apples
ginger

My thoughts: "I put way less ginger, it has been burning my throat. But otherwise very good!"

Morning snack:
16oz coconut water

My thoughts: "I kinda gag with plain flavored coconut water, but i am still drinking it, its very good for you and I can get used to anything right? :/"

Lunch:
Joe's mean green juice
3 kale leaves
1 cucumber
1 celery
1.2 green apple
1/4 lemon
ginger

My thoughts:"I still don't like this juice, I actually added a banana to help the taste(I blend it in) and it is still hard to drink down but I am doing it!" I also left out the ginger since it has been bothering my throat. Also I think the taste that I am not liking is the cucumber, I am going to try this with less cucumber next time."

Snack:
Carrot and apple ginger juice
3 carrots
2 apples
ginger

My thoughts: "Same as above."

Dinner:
Joe's mean green juice
3 kale leaves
1 cucumber
1 celery
1/2 green apple
1/4 lemon
ginger

I made a veggie meal instead of drinking this again!
Broccoli
carrots
cabbage
onion
kale

My thoughts: "Same as above"

Dessert:
Pear pie delight
1 sweet potato
2 pears
1 red apple
1 handful blueberries
cinnamon

My thoughts: "AMAZINGLY GOOD!!!"

Bedtime:
Herbal tea

Well I just want to be human for a second and say how much I want either Chipotle or In N' Out right now LOL!!!! I miss eating junk food today!!! But I also don't want to be unhealthy or fat anymore and so I can have self control, its all part of it! I will have those two things again because I don't believe in depriving ones self from the yummy foods in life, just don't do it everyday, every week or even every month, just once in awhile. I also was going to start woking out today but like I said i had to get a  car today and then kids took over, plus getting this blog updated so I will start tomorrow.  I don't work out at night because I literally have so much going on in the evenings with the kids and than after they go to bed the wood floors are to loud to do much of anything on so morning it will be.

2nd shopping trip

Today I bought another 5 days of food and I went to Trader Joe's. It was much more affordable and they had more organic options at better prices. Here is what I got and how much I spent. Now theses next 5 days are primarily juicing so the grocery list is a bot different.

Trader Joe's:

4 4oz blueberries $11.96, they are $2.99 each
5 cucumbers $8.45, they are $1.69 each
4lb bag of oranges $2.99
2 1lb bags lemons $3.38, they are $1.69 each
2lb bag pears $2.29
4oz basil $2.49
2 red seedless grapes $6.98, they are $3.49 each
4 33.4oz coconut water $14.76, they are $ 3.69 each
2lb bag sweet potatoes $1.79
4 1lb bags carrots $3.16, they are $0.79 each
2lb bag red apples $1.99
2lb bag green apples $2.99
2ct celery heart $1.79
red onion $0.69
3 10oz bag kale $5.97, they are $1.99 each
3ct romaine hearts $1.99

I also bought 2 bags for $0.99 each
Tax $0.15
Total $75.80

I am very satisfied with this amount on this much fresh produce:)

Day 5 of 15

Weigh in: 220lbs :)

I feel amazing! I am sleeping well enough to be up at 630am for two days now, thats awesome! I generally was sleeping in until at least 11am or even later so I am very happy to be awake early for myself and my family!

Waking up:
8-12oz of hot lemon water

My thoughts: "I added some green tea this morning, and it was nice!"

Breakfast:
Shamrock smoothie
1/2 banana
1/2 cucumber
6 romaine leaves
1/2 avocado
juice of 1 lemon
2-4oz coconut water
ice

My thoughts: "Very clean tasting, you can really taste the romaine which is eh but its still drinkable!"

Morning snack:
Joe's mean green juice
3 kale leaves
1 cucumber
1 celery stalk
1/2 green apple
1/4 lemon
ginger

My thoughts: "I put a bit to much ginger but otherwise its good!"

Lunch:
Squash and apple soup
1/4 squash
1/2 apple
1/4 onion
1/2 carrot
olive oil
pepper
veggie broth

My thoughts: "Still just ate this whole and not pureed into a soup, it was good!"

Afternoon snack:
Joe's mean green juice
3 kale leaves 
1 cucumber
1 celery
1/2 green apple
1/4 lemon
ginger

My thoughts: "To be completely honest I can not stand this juice. I may not try it again…"

Dinner:
Green detox soup
olive oil
1/4 leek
1/2 garlic
1/4 broccoli
2 kale leaves
1/2 zucchini
1/2 celery
veggie stock
parsley
salt and pepper

My thoughts: "Very yummy but did not make it into a soup."

Before bed:
Herbal tea


Sorry I didn't take pictures for the last few things, I got tired and busy with kids:)

Day 4 of 15

Weigh in at 227lbs.

