Juice Fast.

A couple weeks ago I went on a 10 day juice fast. Well okay technically it only ended up being 5 days... haha but yes juice fast means juice and only juice. This post is for those of you who are interested in doing a juice fast or maybe just want to replace one meal with juicing. Ever since Jordan and I watched the movie Fat, Sick, & Nearly Dead, I have been wanting to do a juice fast. I have heard both good and bad things about it but I felt prepared and motivated to go through with it. Since I am in Newfoundland and don't have the means to buy a good juicer and take it home with me, I bought a cheaper juicer from Walmart for 50$ just to try it out and see what I think before I invest in a good one. Since I only work for one hour per day I knew that I had tons of free time to make juices and run to the grocery store every day if I needed to. I wanted to be prepared, not starving. My good friend Cody and sister-in-law Shyenne decided they wanted to do it too, which helped immensely and helped me to not feel like "no one knows what im feeling like right now" type thing. The day before I started the cleanse I went to the grocery store and picked up just a few fruits and veggies to get me through the week...

Everything I bought came to roughly 80 dollars. People say juicing is really expensive and it takes soo many vegetables to make one juice but to be quite honest I didn't find it that bad. The produce I bought lasted me a long time considering I made 5 juices per day.
Day 1 - I felt STARVING, not to mention I was so, so tired. Very lethargic and constantly thinking of food. I drank a ton of water which helped but it was hard not to run to the cupboard, and even harder to watch Jordan eat a yummy dinner when he got home from work.
Day 2 - I woke up feeling so slender haha zero bloat and felt very light. I was excited to keep going. Day two started off easier but as the day went on it got harder and harder. I still felt exhausted and drained of energy. I literally HAD to take an afternoon nap. I found that I was fine before 3 and after 6. I also had a very bad headache.

Day 3 - I tried to drink even more water today, as I didn't want another horrible headache. The juices started to taste yummier to me and I found a bunch of delicious recipes so I was excited to try out new things and experiment with it. It was really hard to go out and walk around because everywhere you went there was food haha.
Day 4 - It got A LOT easier from here on out. I was ok with my 5 juices a day, did not feel hungry at all. My stomach felt good and never hurt or felt bloated at all. I started to get bad muscle aches in my lower back, arms, and legs, and my skin started to breakout. Both of these are side effects of juicing because all of the toxins are leaving your body and your body is trying to rid you of them and cleanse you out completely. After 24 hours the aches stopped and my breakouts cleared right up.
Day 5 - I had lost 3 pounds and I felt really good, so I decided to ease myself off of the fast and introduce foods into my diet. I am so happy I did it BUT I don't think I would ever do the fast again, maybe if I wanted to loose a bunch of weight but I found it really hard mentally and physically. Now I just replace one meal with a juice which you still get the same benefits of juicing while you don't feel deprived and tired all the time. I pretty much just throw in whatever I have in the fridge. I am for sure buying a juicer once I get home!

Here are some of my favourite juice recipes...

Shrek Juice

-5 cups spinach

-1 bunch kale (8 stalks)

-6 medium carrots

-2 golden delivious apples

-1 peeled lemon

-3 slices of honeydew

Mean Green

-6 stalks kale

-2 cucumbers

-3 small handfuls of parsley

-4 golden delivious apples

-2 peeled lemons

-2 handfuls of spinach

Spinach Lemonade

-8 cups spinach

-2 peeled lemons

-1/2 cucumber

-1 pear

-2 granny smith apples

Citrus Bliss

-1 grapefruit peeled

3 peeled oranges

-1/2 lime peeled

Beets Me Crazy

-2 apples

-1 pear

-1/2 beet

-3 carrots

-2 stalks kale

Beach Sunrise

-2 spears pinapple

-1 kiwi

-3 oranges

-1/2 peeled lime

Hope my tips helped!!

xoxo

Farewell Shyenne!

