21 Day Vegan Challenge - Day 14 - All Juice Day

Greeting Kings and Kweens, it has been a few days since I have blogged about my vegan and no complaining challenges. I have had a few snags along the way, all kinds of things that could go wrong WENT WRONG but I did NOT complain! I actually did my usual, countdown from 10 slowly and think of all the positive things that were a part of the negative situations. It was also brought to my attention that we were going into the August 2017 retrograde (started August 12th) which made ALL the sense in the world. I have but one wish for us all during this time.

If you are unsure what the retrograde is, take a moment to do a little research. You won't be disappointed as it may shed some light into some things that may be going on in your life right now.

So, let's talk about my vegan challenge and the twist that has been given to us on Day 14 (tomorrow). Day 14 is an ALL JUICE DAY! This means we can have smoothies and use our juicers but nothing else. I have prepared all of my juices for tomorrow and will make my smoothies using almond milk and coconut water at the time I will consume them, which is breakfast and after my workout. Here is what 4 of my meals will look like along with my daily intake of lemon water.

I am not fond of beets so I can see that being chugged with a closed nose. Beets are awful in my opinion but I know they are good for me. I added a splash of agave nectar as well to give them a small jolt of sweetness. Those green apples do NOT cut it! If you have never juiced, let me tell you, it is an acquired taste. It is not the Bolthouse Farms or Naked tasting drinks, not at all but I drink them knowing my body is getting all it needs. After watching WHAT THE HEALTH I made a conscious decision to continue on with the vegan lifestyle if this 3rd challenge goes well and thus far it has. So well, in fact, that in the first 11 days I lost 8 lbs!

Yes, I am past due for a pedicure but look beyond that and check the number on the scale! I dropped 8 lbs in 11 days! I can say the juicing played a HUGE part because it is truly a sludge mover! When you can look and say "when did I have corn" you KNOW shit has just been sitting in your body! Get that stuff out of there!!

I'll be sure to blog about it on Day 15 (not the corn but juice day) as well as possibly do a weigh in, if the group calls for it. Collectively my challenge group lost over 72 lbs., there are only 6-7 of us participating. All have different goals, most to lose weight but some are just to be healthier. Mine is both and my goal is 12 lbs, I have 4 to go and 8 more days to make it happen.

I had to start over on my #NoComplaints challenge so I am now on Challenge 4.0 and today is Day 7. Instead of taking it every 24 hours I used a 7 day challenge chart I found online. I will write a blog tomorrow about how the first 7 days went. As trying as some of the days were I still made it through.

Have any of you tried it yet? If so, lets talk about how it has gone for you. We can support and encourage one another this way. I hope to hear from some of you.