Thursday, June 20, 2013      3 comments

Well, I made it through 11 days and 11 pounds lost in the process. I'm still 30 pounds away from my goal, but every little bit is a step in the right direction. I'm moving on to an intermittent fasting routine while following a low carb diet. I ... Read more

Wednesday, June 19, 2013      2 comments

Yesterday was the big day at the doctor, but unfortunately, he didn't have any news on my biopsy yet. I have to wait until next week to find out. My bf and I took a trip across on the ferry to the mainland and spent the day together. We had anti... Read more

Monday, June 17, 2013      1 comments

Apologies for not blogging over the weekend-I was very busy, and I find once you hit the 5 day mark there isn't much to say on the topic of juice fasting. I have one more week to go-although I had forgotten that I had purchased tickets months ag... Read more

Friday, June 14, 2013      1 comments

Once again I found day 5 a challenge. My brain was working double time yesterday trying to get me craving everything I saw on tv as I nurses my headache. I started the day with a nice orange ginger lemon sparkling juice. I needed something extra... Read more

Thursday, June 13, 2013      2 comments

So I woke up with a migraine this morning, which is why I'm only writing my blog now. Yesterday I got good news, the sale of my cabin is going through and I can start looking for a new home. This is a big step for Simon and me, since we have bot... Read more

Wednesday, June 12, 2013      2 comments

I'm a little bit amazed by how much better I feel from day to day. After having suffered with debilitating thyroid issues for three years while doctors tried and failed to figure out what was wrong with me, I had come to distrust that I would ge... Read more

Tuesday, June 11, 2013      4 comments

So after a hiatus where I had my thyroid surgery and recovered, I'm back at the juice fast. I decided to do it for two weeks, because after that my sister will be home from school and I will be going camping for a week. I had a regain of 8... Read more

Monday, April 29, 2013      7 comments

Sorry I have been away for a while, I was in the hospital on non-juice related heart arythmia. I've been told not to continue the fasting however, so that the doctors can check it all out. I'm back home today but I'm tired and bummed. Eating fru... Read more

Friday, April 26, 2013      4 comments

Pizza pizza pizza pizza... I got a stack of flyers in the mailbox yesterday, and three of them were coupons for pizza. when ive done low carb in the past, pizza has always been my undoing, and because it takes three days to get back into ketosis... Read more

Thursday, April 25, 2013      4 comments

Woohoo! 2 weeks in, and I feel like I've hit my stride. I lost the 0.4 that I gained yesterday, plus 0.2, which is a loss and I'll take it. I felt very rough yesterday, and couldn't get out of the house. Hopefully today I will be able to take th... Read more

Wednesday, April 24, 2013      3 comments

Yesterday was a tough one-not because of cravings or anything, but because I had another thyroid storm. This time I was having some bad symptoms, bad enough that I went to the doctor. I spent the day curled in a ball in bed taking beta blockers ... Read more

Tuesday, April 23, 2013      4 comments

Yesterday I was a busy lady. I had planned on running a few quick errands in the morning and then making it home for a breakfast juice, but my plans changed and I didn't end up getting home until 2pm. So I skipped the breakfast juice and had a l... Read more

Monday, April 22, 2013      8 comments

I lost another pound yesterday bringing the total to 14. Yesterday was a good day juice-wise but I was suffering from a thyroid storm. I feel better today which surprises me, because they used to last between 2-3 days. It was bad weather a... Read more

Sunday, April 21, 2013      3 comments

Wow double digit days for me now. Yesterday was really easy, I just woke up feeling really energized and fantastic overall. We decided to do a 4km hike, which was quite steep for the majority of the route. I was winded, but it felt good to push ... Read more

Saturday, April 20, 2013      4 comments

Yesterday was a breeze, I feel like I've turned a corner and the strain of restricting myself is lessened. I reminds me of when you're running and you have to push through that first bout of fatigue, and then you get into the zone where it's all... Read more