All About My Business: Getting Juiced!!!

A couple of weeks ago, the hubby and I watched a documentary on Netflix called Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. It was so inspiring that we decided to go for it. We've been wanting to get a juicer for over a year now, but never seemed to have the money for it. After watching the documentary and realizing how urgent it is for us to get on the healthy track, we decided to bite the bullet and buy our first juicer. After doing some research we decided that the Jack La Lanne juicer was a good starter investment. It's about $100 and will yield as good of juice as the $200 Breville. I was going to do a 10 day juice fast and Scott was going to do a 60 day, but then we found out just how expensive that would be. So instead, we are going to juice 2-3 times a day along with making some better eating choices.

Of course, as soon as I said "I'm going to do a 10 day juice fast" my brain and body went into panic mode, and before I knew it, I was in Wal-Mart buying a bag of caramels, a bag of Kit Kats and a 2 liter Dr. Pepper. WTH??!! Well, I've figured out that I should not tell myself that I am limiting certain foods or cutting out so much. Instead, I will say that I can have anything I want, but I choose to eat the healthier foods. It works! When my brain and body knows that it can have anything it wants then it usually does not bombard me with strong, uncontrollable cravings, (except of course one week out of every month..lol).

So Sunday was the first day of juicing and we made the "Mean Green Juice" which consists of Kale, Celery, Lemon, Granny Smith Apples and Ginger Root. I then decided to add Cucumber and Gala Apple, (for additional sweetness) and Lime. It actually is not bad...of course, it will take some getting use to. I think of it like this: If you grew up eating nothing but healthy, crispy fruits and veggies your entire life...not junk, only healthy. Then, say when you are about 40 years old you decide to try a slice of pizza, (you know, to see what all the fuss has been about all your life...why everyone love it so much), and you take your first bite. Do you think you will "love" it immediately? Probably not, as it will be a much different texture than the fresh, crispy veggies and fruits you've always eaten. It might feel a bit soft, maybe even soggy in your mouth, you probably won't like the oily feel on your pallet or greasy taste, and it may even upset your stomach. However, if you continued to eat pizza on a regular basis and even ventured out to other fast food, then you would probably come to like it in time. It's the same thing in reverse...most of us have spent 20, 30, 40 or more years of our lives eating nothing but greasy, fatty fast food or restaurant food so that is what our pallet is accustomed to eating. Once we begin eating healthier foods we need to give our pallet time to adjust to the new textures and flavors, and our bodies time to absorb the vitamins and nutrients it so badly needs. The first 3-5 days of juicing is basically detoxing your body, (especially if you go all juice and not solid food), so you may feel sick, but once all the toxins are out then your body can reboot and will begin feeling stronger, you will have more energy, clarity of mind...etc.

I highly encourage everyone to watch Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. It is the most inspiring thing I've seen in a long time. It will make you feel good and maybe motivate you to make some changes in your life as well. I've also made myself a juice of Carrots, Oranges, Grapefruit and Grapes....it was delicious! I used 5 Carrots and didn't even taste them! =) Below are some photos of our juicing journey....I'm going to ditch the candy and DP and get back on track, because I choose to do so, not because I have to. ;)

Thanks for reading "All About My Business"
Crystal Campbell

Our Juicer

I just LOVE all the new "colors" in our kitchen and fridge. They are the colors of healthy!