Facebook group

Wow! When I started the facebook group, I never thought it would get so busy. There are 150 members now and sooooo many posts. I do love doing it but it keeps me really busy between building my craft tutorial website and being a Mum and Housewife.

I spent the last two days organising all the posts into folders. Now at a glance people can find:

Useful links and downloads (15)
Videos and Audio (21)
Advice and Information - (28)
Recipes (29)
Articles of Interest (17)
Our Favourites Lists (8)
Recommended Reading (4)
Polls (2)

We have also put together a map of our members so we can see where in the world we all live.

There is no point in me posting the links because you need to be a member of the group. To join us in our chats please visit http://www.facebook.com/groups/Icompletedjasonvaledetox/

Prepare To Be Inspired - Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead

I watched this film last week and it really made me cry. I won't tell you why because then there will be no need for you to watch it. Here is a bit of blurb telling you (better than I could!) what it's about. I've put the link at the bottom for you.

"100 pounds overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease, Joe Cross is at the end of his rope and the end of his hope. In the mirror he saw a 310lb man whose gut was bigger than a beach ball and a path laid out before him that wouldn't end well— with one foot already in the grave, the other wasn't far behind. FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD is an inspiring film that chronicles Joe's personal mission to regain his health.

With doctors and conventional medicines unable to help long- term, Joe turns to the only option left, the body's ability to heal itself. He trades in the junk food and hits the road with juicer and generator in tow, vowing only to drink fresh fruit and vegetable juice for the next 60 days. Across 3,000 miles Joe has one goal in mind: To get off his pills and achieve a balanced lifestyle.
While talking to more than 500 Americans about food, health and longevity, it's at a truck stop in Arizona where Joe meets a truck driver who suffers from the same rare condition. Phil Staples is morbidly obese weighing in at 429 lbs; a cheeseburger away from a heart-attack. As Joe is recovering his health, Phil begins his own epic journey to get well.
What emerges is nothing short of amazing – an inspiring tale of healing and human connection.
Part road trip, part self-help manifesto, FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD defies the traditional documentary format to present an unconventional and uplifting story of two men from different worlds who each realize that the only person who can save them is themselves."

 Watch the film by clicking here and prepare to be inspired!

Inspiring Photos

Just thought I'd share some pictures I found on the internet which are quite inspiring.

Logo

Me yet again! Look, I came up with a little log for my blog!

Habitual eating....

I have a really addictive personality. I've learned that a lot of my eating is habitual. For example, a wednesday lunchtime is always a sneaky chip shop visit when I've dropped little one off at school. 

Friday night always consists of a take away. It has done for 8 years. Saturday morning is when hubby and little one go swimming and I sit in the cafe with a teacake and a cookie.

Saturday afternoon is always my "me-time" where I go into town to do a spot of shopping and then sit in a cafe and read a book...with a fizzy drink and some biscuits or cake.

Saturday night is always an unhealthy night with a pizza or something. Then cheesecake and a movie.

....and the list goes on and on. 

I was brought up in a habitual household. At the age of35 I could still give you a list of our daily meals. It was the same every week.

Well, through juicing I've learned I need to create new habits. The saturday morning one is now a fresh smoothie in the cafe. The afternoon I go shopping after I've had lunch and sit in a different cafe with a juice.

I think they say it takes 6 weeks to form a new habit? Well, I've got two weeks to go before those 6 weeks are up!

Update and also the WBJD Winner...

...was not me. lol Got you wondering there didn't I? ;)

Well, they've done the draw and the winner is.......click here to find out.

I must admit I'm disappointed but I'm also pleased for the lady who won it. They're going to do a second prize draw tomorrow. They've decided to do one because of the creativity of the videos. Well, mine wasn't creative so I don't hold out much hope. Either way, I did my video from the heart. It's totally cringe worthy to me but I hope it will inspire people. If it inspires just one person to start juicing then that's great.

So far I've got 3 friends and their partners juicing and hubby has got a couple of people at work juicing. As Jason would say, we're on a mission to juice the world!

I've lost 13lb up to now which I'm so pleased with! I've had a flare up of my eczema but that's due to eating solid food again and trying to suss out which I should avoid. I've come to the conclusion that dairy is my enemy. This was because on the detox the second I had a smoothie with yoghurt in I paid for it big time.

I confess to having some dairy yesterday so surprise, surprise....I've had a break out. It hasn't helped that my little girl has an eye infection as that has infected me.

Latest juice that I can't get enough of is a surprisingly simple one! It's called.....

CRAPPLE JUICE

Juice 2 apples and 2 carrots. That's it. It's a lovely orange colour and very yummy. So quick to do too.

I really must try to post on here more often.

Oh and here's my video entry on youtube.

Weight Loss

I can't remember if I told you how the whole thing was going with regards to weight loss? Well by Day 7 I'd lost 9lb. By Day 11, I'd lost another 2lb.

So in 11 days I'd lost 11 lb. Now I never thought that would ever happen. It's now over a week since I've weighed myself. As it stands, I don't want to. I'm going on how my clothes feel. Jason says often enough in his books that weight isn't important. I agree with that because before doing this, I would wake on a "slim" day and then weigh myself and find I've put 2 lb on. This would then plummet my mood. I look back and think why didn't I just ignore the scales and enjoy that "slim" day!

So, I reckon I've put a pounds or two back on but I'm not certain. I had thought that on Day 11 and found out I'd lost 2 lb so who knows!

I'm still jucing. I have two juices a day which are both Super Juice. I just cannot start my day without it! I'm a creature of habit as you may or may not know.