Day 1/Part 2- The Farmer's Market Finds

I headed down to Eastern Market in Detroit this morning hauling my little doggie in a messenger bag and my empty suitcase to fill with fruits and veggies. I took $60 out of the bank and headed in to the shed's. I have been here many times before, so I knew the drill and scoped out all the stands before making my purchases. Here is what I got:

3 containers of blueberries

1 case of apples

2 large containers of strawberries

2 pineapple

8 cucumber

16 carrots

8 pears

20 lemons 

1 lb. ginger

8 bunches of kale

5 lb. spinach

9 beets

Drumroll please...grand total: $44

Based on what I know about juicing and my research, this will last me a week. Tada!

I decided to take the before and after type photos to see what I look like (i.e. get real with me) and to compare at the end. I am not super excited about posting them, but I might feel better about it later. So, for now...no photos. 

I tried these juice recipes from this website when I got home:

http://www.choosingraw.com/you-ask-i-deliver-my-top-ten-favorite-juice-recipes/

I had the Classic Green Juice and followed it up with the Pink Lady. Both were delicious and filling. I feel great about the challenge, however I am already experiencing the detox headaches that I expected and the whacky cravings for foods even though I am not hungry. I am going to be excited when I am eating for hunger and not out of boredom, and to know what that real hunger feelings actually feels like. 

The documentary that helped jump start me was Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead, it's on Netflix.com

There are so many I have watched and taken information from, this one pushed me over the edge.

EXCITED!

Day 1- The Decision.

After stepping on my boss' new scale for kicks, I realized that throughout the winter I have gained a whopping 20 lbs! Clearly this weight didn't pack it in over night, so I had some looking to do. Some looking inside for why and some looking outside for help. I am always open to trying new foods, open to many lifestyles and all like to try most things once. That said, I have been trying, and trying, and trying all too many types of food all winter long. Before I stepped on this scale I knew I already wanted to lose about 20 lbs, so now I have quite a challenge. A challenge that I am up for. Not only would I love to lose this 40 extra pounds but I would like to detox from all the animal products and processed foods and finally change my eating habits for good. I feel in order to do that I must clean my system out, deal with my addictive demons to sugar, flour and dairy. In order to accomplish this I am going to drink only fruit and vegetable juice one day at a time for 10 days. After the 10 days I will reassess and decide what I do after that. I would like to say that I am going to drink only juice for 90 days, but I know that I will be overwhelmed with the feat, so I start small. Here I...GO!