Day 15!

Well, so much for blogging my smoothie fast journey. I'm not much of a computer whiz and I spent hours the first couple days trying to figure stuff out on here, and finally concluded that I need help learning how to do some things if I am going to do it right. So, I kind of fell off the wagon in regard to keeping everything posted. Today is day 15. Whoo Hoo! I have actually made it this far without cheating at all! Even with taking a trip to the Creation Museum for our daughters birthday, having company over, and being invited to a friends house last night!  It certainly helped that my friend is also doing the juice/smoothie fast with me, so we sat around the table and watched our husbands and kiddos eat pizza and chips while we sipped juice and water. :) I have lost right about 9 lbs as of this morning. Last week I was pretty much at a stand still. I stayed at the same weight the entire week long. I was kind of discouraged about that, but my sister encouraged me saying that my body was getting used to a new weight level. I actually tried adding more fruit and veggies in a couple days because I thought perhaps my body just needed more calories if I was going to lose and not just hang on to the weight. However, it is extremly hard to overeat, or even have a high caloric intake, when you are just eating  fresh fruit and veggies blended into smoothies! I started adding 1/2 an avocado to my smoothie once a day to make sure I had some good fat in my diet, as well as putting 1 tsp of bee pollen in my morning smoothie each day.

Has it been hard? Actually, it hasn't been to bad. There have been a few days I have really been tempted to just be done with it, but it is more because I've been trying to use up some of the produce from my garden (I have a LOT of kale and beets) and they are rather strong flavors to mask when you put to much in your smoothie. If I actually followed recipes all the time, I'm sure I would have enjoyed my mixtures a little better. The worst one I made, I didn't follow a recipe and threw stuff in for a salsa smoothie. I didn't use enough tomatoes and added to much bell pepper, cilantro, and jalapeno pepper from the garden. My poor stomach couldn't handle it, and it promptly disappeared within about 2 minutes of drinking it. Just an FYI, jalapeno peppers up your nose doesn't feel good! I didn't try that mixture again!

How have I felt? I've felt really good for the most part. I really didn't get the headaches and body aches that others have mentioned. I have noticed that I got cold easier. I just wear a sweater when that happens, and that problem is pretty much resolved. I've been drinking plenty of water, but I have noticed that I still feel thirsty at times. That seems kind of weird, but my friend said she had noticed the same thing, so I guess that is all just part of it. There have been a few times I have gotten really tired, but if I go make a smoothie, after a while I feel great and ready to go again.

I did start working out a little bit last week. Not much. I only did it twice, but I think it helped in the weight loss. I did so again this morning and plan to try and do so at least 3 times a week. My goal is still to lose another 8 lbs and level there, but I understand that it will take patience and perseverance. I don't plan on continuing to do smoothies until that happens. I plan on beginning to add solid food back into my diet tomorrow, but I will probably also continue with the smoothies while my body adjusts and works back into the changes I throw at it with eating solids again.

Would I do it again? Probably. It is hard to get started. The first few days are pretty rough, but overall, it is worth it, and I'm glad I did it. :)

Thanks for tagging along and joining me here on my journey to health.