Juice Fast Challenge: Day 3 - Think Long Term

July 15, 2013 ingekathleen

© www.ingekathleen.com/blog, health in Korea, juicing, juice fast, fun, vegetables, fruit © ingekathleen.com/blog, health in Korea, juicing, juice fast, fun, vegetables, fruit Tip of the Day: Ok so Day 3 isn't so easy. You're hungry, tired, achy and you feel like a fish in vat of green juice. What's worse is that there are 12 days to go and that seems discouraging,. This is exactly when you need to think long term. Fifteen days is nothing. Fifteen days is only 1/2 of a month and 4.16% of a year. You're just taking 4.16% of one year to clean the insides of your body. Not so bad, right? How much time do you spend cleaning your house? or your car? Probably a lot more time, and what is more important your house or your body? Also, think, What benefits will you gain from cleansing? Many things but let's pick one: --> More energy. And more energy means that you will have more energy to be amazing parent to your kids, to be a good boss and a better person. Because when you're tired and worn out, it is quite hard to really love people well. Remember 15 days is nothing, for you, your health and the people around you.Story of Day Two: From what people say Day 2 and 3 are the hardest of days of the fast. I think Day 2 wins in evilness for me. I had all sorts of cravings for anything and everything dry and salty. Mostly crackers and Pizza too. Day 3 was a bit easier. I woke up early, was immediately hungry, so I drank hot lemon water to detox, cleaned a bit and read the Bible, and then made a pumpkin green pepper juice. It was amazing! But I used almost a whole pumpkin, and I only was rewarded with maybe, 12 ounces of juice. Apparently pumpkins don't have too much water, but the juice was amazing so I didn't care. Though I had to make a Mean Green Juice to make up for the meager returns on my Pumpkin juice.Simple Pumpkin Green Pepper Juice Sweet Green Pumpkin - 3/4 of a medium pumpkinGreen Pepper - 2 whole peppersBut back to today.... It was a Sunday so after juicing and daily chores. Juan and I went to church armed with our green juice.Another tip: When you go out, try to bring a juice with you so that you're not tempted by all the yummy food around you.We made it through church without committing any sins, i.e. eating someone's arm. We were angels, and it was great. The pastor talked about as Christians how we should love both God and People. They go hand-in-hand. You can't love God without loving people. Loving and investing in people is more important than a good career, money or going to church everyday. Jesus died for people. He didn't die for money, a career, or pretty church building. He died for people.Here was the pastor's killer question: What are you investing in, things or people? Zing! ::cough, cough:: Furthermore, he said... How can you do better to invest in people this week and in your life? Something, I want to think about.After church we rushed home to eat our juice, then crashed for a nice 2.5 hour Sunday nap. It was amazing and highly needed.After we wiped the drool from our faces, we went to a going away party, but we arrived 2 hours late so that we could avoid watching people eat delicious, chewable food. Our evil plan worked. Very little masticable food was in sight when arrived. Then we started evangelizing our friends on the amazing benefits of juicing. I think we have a few more converts. Go us! We came home, and I crashed around 12, but Juan was too hungry to sleep and had a few flu-like symptoms thanks to the detox.. He finally went to lalaland at 3 or 4 am.Juan's Opinion of Day 3 : "I just feel hungry. I don't feel any improvement at all."Inge's Opinion of Day 3: "Don't be so dramatic, baby. ^^"Stats of the Day: Inge Stats --- Juice: 2.5 Liters / Water: 1.5 liters ^^ Weight: 1.2 pounds less than the start Energy: Medium, but pretty consistent, but I got tired in the late afternoon and around 10pm. Once or twice I felt a little light headed when I got up too quickly Mood: Mostly good Hunger: It wasn't too bad today. I think I'm used to it. Though I probably should drink juice more often when I'm hungry. Sometimes I get stubborn and prefer hunger to drinking more. Detox Symptoms: None, except weird dreams, more about that later. Cravings: I wanted to chew something, especially watermelon or apples. Cheats: A couple TBS of farm honey again. It's just so delicious, and it doesn't seem to be so evil, right? Raw, Farm honey..Juan's Stats --- Juice: 4 Liters Water: .5 liters or less Weight: 2.4 pounds less than start Energy: Good Mood: Good Hunger: It was hard, especially at night, it made it hard to sleep. Couldn't sleep until 3 am Detox Symptoms: Sneezy, Flu-Like Symptoms Cravings: Pasta Cheats: A couple of Midnight Peaches again. :-)Favorite Juice(s) of the Day: The Pumpkin Juice was again the favorite. I only got about 12 ounces of juice, but it was a delicious break from our regular green juice menu. :-)Our Improvements So Far: More consistent energy. My energy isn't super high yet, but it is more consistent, and I have less cravings. Before I started juicing, I had almost always want to drink coffee after breakfast or after lunch to boost my energy, but when I drink green juice it gives me a much more steady, healthy energy than coffee. Also we unexpectedly have sweeter breath. Instead of garlic-kimchi breath, we have carrot/apple breath, I'd say that's a nice surprise.

