Day 37 - Trudy

Today was a good day. I must have worked out really hard yesterday 'case I could feel it in places I didn't even know I had muscles.  We didn't go to the gym today, instead we just hung out.  Today is Valentine's day, big whoop; needless to say Johnnie and I never really celebrate this.  We did decide on Valentine's days to come that we would have one year Johnnie make a special meal and then the next year I would make a special meal and so on.  Johnnie will start our new Valentine's day tradition.

60 Day juice fast - Johnnie day 37

Valentine's day, another Hallmark Holiday . . . pfffft.  I love my wife to death, I am blessed to have her and rather than tell her once per year or give her token gifts on one day I would rather tell her daily, give to her everytime I can and hopefully show her how special she is to me everyday not just one.

Today was a fairly laid back day.  No real struggles with cravings or anything.  Kinda wish the days would pass faster but this too is part of the whole process, patience . . . . "Yeah, yeah, yeah; how long will that take!" Lol.

Day 36 - Trudy

Today was a great day.  I woke up at 6:45 am and had a text from Vicky saying Sam was sick so I didn't need to take her to school.  I got ready, went downstairs and sat with Dave, Talon, Taylor and Dylan till it was time to take them to school and then went to Vicky's.  I helped Vicky do Valentine's day projects with the kids, it was fun and the kids had fun too.  Around 11am I left Vicky's and came back to Dave and Julie's.  Johnnie and I had some juice and then went to the gym.  I felt great and my workout was great too. After the gym we came back to the house and then I went to get the kids from school.  I dropped Talon and Taylor off at Dave and Julie's and then took Dylan to Vicky's.  On the way back form Vicky's I went to the supermarket; I got squash and a bulb of garlic and some thyme so I could make soup, it was fantastic.  I weighed myself at the gym and was so happy!  I am now 198 lbs, Yeah!!!!

60 Day juice fast - Johnnie day 36

Today has been a good day.  We went back to the gym after a few days off.  It was nice to get back and work the body once again.  Tonight Trud made us a warm meal!  We ate soup. Well, sort of soup.  She blended a squash and garlic with thyme after roasting them, thinned it all down with some water and we ate it like soup! It was freaking delicious.

We were both amazed at how full we were after only a half a bowl of it.  Also, there is more!  Yeah, another real dinner!!!

I am tired today and should probably go to bed early even though I know I will not sleep well because Trud has to go get Julie from the airport at like 11:00pm or something.  I never sleep well without her so even if I try I might find myself just waiting for her to return anyway.

I weighed myself today, a day ahead of schedule, I am down to 274!  Trudy broke the 200 barrier and was very excited!  I am WAY proud of her.

Day 35 - Trudy

Today was a good day. We woke up at 10:30 so that we could go look at a house.  As soon as we walked in I knew that we didn't and wouldn't want the house; it was scary.  Haha.  We didn't do much the rest of the night, however, we did watch a movie called "the Secret," it was a great movie about being the Master of your own destiny.  I am going to do what it takes for me to change my stars.

60 Day juice fast - Johnnie day 35

Today was a good day. We didn't do as much but chilled and watched some movies.  The last of which was called "The Secret," a documentary by yet another Australian, this one was about the power of affirmations or positive thinking.  It spoke of drawing things to you either positively or negatively.  They say that the powers that be and the most amazing people have always known this.  That if you want something, you must see it, feel it, crave it, taste or touch it and the universe will grant it to you.  Of course on the flip side, seeing yourself a failure or unlucky will also cause the universe to grant that to you as well!  The documentary was pretty powerful and caused both of us to consider where we are in life and what we have been asking the universe for in our own way.  We realized that we need to work on that, a bit; lol.

Day 34 - Trudy

Today was a good day. Johnnie and I woke up about 11am, had some juice then went to the cigar shop so Johnnie could get some more cigars. We came back from the cigar shop and then I went to the nail salon, I got a mani and a pedi, pink with white polka dots.  It was nice.  I have got to do this for myself more often.  While sitting around watching movies I found myself wanting pizza really bad. But we didn't cave, yeah for us! Good day overall.

