My first green juice experience

So I bought this new juicer from amazon and it arrived yesterday. I’ve been interested in juicing for a while as it can be very beneficial for ones health.

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I tried the recipe on Joe Cross’s website called the Mean Green Juice

So I gathered up my ingredients and washed them up, cored the apples and peeled the cucumber. Added kale, celery, and an inch of ginger.

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Shoved them into the juicer.

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took out the pulp and rejuiced it. Look how much leftover was in there!

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To be honest, I was scared to try it.. I preferred washing the juicer first.. Let it mentally sink in lol. But then, no more hiding or running away.

Man, I was in for a treat.. Or was I?

I WISH I peeled the ginger, or maybe I put too much, but whatever it was, I’m pretty sure it’s not supposed to taste like that. “That” is unlike anything I have tasted in my life. It was bearable, and I loved the smell of ginger in it. But it was kinda spicy. Let me see how I can put this in words. It tasted a lot like pure coconut water, with a hint of celery and a lot of ginger. I didn’t taste any of the greens.

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I couldn’t swallow it, my throat was kinda burning from the spiciness lol.
So I peeled a mango and blended it with the green juice in the blender. Ah, so much more bearable. I found the trick to it is to sip it as quickly as possible through a straw. Maybe some ice will help.

I wish you could see the faces of my kids watching me drink it, while they shoved their faces with leftover pizza.

Yeah, Next time I’m peeling the ginger.

Boot camp: Starting point – Goals and missions

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Here we are at day one!

My weight early am: 121.6. Lbs
Height: 5′ 3.5″
Goal weight: 125 lbs
Waist: 33 in
Arm: 9 in
Thigh: 21 in

My goals:

-To gain weight
-To gain muscle, especially in arms
-To gain overall body strength,
-To overcome laziness
-To be healthy and energetic
-To do at least one REAL pushup (that’s how weak my arms are)

My mission:
-To devour more fruit and veggies
-Ditch fast food and junk food
-To eat clean, no proccessed foods
-Increase my protein intake
-DRINK MORE WATER!!
-Reduce refined sugar intake
-To try the blending/juicing vegetables method and hopefully replace one meal a day.

Once this is over I will measure myself again to see if any progress or not.

*P.S. I have a 2 week trip to the middle east coming soon, that may or may not affect my experience, but I will try my best to keep up. And once I’m back I’m full on in game.**

Join me! I would love the motivation. Leave me a comment or inbox me If you are interested.