Starting Day 5 and I'm starting to find my groove again. Here are a few things that I have found to work for & maybe there will be something here that helps you. There are several plans for Rebooting. I have found the plan that helps me settle in for the long run is to do the following:
- Wake Up - Always a good start. ;)
- Have a cup of hot water with lemon.
- Have a Mean Green. Approx. 16 ounces
- Mid-Morning get my daily intake of water going.
- Lemon & Cucumber water throughout the day.
- Afternoon Juice - 16 oz.
- Early Evening Juice - 16 oz (
- Lean Dinner: Typically a large green salad, any veggies available, two eggs, fish or whatever protein you prefer.
- I allow a few olives or a pickle to add some salt.
- Herbal tea before bed along with finishing another large glass of water.
Sriracha hot sauce adds a bit of spice which I love. - Water is key. Drink as much as possible through out the day.
- Have your morning juice ready to go, at the very least. I typically wake up pretty hungry.
- Stay away from commercials or any advertisements for food in the first week.
- Try and watch one documentary a week to keep your mind in the zone.
- Find your favorite 2-3 juices and make sure you have one every day. When you have a juice that you love, you'll feel more satiated and less deprived.
- Stay ahead of feeling hungry. Drink water all day and have a juice every 3-4 hours. If you keep your stomach full, you'll be more in control and less likely to grab something not on your plan.
- Read. Putting good things in your head and focusing on what your goals are is a huge help. Read as much as you can about nutrition and why juicing & / or clean eating is a path to your best health.
- Sign up for support groups online and with friends and family. People of like mind get what your going through. Joe's Reboot page offers up a support group and there are some fantastic FB support groups which are a tremendous resource. If you are having doubts or a moment of weakness or if you need a new recipe and you just like hearing about someone's success and struggles having finding your juicing people is a huge help.
- Lemons & limes. They are not only wonderful for you but for those juices that you may struggle with, they will help them to taste so much better.
- Go for a walk before bed. If you live somewhere it's freezing out, try and get some stretching in for your body and muscles that are working hard with you to transition into your new lifestyle
- Go to bed early. If you are a late night eater and crave something in the after dinner hours...do yourself a favor and go to bed early. Learn to do other things that will help soothe your soul and fill your proverbial cup. A hot bath. A good read. Whatever works for you. Focus on quality sleep as it's during these down hours that your body is cleansing and rejuvenating for tomorrow.
- Last but not least: I have done a week Reboot with just juicing and the weight did fall off faster when just juicing. After my first Reboot I added in one clean eating meal a day and that made such a big difference to me. From there I could not be social with friends and save that meal to have if we went out to dinner on the weekends. That one meal a day gave me the added nutrition that allows me to exercise as well as I never feel deprived which allows me to stay the path much longer. I do lose weight slower but for me it's not just about the scale. Yes, losing weight is a benefit of choosing this path, but losing weight is a reflection of better health and it's the better health that I have my eye on. Cheers to your health! Juice on!
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| Carrot, Butternut Squash, Apple & Sweet Potato Large bag of Carrots One large peeled & cored butternut squash Two large apples (Fuji) One large peeled Sweet Potato |
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