60 Day juice fast - Johnnie day 34

Today was another great day. A lazy day. Played my game, went to the cigar shop and this was the actual day Trudy got her nails done not on the 9th as I wrote there. This is why I need to write in this damn thing daily. We struggled today and talked of how bad we really wanted a pizza! That was tough and I think it almost overtook both of us. I know it did me.  Probably one of my worst craving days and funny that it would come this late in the game.

Day 33 - Trudy

Today was a good day.  I got up at 6:40am, got ready, went to Vicky's, picked up Sam, took her to school, came back, got Talon, took him to school and then finally came back to the house.  Johnnie and I hung out and talked for a bit then I decided that I was going to take a nap.  We woke up around 12:45.  Johnnie and I hung out for a while longer and then it was time to get the kids.  Johnnie went with me again today.  We didn't go to the gym today either, we just watched movies and hung out.  Overall, it was a good day.

60 Day juice fast - Johnnie day 33

Today was another good day.  After Trud got back form taking the kids to school she came back up to lay down for a bit more.  I wanted to cuddle her so I laid next to her and we slept like babies until 1:30pm (these late nights have got to end, lol) when it was time to go get the kiddos again.  We watched some things and then we decided to not go to the gym this evening.  We also decided to be ok with that as well.  We need to learn to give ourselves permission to not be so rigid and down on ourselves.  We are making drastic changes and sacrificing a great deal.  A missed trip or two to the gym will certainly not be the end of all ends.

Day 32 - Trudy

Today was an ok day.  I woke up at 6am with a headache.  I didn't have to go get any kids until 7am so I was up for an hour for nothing.  I got back to Dave and Julie's house at about 8:15am.  I didn't want to wake Johnnie so I laid on the couch downstairs.  Johnnie woke up and texted me around 11am, he was asking me where I was because he missed me.  I came upstairs and we laid together for a while and then decided it was time to get up. We had some juice then went to Wal-Mart to pick up a money gram.  We had time to kill so we went and got a house key made. Johnnie went with me to pick up the kids form school.  We went shopping for more fruit and then chilled the rest of the evening.  No cardio today but that's ok, one day is probably no big deal.

60 Day juice fast - Johnnie day 32

Today was a good day.  We skipped the gym but ran some errands.  We went to Wal-Mart and picked up our money from Bob.  Trudy and I went to go pick up the daycare kids.  We got Ashton first.  She is a funny kid.  I like having her around.  She can be very witty and always cheerful.  We returned back to the house  and I headed to our room to play my game a little and Trud went to get her nails done; she needs to spoil herself more I think because it makes her very happy and I love her being happy.

Day 31 - Trudy

Today was a good day.  It was a full body day today.  We tried a few different things today and pushed ourselves really hard.  I helped Julie pack so she could go to California tomorrow.  I can't believe someone could need so much stuff for a 5 day trip, OMG.  Lol.  I am going to bed early tonight because I have to be up early in the morning to do Julie's school runs while she is gone.

60 Day juice fast - Johnnie day 31

Finally on the downward side of this.  Getting pumped now.  60 days seems way more attainable after crossing the hump.  That 30 day mark was my food baby's last cry for survival I think; until that point he had a small trace of hope.  Well, no more you porky little bastard! Good riddance.

Full body today at the gym.  We mixed it up a little  and added some new things to the routine just to keep it fresh.  We worked hard though and are completely spent.  A good spent though.  I feel myself getting stronger and my muscles more developed.

Trudy - Day 30

Today was a good day.  So, we made it to day 30, that is 30 more days to go; can't wait for it to be over.  We weighed ourselves today and I am 3 lbs away from being under 200 pounds.  I can't wait for that to happen.  I still kinda look fat in pictures and in the mirror, my belly is still fat but all together I am slimming down.  I do sometimes wonder to myself what aren't we doing right in order to have the super awesome weight loss like Joe Cross and Phil from the show?  I feel bad for my husband because I know he feels like what he has lost isn't good enough.  I think he looks great and am proud of any weight he has lost.  We did our cardio today in the form of swimming.  A few days ago I was reading that Vitamin D3 helps with losing belly fat so we went and bought some vitamins and we'll see what happens.

