It's my birthday today! And my body gave me a present....I have now officially broken the 200 pound barrier (199.6) and the 200 blood sugar barrier (164)! I have lost 20 lbs now in 16 full days! And my blood pressure is normal 126/86 and my pulse is lower at 67! All with no meds! It's A Great Birthday Today!
My daughter called me up and wanted to take me to lunch! I'm going to Jamba Juice for a fruit juice combo and 2 shots of wheat grass!
My husband was afraid I would mess my blood sugar up with fruit juices today. But, I'm adding greens to balance it...and it's my birthday! It's much better than a slice of cake! Then, tomorrow back to the 100% veggie juices!
So, when my husband came home, I told him, "I'm going to lunch with Kelsey!", He immediately stopped in his tracks, and hurried back in the kitchen...No!, you can't! His reaction was so dramatic, I couldn't resisted..."It's my birthday and I can if I want too!" "You've come so far, you can't mess up now!", he said.
I laughed and said, "I'm only going to Jamba Juice for some juice and wheat grass shots!" He gave a sigh of relief, "Oh, I thought you were going to blow it!" It's nice to know, he supports me and will encourage me to continue if I have a weak moment!
Vitals: Time Weight Blood Pressure Pulse Blood Sugar
7:45am 200.2 126/86 67 164
12:20pm 199.6 131/94 71 177
11:45pm 115/70 74 228
I didn't end up with a Jamba Juice. The place was very disappointing! Most of their drinks aren't really juices, they are smoothies! Made with sherbets and yogurt. But, I heard they were serving juices now. Well, I don't consider juice concentrate, real juice!They advertise fresh squeezed juice, but they only freshly squeeze oranges, carrots and wheat grass! Their apple, pineapple and pear are concentrates and their mango and acerola are pureed! And they are preserved with citric acid, ascorbic acid, beta carotene and pectin. I understand this isn't that bad of preservatives, but if you have to preserve something, it's not fresh!
And if it's not fresh, it has lost lots of enzymes, vitamins and minerals, etc. I'll pass!
But, I still had a blast with my daughter! She took me to the mall for pedicures! And a movie!
When I first walked into the movie theater, I inhaled the wonderful smell of popcorn! So, as I walked passed the popcorn counter, I inhaled deep several times to get my fill of its intoxication! One smell, two smells, three smells, I almost said to myself, "That's good, I'm full!", then a big woof of bleach went up my nose...yuck! It ruined what ever pleasure I just got!
Today, I had a watermelon with spinach and kale. Real sweet! Then I had a pineapple with spinach and kale. Even more sweet! Then I combined the two. No matter how much I tried I just didn't enjoy it! I was really craving my spicy green juice! But, I juiced so much fruit juice I had to use it! I finally gave the last watermelon juice to my husband. I couldn't take anymore! Off to bed!
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