The Biggest Loser Run Walk 5K

Last weekend I participated in the Biggest Loser 5K. I came in 9th in my age division :) with a time of 1 hour 2 minutes and a walking pace of of 20:12. I think I did pretty good, top 10 is pretty darn good. I have 3 more 5K's lined up in a row, one on May 2nd (Lion's Club Tunnel Vision 5K), then May 9th (Do it in The Bush 5K) then May 16th (Cystic Fibrosis 5K) . After that I won't have any until September (Ovarian Cancer)  and  October 10th (Diabetes) unless I find some this summer to participate in. So in other words, I have the 5K walking bug. LOL It took me all week to recuperate from the Biggest Loser 5K, my back was in pain and I lost a toe nail. from a blister underneath it :( But like they say, No Pain, No Gain.

Here are photos from the race.

As far as juicing, I have been doing an occasional smoothie. My last juice was on the morning of the Biggest Loser walk. I am going to start back juicing shortly as I miss it and the nutrients. I slacked off a bit closer to my race day and haven't been  back to it since. :(  But my weight has remained stable which is a good thing. I just need to get back to juicing and the gym. My pause in the gym was due to my foot/toe injury. ouch. But it's all better now. So to the gym I shall go today to get in a good walk on the treadmill and a bit of a work out.

Upcoming race photos to be shared this weekend. I am looking forward to walking through the tunnel.... that ought to be super cool.

Wheat grass powder

My wheat grass powder just arrived and I made a smoothie with it. It tastes so yummy. It adds a bit of tartness to it but is great. I can't grow anything, I have tried ,I just do noy have a green thumb. And I can't find wheat grass to add to my juices anywhere. I did however, find wheat grass shots at smoothie King for almost $3 a shot (ouch). So I recently learned about wheat grass powder being the next best thing.

So what exactly is wheat grass powder?  And what are the benefits?
Wheat Grass is one of the most potent leafy greens on earth, not to mention a great source of vitamins and minerals. Organic wheat grass naturally detoxifies the body and boost immune systems, metabolism and has been known to lower blood pressure as well. :)

If you are interested in adding wheat grass powder to your juices or smoothies....This is the one I purchased, it was a lot cheaper, on amazon.com. Starwest Botanicals. It was like around $15 for the pound and you only use 1/4 tsp. So I see it lasting quite a long while.

Day 43.....hmmmm

hmmm....last night I did something I am not proud of. We have Easter candy in the house and I was weak....need I say more? I fell hard into old habits and ate jelly beans, then 3 miniature candy bars. I also did not juice at all. I did have 1 smoothie but I have no idea what happened that made me feel like it was OKAY to do this type of eating.  I am not going to beat myself up for it or make myself feel guilty about the also eating strawberry ice cream. I just have to learn to move past this and not do it again. I can't fall back in to old habits. I realize that if I would have just made that smoothie or taken the time to make a juice, I would have been okay and then I could have possibly escaped the clutches of those starburst jellybeans, LOL. So lesson was learned. I just had to put this out there, be honest with myself. And not hide anything.

Happy Easter !!

Day 37 and I am feeling great

Day 37 and I am feeling great ! A little hungry, but great. I woke up and had my Bigelow herbal lemon and ginger tea then went and ran an errand and hit Smoothie King

for a wheat grass shot and a Carrot Kale Dream smoothie  , afterwards I went to the gym and hit the treadmill for 2.71 miles of walking. Tomorrow is the day that I drop my 1 meal a day from here on out . I will have a home made smoothie and then just juice for the rest of the day. Of course adding in water and my hot tea too.

 Carrot Kale Dream .... yummy ! It tasted like a Dreamsicle.

		So wish me lots of luck ! This is going to be like juicing from day 1. But I will make it.
	37/90	days down. 53 more days to go.... of which will be juices and smoothies only. (but I may go for 60 days)

Birthday Bash

Today is day 36 juicing and eating for me and I fell off the wagon quite a bit. I planned to : (1) being it is my daughter's 10th birthday ( 2) to try to eat for a few days before I switch to full on juicing...eating more than I have been .... So today we had Ella's party and I had pizza and a cupcake and ice cream then later another cupcake and ice cream at home. yikes ! I also had diet soda which tasted really horrible to me, like chemicals. So now I have a bloated tummy ache. Paying for my 2 feet of choices here. (you know that hand to mouth decision) And knowing that this was only a one time thing. Feeling it was too. But i am not beating myself up over it because it was planned and I have no regrets. Except the soda. blech. I haven't had soda in almost 2 months and wow what a difference 2 months makes. Back to juicing tomorrow except I will be full on juicing , dropping my one meal per day that I was eating for the past 36 days. I hope I can do this. Or rather I know I can, I just have to fight the urges to eat food. It is going to be hard but I can get through this.

Lots to look forward to in April:

 Starting April 1st I am in a group that is doing a Spring into Shape exercise challenge. So this will help to keep me motivated and accountable as well for April. And April 19th I have the Biggest Loser 5K Walk. I am still training for it....just a bit worried about my hip because around mile 2 my hip and back have been giving me trouble and I have another mile to go before finishing. So lots more training to do these next 3 weeks before the big day.

Some pictures for you:

 

On my desktop ! 

Me and my two girls (birthday girl in the pink shirt) at Holi festival last weekend. (They were hot and tired it was almost 90 degrees out) (Me 296#)

Happy Holi ! Happy Spring !

Happy Holi !  We attended our first Holi festival today and had a blast. If you aren't familiar with what one is it's a festival of colors to celebrate spring's arrival. It is also a cultural event but it is celebrated all over the world, not just in India. It is traditionally celebrated on Phalgun Purnima which comes the end of February or early March. The Holi festival has an ancient origin and celebrates the triumph of 'good' over 'bad'. The colorful festival bridges the social gap. On this day, people hug and wish each other 'Happy Holi'. 

We had a wonderful time. We threw a few colors , as you can see from my photos below. Tasted a bit of Indian food and soda. So super yummy, enjoyed the Indian music and most of all had a wonderful family day out. 

Me and my girls celebrating Holi.

 Hubby , isn't he handsome?

 Indian Soda, yummy. I know, I know, not considered part of my juicing plan, but it was so tasty and refreshing on such a hot day.

Neurology Appointment

I went to the neurologist today. Good news is my blood pressure was 93/65 and he lowered my bp med dosage and decreased it to once a day. so i will be off of it completely next visit. :) i did however gain 2 lbs back :/ but i can deal with that . it just comes off slowly and i have to learn to deal with that. bad news is surgery is out because i will be living with my back and neck pain and migraines for the rest of my life, so he said. he said surgery wont help my back and my neck is too risky because its at the base of my brain. It's a bit frustrating. I was hoping for some type of relief or answer other than what I received, but I will just have to learn to cope.