Today's Weight:  203 lbs

60 Day juice fast - Johnnie day 30

New Weight:  282

Well, here it is; day 30!  30 days without one single bite of food.  Still seems weird when I think about it. I am happy to be here, proud of both of us and desperate for it all to be done with!  I want solid food in a bad way. 

Trudy is on track to make her goal and is looking even more amazing which seems impossible that she could look even better and yet she does.  I wish I was losing more, as it is now I am on track to lose about 70 pounds; which is great.  However, me being the go big or go home guy I would love to hit that 100 pound mark!  Lol.  We also started taking Vitamin D3 and Calcium supplements which are supposed to aid in weight loss, especially belly fat according to some new research.  We are taking 1000 IU's per day right now and plan to do this  for a week to see if weight loss improves with the supplements or stays the same.

Worked out today, swam laps and enjoyed the hot tub..  Tomorrow is another full body day.  I wonder if this is showing results as far as the scale is concerned due to the possible muscle gain?  Perhaps  just hardcore cardio is the way to go.

Trudy - Day 29

Today was a good day.  We woke up at 10am, however I was still very tired because we didn't go to bed until 2am and I had a lot of trouble falling asleep.  Tomorrow is day 30, so exciting because now we can start counting down days, yeah.  Can't wait to start eating again.  I have lots of ideas for new inventive foods like pulled pork sushi rolls, cheese burger sushi rolls, smoked mac and cheese and so much more.  I don't want to eat unhealthy anymore but if I do have something bad for me I will just make sure that I eat way less of it.  I do worry about over eating again but hopefully my stomach has shrunk and my body tells me to stop eating.

60 Day juice fast - Johnnie day 29

Today we did a full body work out.  It was tough but not terrible.  Monday always seems a little tough after the two days off.  We have been having a lot of conversations about eating something after the 30 day mark.  I said I want an avocado very badly and Trudy wants a tomato; although secretly I think she wants to go back to eating but thinks she will disappoint me.  I have told her several times I would think no less of her if she eats one thing or stops juicing all together after day 30 and I hope she knows that I mean it.  30 days is a huge accomplishment especially for a couple of food junkies like ourselves.

I, on the other hand, committed to 60 days and no matter how bad  I want food, because I do, I know that I must see this through.  This is about the journey as much as it is about the goal.  Proving I can do this, showing all my doubters that I can go the full 60 and trust me, there are a lot of doubters that I can pull this off.

One more day and then the countdown begins!  Day 60 bitches! Just around the corner.

Day 28 - Trudy

Today was a good day. I woke up really late and I just kinda felt lazy. Julie told me that we were all invited to Ernie and Shanna's to watch the Super Bowl. Then, she proceeded to tell me that they were gonna have Cheesy Dip, Potato Salad, 7 Layer Dip, and Brisket; ughhh, not fair! I helped Julie make the 7 layer dip. The Brisket smelled amazing. Everyone was very polite not to sit right next to us and eat. We sat there for like 4 hours and didn't break. We are very strong! I knew we could do it.

60 Day juice fast - Johnnie day 28

OMG! I completely spaced that today was, of all food days, Super Bowl Sunday! Ernie ans Shanna invited us over to their place with Dave and Julie. Of course Ernie made Cheesy Dip and smoked a 20 lb brisket! There was 7 layer dip and more.

It really sucked not eating all those things that I love, however, the others there were nice enough to not stand right next to us while they ate it.  The game, NY Giants vs NE Patriots was a great back and forth game and a lot of fun to watch even though I don't care for either team. ( Go Seahawks!)

The gym is tomorrow! I am kinda looking forward to it. We nave also decided to maybe add in Vitamin D3 and Calcium supplements as we have read they are substantial weight loss aides, especially for belly fat.

Day 27 - Trudy

Today was a good day. We didn't do much because today is Saturday and we take Saturday and Sunday off. I talked to my Brother today, not quite sure how I feel about that but whatever. My Brother told me that he thinks my Mom might die soon and to be honest I don't think I really care because sh is a mean, ugly, hateful person to me.

