there is hope for us: July 2011

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead

So Ryan and I watched the documentary Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead the other night and it really affected me. Im not the person to just agree with every documentary and what its trying to prove. Im actually quite the opposite, a devils advocate if you will. But this documentary is about a man named Joe Cross that was overweight and was also suffering from an autoimmune disorder. He goes on a 60 day juice fast in order to cleanse his system, loose weight, adjust his taste buds, and ultimately change the way he views food and what he puts into his body.

Needless to say I was inspired! Im not usually one post or promote something like this especially since I tend to fail and these sorts of changes but I would really love to make some changes. My intention in posting this is for accountability to myself and maybe some pointers here and there. I know I have friends that like to juice so hit me with your favorite recipe!

Oh yeah I forgot to mention they follow s woman that is also doing the cleanse, she suffers from migraines. After her cleanse her migraines were GONE! That alone is worth it to me. I also suffer from migraines, debilitating migraines and if that was the only result from the juice cleanse that would be enough.

Ryan, my wonderful husband will be doing it with me so it will make it that much easier. I wont have to be sitting at Red Robin watching him eat french fries while Im drinking liquid spinach :) We are committing to a 17 day juice fast. Just a little over two weeks I think i can do, at least for now. After that time I will evaluate, go to vegas for my birthday, and see how Im feeling.

So I got a Juiceman. Works great! AND it was on sale at Target for $60!

Okay so here was my first juice minus the grapes....I know I know its not green. Lunch will be :)

Looks so pretty

The juicer was super easy to take apart and clean...till next time

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

layydeeez

So a couple friends and I have been trying to do a "girls night out" every now and then and they have done wonders for my psyche. Having a family, two jobs, a house, and two dogs life can become a bit much at times that a well deserved break is called for! In no way am I complaining because I am so very lucky but I need a little breather every once and again :) We "pre partied" at my house then headed downtown.

As I have got older I have learned to cherish and love my friendships with women as a very special thing. I don't have to agree with everything all of my girlfriends does but thats what makes the friendship so beautiful. I have the best girl friends and although I wish we could hang out like this all the time I know its just not possible so i am just so very grateful for the time that we do get together.

stuff and things

So life has been pretty crazy and I would LOVE to keep up on my blog better because so many great things happen! Unfortunately I am terrible at it but I am going to try again. The last month has been pretty incredible filled with friends, fun and food! The 4th of July tends to be one of my favorite holidays but for some reason leading up to it I wasn't "feeling it". Maybe its because of my lack of sleep, who knows, but it actually didn't disappoint. It started off at the Highlands for a yummy waffel breakfast and then on to Matts for a pool party. We ended up at the U of R like every year for fire works.