First fire of the summer

It's hard to believe that we are JUST now having our first fire of the summer...in JULY!!!! Unfortunately, the weather has been pretty wet this summer and we've been bad about getting outdoors. Last night was a night without rain so we loaded up the wood and camping chairs and headed out to Lena Pt. This is one of our all time favorite BBQ spots because of the amazing view. 

Adam ordered a kayak for me the other day so hopefully it will be here when he gets home from Vegas. We are both looking forward to having some kayaking adventures before we have to go back to work. 

I'm heading up to Anchorage on Sunday to love on my niece and nephew. My nephew called me the other day to tell me that we'd be going swimming and that I needed to bring my swim suit :-) so cute. I'll be sure to take lots of pictures for the grandparents :-) 

<3 

Juicing Day 5....

Adam and I have been talking about going on a juice diet for awhile now. We knew it would be difficult to do during the school year and figured summer vacation would be the perfect time to give this a try. I've decided to blog each day about the process and our experiences. 

My goal is to juice until Friday evening and then juice for breakfast and lunch and eat a regular meal for dinner. Adam's goal is to juice until Friday and then decide if he wants to continue. 

*Day 5* 

Today was the last day of my juice fast and I enjoyed my first meal at Twisted Fish with some fabulous ladies. I ordered coconut salmon and a small salad and both tasted pretty delicious. I went shopping at Costco today for more juicing ingredients but I also bought a bunch of fruits and veggies to eat. Adam is going to keep juicing until Friday but I am starting to incorporate solid foods back into my diet.

Juicing has been an interesting experience for me. It was really difficult at times but overall I feel much better and have a healthier attitude about food. I'll be sure to update the blog again when Adam finishes his juice diet! 

Juicing day 4

Adam and I have been talking about going on a juice diet for awhile now. We knew it would be difficult to do during the school year and figured summer vacation would be the perfect time to give this a try. I've decided to blog each day about the process and our experiences. 

My goal is to juice until Friday evening and then juice for breakfast and lunch and eat a regular meal for dinner. Adam's goal is to juice until Friday and then decide if he wants to continue. 

*Day 4*

Day four has been great! We are both feeling a lot healthier and have more energy. The mental fatigue is gone, the jeans are looser and we just feel better. Adam is down 1.8lbs from yesterday and my weight stayed the same. 

Today I messed around with a few different kinds of juice. This morning's juice included strawberries, a cucumber, 2 green apples and 2 red apples. The strawberries definitely added some nice flavor. I made a banana smoothie in the afternoon and this evening's juice consisted of spinach, carrots, a cucumber and 3 red apples.Our "dessert" smoothie was made with a frozen papaya, mango and pineapple fruit blend and lots of orange juice. It was delicious! 

Soup has been the one thing that has helped get me through the past few days. I get tired of cold, sweet drinks and crave warm and spicy. The thing that has gotten Adam through the last few nights of late night snacking has been homemade popsicles. 

Tomorrow is my last day on the juice diet and that has brought up a lot of discussion about our eating plan for the next couple of weeks. Adam has decided to juice until next Friday and I will continue to juice but will also include solid fruits and veggies. After that we will definitely be re-evaluating the way we eat food and will try to be more aware of what we put into our bodies. 

Juicing day 3

Adam and I have been talking about going on a juice diet for awhile now. We knew it would be difficult to do during the school year and figured summer vacation would be the perfect time to give this a try. I've decided to blog each day about the process and our experiences. 

My goal is to juice until Friday evening and then juice for breakfast and lunch and eat a regular meal for dinner. Adam's goal is to juice until Friday and then decide if he wants to continue. 

*Day 3*

Juicing seems to get easier as each day goes by. I knew today would be a challenge for me since it's Wine Wednesday with the ladies. They had an amazing dinner of homemade lasagna, bread and salad along with THREE (yes THREE!!!!) different types of desserts (two of which were cheesecake!). UGH, it was tough but I did it. 

Today's juice menu included pure grapefruit juice. It was yummy but it might have been a little too acidic for my stomach first thing in the morning. Our "main" juice drink included spinach, one green apple, two red apples, lots of carrots and a cucumber. In the evening I made a banana and strawberry smoothie with pineapple coconut juice. Adam and I are both enjoying the banana smoothies since they're pretty mild and not very sweet. I had two bowls of organic tomato soup and it was delicious! 

Adam has been feeling much better but he notices that he's sweating a lot. I've been feeling great and have noticed that I am not sweaty at all (which is weird because my hands and feet are usually a little clammy all the time). Our energy level is increasing and the mental fogginess is getting better. Adam is down 2lbs from yesterday and I am down 1lb. 

