Worth It

I did it again!

100% raw on Wednesday!:
2 quarts of green juice
1 smoothie
1 mango
watermelon
dates & nuts

I almost gave into cooked snacks later in the day but I thought... I made it this far, why spoil it? :)

Go Me!

100% Raw on Sunday:

2 quarts green juice

1 mango

1 wild greens/banana/hemp smoothie

1 Valencia orange

1/3 papaya

Usually at night I break the raw habit and munch on cooked snacks like popcorn.. It's really tough for me not to craze these habitual nightly eats so I'm really proud of myself! (I still ate late at night, but it was papaya instead of junk!)

WOO~!

Just exercised for the first time in MONTHS. Probably all year! I ran a few loops around a large empty parking lot near my house.. 10 laps, about 30 minutes, followed by an amazing juice!

Note to self: 2 large cukes, 3 apples, 1 celery stalk = amazing.

Colenz Colon Hydrotherapy

Last week I had my first colon hydrotherapy, or "colonic", experience. I had it scheduled for two consecutive days, just because I felt it was a better choice for myself since it was a first-time thing. I don't want to offend anyone but I will try not to be as graphic as I tend to be in real life. For the sake of your imagination and the thought of poop.

Has anyone else ever come across a Colenz enema kit/unit?

I must say, it was a nice thought that a lady didn't have to sit next to me the whole time as a tube flushed my colon out of old fecal matter. That's usually what I think of when I picture real medical colonics. Also, small talk would just make it feel as if I'm trying to use a public bathroom while a work colleague nonchalantly carries a conversation with me while we're both simultaneously going pee (which actually happens all too often!). The most important aspect of this procedure was that it was private.

Before paying for my first session (only $55!), the kind lady that worked there, Pam, asked if I would like to see what I had released. I quickly thought it through as she went to go get my electrolyte drink and I made up my mind to see it. Sure.... Sure. Yes.

Apparently Pam said I released a lot for a first time session. She kind of looked half surprised. Not sure whether that was good or bad but we we're both concerned with what I would release the following morning. There was a questionable substance which she named "undigested meat" but I've been a vegetarian for well over 5 years! I went with mango fiber, but what do I know?

I was actually excited to come in the next day. I was feeling great! 45mins later and we inspected the 'released waste'. This time I was shocked. There was least two parasites!!! The one that looked like a worm really hit me. My mom suffered with a really bad tape worm when she was very young so this was scary stuff to me! Pam was surprised herself. She later told me that I am the first person to have released any parasite(s) with only 2 first-time sessions (usually it takes about 5-6 sessions). Hooray! She showed me a few recommended parasite cleanses and homeopathic herbs to rid of all parasites that may still be in my colon but I told her for now I will look into it. 

Post-colonic I've had much less gas, my tummy feels a little flatter, and my BM's aren't so inconsistently scattered throughout the day, just smooth sailin' in the morning. My main concern before deciding to get a colonic (or enema, whichever you prefer to 'consider' a Colenz unit) was that I felt very constipated, bloated, and gassy. I will definitely schedule for another session later in the year. 

Weekly Juices/Eats

I love Green Lemonade!!

Homemade cream puffs/pastry cream made by my dear and close friend, S.

I had lots of golden beets to use up.. delicious in this juice!

I've never had wheatgrass before. It was like overly sweetened grass. This normal?

Lightly steamed broccoli with my homemade kimchi!

Green Lemonade with pineapple~ yum

Wasn't the biggest fan of this with romaine in it..

Mangoes are my favorite... my grandpa grew a mango orchard for me in Thailand. I'm so grateful and LUCKY.

"Dinner" one night was this monstrous kale/blueberry/banana/spirulina smoothie. 

This was made tonight: Chocolate Chia Pudding! With vegan chocolate syrup and bananas. I almost fell for the cookies and muffins on the table but I'm very glad I made this instead. DELICIOUS. WOW-WOW-WEE!

Hello stranger!

Today's food journal:
- started the day off with water and rejuvelac
- juice:

- "chocolate milk" juice:

I added a few more carrots than what you see in the picture. The smell was strong as first but after a few sips.... WOW. I REALLY LIKE THIS. Somehow those carrots really give it that milky flavor. Had a slight headache but it went away eventually.

Took a 20 minute brisk walk to the bank and back then had a little snack: banana and some raw granola:

Did some baking with M and finally had dinner, which was a nice big green smoothie!

This one included banana, cherries, spinach, almond milk, chocolate amazing meal, and hemp protien powder. I could've used a lot more greens but my spinach ran out!

Now drinking some peppermint tea and cooling down before bed. :)