The Night Before

This is the night before I begin.  Begin what you might be wondering?  Juicing!  A few days ago I watched a documentary called Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead by Joe Cross.  It was an eye opening experience, and an inspiration.  After I finished watching the documentary I felt that I really needed to do something to change myself.


I weigh the most I have ever weighed....268 lbs. In the last four years I have gained 80 lbs.  I am an active person, I started running last year after I quit smoking, and ran my first 10k.  This year I have had some medical issues come up that have put a huge damper on my running, and at times even walking.  I have very little energy, my joints ache, and I have been dealing with increased depression because of all this.


I have seen several doctors to make sure there is nothing serious going on that would contribute to the symptoms I have been experiencing, and so far everything has been normal.  That should have made me feel better , but the truth is it added to my depression.  I do have a thyroid problem, but that is controlled my meds and does not appear to be the problem.  So here I am with nothing to blame the weight gain, the depression, and the aches and pains on.  It was me....I did this to me...and now I have to do something to change it.


Enter the concept of juicing.  This evening we prepared our house and our 9 year old for the new changes we are making.  We cleaned out the fridge, the freezer and the cabinets of all the junk and unhealthy food we had.  Only fresh fruit and veggies from here out till we rid our body of the toxic waste we have put there.


We have an amazing support network of friends that are behind us, and some that are juicing as well.  I am excited and looking forward to the transformation that will take place.  


I have never blogged before and thought this would a great way to stay on course and share my experience with my friends who wanted to follow and know how this was going.  


So it is time to head to bed...tomorrow it all begins!