I feel good today! I was able to get to bed at a decent time last night which is nice and I was awake at 6:30am, that like never happens. So all in all no complaints.

Waking up:
8-12oz Hot lemon water

Breakfast:
Island green smoothie
1 mango
1 banana
1/2 avocado
1 handful spinach
1/2c coconut water
ice

My thoughts: "SOOOO yummy!!!!"

Morning snack:
Carrot apple lemon juice
2 apples
2 carrots
1 lemon

My thoughts: "Its like apple lemonade, so good!"

Lunch:
Green detox soup
olive oil
garlic
1/4 head broccoli
2 kale leaves
1/2 zucchini
1/2 celery
veggie stock
parsley
salt and pepper

My thoughts: "Again I skipped making it into a soup, but its very yummy!"

Reboot green salad
leafy greens
1/4 cucumber
1/2 carrot
1/2 tomato
1/4 avocado
olive oil
vinegar
salt and pepper

My thoughts: "Its a great simple salad, very good!"

Snack:
Carrot apple lemon juice
2 apples
2 carrots
1 lemon

My thoughts: "Still good lol!"

Dinner:
Squash and apple soup
1/4 squash
1/2 apple
1/4 onion
1/2 carrot
olive oil
pepper
veggie broth

My thoughts: "Did not make the soup yet again and I loved every bit of it!"

Before bed:
Herbal tea

My thoughts: "Still love my tea!"

My first shopping trip

So I figured I would talk about how much food I bought for the first 5 days and where I went the first trip and how much it cost me.  This is always an excuse that I hear from people talking about wanting to eat healthier foods but it really is affordable. My first trip was Safeway but I will be going to Savemart, Trader Joe's, farmers markets and maybe Nob Hill. I think Trader Joe's and farmers markets will probably be the most affordable. Anyways I will list what I bought and how much I spent total.

Safeway:

Peppermint herbal tea $5.49
Organic balsamic vinegar $5.59
Organic honey $6.29
2 Vegetable broths $6.00
Frozen mango chunks $4.49
5 green apples $3.90
6 cucumbers $4.74
3 zucchini $2.13
Celery $1.99
Red onion $0.61
3 Organic avocados $3.00
3 Asian pears $5.97
Red cabbage $4.80
Garlic $0.79
2 Ginger root $0.90
6 Tomatoes $5.73
Acorn squash $1.65
Butternut squash $1.87
2 Sweet potatoes $1.91
2 bunches cilantro $0.67
Italian parsley $1.49
6 organic bananas $3.11
Organic broccoli $3.99
Organic spinach $2.99
Organic chard $2.19
3 bunches organic kale $5.97
Organic leeks $5.43
2 portabello mushroom tops $3.99
4 bags large carrots $7.16
Raisins $4.99
3 organic romaine hearts $3.00
Organic mixed baby greens $3.99
10 organic red apples $5.00
Organic fresh sage $1.99
16oz coconut water $3.99
8 organic lemons $3.89

That is 5 days worth of food for a total of $131.69, not including tax.

So that is a lot cheaper than what I would spend before. BUT I think I can get this all for even cheaper like I said at Trader Joe's or farmers markets. I want to get mostly organic so sometimes farmers markets aren't that reliable where I am for that but Trader Joe's is mostly organic so I will be going there next. This is also just for me, I have a family of 5 so if my husband was doing this too double the price but still $260 is still less than what I would spent generally on groceries. Meat is a huge cost which I am not buying right now, other than frozen chicken tenderloins which are not very much money.  Just all the packaged foods I was buying added up so fast and they aren't even good for you so ya see where I am going with this. I have not had to open a package or use a microwave in 2.5 days, its kinda cool! I may even get rid of the microwave or get a really small one for the kids oatmeal and thangs. 

Well I hope this helps someone, I know what I think is not much money might look like a lot to someone else, but that's why I am going to try to find cheaper ways of doing this and you do not have to do organic, but I just prefer it for various reasons.  Oh and I am not even going to bother going to Whole foods because their prices are just dumb lol! Its a rich person health food store. The only time I shop there is for special items I can't find anywhere else. And I also live in California which I know is generally more expensive than other states so keep that in mind as well.

Day 3 of 15

Weigh in: 223lbs, but this just shows if you weigh yourself at the right time you always weigh less lol! I weighed myself before eating or drinking and you can see the difference of almost 10lbs, but part of that might of been weight loss too, we shall see int he following days.

I feel good this morning, at the end of the day yesterday I think my body was detoxing a bit from not eating certain thangs. That's the point though so yay! On with day 3!!!

Waking up:
8-12oz hot lemon water with ginger

My thoughts:"Still good!"

