Day 2: Juice Cleanse

Day 2:  Each Day is a day of Decision

Okay so this is going way better than I expected.  I thought this would be really hard, but once I had my mind made up that I was going to do it, my mind took over my body.  It made me realize that my mind controls me, not my stomach.  Don't get me wrong it isn't easy....I still want the pizza and soda, but I have made up my mind that I am only going to have produce and that is that and it feels great!

The night of day one was rough.  I had a headache, body aches, and I was just tired, but I felt good at the same time, hard to explain.  I love the feeling of going to bed knowing that I ate well that day.  When I don't feel bloated, fat, or mad at myself for the decisions that I made.  I don't have to feel like that anymore.  Everynight, when I go to sleep, I can feel proud of my decisions and my body will give me the results that I deserve.

I am so grateful for the Lord's hand in all of this.  I truly felt inspired to do this.  I know that may sound silly, but our Father in Heaven loves me and he wants the very best for me and if this is something that will help me be a better person, he will help.  I felt guided to certain scriptures, conference talks, and documentaries.  I was even promised in my patriarticle blessing that if I followed the Lord's law of health and by doing the things necessary to take care of my body, that I would remain healthy and strong throughout my life.  So I need to be doing my part to follow that law and that law is whole foods and a little bit of meat. With all the diets out there, the countless fads that pop up, all of the tricks Dr. Oz gives us, the books on food and health, etc., all we really need to do is follow the Word of Wisdom.  We have it all laid out there for us and that will work.  http://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/89?lang=eng

Ether 12:27  http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/ether/12.27?lang=eng



And if men come unto me I will show unto them their^aweakness. I ^bgive unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my ^cgrace is sufficient for all men that ^dhumble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make ^eweak things become strong unto them.

We learn that we have weaknesses so that we can be humble.  That can be really frustrating at times.  No one likes being weak, in fact that can be a serious fear for a lot of people.  I hate seeing my weaknesses and I hate it when people point them out. My poor husband, can't even comment on dinner because I will most likely take anything he says to personally mean, "I hate your cooking and I don't think you are a good cook."  When in fact, I can cook to normal degree, (I am no chef but I can follow a recipe and add my own flare to it) and he likes it just fine.  It might not be his mamma's cooking, but hey no one cooks like your own mom.  Well I digress, the point is those terrible weaknesses that we have are there so we can be humbled and in turn, those weaknesses become our most amazing strengths!  That is the promise that we are given. With the Lord's help we can take those weaknesses that we dispise and actually DO SOMETHING about it.  No more whinning about it, sitting around thinking that you will get around to it.  Get on your knees, get the help you need, and DO IT. 

Redo

Okay, I started this legit blog years ago, I posted one amazing video and that was the end of that.  Well, here is to trying it again.  Hopefully, I will keep it up.  This blog is strictly for personally reasons, I am not trying to make a point,  to share any of my amazing recipes, to rub it in everyone's face how crafty or what a great homemaker I am, because I am none of those things, that is why I read other people's blogs, more talented people.  I just want a place to share my thoughts, the good times, the bad times, the funny times.  I have a hard time sleeping at night when all my thoughts are running around in my brain and they need an outlet.  Being a newlywed is exactly that, new to me, so I intend on writing down these amazing times that I don't want to forget.  Please enjoy what is to come I suppose. 

5 Day Cleanse

Juice/Smoothie Cleanse

January 29, 2014

Day One: No more food-like products

It is time to get healthy, and to make my body healthy from the inside out. 

About 2 years ago, I began changing my outlook on health and exercise.  I knew that if I felt good about myself then someone could love me.  But I was going to stay alone if I didn't have confidence or love myself.  It wasn't about being skinny, so some guy would find me attractive, but I am sure the body fat that I did lose did help me become more attractive.  I starting eating way better and I cut out sugar.  I began drinking green smoothies in the mornings, at least one a day.  Miracles began happening, my migraines went away! Something that I really thought could never happen.  I was able to accomplish things that I never knew that I could, a Ragnar, for instance!

Well to make a long, wonderful story short.  I did end up finding my soul mate.  We were married on March 2, 2013.  It has almost been a year!  I am not proud to say that I sort of let myself go.  I was distracted by dating, the engagement and above all the wedding.  Then once we were married we lived in a hotel for 4 months at Fort Lee, VA.  We had a tiny kitchenette so cooking didn't happen all to often, eating out did, however.  BUT, one thing that I changed did stick through out all the chaos, drinking a green smoothie.  Even though not all the food my body was getting was great, at least it was getting those veggies through the smoothie.  

So lately, I drink my smoothie and I exercise regularly, but I decided that I needed a kick start.  I need to get back to who I was before and taking care of myself.  I want to feel good about myself.  Marriage isn't always what you think it will be.  Hahaha not in a bad way, or anything, I just didn't realize the affect that my self image would have on my marriage.  I need to lose the extra pounds, not because my husband doesn't find me attractive but because I need to love myself again.   

I read the Oct 2013 LDS Conference talk, “Decisions for Eternity” http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2013/10/decisions-for-eternity?lang=eng.  And It just hit me really hard!  I need to be treating my body like a temple and feeding it like such as well.  I do really well with my exercising but I just can not get my eating right.  

“With your body being such a vital part of God’s eternal plan, it is little wonder that the Apostle Paul described it as a “temple of God.”14 Each time you look in the mirror, see your body as your temple. That truth—refreshed gratefully each day—can positively influence your decisions about how you will care for your body and how you will use it. And those decisions will determine your destiny. How could this be? Because your body is the temple for your spirit. And how you use your body affects your spirit.” 

“Each day is a day of decision.”  (Russell M Nelson)  

The way that I eat affects me spiritually.  What I put into my body can either be positive or negative, and I get to choose. 

I am starting off cleansing for at least 5 days.  After day 5, I will re evaluate and go from there.  I will be drinking vegetables and fruit either in smoothie form or juiced.

I have been drinking my green smoothie for almost 2 years now and it has been really great.  I am ready to take it to the next level.  I am hoping that this cleanse will reboot my system and will help me start out on a healthy lifestyle and stop craving things that are bad for me.

Today, I woke up and went to the gym for spin class.  I  came home and had a couple smoothies.  I was fine until about 2 pm, I started to get hungry, but I made it though.  I even got through a Cub Scout Pack Meeting without having any refreshments!  I felt good about that.  No brownies, cookies, chocolate covered pretzels, etc.  I can't say that I felt very hungry but I was tired and a little shaky, but I have been told that the first 2 days are the hardest.  Every time I felt hungry, I just drank a juice. I knew I just had to make it through, and to be honest there as been a lot of praying.  The night before I started the cleanse, I re-read " Decisions for Eternity"  and I knew that I could do it and I knew that the Lord would help me, if I asked.  Onto day two....