juice fast... the good, the bad, the nasty

I'm on day 5 of a 10 day juice fast. I'm starving. I'm doing the juice fast for three reasons... Number one, I watched a documentary call "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" and my interest was sparked. Number two, I've heard that 10 day juice fasts do wonders for your skin. Number three, it's good to detox your system every now and then.  I usually do a three day juice fast, but this time I decided to go with 10 days and see how it goes.

This has been my lunch for the past five days. Spinach, cucumber and lime. I cut the cucumber in half and peel it, then I peel the lime. I put two handfuls of spinach leaves, the peeled cucumber and the whole lime (minus the peel) into my Nutri Bullet (purchased from an info-mercial). Add water, flax oil and blend for thirty seconds. It taste exactly like a lime (kinda sour), but with a little more texture.

For breakfast and dinner I mix in tons more veggies and sweeter fruits (pears and apples) to make a "heartier" juice. I like the Nutri Bullet because it creates more of a juicy texture than a blender but creates less mess than a juicer. Nutri Bullet did not pay me to say that... but they can if they want.

The first day was the worst, I had a headache from no coffee and I was super hungry. The second day was a little better, but I thought about chicken bacon ranch pizza the whole day. The third day was about the same as the second day. The fourth day I got really hungry about 2pm and ate some Wholly Salsa with a spoon. Today is a little better, drinking lots of water. I will keep you updated with the final results.

365 days of exercise... week 5

Hello! So my friend teaches classes at a gym in our area and she gave me a free pass for a few weeks. I've had mixed feelings about gym membership at this point in my life. With four children, a homeschool "routine" and busy afternoons, I wanted to see if driving to the gym would be worth the hassle. I've concluded that I do like the interruption-free workout time and the social aspect of body sculpting classes with other giggly women, but getting everyone dressed and driving to the gym was a little frustrating. Also, I feel like I work out harder at home because I'm not trying to be cute and chatty with my friends. Anyhoo, I'm thankful for the change of scenery this week and it didn't cost any dollars.

Day 29: 10 mile bike ride

Day 30: chest and back P90X dvd

Day 31: weight training class at the gym

Day 32: 30 minute walk/run

Day 33: body sculpt class at the gym

Day 34: weight training class at the gym

Day 35: cardio dance class at the gym

Day 36: 3 mile treadmill run at the gym

Day 37: free weights workout at the gym

365 days of exercise... weeks 3 & 4-ish

Still exercising over here! I'm trying to give myself a variety, while I use what I have access to on a regular day. I run/walk when Charlie is home and I pull here and there from our P90X dvd stash. We also have XFinity on Demand which has a fitness workout channel with some great 20 minute workouts. Keep up! Work it out!

Day 16: Kempo X

Day 17: Cardio Jazz DVD

Day 18: Butt Burn workout (with my MBT shoes on)

Day 19: Yoga X

Day 20: 45 minute walk with Hal in stroller

Day 21: Ab Burn workout (Shape Magazine)

Day 22: Yoga with kids (30 minutes)

Day 23: Cardio X

Day 24: 30 Minute walk/run

Day 25/26: Cleaned house to fast music 4 hours each day (Charlie out of town, kids at in laws)

Day 27: Leg workout with Millie

Day 28: 30 minute walk/run

365 days of exercise... week 2

I am loving this! And I must admit that taking daily pics of my exercise keeps me motivated to stick with it. Last week was probably one of the most hectic weeks I've ever had and I'm happy to say that I still made time to pump it up every day. Are you keeping up?

Day 7: arms and back workout from an old Shape magazine

Day 8: 2 mile walk with the kids, carrying Hal

Day 9: ab ripper X

Day 10: hip hop abs, with my sister after a 9 hour drive to MS (sister not pictured)

Day 11: 20 minute walk with sister (sister not pictured)

Day 12: weighted ball yoga with sister (sister not pictured)

Day 13: 1 mile run around my parent's neighborhood

Day 14: rest stop lunges with Hal (20 each leg) on drive back to GA

Day 15: 30 minute walk on the beach with kids and calf raises with Hal

365 days of exercise... week one

Hello! And a warm welcome to the year 2013. I've made my list of challenges for this new year. I love new year's goals and this is one that I'm super excited about. I'm challenging myself to do some sort of exercise every single day this year. I'm an exercise-ish person anyway, so I thought it may be fun to see if I could stick to it. I'm not trying to lose weight or make my body look drastically different, I just like physical activity and I feel better when I make myself do it. I also want to encourage any other thirty-something homeschool mothers of four children with a non functioning thyroid that YOU CAN DO THIS! You can exercise! We don't have a gym membership and I'm almost always with my children, so this a real life person challenging her real life self to do something good. Check back weekly-ish to see my daily pics. I don't want to get on instagram's nerves by posting my daily workouts, so I'll just share them here as often as I can. Join along with me! Do it!

Day 1. 45 minute walk with Stella Belle in the stroller

Day 2. Early morning kickboxing DVD

Day 3. Zumba DVD (with the kids)

Day 4. Yoga X (while the kids watched a movie)

Day 5. 30 minute run/walk (no kids)

Day 6. 100 situps & 30 push ups with Stella Belle on my back