Holiday Juice Challenge Day 4 & 5

Day 4 (Dec 1) ...Druid Detox From Leaf Organics
I decided to take the lazy way out with this rainy weather and I got a detox drink from Leaf Organics. It is one of my favorite drinks from Leaf Organics, here are the ingredients:

• Burdock Root
• Lemon
• Ginger
• apple
• agave
• cayenne

A very tasty drink that I am sure you will enjoy.  If you are ever in the Culver City area, please stop by!  http://leaforganics.com/


Day 5 (Dec 2):  Apple, Celery, Fennel, Maca Powder

I have been reading this week about Maca Powder.  This morning I walked into Sprouts, and the first thing that caught my eye...Maca Powder.  I think it was a divine sign!  So this morning, after I juiced my Apple, Celery, Fennel, I added a teaspoon of the Maca Powder to the juice.

My Comments:  It took a while to get the Maca powder to blend in with the juice.  I will need to see how else I can consume it.  I will have to try the powder again, it seems like it altered the taste of my juice.  Not in a bad way, but I love tasting the licorice like flavor of the fennel and I could not taste that today.  I assume maybe the Maca dulled the taste?  Not sure.  But I will keep trying this Maca Powder and see if I notice any change in my energy levels. 

So my juice recipe consisted of

• 2 red apples (I think Fiji Apples)
• 4 stalks of celery
• 1/2 fennel bulb
• 1 teaspoon of Maca Powder

And the outcome...An okay taste juice..(I would have been awesome w/o the Maca Powder) LOL! 

See ya next time! I am excited for the upcoming days of juicing...I got so many recipes I want to try this week! 

An unexpected Incidental!

Hmmm...not sure how to start of talking about this topic of the day.  So Let me start with my eats.

Pre-Breakfast Eats:     Druid Detox Drink from Leaf Organics

Breakfast:    Asiago Bagel from Panera Bread; Black Coffee w/ cream

Lunch:     Chicken Noodle Soup from Saboral in the Century City Mall

Dinner:      Chicken (a whole lot of chicken)

Again, no workouts or physical activity.  Which in all honesty seems to be the best.  When I get home I take my meds and get to bed and I am resting very well! 

So the unexpected incidental!  After having breakfast, and just to point it out, I was at work.  All of a sudden, I had to "go"  It came some quickly I had to run rapidly to the bathroom, which unfortuantely is on the other side of the building!  So I had an incident at the office!  Thankfully, no one was in the restroom, so I could clean up myself and the bathroom stall! 

So after 2 days of detox drinks from Leaf Organics...believe me when I tell ya...They Work! 

Quiet day of reflection...

Still under the weather not many exciting things to report.  But I do have some things that caught me off gaurd that just put me in a place to reflect and be happy.

Oddly enough I got into the office this morning, sat at my cubicle and one of the office doors in front of me was open.  I looked in the office, out the window and the sky and the cloud pattern was remarkably beautiful to me!  I tried to capture it on my phone, not sure the picture captures the beauty I saw, but it brought just a sense of peace and relaxation to me!

Breakfast:  Lively Lemonade Detox Drink from Leaf Organics

Lunch:  Cobb Salad w/ Bleu Cheese Dressing

Dinner:  5 piece Hot Wing & Potato Wedges

Late Night Drink:     Druid Detox Drink from Leaf Organics

I made a pit stop to ABS Club LA to visit Jen.  I was going to attempt to go to Group Training tonight, but Jen & Alain said no and that I should wait until I am feeling better. So no training for me today either.  I never thought I would ever utter these words, but I miss my workouts, I miss spin class! 

Well tonight I was browsing old pictures of myself.  Looking at where I was, where I am now, and where I desire to be.  It's very nostalgic!  It's such a relief ... I don't know how else to explain it.  I life long struggle, a life long battle, that I continually lost..I'm finally showing some signs of victory, some signs of progress.  Makes me very emotional, makes me very humble and makes me extremely grateful!  To all things there really is a season.  After all the times of trying...who knew this would be the time?  I sit..astonished! 

Stayed Busy Saturday...

How I had a full day today!  Overall a good day...not the best eating day though. 

Breakfast:     2 hard boiled eggs

AM Workout:     1 hour Rowing @ iRow Fitness Based on my computer reading I rowed 6138 meters or approx 3.8 miles.  It was a tough class, but I liked it!

Workout Screen

Rowing Machines

After Workout Snack:  Druids Detox from Leaf Organics.
I went to my first Vegan Cafe today.  I did not eat there, but I got a detox drink from them, that was rather tasty.  I don't feel like I've detoxed though, it just made me really gassy.  I may need to drink 2, or maybe eat healthier on the day I drink it.  The Druid Detox consisted of Burdock Root, Lemon, Apple, Ginger, Agave and cayenne.  Good drink, easy to go down.  Check out the website something may interest you:  http://leaforganics.com/

Druid Detox Drink

Lunch & Junk:  Chicken from Hawaiin Cafe, Pepperoni Pretzel, Frozen Lemonade

Dinner:     Medium cup of vanilla ice cream!

All I can do is shake my head as I just typed ice cream!  What was I thinking! 

I also made my weekly Sprouts Farmers Market run, stocked up on my spinach, kale, cucumbers, tomatoes, and I picked up a bottle of Walden Farms Dressing.  I can't wait to try it, since it has no calories, fat or sugars in it.  I just hope it taste good.  Stay tuned cause ones I get to taste it, I will have a full review! 

Some of the pretty produce @ Sprouts

That's all I got for ya folks!