Day Four-Sexy

This morning I had to take my daughter to the dr's for her school physical. I love when people look at me crazy when I ask for an immunization exemption form. She hasn't had shots in over 3 years and is healthy as a horse. Shoooot, the girl is 8 and only 9 inches shorter than me.

I changed up my morning routine just a tad for today. Instead of starting off with the lemon water mixture I had some coconut water (pasteurized boooooo) that I had pre-feast and wanted to use. Plus I had seen an interview from Raw Foodist Aris La Tham saying that when you drink coconut water first thing in the morning it's like showering your body from the inside out; flushing out the toxins. So I drank that while at the dr's office.

When I got home I was soooooooooooooooooo tired. If I could get one good night's worth of rest I know I'd feel better, b.u.t for some reason I woke up and my Sun was not in the bed. He was standing next to the bed...doing what I have no idea. I think he may have been sleepwalking because he didn't make a sound. I told him to come to bed and he did. *shrugs*. Well anyway I attempted to take a short nap, b.u.t that was impossible since my Sun was up watching Dora, Diego and Umi Zoomi. After I laid there semi conscious for about an hour/hour and a half I got up and made some juice:


I call this Buddha Juice...

the one on the left is plum, mango and strawberries and the one on the right is my usual favorite green concoction of spinach, parsley, cucumbers, apple, lemon and this time with some added pineapple for 'volume'. I'm running out of fruits; only down to lemons, limes and a handful of blackberries. I'm good on the greens and carrots b.u.t I need to get to a store tonight and if no one takes me then damnit i'm walking.

I feel sexy today though. I did not get on the scale last night nor this morning...I don't want to fall back into that terrible habit of letting the scale dictate my day. B.u.t I feel like a change is slowly happening...is it because I'm not on my moon cycle anymore? Is the idea of juicing and my 'lady time' ending a combination placebo affect for making me feel this way? *shrugs* I would like to see how it changes next month....

You know what's hard? Not to nibble...not to taste test when I'm preparing food for the babies. That's like a 'mom habit'...testing to food to ensure it's not too hot, or to get them to eat....it's been really hard, b.u.t I'm doing well. Normally when the family is eating, I'm in my room...the further away, the better.

Paz!

Day Two-Lovely

Peace!

Day two and two pounds down.

What a nice way to wake up this morning *smile*

I had my usual quart of lemon water and msm and also about 16 oz of detox tea with a lil' bit of honey. I'm drinking my first juice now, which is the one on the right:

It contains Pear, Parsley, Lime, Apple and Cucumber. The one on the left has Strawberry, Mango, Orange and Lemon. It's always best to start off your juicing with a green juice as opposed to a sweet fruit juice, so the one on the left will be lunch.

How am I feeling?

Pretty damn good. Not hungry and I have quite a bit of energy. I'm going to do some stretching in a lil' bit. Not craving anything for the moment which is nice. When my Sun takes his nap, I think I'll vibe out to some music.

Peace!

End of Day One

I feel a whole hell of a lot better than I did earlier today.

My 'lady cramps' come and go, just for a day though, b.u.t always hurt where my C-Section incision was. Right now I don't feel anything at all, and I've only had 2 juices today. I'm about to make a third; when I have the kitchen more to myself then I can juice more.

Here are some pics and my latest video blog (gotta love the crazy stillshot Youtube chose for me. smh):





sigh...

tonight's juice will definitely be a green juice. Most likely with spinach, lemon, and maybe celery or something.

You know what I'm craving right now? A Mango Lemonade. I'll be making that tomorrow.

Supplements for the Juice Feast

I've done some research (like a true Gemini *wink*) on supplements I may like to take while feasting and while on the Juice Feasting website, it recommends quite a few. So now I don't feel so bad about adding on to my feast to ensure optimal cleansing and health. I'll explain them in detail after the jump:

• Spirulina
• Hemp oil
• Coconut oil
• Vitamineral Earth
• CELLFOOD
• Bee pollen
• MSM

I intended to take Spirulina anyways, and I was happy to see it on the List they provided. It's a high (complete) protein superfood, and has great blood cleansing properties. 1 Tbsp a day.

Hemp oil, on the other hand, I've never taken b.u.t have heard great things about it's essential fatty acids and it's abilty to rebuild internal organs. It's also good for burning excess fat and boosting the immune system. 1 Tbsp a day in the juice.

