I can’t believe it’s taken me so
long to write another blog post! Seems my blog posts come once in a blue moon,
none the less I am back! This health thing is some other kind of interesting!
Each day I hear of different ways people can improve their health and thus
maintain a healthy lifestyle. Seeing that it’s been winter in the Southern
Hemisphere, the focus has been more on the nutritional side rather than the
fitness aspect of my weight-loss journey. Thank Goodness spring is upon us!
Papa J and I recently took up a
30 day green smoothie challenge and somewhere along the way, my 30 day smoothie
challenge became a juicing challenge after I discovered juicing and the
numerous benefits of juicing and I tasted a great green juice from Nu Health
Cafe. Needless to say I have been juicing since then.
The results of juicing have been
great thus far. Apart from the clearer skin and feeling lighter, I managed to
knock off a good 3kgs. Perhaps it’s all in the head but I am sure that the
scales don’t lie J. It’s
important to note that the juicing has not been a meal replacement but was used
simply as a detox to cleanse the system. Others do take juices as meal replacements,
for fast weight loss and no doubt that works but always proceed with caution as
juicing will not provide you with the fibres you need and other sources of food
are then required. I love my food so I opted to eat balanced meals in between. You
will find out that the more you juice the less likely you will eat large
portions and junk food as the body gets most of the nutrients from the juice.
Everything comes at a price so
does juicing! When I started juicing I would drive by Nu Health Café each
morning and order my favourite juice, but of course that wasn't feasible in the
long run as I found myself racking up a bill of just over R1000 in one month
from buying juices. As an accountant one would think I would know better!
Anyhow I put my thinking cap on and ended up buying a juicer. Best decision
ever. It takes all of one minute of throwing everything into the juicer and
getting my large cup of juice. The best part is that juicers are affordable. An
entry level juicer would set one back anything from R300 while the top of the
range juicers cost anything over R3000. If you are like me the basic juicer
will work and costs around R600. Always shop around till you find out what you
need.
The best thing about juicing is
that there are so many different recipes out there that one can try out so it’s
not always the same thing each day. If you have veggies or fruit lying around
in the kitchen and you don’t know what to do with them you can throw those all
in and make a signature juiceJ.
Check out http://omegavrt350hd.org/juicing-recipes/
for some great juice recipes! Happy juicing!!
