Daily juicing routine.....2 years now

               For two years now I have been juicing and I can safely say I will continue to juice until I can juice no more. It has gotten rid of my cravings for extra foods, it has provided me with boundless energy, it has made my skin radiant at almost 40, and I have not gotten sick in over two years, not even a runny nose. My hubby, who odes the shopping, usually gets me 3-4 5lbs. bags of carrots and 3-4 lbs of apples weekly. Carrots and apple are what I like to call my 'base'. Then, depending on the season, and what is on sale that week, I might supplement my juice with other goodies, they can be beets, cabbage, celery, broccoli, cantaloupe, whole lemons, peeled oranges, ginger, and the list goes on and on. With my Brevelle juicer it only takes me about 5-8 minutes to both wash and juice all I can to make 2 jars of juice. One I leave at home to drink the next morning as I am juicing, and the other I take to work with me and drink around 4pm, when I get my unhealthy treat cravings. Try it....it will literally change your life.....

I don't have to run....I GET TO RUN.....

                  I love running, I love how it makes me feel about my body.  For once, I can look at my legs, my thighs, my hips in the mirror and feel unbelievably grateful for them for being a part of me and not have an automatic thought of disdain, which is what I have pretty much done my whole life.  After those two-hour plus weekend long runs I am in awe of what my body can do with a little determination. As someone that has struggled with negative  body images all my life, it huge, it's liberating, empowering, and hope filled to be able to conquer the road. I listened to an interview with Bart Yasso yesterday on one of my many running podcasts that I follow and he said that running has the potential to change your life, then went on to list all the ways in which running was the 'keystone habit' that helped radically improve every single aspect of his life. I know it.....relationships, thoughts,  sanity, decisions, moods are all brightened once the running habit is adopted. I love the quote, 'I don't have to run, I GET to run'....what a blessed existence it is to be able to be independently mobile.