The Juice update... My juicing regimen got a little interupted just before and after Aly's wedding. I would juice but my eating habits quickly reverted to bad ones. The good news is I'm maintianing my weight and especially my energy levels. It's so easy to go off track. So, now... It's re-commitment time...

My regular diets...

I found an old chart from 2006. I realized I have weight battles and have never won the FAT war. I have gone through some interesting diets in my life. Mostly starved and normally felt under nourished. Yes, I did all the popular ones. When you're over weight, you try a lot of them. Bouncing up and down. After 53, I found it impossible to lose weight. My energy level was too low. I could never eat less and actually wanted to eat more to satisfy some desire. I got on some women's hormone diet. That was weird and my doctor warned against it. I did lose weight and thought it successful. I ate meat, daily and cooked veggies and no carbs. Lost 40lbs in a month and but my energy level was still too low. A year later the weight I lost was all back. In 3 months juicing and eating whole foods like, mostly raw veggies, soy beans, legumes, hummus, some nuts, etc. I have lost 37 pounds but the big miracle is my energy level. I noticed the increase in energy the first few days of juicing. I knew I was on to something. Now if I eat to much "regular" food or go back to my pre-juice eating habits, I go to bed way too full and feel worse the next day. Going to bed a little hungry is way better than too full!

Some Juicing Advice

Once you start this juice way of life, a few of your friends may caution you that there's too much sugar or not enough protein, etc, etc. They may tell you stories about this or that. Well, after doing some research it appears there's plenty of protein in veggies, some more than others and by using "My Recipe" outlined here, Diabetes, type 2 seems to cure itself with juicing. Now, do your own research and don't stop taking any meds unless you get doctor approval