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Read The Juice Fast Series

1. Juice Fast Introduction2. Juice Fast Day 1 ~ Juicing Resources3. Juice Fast Day 2 ~ Special Guest4. Juice Fast Day 3 ~ Think Long Term5. Juice Fast Day 4 ~ $$$6. Juice Fast Day 5 ~Juice Your Greens7. Juice Fast Day 6 ~ Keep Going8. Juice Fast Day 7 ~ Give Your Veggies a Shower9. Juice Fast Day 8 - Coffee Enemas and Detox Dreams10. Juice Fast Day 9 ~ Lazy Saturdays and Honey Masks11. Juice Fast Day 10 ~ What To Do with Juice Pulp? 1 of 212. Juice Fast Day 11 ~ Juice Fast Challenge: Day 11 - What to do with Juice Pulp? 2 of 213. Juice Fast Day 12 ~ How Do you Start to Eat Again? Step One = Make a Plan14. Juice Fast Day 13 ~ Happy Days!15. Juice Fast Day 14 - Cranky Days! & Transition to Food16. Juice Fast Day 15 - Before and After Photos

Back to the Kitchen

March 30, 2012 ingekathleen

Yesterday I spent a lovely day of cooking madness, helping my dear friend Net out in her vegan/vegetarian restaurant Mae Loe Gyi in Mae Sariang. In the process she taught me some of her most delicious recipes. It was a wee crazy busy but super productive. I even came up with a new salad to add to the repertoire. It was a lovely day and worth every bit of suffering that comes with not having the time to eat breakfast or lunch on account of all of the customers clamoring to eat Net's delicious food. :)After a hard days work in the kitchen, we finally got a chance to rest our tootsies and enjoy Net's amazing Vegetarian Khao Soi and the new creation Salad. I included the salad recipe if you fancy trying it out. But sorry, dear friends, the Khao Soi is Net's recipe which I am shamelessly hoarding. You may only taste it if you come to visit me in Thailand. :) And please allow yourself the freedom to experiment with the salad. Strict recipes zap all the amazingness out of cooking. The Salad of the Day Recipe...1) Mix the following ingredients in a bowl.1 Onion sliced very thinly2 small chile peppers minced2 green onions sliced4 Tomatoes cut in 8ths1/2 cucumber chopped1 red bell pepper sliced1/3 fresh cashews or favorite nut.2) Add the following to your bowl of veggiesDressing:1-2 Juice of Lime1 Tbs. White Sugar1 Tbs. Soy Sauce2-3 Tbs. Hot Water.3) Then Mix in3/4 c. Deep Fried Mushroom Meat-substitute. It's delicious you find the right substitute brand or try your favorite meat in bite-sized pieces.4) Then mix in -->2 tsp toasted rice powder (optional) Look in a Asian grocery storehandful of mint leaves5) Taste it to adjust your desired sweet/spicy/salty balance...6) FINALLY.....Prepare a bed of lettuce,pour the salad on top of the bed and garnish with2 boiled eggs quartered, a sm handful of mint leaves and a sprinkling of toasted rice powder ENJOY! ^^

Watermelon Salad Love

February 20, 2012 ingekathleen

It's Monday here in Thailand, and Monday is always a good day to express Love right? It helps the Mondays go a wee bit better than if you had less love. And how do I choose to express my love on this lovely Monday? With a salad of course. I can't think of much else in the whole wide world that I like to make and eat than a nice big amazing salad. Three times a day, if possible.I am a little or perhaps a lot in love with salads. I am in fact twitterpated with salads. Yes, twitterpated is a word. Google it.I love salads so much that eventually I'm plan on opening my own salad restaurant, but that shan't be for years in the future, in a foreign land, with odd looking people surrounding me. For now I'm very happy with my picture taking ways. In the meantime, I thought it would be fun to have you come along with me on my salad escapades. Perhaps you'll even be a brave soul and try to make AND eat one of these creations? Gasp! Perhaps, but I shan't get my hopes too high, it is only Monday, you know.My first salad of choice? Well I opened up the refrigerator last night and the food started speaking, ::what? the food doesn't normal speak to you too?:: Well this is what my food friends introduced me to.

Mr. Cashew, Watermelon*, Coconut Salad

* cultural note * My Thai brother says that Watermelon is a lady's fruit, but I disagree. He is just jaded because he is Thai, and the only fruit he still likes is durian and rambutan. Lames choices of fruit lovin' if you ask me.

The recipe follows the pictures :)