Why Not Just Eat It All?

 I was asked a question today about my juicing. Oh and by the way I am not full force on this. I am doing juicing throughout the day for breakfast, lunch and snacks but now eating dinner with the fmaily. I guess I wasn't as ready as I thought I was.  Having to cook food for the rest of the family is hard to do, at least right now. I do plan on doing a juice only in the near future but for now baby steps.
 Now back to the question that I was asked today was "Why not just eat all the fruit and veggies? Why does it have to be juiced?" Okay technically two questions. I guess I could eat all of the vegetables instead of juicing them but I really don't think I could eat as many as I put in one juice drink. Example my Morning Eliminator  has 4 carrots, 1 lg. cucumber, 1 lg. beet, 2 apples and 3 stalks of celery with a touch of  ginger and sometime a little lemon. That is a lot. Another thing I thought of was when I have something like a cucumber I like it with salt, when I have a beet I like salt and vinegar on it. I seriously don't think I would like sitting down and eating all of these with a fork. Plus the preparation of these foods would take way more time. Maybe I am lazy but it is so easy to wash them, cut them up a little and just let the Vitamix do it's thing.
 I have been having cut up fresh fruit & veggies for snacks. Funny how cravings change over the years. Last year I would have been wanting a Hershey with almond candy bar or two but now I crave fruit, veggies and protein most of the time.
 This like most things that I try are learning experiences. I was starting to get down on myself for not being able to stick with the full juice and no chewing food but instead I have learned that it isn't a competition I need to do what my body needs and that is that.
 I know I need to add more movement to my days so I am doing this gradually too. I know that when I go at this with a all or nothing approach  I burn out and don't stick with it. So baby steps for me. I need to make life changes not just changes till I reach a goal.
 I am currently working on finding out what holds me back from doing the things I want to do in my life. So many excuses but none that truly make sense to me.
 Any questions or thoughts I would love to hear from you. Hugs, Bobbi Jo

Juice Feast For Health

 After watching the movie Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead, by Joe Cross on HULU. I thought about doing a juice feast but just wasn't ready for it. Now this was almost a year ago. Then since I have been weeding out the process foods out of the families diet and especially mine I watched it again. Deciding that this is what I needed right now at this time in my life. 

 I had been doing some juicing off and on but at least once a week. I have noticed the difference in when I drink juice and when I don't.

 Well I have been wanting a Vitamix machine for a long while now and I have had some money being put aside just in case I had a big purchase item. Well I found at the Vitamix  website and I found that they have reconditioned one for cheaper but you can still get a 5 year warranty. I ordered mine but got the extended 8 year warranty for just a little bit more. 

 Isn't it beautiful! 

  So me having OCD issues I waited till today to start using it on my first day of my Juice Feast. Most people would call this a juice fast but I feel that I am still getting my nutrition just not having to chew it. I will be adding physllium and a fruit protein powder to my juices at least once a day. Just to make sure I am getting enough fiber and nutrition. 

 This morning I made my breakfast that consisted of : banana, orange slices, pine apple core, carrot, homemade yogurt (sugar free), ice and physllium. Now I am going to listen to my body if it is needing something besides the juice I will listen to it. I think this has been one of my problems in the past is NOT listening to what my body needs or wants. 

I couldn't believe how quickly this thing chopped and mixed everything together.

 Looking into orange tropical goodness

 And my breakfast of  a champion (ME) yummy!! 

 I have been dealing with an ear infection for over a month and just this past week it has gotten really painful and closed up for a day. After much sleeping off and on, Reiki, then using oils, hot moist compresses it is feeling a little bit better today. I will continue to do what I am doing and hopefully by the end of this week it will be completely gone. 

 For today I need to run errands, make yogurt, wash and Monday chores. My might do list is make curtains  for our bedroom and do some independent studying. 

Everyone have a wonderful day. Hugs, Bobbi Jo

Doing My Part~Juice~Raw Food

So I along with the rest of the world am trying to cut back on the spending and keeping things cleaner. I went to my Wal-Mart and bought lingerie bags for .97 cents. I bought about 8 of them. I take them to the store with me to buy my produce that you normally stick in a plastic bag that tends to end up ripping before you even get out of the store. These things are great! Plus you aren't just throwing them away when you get home. I fold them and keep them in the back of my van with my reusable shopping bags. 

These are my beets and carrots. You can just keep these right in the fridge too. 

 The next thing I decided to do is since I have a compost bin I bot a little what they call a "Retro Garbage can" at Cost Plus World Market. It sits right on my counter top for my veggie & fruit waste to go into. Then every other day I take it out and empty it. Plus it is so darn cute! 

 This is the waste inside the little can. Super convenient!

 This is the juice part of the title. My juicer, my friend! I love this thing. True it is not a Vita-Mix but it has some motor behind it for it to work everyday for me.

 This is the Raw Food part of the title. I started on the 6TH of June with the mostly Raw Food eating. I don't want to call it a diet due to it isn't a diet it is a change of eating habits. This has been my breakfast every morning since then. It is called the Great Eliminator. It is 1 cucumber, 1 beet, 10 carrots and 2 apples. I add the apples due to I couldn't handle the bitterness without. 

 This is the juice once it is done. I think it is very pretty! It holds me over for a good while, much better than oatmeal or cereal. 

I have been doing a lot of research on all the above mentioned. I hope to continue to add more to my list that will not only benefit me but our budget, families health and nutrition.

Hugs, Bobbi Jo

Food & Juice

This morning went to one of my favorite places in the world. The library! I could and have spent hours at the library in the past. I love to read and I usually have 4 or 5 books going at the same time. It depends on the mood I am in on what I will be reading in the bathtub. That is my place to read by choice due to no one wants to see me naked, the leave me alone for a while and it is usually quiet in my bathroom.

So this is the book I got. I figured I need to be more informed about what I eat. I know I like to eat, I know that I am not a majorly picky eater but I want to know the very facts about food. I also put in requests for 4 more books that they do not have in the library here in Queen Tucky Ville.

 Monday was a very sad, sad day for me. I made my morning juice this potion of sorts is called the ELIMINATOR. It isn't the greatest thing in the world but it holds me over for a while. Anyway, I was almost done juicing and all of the sudden my little Black and Decker juicer just stopped working. Just like that no noise, no smell just silence. I swear I heard crickets chirping. So even though I really didn't want to spend the money on a new one, due to the fact that the other one was over 6 years old and I have recently been using it about 2 times a day I NEEDED a new one. I tried to think of other ways to juice my greens, beets and carrots but my blender/food processor won't do the trick. So I went down to the handy dandy Wal-Mart and bought me this beauty. 

True it isn't one of the major high dollar juicers that I would love to have but it kicks trash in the juicing department. I love my new juicer. 

My Juicer My Friend

 Hugs, Bobbi Jo