Coconut oil, is of course a given. This should be a part of everyone's routine whether feasting/fasting or not. To be honest I probably do not need both hemp and coconut oil, and they have the main use for coconut oil during the feast for enemas (uhh...no.), b.u.t I like it's antibacterial and antifungal properties. 1 Tbsp a day eaten plain. I may alternate days with the hemp and coconut. *shrugs*

Vitamineral Earth. Now this is brand new to me, b.u.t looks amazing. More of like the yang to Vitamineral Green's yin, this is to be taken starting at Day 30 of the feast. It contains a lot of cleansing roots and is not cheap. At $50 for 16 oz, oooh...this better be worth it. Just 1 tsp in juice to start, working up to 1 Tbsp.

I currently take CELLFOOD, which is a small bottle of liquid that contains 78 minerals, 34 enzymes, and 17 amino acids. It detoxifies and balances the pH your body, providing oxygen on a molecular level. I tell ya, this is no joke; I once added 2 doses to a bottle of water, and inadvertently drank the whole bottle within a few minutes because it was hot and I was thirsty. Within 15 minutes I was dizzy. For a couple of hours at that. It's a time released formula so me drinking that water like a desert oasis was not a smart idea. Never did that again after! This is not on the juice feasting list, b.u.t I like it and will continue to take it.

Bee pollen. I was surprised to see this on the list. They list this as the only thing that can be 'chewed' during the feast. I've always like the B-12 in bee pollen, and used to take it when I was a basketball player for energy. It also contains other B vitamins, as well as A, C, D and E. I just need to find a good source and I think down here, shouldn't be a problem.

In a previous post, I mentioned that I was going to use MSM soap and lotion as part of my beauty regime during the juice feast (add to that dry brushing in the morning before my shower). I'm going to incorporate MSM powder as well. The program recommends first thing in the morning drinking a quart of water with 1/2 lemon and MSM. If you haven't heard of it, I would definitely read up on it and incorporate it into your routine. It helps not only your skin, b.u.t scarred tissue and inflammation.

There are a bunch others listed on the site, b.u.t I feel this is all I need.

*grin*

Transition

Leaving NYC was hard.

If you could picture me on the floor being dragged by my ankles towards the Amtrak and my nails engraving claw marks in the tile, that's what it would've been like...however you KNOW i gotta be fly with mines so I just kissed and hugged my King repeatedly...silently crying and followed my babies inside Penn Station. Knowing this isn't 'Peace' as in 'goodbye' b.u.t equally just as difficult. My King and I are like organic almond butter and jelly...i've never been this far away from home.

The decision to head south [back] to Florida was more of a pro-active approach to securing some land and stability for my cipher and I. Cause let's be honest, the houses down here are beautiful and cheap...What I could pay for a 3-4 bedroom house down here would equate to a stuffy studio condo in NYC. I am not bound to the concrete jungle; I deserve fresher air, foliage and .::tranquility::. like everyone else.

And to be honest, I was more in my 'raw element' when I lived down here a few years ago. Since moving back 'home' I got hooked on caffeine again due to the constant hustle and bustle in my life. My Sun was in the hospital for 3 weeks in January having surgery for esophageal stenosis (tightening of the esophagus), and I was there 20 hours a day...and the 4 hours I longed for at home with my daughter or in my bed to rest, barely existed...some days I didn't make it home at all. Coke and Coffee got me from point A to point B and coherent enough to repeat the same answers every 8 hours when the new shift started and the doctors did their rounds. And the fact that my Sun's issue was not a common one brought even more hospital staff into our room constantly poking, prodding and asking for the SAME medical history i've provided over 50 times already. Hospital food, exhaustion and constant stress almost killed me. And it was winter too?? oh hell naw.

Let's do a comparison of Florida Raw vs New York (Mid-Winter/Stressed the f*ck out/24-7 Grind) Raw:

I am happy to say I have made progress since then (thank gawd cause this is not a good look for me!), b.u.t I still have a long way to go. Instead of shitty makeshift grocery stores I have access to quality produce, good weather, better air and ORGANIC foods in abundance.

B.u.t don't get it twisted, I won't be forking over my New York ID anytime soon. I'm just on an 'extended vacay' down here on the Treasure Coast. Time to grind.