Looking for an update? Well, three years of the Ab Doer and the vibrating belt has left me with another kid and a fat ass. Kids put a bit of a crimp into your working out, but it it time to make time. Just after Christmas, I was flipping around Amazon Prime free videos on the TV and stumbled across Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead, a documentary about a fat guy who embarks on a juicing fast for 60 days while traveling across the U.S. He gets dramatic results weight and health-wise and inspires many on the way. I am one of them.
I was feeling sluggish, I was fighting acid reflux, my back hurt from a lingering problem, and quite frankly I felt I was going down a path of no return. With kids, there didn't seem to be time for exercise anymore, historically my way of shedding weight. I needed something. Something to get my body and my head right.
Immediately got busy researching juicers and decided on the Omega VRT 350, a masticating juicer- one that grinds the food up slowly, extracting a high percentage of the juice from the vegetable/fruit without too much oxidation. Apparently that's a good thing.
So, the plan was to start doing some juicing mixed with an improved diet. Kind of ease my way into this. As I got more comfortable with the juicing, I'd continue to improve the diet and see what happens. I planned on starting the exercise after a while. I didn't think my back problems and my level of being out of shape would allow for very much exercise at that point.
The wife got on the juicing plan with me and we started juicing every morning. This juice usually consisted of primarily fruit with some veggies mixed in. Thinking about drinking these juices initially made me want to gag. Never had a problem though- the juice tastes good! I started bringing a thermos of juice to work with me and cutting back on my lunch. This seemed to work for me. The juicing was making me feel better. In fact, the first couple times I juiced, I felt like I took some kind of energy supplement. I was hooked. Gradually some of the homecooked casseroles and traditional meals were replaced with spinach salads. Snacks were almonds. Beer and liquor were limited. An effort was made to watch the portions some.
In the meantime, I started exercising. We would take turns with the kids while the other would work out. I was pretty sure I would die exercising going into it. Seriously, die. But, it wasn't too bad. I just kept the heart rate under control and worked up a little sweat. I started out at 20 minutes, but was up to 30 minutes or more after a few times. I've been doing as much time as I can fit in.
Which brings us to now, a month later. Still going strong, losing around 5 pounds so far. But now, I've decided to fire up this blogging action again for the next step in my journey.
The juice fast.
This means I will consume nothing but juice for a period of time. This is supposed to flush your body of toxins and fat in a very nutritious, healthy manner. I'm not going for one of those epic 60 day fasts like Joe Cross in the Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead film. I'm shooting for seven days, with the potential to go eleven. A scheduled overnight trip to Appleton on the twelfth day will likely put an end to it (unless I pack the juicer... ask me what I think about that eleven days from now!)
So tomorrow, January 31, it begins. I'll post daily on how my body is handling this.
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