Sunday, May 19, 2013

I am taking action.  For a long time I talked about doing something, thought about it, and wrote about it, but now I'm doing something.  It's a small something and it doesn't feel like it's making a difference yet, but that is my problem.

I  very quickly become impatient with myself.

"I walked 2 miles two days in a row!  Why am I not thin yet?!"

That's why I give up.  Impatience.  I'm going to try to be more patient with myself and the process this time.  I've done it before.  I kept telling myself, "You can't fail if you don't give up." 

The first small change I'm making is daily juicing.  I always thought juicing was too radical, something for health kooks, but after watching Hungry for Change, (available on Netflix right now) I became inspired to add one glass of green juice a day to my diet. 
Typical daily green juice: spinach, kale, cabbage, pineapple, lemon, ginger

So far I'm not noticing any benefits.  But then, it's only day four.  Silly me, I was actually tempted to declare the practice useless.  I'll stick with it, though.


I wish it worked like magic, though.  I wish I suddenly felt energetic and no longer craved pizza and burritos. Oh, well.  I'm not giving up.

5 comments:

  1. The thing that most puts me off juicing is the idea of having to clean the darn thing all the time ;) Good luck with feeling more energised!

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    1. The cleaning has gotten easier this week as I've settled into a routine. Still not my favorite part of it, (that, and the prep) but it's not so bad.

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    2. Sooo, the only good thing is actually drinking the juice... ;D

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    3. I admire your juicing thing. My blender finally burnt out, but I used to do smoothies in it. You just drink the whole darn thing, no pulp leftover! :) I really want a Vitamix, but they cost a blooming fortune and I hear they sound like VW Beetle, so I guess I will just go to Argos and buy another cheapie. x

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    4. I started out using a Nutribullet, but the amount of pulp that came with what I was wanting to drink made me gag, so I was straining it, and finally gave up because it was a pain. I still like to make berry smoothies and add a little spinach, though. I use the nutribullet for that and don't mind the pulp.

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