Breakfast:
Shamrock smoothie
1/2 banana
1/2 cucumber
6 romaine leaves
1/2 avocado
juice from 1 lemon
2-4oz coconut water
ice

My thoughts:"Takes a few sips to get used to the lemon being so strong but very clean tasting and fresh!"

Morning snack:
Green lemonade juice
3-4 kale leaves
1 1/2 handful spinach
1/2 green apple
1/2 cucumber
1 celery stalk
1/2 lemon

My thoughts: "Very green tasting but I don't mind that grass kind of taste mixed with lemon!"

Lunch:
Squash and apple soup
1/4 squash
1/2 apple
1/4 onion
1/2 carrot
1/4tbsp olive oil
pepper
1/2quarts vegetable broth

My thoughts: " SOOOOOO good!!!! I again did not make it in to a soup because i just don't care for soup so I just pan cooked it all in vegetable broth!"

Sauteed greens with garlic
1/2 bunch leafy greens
1 garlic clove
1/2tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper

My thoughts: "Much better with less garlic this time!"

Afternoon snack:
Green lemonade juice
3-4 kale leaves
1 1/2 handful spinach
1/2 green apple
1/2 cucumber
1 celery stalk
1/2 lemon

My thoughts: "I think I need to use less lemon, it is just really bitter and sour!"

Dinner:
Raw carrot and ginger soup
1 1/2c carrot juice (10 carrots)
1/2 avocado
1tbsp honey
1/2tbsp ginger
cayenne pepper
salt
1tbsp olive oil
1tbsp cilantro

My thoughts: "I did not even bother making this again because I did not like it. I did eat the avocado but thats it.!"

Roasted acorn squash stuffed with mushroom and sage
1/2 acorn squash
salt and pepper
3tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove
1/2 portabello mushroom
1/2 onion
1tsp sage
red pepper flakes

My thoughts: "Still amazing!!!! I added more mushroom this time since I didn't eat the carrot soup. This is my fave dish!"

Before bed:
Herbal tea

My thoughts: "<3 Tea!"

Day 2 of 15

Todays weigh in was late again sorry…231lbs. I do feel good and and I was able to get to bed at midnight, I usually go to bed at 2/3am so midnight is good. I slept well but had trouble waking up as usual (thats thyroid related). On with the food...

Wake up:
8-12oz hot lemon water with ginger

My thoughts: "I skipped the ginger this morning, it was pretty strong yesterday. This is still a nice drink to wake up to."

Breakfast:
Berry apple cinnamon bake
1/2c berries (I used frozen blueberries)
1 apple
1 1/2tbsp raisins
1/2tsp cinnamon
1/2tsp nutmeg (I used allspice, ran out of nutmeg)
coconut oil to grease pan

My thoughts: " Seriously this is like a dessert, so good!"

Morning snack:
Celery pear cucumber green juice
1 cucumber
3 celery stalks
1 medium pear
3 handfuls of kale

My thoughts: "Very good! Clean tasting!"

Lunch:
Kale avocado salad 
2 handfuls kale
1/2 handful red cabbage
1/2 tomato
1/4 avocado
1/4c olive oil
1/2tbsp vinegar
1/2tbsp honey
1/4tsp dried basil
2 cloves garlic
salt and pepper

My thoughts: " I had this yesterday too and I still need to use less garlic lol! Otherwise its super good!"

Raw carrot ginger soup
1 1/2c carrot juice (10 carrots)
1/2 avocado
1tbsp honey
1/2tbsp ginger
pinch cayenne pepper
salt
1tbsp olive oil
1tbsp cilantro

My thoughts: "I did not even finish this, I just don't care for soup, especially with no texture. It didn't taste bad but I just couldn't do it lol!"

Afternoon snack:
Celery pear cucumber green juice
1 cucumber
3 celery stalks
1 medium pear
3 handfuls kale

My thoughts: "Still good!"

Dinner:
Green detox soup
1/2tbsp olive oil
1/4 leek
1/2 cloves garlic
1/4 head broccoli
1 1/2 kale leaves
1/2 zucchini
1/2 celery stalks
1/4quarts vegetable stalk
parsley
salt and pepper

My thoughts: "This was supposed to be a soup but after not liking the carrot soup I decided to not puree the ingredients and just lightly cook them in some vegetable stock in a pan. I also used less olive oil and did not use the leeks as I have no clue how to cook them lol! This is very yummy like this and I love parsley so yeah!"

Roasted acorn squash stuffed with mushroom and sage
1/2 acorn squash
salt and pepper
3tbsp olive oil
1 garlic
1/2 portabella mushroom
1/2 onion
1tsp sage
red pepper flakes

My thoughts: "LOVED this!!! It was so yummy, probably the best thing of the day!"

Before bed:
Herbal tea

My thoughts: "Still love tea lol!"