More Juicing... because of Joe

 This was one of the tastier juices my husband has made. I like juice with more fruit.

Are you a juicer? Check out my previous post about juicing and how Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead inspired us.  You will also find details about a giveaway there too!

Juicing Because of Joe ....and a GIVEAWAY!!!

***CLOSING THE GIVEAWAY THIS WEEK. Saturday July 6th 11:59 pm eastern. The contest will close and the winner will be drawn at random****


A few months back my husband watched a documentary. He loved it so much he could hardly wait to tell me about it and watch it with me. The documentary was called Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. It featured  Joe Cross along his journey to a healthier way of life.

The documentary follows Joe on a road trip across the United States as he talks to people about food, lifestyle, exercise and juicing. During the film, Joe loses weight and gains better health. His transformation was nothing short of inspirational. He brought his juicing routine on the road, juicing on the road literally. Joe would stop on the side of the road sometimes, pull out the juicer from the truck and juice right there. He was able to show people during his journey about the benefits of juicing but he also showed people how easy juicing can be. I know we were inspired!

Just days after watching the documentary, my husband and I went out to buy a juicer. We also loaded up our fridge with fresh fruits and veggies, particularly green apples, limes, kale, cucumber, celery and carrots. We juiced that same day!I first wrote about my journey to kick the caffeine and embrace juicing back in January. It is hard but totally worth the effort to strive for better health. Our kids are also joining us. There are so many benefits to getting more fruits and veggies into our kids, no matter if they drink them or eat them!


Joe's incredible journey and documentary inspired him to create Reboot with Joe. The website offers visitors the tools, information and support to make a change in their own lives.  One the things I love the most about the site is all the recipes!

 This month Joe and his team celebrate the second anniversary of the documentary Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead.  There is lots of great stuff happening at the site to mark the amazing anniversary check it out here , including some great contests!

What is even more exciting is that Joe is currently filming a new documentary! I can't wait to see this one.  You can follow Joe Cross on twitter @JoetheJuicer and read his full story.

 GIVEAWAY 

 As part of the second anniversary celebration the Reboot With Joe team has given me a copy of the documentary Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead and a to go cup to give away to one of you! Tell me about whether you juice or not, any of your favourite juicing recipes or what you thought of Joe's story and/or his documentary. I will pick one winner at random. Comment below and add your email address so I can contact you if you win! Good luck!

Confessions of a Coffee Addict

So hear it is.... I have been addicted to coffee for years.

I have been using coffee to survive the difficult work schedule that I have. I have been using coffee as a way to survive my lack of balance when it comes to work and life. There are many days that I have only had coffee to drink... period. There have been days when I have had anywhere from 4 to 6 medium cups of coffee ( and let's face it, we are talking Tim Hortons medium coffee, so that really means a large). I have had so much coffee coursing through my veins I think it replaced my blood. Not really the healthiest diets. 

But that is now over!

I have made a choice to KICK the COFFEE HABIT!

Ya, you heard me. I said it!.

There are many of you out there that know me well know that sounds like crazy talk. I have long been in love with my coffee! My kids even know how I like to drink it and how I like to order it! ( Nice job girls. Well, it is true. I have cut back on my coffee consumption... drastically. So far this week I have only had three small coffees all this week. Yup, only 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hard to believe.

It wasn't something that I planned. It kind of just happened. You see my husband and I bought a juicer after watching the documentary Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. 

We decided we wanted to give a juice Reboot a try. Now I will be honest I wasn't sure that I could go juice only for five or ten days. I was right BUT I was juicing at least once a day ( my husband is only eating one meal a day and juicing all other meals). As part of the juicing regiment I gave up coffee. When I decided to do that it was hard but I had no idea how hard it would be those first few days. To be honest I felt like CRAP! I felt terrible last weekend. I had a terrible headache for two days and I was tired. I had no energy BUT that quickly changed. After coming out of the withdrawal fog of the weekend I started to feel GREAT! I mean really great. I was sleeping better than I had in years. Ya, years! I was waking up alert, not tired, not feeling drained. I was making it through the entire day without feeling totally drained. I didn't need a cup of coffee to stay wake while driving to work in the afternoon. I wasn't needing a coffee in the evening to stay awake.

I am now approaching a full week with very little coffee and I feel great. My mind is clearer than it has been in a long, long, long time. I am feeling great. I am feeling energetic, inspired and happy....and all without coffee coursing through my veins. Again, hard  to believe.

I never thought I could actually live without coffee. Strange as that sounds it is true. I depended on coffee to get through the day. I NEEDED coffee to get through the day... BUT NO MORE!