When I found out the news, I was on day 6 of the "10 Day Juice Cleanse" and I was soooooo overjoyed, awe-stricken, beside myself, there are no words. Maybe because I have never been pregnant before and within 2 minutes, you realize your life is about to change forever- so cliche sounding but so true. On top of this, this was the health breakthrough I needed to experience --that this alternative way of approaching nutrition really is not just smoke! Not only did I cure my hypothyroid by flooding my cells with nourishment (this from just juicing a lot over the past 2 years) but I got pregnant without really trying much at all, which if you heard "my story" you'd realize this to be a fete (no, I don't have a gluten intolerance for anyone reading and wondering). On a somewhat deprived and indulgent note, I must admit that one of the first thoughts that raced through my mind was, "later suckas! I'm going to have me some enchiladdddaasss (sans margarita)!" And that I did! And then for the past 3 months, I've been unabashedly following in the footsteps of Elizabeth Gilbert's character from "Eat, Pray, Love", only I've ascribed "Eat!" to my first trimester, with the idea that by the second and third, I'll be praying and loving more. Unlike Elizabeth, I'm in New Jersey and not Italy, I'm woozy (unlike her), and I'm pretty sure I'm not walking 10 miles/day the way she was--nonetheless, I am realizing that this is precisely what my body needs, and rather than denying this and trying to stay "thin" during my pregnancy, despite how trendy this is today, I would much prefer to just totally embrace the needs of this little one growing inside of me and keep the upchuck at bay (by eating). A lot. Now that my 2nd Trimester is coming up, it's time to switch things up.
FREE I SAY!
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
DAY 10 YO!
Dude!
It's Day 10, yayyyy:-). Though I feel a bit guilty because I haven't been 100% faithful to the juice feast, but I still feel like I've made a ton of progress. I feel healthier, my mood is improved, my perspective has shifted. I see that there are sunny days ahead and I believe that my body will continue to heal. Green juices and fresh fruit juices are seriously the best medication you can hope to find. Although I believe that medication does have it's role in certain situations, it can not heal the cells and tissues from the inside out as this liquid nutrition.
If you are still not clear as to why Margaret and I are addicted to juices, let me give you a little overview of the power of fresh pressed juices:
Benefits of Raw Juices
1. Freshly pressed vegi juices are like soap to your cells. You wouldn’t go a day without a shower or bath (we hope :p), so start to think about your juices in the same way. Fresh squeezed juice is alkaline, the waste in our cells and tissues are acidic, therefore the negatively charged juicy soap magnetizes the positively charged waste and sweeps it up and out of the cells.
Juicy Soap = - charged = alkaline = happy :-)
Gross waste = + charged = acidic = sad :-(
Juicy soap - gross waste = happy cells :-)
2. The other benefit of juicing is digestive rest. When the body has to use up so much of its energy to digest breakfast and lunch, it is not able to work on more important tasks such as repairing damaged cells and keeping the body systems in balance. Your body will be so excited to soak up the nutrient-rich, energy-filled juices without the tedious task of breaking down fiber that you will soon understand the awesomeness of fresh vegi juice:-).
3. Juices are chock-full of incredible antioxidants and phytonutrients. You would have to eat a ridiculous amount of produce in order to get the same amount of good stuff that juice will give you. Like that weird pillow-talk girl (http://youtu.be/JZQsJq-dxU8) says, "It's like an intravenous shot in the arm...BOOM,"...without the twitchy side-effects ;-).
Okay, so here's my Day 10 Juice:
Sorry for my poor quality photographs, obviously, I am not a photographer. Can you see my pretty ballerina painting in the background? I've dragged that poor ballerina with me everytime I've moved. It was probably $20, but it just makes me all mushy inside for some reason...
I ate this juice with a spoon because it was was still slightly frozen, I mushed it up with a fork and it is kinda like granita.
1 cucumber
1 orange
That's it. Easy as pie (but much lighter). Garnish with a lemon and pretend you're in Cabo. With a nice person. Do not go to Cabo with an asshole (this may have happened to me).
So thanks again Margareta for being my inspiration and motivator. You deserve a huge hug and I'm also really excited about the circumstances beyond your control that you may have eluded to in your last post. I love that you honour what is right for your body and you are able to be flexible and change direction when life throws you a curveball (a really cool one).
xo
Erin
It's Day 10, yayyyy:-). Though I feel a bit guilty because I haven't been 100% faithful to the juice feast, but I still feel like I've made a ton of progress. I feel healthier, my mood is improved, my perspective has shifted. I see that there are sunny days ahead and I believe that my body will continue to heal. Green juices and fresh fruit juices are seriously the best medication you can hope to find. Although I believe that medication does have it's role in certain situations, it can not heal the cells and tissues from the inside out as this liquid nutrition.
If you are still not clear as to why Margaret and I are addicted to juices, let me give you a little overview of the power of fresh pressed juices:
Benefits of Raw Juices
1. Freshly pressed vegi juices are like soap to your cells. You wouldn’t go a day without a shower or bath (we hope :p), so start to think about your juices in the same way. Fresh squeezed juice is alkaline, the waste in our cells and tissues are acidic, therefore the negatively charged juicy soap magnetizes the positively charged waste and sweeps it up and out of the cells.Juicy Soap = - charged = alkaline = happy :-)
Gross waste = + charged = acidic = sad :-(
Juicy soap - gross waste = happy cells :-)
2. The other benefit of juicing is digestive rest. When the body has to use up so much of its energy to digest breakfast and lunch, it is not able to work on more important tasks such as repairing damaged cells and keeping the body systems in balance. Your body will be so excited to soak up the nutrient-rich, energy-filled juices without the tedious task of breaking down fiber that you will soon understand the awesomeness of fresh vegi juice:-).
3. Juices are chock-full of incredible antioxidants and phytonutrients. You would have to eat a ridiculous amount of produce in order to get the same amount of good stuff that juice will give you. Like that weird pillow-talk girl (http://youtu.be/JZQsJq-dxU8) says, "It's like an intravenous shot in the arm...BOOM,"...without the twitchy side-effects ;-).
Okay, so here's my Day 10 Juice:
Sorry for my poor quality photographs, obviously, I am not a photographer. Can you see my pretty ballerina painting in the background? I've dragged that poor ballerina with me everytime I've moved. It was probably $20, but it just makes me all mushy inside for some reason...
I ate this juice with a spoon because it was was still slightly frozen, I mushed it up with a fork and it is kinda like granita.
Strawberry Sunshine Cocktail:
2 cups strawberries1 cucumber
1 orange
That's it. Easy as pie (but much lighter). Garnish with a lemon and pretend you're in Cabo. With a nice person. Do not go to Cabo with an asshole (this may have happened to me).
So thanks again Margareta for being my inspiration and motivator. You deserve a huge hug and I'm also really excited about the circumstances beyond your control that you may have eluded to in your last post. I love that you honour what is right for your body and you are able to be flexible and change direction when life throws you a curveball (a really cool one).
xo
Erin
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