Some great goodies!

Here are pics of some exciting foods I've been eating this week. Such great ways to mix up the way we eat fruits and veggies!

 Yummy Acorn Squash! Just cut it in half, scoop out the innards, bake cut side down at 350 for 45-60 minutes and melt your fav kind of butter (not too much!) and 1 tsp each side of brown sugar. I can't wait to keep trying more ways to eat this super yummy squash

 A baked Gala apple and baked pear. I cut them in half and cut out the core and put them on parchment paper in a baking dish, cut side down. Mix 2 tsp real maple syrup and 3 tsp water and cinnamon to taste and pour it on the halves before flipping them over. Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 for about 40 minutes. Then drizzle a bit more maple syrup to taste. So satisfying! I got the recipe from the Reboot program from the "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead" documentary. I modified it since I didn't have or want raisins. I love to modify! :)

 I tried it with Fuji apples too

 A great warming Carrot and Ginger soup that I had from a raw food Live Lightly plan I did awhile back. I still love this soup. 

 The soup with raw nori in it since I didn't have dulse flakes. It also had a few chunks of avocado. Looks festive for Halloween!

My makeshift cucumber dill avocado soup. I didn't use any kind of milk because it was still day 8 and I didn't go back on protein until day 10. it was still quite yummy! Cucumber, salt, pepper, dill, parsley, 1/2 an avocado. Voila!

Do you have great veggie or fruit recipes? Dig them out again and mix things up! And baked fruit is so great for the fall! 

My Results Video

The link to my Results video

My Juice Fast results the Day After

As down and almost depressed I was this weekend, I woke up this morning ready for the world! Probably because I knew I was coming off of this fast! I am really proud of what I did and for even just trying something I’d always been curious about. But it was not easy, by any means! I think some people have an easier time, and others not so much! I’m in between…

Since my computer has been acting up, and I had trouble making my results video longer, I will write about my “feelings” results I got from this experiment. Had I gone to a doctor before and after, I’d have more hard evidence. But how my body feels can be pretty important too! I will also post my video above.

1.             My total weight loss for the week is 6.5 lbs. Wow! How crazy is that? Of course I am sure I will gain some back, but I hope not all. I have been actually working on finding my ideal weight and having been losing weight lately, so we shall see how my weight settles as time passes. My biggest hurdle is my overeating, and I work hard on it everyday. I love conscious eating, but it can be tough in this day and age. But I will just have to keep rooting for the importance of my health and my life!
2.       My digestion started to feel a bit better. When I started, I had a lot of intestinal pain and I wasn’t sure why. So far, that’s now mostly gone away. I do still need to aid my intestines in terms of full digestion, but now I am getting a sense of when its diet related and when it isn’t. It seems as though my body really did need a break to recalibrate itself! I really never imagined it would need it, considering my relatively clean diet. So, I have decided that maybe juice fasting 1-2 days a month for 1-2 days may benefit me a lot! We’ll see how I do...
3.       If I ever do something like this again, I will do it with someone who works with people going through fasts and knows how to cater to each individual. I am not sure I got in enough juice and caloric intake. And though I realize that on a normal basis I do not need very much complete protein, I do believe that I wouldn’t do well without it for longer than this. Even today I’m still having troubles, and I suspect it may be lack of protein. But we shall see. Some people can go without protein for long periods of time, and some people can’t. Knowing which one you are is the key! 
4.       As I suspected towards the beginning of this experiment, and knowing how my body is, I was skeptical whether I’d really see or feel many results while I was doing this. And the truth is, I didn’t…much. My acid reflux is doing okay, but not great, which goes to show that I just need to see my doctor. I do have a hiatal hernia, so its not just my diet that causes issues. But! There is a BUT! I have this great feeling that in the coming weeks I will start seeing results. Like better digestion, more energy, and more liveliness. And hopefully a glow to my skin!
5.       And last but not definitely not least, I need to try harder to stay off of caffeine! I get addicted quite quickly, but oh yes, I know how it all beacons to me with its sweet loving ways it disguises itself!