A week or so ago Shyenne, my sister-in-law, left Newfoundland to go back home to Idaho for the remainder of the summer. It was so nice having her here and getting to know each other better for the last month and a half. Before she left we went out for sushi and italian pizza (not the same night, don't worry haha). We went to Sun Sushi in Downtown and it was so delicious! All of the fish was so incredibly fresh and the crab was REAL! not imitation! Best sushi experience... even Jordan agrees and he is pretty much a sushi connoisseur haha. He eats all the gross stuff... eel and octopus included. The following night everyone went out to Piatto Pizzaria for Shyenne's last night. We were sad to see her leave and we miss having her here with us!

How Americans eat sushi. 

Jordan just soo happy and excited to eat his gigantic calzone. 

I ordered a beet, goat cheese, and walnut salad, with prociutto wrapped mozzarella balls... to die for!

xoxo

Wednesday morning hike.

Every wednesday morning everyone does a fun activity together.. hiking, kick ball, mini golf etc. A little while ago we hiked around Signal Hill and had so much fun. Lets just say we went a little off route and as a result blood was shed haha. It was a foggy morning but after an hour it all cleared up for the prettiest view!

xoxo

Fun with the team.

Every month our team gets together for a barbecue. Each month has a different theme, this time it was mexican. After each barbecue each team submits two photos which are judged for whose barbecue reflected the theme the most. Annnnddd... WE WON! Don't know what the prize is yet but I am pretty proud of us haha. We made homemade pinatas (6 of them may I add), horchata, gormet fajitas, and even had pin the tail on the donkey for the littles.

ADIOS!

Remember that time our best friend came to visit. Part 2

The day we took Alana to Signal Hill it was sunny and warm. The ocean looked so blue and pretty, she loved it. 

Next up... exploring an old cemetery from the 1800's. It was huge! and right on the ocean. It looked so rustic and abandoned, kinda spooky. The tomb stones were so old a bunch of them had fallen over. It was cool to walk around and read all the names of fisherman and captains who died 200 years ago

Uh oh.

We went to By The Beach Fish & Chips for lunch with the guys, it is to die for! It's known as the best fish and chips on the East Coast. I don't even really like fish and chips but I must say I absolutely loved it. The restaurant is located in St. Philips, nestled in a cove where they catch the fish right there. 

After lunch we took Alana to our favourite spot... of course! It was really windy so the waves were GIGANTIC and crashing into the rock. We were trying to whale watch but no luck!

After that, we drove out of St. John's to Petty Harbour, a small fishing town which supplies crab, cod, and lobster to markets and restaurants. I absolutely love it there, it is so pretty and secluded. 

 All of the fisherman's boats were lined up and they were bringing in fresh crab and lobster! 

 Birch beer and pineapple flavoured crush? Who knew.

We started talking to a bunch of fisherman who took us into their garages to eat some fresh crab they caught the day before. It was so salty haha. They told us that in July for 20$ a person they will take you out to catch your own cod fish. They said the cod are huge and you get to take your catch home with you for dinner... should be fun!

We literally COULD NOT understand a single thing this man was saying. He had the absolute strongest newfoundland accent I have yet to hear. Almost sounded irish. Plus he was talking a mile a minute which didn't help. We just nodded and smiled.

A different fisherman down the road was taking the legs off crab he just caught and boiling the lobster in a giant pot. He was easier to understand haha

After Petty Cove, we drove up to Cape Spear. Cape Spear is the furthest Eastern point in all of North America. If you wake up early enough you can watch the sunrise before anyone else does. It was extremely windy there and the waves were the biggest I've seen while here. There was a sign beside where we were, saying the wind current and tide is strong enough to sweep you off your feet.. or something like that. Different wording haha but crazy!

The lighthouse at Cape Spear.

We are so happy Alana could come visit and so enjoyed having her here..we had so much fun. Safe to say she has a newfound love for newfoundland!!

xoxo