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Sunday, April 21, 2013  
The Juice Fast is still rolling along.  I've been telling more people about it.  Tonight I went out for dinner between rehearsals in Bowling Green (with two cellist friends).  They ate and I drank herbal tea and Sweet Potato/Carrot/Red Pepper/Apple/Ginger juice. 

I am amazed at how a 16 oz. juice can satisfy my hunger.  I really haven't missed food as much as I had expected.  I am looking forward to Thai and Indian food when I get back to eating. 

Have I mentioned that roller coasters are part of my motivation in this Juice Fast?  We have season passes to Holiday World (our big Christmas gift!).  This summer, I want to ride a roller coaster without worrying about fitting into those tiny seats.  I want to strap myself in and not worry if the shoulder harness straps will make it all the way to the buckle.  I want to ride a roller coaster and just have fun!

Splashin' Safari is a whole different brand of horrifying mortification.  Even if I do manage to get my weight down to where I want it, I'm not sure that will eradicate my water park anxieties.  Wearing a swim suit in public.  *shudder*  But we have season passes, so public swim suiting will happen.

I've lost 19 pounds so far.

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(0) comments Wednesday, April 17, 2013  
I tried a new juice recipe today.  I made Fennel/Cucumber/Hearts of Romaine/Pear juice today.  It's light and licoricey.  I like it.

Today was a hungry day.  I don't usually have an overwhelming urge to eat, but today I want food.  I may or may not have given in to Randy's mashed potatoes.  He made a batch for the Men's Potluck tonight and left it out on the counter.  He made them with sauteed onions.  They are probably VERY tasty, even if you only have two very small spoonfulls.

I've lost 17 pounds so far.  Today I wore my khaki capris that didn't fit last summer.  I'm pleased with that progress, although today my goal seems very distant.

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3:53 PM

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For some reason, this was in the non-published file.  I wrote it a very long time ago.  I remember this Powerball time very clearly.  We were living in Shepherdsville.  Lila was in her YEAR of fitful sleeping.  I would rock her and nurse her many times in the night.  They were working on I-65 and traffic was routed over the rumble strips on the shoulders.  When I would sit with Lila in the still of the night, the traffic made a rhythmic, rumbly sound. 

Dealing with the church in Shepherdsville was a mostly miserable experience.  My Powerball dreams kept me from having to think too much about the hateful, angry, spite filled people that took up way too much of our energy there.



So, have you spent your $305 million yet? Thoughts of my multi-million lottery winnings have filled my daydreams lately. They kept me nicely occupied during a painfully contentious rehearsal the other night. And Lila's night-wakings have been filled with all sorts of philanthropic deeds.

We did actually buy Powerball tickets this time. It was an educational experience, having never purchased a lottery ticket before. Rite Aid does *not* sell Powerball. But they do carry Dove dark chocolate bars. I'll probably keep buying Powerball tickets until someone wins this $305+ windfall.

I know what kind of house I would build. I played a wedding at the most amazing mansion yesterday. The drive leading to the house wound through the most idyllic Kentucky countryside. The entrance to the home said "historic country estate" in a country stone/Tudor sort of way. It wasn't outrageously fancy. But the view from the back was just incredible! The house sits high on a bluff overlooking a bend in the Ohio River.

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3:42 PM

(0) comments Sunday, April 14, 2013  
I find myself unusually optomistic about this weight loss journey.  I am very tired of feeling bad about the way I look.  I'm also just tired of feeling BAD - lethargic, tired, achey. 

Once I get my weight in an acceptable range, I would like to have pictures made with the kids.  We haven't ever done that. 

Then I would like to have my own professional photos made for business purposes.  I've never done that either.

I unboxed several pair of pants that fit last winter.  Progress.  The pants that I bought last month are feeling much looser.

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9:38 PM

(0) comments Saturday, April 13, 2013  
Day 13 and I still feel really good! 

At rehearsal the other night, my friend Sarah said, "You look really good!  Have you done something different?"  I told her about my juice fast and she decided that my skin looks different.  "You're glowing!"

I actually have noticed a difference in my complexion.  Before, my rosacea had been flaring up on the apples of my cheeks.  Now the redness has calmed and my skin just feels healthier.

Sarah asked more about my plan.  I described it to her and told her about Joe Cross's documentary, Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead.  The next day, Sarah told me that she's thinking about buying a juicer for her birthday. 

I'm down 14 pounds now.  My clothes are fitting better and my energy levels are higher.  I have had a few headaches, but that isn't unusual for me.  Lila looked at me the other day and said, "I can tell that your tummy is deflating." 

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4:38 PM

(0) comments Sunday, April 07, 2013  
I'm thinking about blogging about my juice fast.  I'll probably start a new blog just for this journey, but this site will do for now.

I'm on Day 7 of my Big Juice Fast.  At first I thought I would aim for 60 days, like Joe Cross and Phil in Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead.  But a few more days would get me through our trip to Annual Conference.  Even after I come off the strictly juicing phase of the Juice Fast, I'll be eating a plant based diet for the rest of the summer.

Day 7/75 is truly just the beginning.  So far, so good.  Except that I ate 3 big bites of Scampi Potato Soup last night.  Randy brought it home from the soup kitchen still warm.  I'll have to be more careful in the future.  Soup Kitchen leftovers are my favorite.  Justin makes incredible soups for the crowds.

But he will still be making soup when I'm finished with this Juice Fast.  I'll look forward to that far in the future.

Why am I doing this juice fast, you ask?  Mostly for weight loss, which is tied to my desire to feel better.  Here is my laundry list of things that I hope will improve through this juice fast:  low energy level, achey knee joints, back pain, indigestion and a strong mirror aversion.

My plan is pretty simple.  I fix a mostly fruit juice in the morning.  I make enough for a mid-morning snack.  Then my lunch/afternoon juice is mostly green.  My dinner/evening juice is Sunset based.  Here are my favorite recipes so far:

Morning Fruit:
Oranges
Strawberries
Carrots
Ginger
Red Pepper

Lunch Green:
Kale
Rainbow Chard
Spinach
Cilantro
Cucumber
Green Apple
Lemon

Evening Sunset:
Carrots
Sweet Potato
Orange
Red or Orange Pepper
Ginger
(Beet, sometimes)

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