Are you sick of throwing out vegetables because you didn’t have time to wash and cut them.    Are you ready to save time and save money in the long run. 

Instead of throwing out your vegetables, how about ordering a veggie tray from your local grocery store.  Call the day before you do your shopping and order a Vegetable tray with NO dip, tell them you want it after 12:00 the next day.  This usually insures that they wash, clean and cut up the veggies the morning you pick it up. 

When you get that tray home, bag up the veggies into zip lock bags or containers.  Now you have clean, prepared veggies at your finger tips.  They are great  for a stir fry, in a soup, to add to a sauce, to use in  a casserole or to just snack on.
Don’t like something on the tray, make it a special order and only get what you like on the tray. 

You can do this weekly and enjoy clean, freshly cut, tasty vegetables whenever you want.  I love having fresh veggies in the house and you will too.

Good Morning!  I have finished my morning walk, and I skipped the elliptical today since I have weight training tonight.  The detox is going great, I am about to have my first solid food in 7 days.  Yesterday day 10 of the detox/fasting journey was my last day of just organic juices, of which I did 7 days.  I will break my fast with an organic Apple, I am a bit nervous about this but will have it anyway.  I am not really hungry though my stomach is still making lots of noise.  I did have my tomato juice to start the morning.   I feel strange knowing that I am going to eat, a part of me doesn’t want to and another part of me believes it is time.  It is a very different feeling that I can’t define.  I think because I have found this to be so easy and eliminating all food choices and knowing that I am only having juice has relieved all pressure.  I expend no energy on thoughts of food, it’s been wonderful.  It is amazing how much time and energy we can put into thoughts of food.  Not just the unhealthy, but as simple as what will I have for breakfast, etc, are we going out for dinner?  There have been no thoughts of that, it is strictly we are having  juice.  It reminds me of when I was very strict with a meal plan and followed it exactly for 4 weeks, no excuses, and no changes.  Once you make up your mind, the discipline actually sets you free.  Perhaps that is what is holding me back from the apple, I think I give up some of the discipline, but that is up to me.  I can still be disciplined.  Okay I am going to get the apple.

I am very grateful for all that I have learned during this process so far and I look forward to learning even more over the next few days as I reintegrate food into my life.   I am excited that friends that have watched me do this are going to give it a try, not to the extreme, but to do the detox portion, not the fasting portion.  It makes me feel great that people want to be healthy and are willing to make a change and an effort to be that way.

With the holiday weekend upon us, BBQ’s, parties, and drinking abound.  Get your water in, 6-8 glasses (8 ounces) daily.  Start your morning with a glass or two, right at the sink, just drink.  At parties and BBQ’s if you are drinking alcohol, follow the every other rule, 1 drink, 1 water.  It keeps you hydrated, and it cuts down on calories. 

Water it does your body good!

Being a little hungry before mealtime is healthy.  Being ravenous, is not.  Pay attention to your body, have a healthy snack between meals.  It helps you make healthier choices at mealtime.   Make a list of healthy snacks that you will enjoy and make sure you have them at home, at your office or where ever you are.