Holy sweet potaters & Merry Juicemas too!! Fasting, Day one

Fasting, Day ONE of THIRTY...

So this is coming from me--the 32 year old woman who balks at trying new foods...the 32 year old woman who makes her foodie hubby bat sh!t crazy with her non-foodieness...you know, the 32 year old woman who has never tried pumpkin OR pecan pie, EVER. (I probably never will either, it's kinda like now that I have come so far without it why bother? right?)

Well what I am getting at here is that I have got to confess--I am one juice in and LOVING it! News flash--Juicing a sweet potato, cantaloupe and two pears is friggin' delicious!! Had you asked me what I thought about that combo, say a week ago, I would've turned green picturing a "science" concoction my 8 year old might make out of  random backyard bits...But truly, now that I have tried it, I may drink this everyday!

Since maybe 8th grade I have been basically drinking my breakfast--Carnation Instant breakfast (chocolate flavor of course)--every, single, day. Had I ever imagined that random fruits slurry-ed together ever tasted so good, I might (might) have tried it sooner.

Here is day one's morning stats:

AM weigh in 150.5 lbs. I am 5'2" so I am riding about 30-35 pounds heavier than I should be to be healthy (so proclaims the US government). This weight was put on by having two babies within a 2 year period, and honestly, not eating healthy really ever. Add to that my lack of real caloric expending exercise, well you get me (and not to mention higher health insurance rates because I am considered obese).

Upon wake up I had about 10oz of hot water with .5 lemon squeezed in. I read on justonjuice.com that this is a great way to jump start your morning, plus help clear the digestive track. My mom has been drinking hot water her whole life practically, and she has been told she has the colon of a 20 year old, so there has to be some truth to the miracle of a little hot water....God is a genius, no?

An hour or two later juiced 1 whole cantaloupe, 1 whole (and seemingly large) sweet potato, 2 large pears. This made 32 ounces of juice. I put half in my Cheer Mom tervis type cup (shout out to my sister, I love that cup) and the other half in the fridge for later. The cost of this 32 oz juice is Cantaloupe $1.88 + Sweet potato $.25 + pears $1.43= $3.56. Now this appears to be a bit on the expensive-ish side. But I have split it into two servings...so not bad for 2 meals.

IDK what else I will juice today. Note to self though, I should probably prep my juiceables the night before after the babies are in bed...the first stab at it this morning was chaotic with demanding babies hollering at me!