CAUTION, I know I'm going to sound like a crazy oversell infomercial here but every word is exactly true. It's my experience so what can I say.
A month ago, I had literally given up on my life. I was so weak, in so much pain and so depressed that I literally lived in my bedroom. My grown kids did my shopping for me usually because it was too depressing to have to ride those motorized scooters in the store. I could barely make it to my loveseat from my bed (about 6 feet away) and I would just sit there reading, knitting or playing facebook games all day every day. I hurt all the time. I had to take several medications and pain relievers upon waking to even be able to think or sit up. No exagerration. Just the way it was. WAS being the key word. I slept until 10 or 11 each morning and slept very poorly. Did not feel rested ever.
Now, I wake up at 7-7:30 naturally, no alarm. I am OFF all meds, including OTC pain relievers. I have NO PAIN. I get up and make juice, clean up the kitchen, get online for a little while and then go swim or clean on my wreck of a house or whatever I feel like doing. I go shopping and WALK through the store on my own. I had started developing holes in the retinas of my eyes (a side effect of the Myasthenia Gravis) and sunlight felt like I was being stabbed in the eyeballs, even with my perscription sunglasses. THe sunlight didn't hurt my eyes today!
My 19 year old has had chronic allergies year round and chronic acid reflux as well. SHe has had multiple surgeries on her ears and still has hearing loss but she had strangely been left with no sense of smell after the last surgery. Yesterday I handed her a juice that had cacao bean and banana in it and she said, I can really smell the banana. I said yeah it smells yummy. she said, "MOM! I can SMELL the BANANA!" I was like, OH MY GOSH! THat kid hasn't smelled anything in a couple of years! (It was kinda cool cuz she didn't mind cleaning the litter box;o) Just kidding. Also she is off of all allergy meds and acid reflux meds with no symptoms.
I can't even express the difference in the way I feel physically, mentally and emotionally. I am me again. Hello girl, haven't seen you in YEARS. How the heck are ya?
Answer; I'm Fan Freaking Tastic! I know I will lose a LOT of weight. I know people will start to see the changes and comment about how great I'm looking, how much weight I've lost etc. But I am telling you in all sincerity that even if I never lost another pound, I would continue to juice veggies and fruit for the rest of my life. I am no longer on a rapid decline to my death at the age of 51. I am 100% back among the living.
IN OTHER NEWS: My hubby was home for the weekend for the first time in 3 weeks. First time home since we started juicing. The first morning I was standing in the kitchen showing him how to make the juice and I noticed he was just kinda staring and shaking his head. I said, "What?" He said, "I'm looking at you and I still can't believe it." I said, "Twenty pounds doesn't show that much at my weight but thanks." He said, "No. I mean, you're still standing there. You're standing there and doing stuff and talking and not holding the counter and nearly in tears. I'm seeing it but I still can't believe the change!" Have I mentioned what a sweet man my hubby is. Never criticizes me. Always supportive. He said the same thing several times through the weekend. Just couldn't get over it.
So hubby wants to lose 30 or 40 lbs and make sure his blood pressure is normal for his physical in November so I sent my juicer on the road with him. Three days and he has lost 8 lbs, no caffeine headache as of today and feeling great. He is modified juicing, meaning he has a big salad for lunch. How awesome is that?
But Natalie, your juicer? Well, I went back to the liquidation place where I got my Hamilton Beach juicer. No more of my kind. So I spent $20 more and got a fusion juicer. Oh my gosh I love it!! It is super quiet and produces way more juice then the Hamilton Beach Big Mouth I had. I'm still saving up for the Omega juicer but until then this one is pretty dang awesome. I also saw a Cuisine Art food processor for $50 that I will go back for on payday if it is still there. I LOVE liquidation outlets:)
That's it for today. I have boxes to go through and floors to clean and energy to burn! Have you had your juice today?
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