Juicing Experience: Day 1

Day one is already off to a rough start. 

The day before I went to the grocery store; however, I was unable to find those small little 48 oz drink coolers; Halloween decorations took their place.

Mario didn't want me to have to delay my juicing experience, so he opted to wait while I use the containers that came with our smoothie maker.  Isn't he such a gentleman. Not!  He is probably glad he can eat candy bars and drink pop today.

We woke up late — go figure.  So, I forgot to start my day off with lemon juice.  Once I realized this, I ran downstairs to take one tablespoon.  Figured I could drink my water after I completed the juice.  I was extremely parched and dying for water.  I WILL NOT be late tomorrow.

There is no way I can start my day off with something green—seems unnatural.  So, we chose to start with a red detoxifying recipe.

Juicing experience a complete bust! Literally

I started with the celery in our Smoothie Maker.  It was chopping it pretty well but the motor started to smoke because it takes a little too long to liquify vegetables and overheated.  Guess it is good for making fruit smoothies, but not necessarily for juicing vegetables.

The determination kicked in — refused to allow the smoothie maker deter me.  Broke out the blender.  Again, I started with the celery and carrots, then the apple and ginger.  I was so excited because the juice started to look like the picture.  Added my last piece; the beat.  No sooner did I add the beat, the blender stopped on its own and smoke started to rise from the motor.  I killed the blender.  My poor beet was sitting on the top with its leaves floating.

Words of Wisdom:  Do not use a Smoothie Maker or Blender for vegetables.

Although I was unable to use the juices that I originally planned for today, I still had the option of purchasing Naked Juice and drink plenty of liquids.

Around noon my stomach started to growl at me; it was not happy.  In an attempt to stave off the growl, I drank the distilled Smart Water.  Due to my longer work day I didn't want to drink my first Naked Drink: The Green Machine until 1:30p.

At 1:20p some cruel person brought food to their desk to eat.  My stomach was very angry with me; it reacted to the smell of tater tots and ketchup.  Isn't it amazing how it recognizes the smell of food?  After 1 minute of breathing in the amazing smell, it discovered another one: hamburger.  My stomach committed tyranny: rumbled and had enough nerve to burp in protest.

The stomach took on a mind of its own and revolted: it gave a hunger pain instead of a growl.

I drank the last of the 20 oz Smart Water attempting to pacify the stomach for another 10 minutes.   When 1:30p hit, the Green Machine was cracked open and savored for 20 minutes.  Reminded self to swish the Smart Water to prevent tooth decay.

The afternoon was rough.  Although I was not hungry, I kept thinking about food and watching the time for the next feeding scheduled, 4:00p.  Even my stomach was swishing the juice around to make room for the food it was not going to receive.

In the back of my mind I was reminding myself that there was grapes, an apple, and a cucumber in my bag for an emergency feeding.

The Smart Water only could help so much as I watched the time drag.  By 3pm my stomach started to rumble...  I put my earbuds in and started to listen to music versus my stomach.  My eyes averted to the time every so often and the small bag containing fruits and vegetables.  My determination is strong, so I waited it out until 4:30pm without gnawing off my fingers.  Ahhh, the Blue Machine.

I had to stop at Target on my way home to purchase a juicer.  We are now the proud owner of a Ninja Blender/Juicer/Smothie Maker.  Of course, I forgot the containers to transport our juice to work; luckily his come with sealed lids and we already had some.  It was nearly 8:00p when I checked out of Target, my stomach was gnawing at my back, so I made the decision to pick up a Chipotle Burrito Bowl.  I only ate half of the bowl.  Needless to say, my stomach was not happy about the addition of the Chipotle, maybe juicing will actually be a success after all.

For the inquiry minds: yes, used the restroom every 20 minutes and was extremely hydrated.

Since I ate the Chipotle and it is bedtime, I don't have to worry about the hunger pains.  Now I just need to keep the Chipotle down.  Thankfully I did not get a pop or an apple juice; stuck with a hot herbal, organic green tea with pomegranate.

The Ninja accessories are in the dishwasher so we can put it to use on day two.

Wish me luck!

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