Really? A carrot?

We have just finished day 11 of our Reboot. Today was our first day adding back whole fruits and veggies along with the juicing. I am really starting to get used to eating only fruits and veggies; my taste buds crave it. This is a whole new world to me. I truly feel like I have made a major change. The peanuts at work do not scream my name any more. In fact, I don’t even think about them at all. I used to think about them every day – all day!

Last night was not a good one for me. My co-worker couldn’t walk with me, so my husband and I walked together. We got home around 7pm and started to make our juice in our brand new juicer. We were really struggling trying to figure it out. It’s a slow juicer and, while it makes a better quality juice product, it works differently than our previous juicer. We finally got the evening juice made around 8pm. I could barely get one sip down – to me the recipe was disgusting. I ended up eating some crackers to settle my stomach until we could make me something different. I wanted to try the famous “mean green” juice from the movie “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead”, so we did that next. Another bomb! I threw it out. Finally at 8:30 I ended up with a green salad, some kidney beans, and a little bit of Reboot salad dressing. Eventually my body calmed down and I felt better. Sometimes you have no choice and just have to survive.

The night before that I was a little bit hungry and decided to have a small amount of hummus with a carrot. Once again I had a quite a surprise. The hummus wasn’t that great (and I LOVE hummus), but the carrot really jazzed me. This is not the same Joan. Really? A carrot?

I had a major juice “high” yesterday morning. Upon arriving at work, one of the Security guards was also walking in the door. He said good morning and “how are you?” Without thinking, I answered “fabulous!” Out of the blue he responded with “well you look great – you are all glowing and look really good!” So many people have told me lately that I am glowing. Does my juice possess radioactive qualities??

The body has an amazing power to heal itself. The reason I am obese, have sore knees, and (had) high cholesterol is that I have never given it a chance before. A year ago in July I started my plant-based journey, and within the first three months, my cholesterol was down from 215 to 165. Last December it was 164. I am anxious to get it checked again to see if there is any more improvement (my blood pressure is better than ever!). I want to believe that by eating the most nutrient dense food on the planet (and organic at that) that I am on my way to healing my body.

My co-worker couldn’t walk with me again tonight and won’t be able to tomorrow. So my husband will be walking with me. I cannot believe how well my body is moving; I am walking hills and not hating or thinking about every step I take. Having ankles that aren’t swollen can be quite addictive.

Feeling good is quite addictive. I’m just glad I have chosen to do it in a healthy way.