Reboot Week One

This evening marks the completion of day 8 on our Reboot. No solid fruits & veggies (or olive oil) since Friday, only fresh juice. We have tried many blends of fruits and veggies, rarely is one repeated. One repeat, however, is fennel bulb and pear juice and it has actually become one of my favorites! Who woulda thunk?

This morning I had quite a surprise. I had my hand on my hip, feeling for my eczema to see how it was doing. I moved my hand all around trying to find it. I had to go to the mirror, because I was having problems. Imagine my surprise when I looked in the mirror and saw it was gone!!! Eight days ago it was there, a perfect “L” shape about 3 by 2 inches. And now the skin was nice and smooth.

My energy level picked back up again. In fact, I would have to say it picked back up and then went into overdrive!! My energy level is unbelievable. It was hard to sit at my desk today at work. All I kept thinking is that I needed to MOVE. I walk after work every day with a co-worker and today she kept commenting about my energy. I wasn’t getting tired and I pushed her to walk further. I was so excited to see her go the extra revolution around the block and I hope she and I will continue to improve our time and distance.

One other benefit I never expected. I feel like I took a happy pill! It reminds me of the time I actually DID take a happy pill. I was temporarily on Paxil for a non-depression related issue. I have rarely been depressed, but Paxil made me very happy. Juicing seems to have the same effect. Imagine getting happy from fruits and vegetables.

My husband and I now have a system down for juicing and we are quite a team! It goes pretty fast and we both have our "job". We have been talking about extending the Reboot, but aren’t sure just yet. We are taking one day at a time. I’ve lost 6 pounds in 7 days and my hubby has lost 9.5 (sheesh, what is it with these men and their weight loss?)

Oh – there is one more negative to the juicing that I failed to mention in my last post. No matter how much you clean your kitchen floor, you will always find another spot of beet juice.