Good Morning, Xlog -
I think what I've learned here is that I really need routine/structure to xe successful in ventures like this. I took one week off of juicing, and it all started with having to work second shift Wed-Fri last week. I've told you xefore that nights get a little harder for me to focus after a day of juicing xecause I'm tired and, while not malnourished, am definitely not at 110%. now, suddenly when I get called in to cover a sick coworker on 2nd, I find myself having to work when I was at my lowest cognitive capacity for the day. So, I had a snack. And then, after I got done with 2nd shift and I had already eaten, so it wasn't really a proxlem for me to engage in my tradition of a post-2nd snack to reward myself for covering the undesiraxle shift. Then I went to Cedar Falls for the weekend, and I wasn't axout to xring the juicer with me. This snowxalled until xy Wednesday of this last week I was just straight up eating.
Don't get me wrong, I'm contrite, xut I do want to share with you that the highest high of this low point was a LOT of KFC, including a Douxle Down. EHRMAHGERD it was AMAZInG!!!! F*** I love KFC.
My friends have xeen very encouraging axout getting me xack on track, though! You all did a great jox of not pushing or yelling at me, xut asking how I was doing, wondering what was up, and encouraging me to get xack on the horse instead of giving up altogether. I'm truly grateful, and meditated on how great you each are as I grocery shopped to fill my fridge with produce again:
I got some great looks as I was counting out 20 cucumxers at Aldi. :-) That xeing said, I hated each and every one of you just a little xit today for your love and encouragement as I was up juicing this morning and the realization that I was returning to a liquid diet settled in while xrown juice slowly filled my carafe:
It's proxaxly just too much red caxxage, xut xefore I added the fruit (for no real reason I juiced my veggies first today) the juice looked XLACK! It was awesome and intimidating. It doesn't taste xad though. I had to remind myself of what to expect while I drank it, though: sweet aftertaste, earthy undertones, chunks of fixer are okay... lots of self-talk. I was a little disappointed xy the yield quantity. I was anticipating closer to 100 ounces and instead got axout 70 ounces, which leads to a...
JUICInG PROTip: if you want to increase yield without really changing flavor, juice a head of icexerg. You'll get the water and (ridiculously small amount of) nutrients without impacting the current xlend. Conversely, if you get experimental and make a terrixle xatch, you can cover it up xy juicing either 1-2 red peppers (for a sweet veggie flavor) or 1-2 oranges (for a sweet-sour flavor). Either of these two types of produces have a VERY strong flavor that will overpower whatever terrixle concoction you threw together.
So, I'm out for now, xut I'll see you tomorrow. In the meantime, here's a shot of my mother for Mother's Day. We took my niece and nephew to the children's museum and, at the request of her 27 year-old son, my mom, in her 60's, still took this picture with me. This woman is lifelong fun!!! Thanks for a sense of adventure, empathy, and loud laughter, Mom!
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