Week 1...Check

Well, that wasn't too hard! I can't believe week 1 is done already. I only have 7 more to go :( I am losing weight pretty quickly. I am down to 141.8, which is a total of 7.6 in one week, which I am very happy with! I know it won't be as much this week, but I am hopeful I will make it in to the 130's! I have to say the days that I worked flew by, but it is Thurs-Sun. nights that are hard. I own a Fondue restaurant, so most peope would think those would be the harder nights, but I am busy the whole time, so I really don't care about food. It is when I am sitting down and have time to think about food and actually cooking it for my family is when it gets really hard! I have been mixing blended fruit/veg with actually juiced fruit/veg, so that has been helping with the bathroom  "problem" that people seem to get. The only side effect I have felt so far is a funnny tast in my mouth sometimes and a chalky feeling on my tongue at night which goes away when I brush my teeth and tongue :) Well, here's to week 2 and hopefully a successful one! Here are a few updated pics to see the change. BTW, I am making this pathetic face so you can see the difference in my wrinkles, puffiness etc. and so that each week it is the same pic. Start:

After 1 week:

Can you see how much of the puffiness is going away, especially above the eyes! And I am not sure if you can see it in the picture, but the lines on my forehead are going away too! Yeah, these pics will just get better and better :)
Here's update pic of weigh too.

Day 2 of 56 :)

Well, I have to say I was pleasantly suprised at Day 1. I really thought I would have caved and done my traditional diet start where I don't even finish the day and have already given up and pushed the diet back another week. "I'll start next Monday" has been a very popular phrase! However, I didn't feel that it was that hard. I made a couple of mistakes :( For example, I tried to blend an avocado that wasn't quite ripe and it made my smoothy VERY chunky. I nearly vomited instantly. I also juiced a 1/4 of a red onion and I would have been a great weapon against Vampires on Halloween :) Other than that I found them very tasty! I lost 2 lbs over night, which made me happy of course. Day 2 has been similar in the fact that I like the juices, however, I am already getting sick of cleaning the juicer and blender :( Ugh, that is definitely going to be a serious annoyance. I did make my mistake already today and that was blending a granny smith apple with the skin on and it made it chunky. However, I got to kind of chew a little bit which I welcomed. I don't feel tired, don't have any headaches and only have a tiny bit of ditsy feeling going on. I am trying to add a few more calories to the juices by blending in coconut, flax and olive oil and also flax seed to give it a bit of bulk. I really hope that last week was the final time I say "i'll start on Monday"! I have decided that if I just stick with it and put my head down then I will never have to do such a serious plan again. I just need to continue the exercise and eat healthy during the week and then allow myself a small treat on the weekend. I know that I won't even want junk once I finish the Reboot because my taste buds will be completely changed along with my body.

Day 1 of 56 (8 weeks :)

Well, day 1 and juice #1 down the hatch. I am starting my 8 week Juicing Fast today Novemeber 5, 2012 and the 8 weeks will bring me right up to New Years Day. I started today at 149.4, bloated, tired, frustrated, asthma flaring up and Seborrhea Dermatitis on my scalp like you wouldn't believe! Right now I am addicted to junk food and my body is screaming for nutrients. Through out the summer I was going back and forth between Clean Eating (eating all natural food with no additives or peservatives) and junk. I would do great for a few weeks and something stupid would happen and I would give in to something junky and my body was hooked again. I seriously feel like a crack addict! And to be honest, that is exactly what it is. You know everyone says that it's different from being a drug addict because we need food to live, but we NEED healthy food to live, not chips, fast food and candy! That does absolutely nothing for you, you might as well not have eaten at all and you would be healthier. I also feel like people talk about how selfish people are who commit suicide (I have a differing opinion), but that is exactly what the whole of America is doing right now. It may not be as immediate as putting a gun to your head, but you are absolutely killing yourself slowly with eating crap! So, I have decided that I want to be there to see my kids grow up and meet my grandchildren! I don't want to die a slow and painful death and suffer in the end. I sometimes here people say, well I only have one life to live and I am going to be happy while I am here and eat what I want. REALLY? I don't know about you, but I am so unhappy right now. The food I put in my mouth gives me about 60 seconds of gratification before the guilt and sadness sets in :( I want to be happy all the time and feel amazing about myself. I don't feel happy when I am tired all day long and want to take a nap in the afternoon instead of taking my 4 year old to the playground. I am not happy when I want to get nicely dressed for a night out with my husband and I have nothing that fits me and the modge podge I put together of stuff that does fit me looks like crap. I am not happy when I wheeze all day and can't wear my hair in certain styles because I am worried about someone seeing my scalp or the fact that I never get my hair cut because I am embarrased about the hair dresser touching my scalp. I am not happy that I don't even recognize the face staring back at me because I look so old and run down. I HATE that my house, although clean, isn't spotless all the time because I am too lazy half the days to just pick up. I hate when my husband wants to hold me and tell me how much he loves me and I just want to hide and curl up so he can't see my rolls. I want to live in the moment. I want to be healthy and vibrant. I want my skin to glow and be full of energy! I want to run around with my kids and be happy all the time! I really want to feel good in my clothes and just open my closet and think, wow I have so much stuff to choose from! Well, this is it! I am changing my life. I am not going to let food control who I am and what I do. It is the most rediculous thing! I can't wait to see the changes that will happen over the next 8 weeks! Most of all I hope I get back to being the Cate that I used to be and possibly help others to do the same! Wish me luck, it isn't going to be easy but that's ok. It will get easier as it becomes my new norm and the old obsessions and addictions to junk food melt away. Here is a glimpse at my start weight and what I see in the mirror (God I look so old and already like my 63 year old father :( ) and I will update every week so you can see the progress I am making :)