Juicing Day 2

Adam and I have been talking about going on a juice diet for awhile now. We knew it would be difficult to do during the school year and figured summer vacation would be the perfect time to give this a try. I've decided to blog each day about the process and our experiences. 

My goal is to juice until Friday evening and then juice for breakfast and lunch and eat a regular meal for dinner. Adam's goal is to juice until Friday and then decide if he wants to continue. 

*Day 2*

Our second day of juicing wasn't too bad. Adam woke up feeling much better than he did last night and I felt fine today. We've both noticed that our energy level is down a bit and our brains are feeling kinda fuzzy but overall it's been easier than what we were preparing ourselves for.

I've noticed that my skin feels softer and my lips don't feel as chapped. Adam and I both weighed ourselves this morning and after 1 day of juicing he is down 4.8lbs and I am down 3.2lbs. I'm interested to see how this will fluctuate throughout the week now that we're drinking more water.

Today's juice menu included two fruit smoothies made with a store bought natural juice called Mega Green. Our "main" juice drink this evening included (LOTS of) spinach, carrots, half a lemon, one cucumber and one red apple. It wasn't as citrus-y as last night's concoction and tasted pretty mild. Adam and I both enjoyed it and he was able to drink two cups tonight.

I needed a change from cold and sweet drinks and have been craving hot soup all day. On our way home tonight I caved and  stopped by the store for some organic all-natural soups. I bought a few boxes of butternut squash, tomato and spicy black bean soup. Tonight I made the spicy black bean and while it does stray from the "only fruits and veggies plan" it's still in liquid form and beans are HEALTHY! It was so nice to taste something that was warm and NOT sweet.

I have some HUGE grapefruits from Costco and have been looking forward to making a large glass of grapefruit juice for breakfast tomorrow morning.
Thanks for checking in....we're still alive and kickin' :-) 

Juicing....Day 1

Adam and I have been talking about going on a juice diet for awhile now. We knew it would be difficult to do during the school year and figured summer vacation would be the perfect time to give this a try. I've decided to blog each day about the process and our experiences. 

My goal is to juice until Friday evening and then juice for breakfast and lunch and eat a regular meal for dinner. Adam's goal is to juice until Friday and then decide if he wants to continue. 

*Day 1*

I went to Costco this morning and loaded up on fruits and veggies. $175 later the fridge was full of oranges, grapefruit, spinach, apples, lemons, frozen fruit and lots of carrots. Adam and I both weighed ourselves so we'd have a starting weight. While I'm not going to post our weights I will let our readers know how much our weight changes each day.

Throughout the day we sipped on some pure carrot juice, a fruit smoothie made with pineapple coconut juice and munched on a few homemade frozen juice bars. Our main "dinner" juice included a mixture of carrots, lemons, apples and a cucumber. I thought it tasted pretty good with all the lemon in it but I think Adam had a tough time getting it down. Later that night I made up a banana smoothie so we could have something for "dessert".


 The research says that the first 3 days of juicing are the most difficult since the body is trying to adjust to the lack of solid food as well as expel toxins. Today wasn't too bad but I did notice that I had a difficult time focusing and concentrating (once again...so glad we're not doing this while we are working!). I also had a hard time getting to sleep and my legs were very restless.  

Adam was fine throughout the day but started feeling dizzy in the evening. I woke up to him throwing up in the middle of the night so hopefully he is experiencing the worst of it right at the beginning.

The hardest part for me today was remembering that I couldn't eat anything. I'm starting to realize how frequently I go to the fridge just because I'm bored. I found that it helped to do little chores around the house when I felt like munching on something. Maybe by Friday I'll have a super clean house!

another week of summer lovin'

Ahhh, we are loving summer despite the cold and raining weather we've been having in Juneau. We've managed to fill our week with a mix of chores, adventures and relaxation. 

This week Adam has been volunteering at the Shepard of the Valley Church's lunch program for kids. From 11-1 the church is open for outdoor activities, lunch and crafts. Adam has been coordinating the outdoor activities and LOVING every minute of it. I joined him on Wednesday and had a great time too! 

 On Monday I had breakfast with the girls at the Sandpiper. It was Amy's last day in Juneau before she hits Europe for a couple of weeks.

I wrapped up the week with an early Saturday morning run with Stephenie. It was WET-WET-WET but we didn't let it stop us. We had a great time and it was the perfect way to start the weekend!