So after one solid week of NO solid food, the girls and I had each lost around 17 lbs. Funny that it is the same amount for each of us since we have such different body types. Harmoni is actually the least overweight of us as she is 6'3" and has REALLY large bone structure. She can't even always fit a man's wrist watch, much less a woman's and her shoe is size 14. Gini is closer to my height at 5'8" and NEVER ate veggies but she is totally rocking the juice without one complaint! She is hypoglycemic so we are watching that but it has done great with the juice. I am 5'6". So, as of yesterday (since I didn't post yesterday) our stats are:
Me: Down from 340 to 322.4 (-17.6lbs)
Virginia: Down from 288 to 271.4 (-16.6lbs)
Harmoni: Down from 303 to 286 (-17lbs)
I am so proud of my girls I could burst. My son and dil are doing this to but they are adults and I'm not tracking them. But I really couldn't be more proud of my son. He was a worst of the worst soda addict, never ate veggies and lived on cheesy pasta type stuff, chili dogs and pizza. I know his start weight was near 400 lbs and he has been doing great even though he WORKS IN A PIZZA RESTAURANT!! He has to prepare pizzas and desserts and so forth while just drinking juice! And he has cold-turkeyed the soda!! NOBODY who knows Cameron would believe he would be able to do this but he is and I am one proud mama.
My two slim daughters are really happy that we are doing this too and my oldest is asking me about how to incorporate juicing just for health benefits if you aren't overweight. Yay for my grandkids sake!!! But good luck getting my son-in-laws to go along. LOL My poor dil, Stef, is having to do this while spending 5 days a week at my oldest daughter Bonni's house. She has to prepare food for the boys and is there when Bonni comes home and immediately starts cooking. I definitely would not want to be around yummy cooking odors the first week especially. It doesn't bother me most of the time now but it would have at first!!
I am definitely planning to go through September just juicing. The kids are definitely on board for at least another week and then we'll talk about whether they want to continue or add in a healthy meal each day. And my hubby wants to learn how to do this and take a juicer on the road with him when he comes in next week! So, this is going to be one healthy family!
On the down side, I am having a big MG flareup. It is my own fault as I went out in 100 degree weather with no AC in the car. That is a big no-no for MG. I'm lucky it didn't hit my respiratory system and really screw me up. (Hospital not likely to let me juice;o) It's mostly just large muscle failure right now so hopefully a day or two of rest and staying cool and drinking plenty of water will get it back under control. I've talked to an awful lot of people with autoimmune disorders who say that once they stick out the first couple of weeks of juicing, their symptoms are waaaay decreased if not eliminated. But they always seem to flare up and get worse briefly at first so I was expecting it and then went out in the heat anyway. But I just wanted to pick my own veggies, darnit! LOL Anyway, this too shall pass. I can't swim over the weekend anyway as the pool I go to is closed until Tuesday for the holiday. Just going to enjoy a quiet (and COOL) holiday weekend at home with my juice:)
Sorry this one was so chatty! LOL My spirits are high in spite of the MG, can ya tell?
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