Well, that’s what I have for now. I will try to check in again in about a week for more thoughts I may have and any more results. Otherwise, check back here for more endeavors and to check me out as a professional health coach to help you in your endeavors (they are tough to do on your own, and I’m just showing that I work hard and struggle sometimes too!) check out my website: http://wonderlandwellbeing.com/

As the tide rolls out on this endeavor...

I find I have learned some things in this time, even if its not what I wanted to know!

Its Day 6! Just One More Day!

Busy weekend! I was going to vlog, but after all the busyness today, I'll just write. :) I'm getting so close to the end, and I'm so proud. I do realize how fast juice leaves my stomach and how much faster I feel run down than with food. It was easier with a slower day, but when I'm out and about, it makes it much harder when I didn't prepare! But all in all, today hasn't been so bad. I'm thinking that I haven't given myself enough juice during this fast, so I am hoping to feel better after the fast than before I started. I haven't felt as well as I had hoped at this point and I think that could be why. I don't need nearly as much food as I consistently keep trying to feed myself, but its more than I've probably been getting! Here's to one more day and the new days that follow! (let's hope!)

Happy Day 5!

I'm so happy I've made it this far and that I have 2 days left. Though the weekend may be more of a challenge!

Its Day 4!!!!

Day 3 loves headaches

As the evening is winding down, it finally dawned on me that my massive headache today is probably from caffeine withdrawal! And I bet that my headache was better yesterday because I worked out. I definitely need to be more on top of things. I have gotten so much better about exercising on a very regular basis over the past few years, but there are just some days...ya know? So, not only would exercise have helped my stiffness in my body, but I bet it would have made my headache more tolerable today! But, otherwise, all is well and I'm hoping for some great changes in the next couple of days!

Wow! Day 3 and surviving!

Day 3!

Good morning, good morning! Is it good? Its definitely not bad that's for sure. I wasn't feeling the greatest last night, but not as badly as I had been before the fast. I woke up so very hungry again this morning, but the juice is feeling a bit more satisfying before, which is great! Its still dark, gloomy, and cold here, and with just juice I'm so much colder! ha! But I'm enjoying the fall weather since here in LA, October can be hot!

Yummiest thing I had yesterday was just a simple glass of watermelon juice. So good and satisfying! I'm still feeling a bit dehydrated and that helped a lot!

My musings on Day 2 so far!

Its a new day! Day 2

Good morning! I mean it! Its so much better than yesterday, that I'm almost shocked! Considering how hard yesterday was, and how my stomach felt last night, I was not confident about making it through today. But this morning was different. I didn't jump out of bed ready to go, but my mind seems to be coming around to the idea of trying this. welcome to the party! An interesting thing that I've had happen is when I keep thinking about eating food and wanting it, my stomach seems to scream at me that it doesn't want food. I guess I should listen to my body, since that's why I started this in the first place. What a concept!

The day isn't over yet?

I've almost completely made it through day 1, and its still rough! I'm wondering if fasting is a good idea for some people but a really bad idea for others. No matter what, I am committed to fast longer than I ever have. Which is only a day, so not so bad! ha! I hope I had enough juice, its so hard to tell. I was having some mega stomach issues, but it seems to be settling now. I keep wondering if some of the issues I've had today are normal or not. hmmm...anyone had that happen?
Well, bed time will come soon and I hope to sleep like a log for the first time in years. Only time will tell what will come of all of this!

Its still Day 1!

Day 1 morning

Good morning! wow, already in the first hour I've been up I had to fight all those evil thoughts in my head. My brain just kept trying to rationalize why eating something would be okay. "its only the first day" "you are just so hungry right now" "you'll get on it tomorrow". Ugh! I could tell when I woke up this morning that my body sure needs a break but my brain has not caught up to that! I enjoyed my juice but I am wondering right now how I'll make it through on just that. I'm sure it'll get easier, but I know it won't get easier as fast as today!

Before my Juice Fast Endeavor

Its the night before I start my first 7-10 day juice fast! Here are my musings before I start!