30 Days of Modified Juicing – Day 10
Today was awesome. I drank juice for breakfast and lunch and felt great! I grabbed an apple (and chewed it!) before we went to the gym tonight. I took a Body Step class!I’m so glad I did it! It was really intense and in the first 5 minutes, I was doubting whether I’d make it through the full hour, but the music was energizing and the people were so encouraging. I felt like I was just fumbling all over the place the whole time, because my legs just couldn’t move as fast as they were going! It’s WAY more than just step up and back down off the platform. There are arm raises and jumps and “skates” and lunges and squats and planks and a whole mess of other stuff! I almost ran into the poor lady next to me once. She was so sweet. And Australian. She reached over to grab my arm to make sure I wouldn’t fall and said, “Are you okay? You’re doing great for your first time, baby! Just keep going!” And she said it in the most entrancing Australian accent!
I had to stop for water in between songs and a few times during the songs (they are LONG!), but I survived! I may have skipped some steps along the way, but I made it through an hour-long class that worked me into the ground! The instructor came up to me after class and told me I was really coordinated for my first time and asked if I was a dancer. I’m pretty sure she is paid to say that so that I come back.
I am not very graceful. But I do want to go back! I feel okay right now, but I have a feeling I am going to be very sore tomorrow.
I am so thankful to be eating food again that I don’t feel deprived at all. I’m not really having any cravings at the moment, so that’s a plus! That might wear off once the novelty of eating fruits and vegetables wears off, but right now I’m extremely happy with everything.
The Menu
Breakfast & Lunch: 5 apples, 1 grapefruit, 2 oranges, 1/2 cucumber, 1 carrot, 1/2 cup spinach
Pre-Workout Snack: 1 apple
Dinner: 2 cups sliced zucchini and 2 cups chopped carrot steamed (I know, I know…raw is supposed to be uncooked, but Maryam and I agreed steamed vegetables were allowed. I love them.) seasoned with Mrs. Dash and 1 apple
Weight Loss Since Yesterday: +0.8 pounds (hopefully my Body Step kicked that weight back off!)
Weight Loss Since Day 1: -4.5 pounds
Mood: So proud of myself for surviving the step class!
See how the rest of the juicing experiment went:
Nice Becky! We made it to Day #11! Sounds like your workouts are intense! I think it’s funny you still don’t like banans, which was always a perk for me when we were younger. I thoroughly enjoyed eating your banana flavored taffy for you!
I am so proud of you!