60 Day juice fast - Johnnie day 27

Saturday, and as agreed, our first day of a 2 day rest for all our hard sork during the week. I feel a little guilty not doing something but thisrocess is about making a realistic and manageable lifestyle change and also to stop beating ,yself up for all the tiny details. Hard work deserves a reward and rewarding myself, especially with something other than food, is perfectly ok. Perhaps on the last 30 days I will make sire I get some cardio boosting activities in, at least on Saturdays.

Talked to Bubba (my middle son who is a Marine Corps Tanker) today, told him about the juicing thing and he said he was proud of us! That made me feel really good.  He also told us that Anthony ( my youngest son) has another girl pregnant! Grand kid number two I guess. I don't suppose I will get to see this one either.

Day 26 - Trudy

Today was a good day. The work-out was harx today because I was dehydrated an I could feel it, ughh it sucked. I will be drinking more water every day so that I don't feel like that ever again. We didn't do much the rest of the day besides watch a few movies that have been on our netflix forever. They were good movies.

60 Day juice fast- Johnnie day 26

Full body workout at the gym today. We even added a couple of new machines and made sure we pushed ourselves to the max. We are not hurting ourselves but are making sure that our muscles are exhausted and that each trip to the gym is worth the time and effort we are taking to be there. I got on the scale, again, and although down a few more pounds I was disappointed to not see great results. I know every little bit helps but it seems so slow going for the amount of sacrifice I seem to be putting in.

As we approach day 30 though I keep telling Trudy and reminding myself that not only is that the half way point but it is also the point at which we no longer have to count up! Instead of saying we are 10 days in or 15 days or whatever, we will finally be able to start counting down! 30,29,28 ... 15,10, done! I cannot wait . As day 30 nears day 60 seems more attainable.

Trudy - day 25

Today was a good day. We did laps in the pool for our cardio. Dave and Julie grilled steaks tonight, Johnnie and I were sitting outside while they were cooking. OMFG, they smelled so good I wanted one so bad, Johnnie and I went upstairs before they took them off the grill because we were already so tempted with the smell.

60 Day juice fast - Johnnie day 25

Today we woke up and headed for the gym to do cardio. Rather than walking to nowhere on the treadmill we decided to swim laps instead. I love the water and love being in the pool although I never take my shirt off out of disgust with my appearance ( I hope to change that someday). I did forget however, exactly how hard it is to swim laps for exercise rather than just playing around in the pool. I think I did well for the first time back at it but I do know that I have room for growth. I would like to get to at least 50 laps per session.

Tonight Dave and Julie cooked steaks for dinner. That has probably been the worst temptation yet! OMG! I wanted to eat it right off the damn grill.

Trudy - day 24

Today was a good day. We went to the gym earlier so that it wasn't as busy. Louie went to the groomer while we worked out, by the time we were done working out he was ready to be picked up.

60 Day juice fast - Johnnie day 24

Went to the gym early today, or earlier and getting in was much easier. We did a full body workout and made sure we pushed ourselves to give 100% and to work each muscle fully. I think we were both shot at the end of the session which ran about 2 hours but it was the kind of beat where you know you have worked hard.

We dropped Louie off at the groomer before the gym and picked him up after. The rest of the evening we relaxed and watched movies.

Day 23 - Trudy

Today was a good day, we tried to go to the gym at night again but it was packed, again. So, we came back to the house, dropped off the truck and walked to the walking trail, around it and back.

60 Day juice fast - Johnnie day 23

One more week till day 30, the mid-way point. We skipped cardio at the gym today because it was packed. So instead we drove back to Dave and Julie's and then we walked from their house to the walking trail and park, around the lake and back, probably about 2 miles or so in all. It felt good for my body and helped keep me from getting too stiff.

Day 22 - Trudy

Today was a good day. We went to court with Dave and Julie. Nothing really happened so more waiting. At around 7pm we decided to go to the gym, when we arrived it was packed so we drove to the walking trail. We walked and did exercises for an hour and headed back to the gym so that we could do arms. We worked out at the gym for another hour and a half. It fealt good to work out for that long, it was hard, but fealt good.

60 Day juice fast - Johnnie day 22

We changed the room yesterday and it feels much more homey. Today we went to court with Dave and Julie for Dave's thing. Postponed again and another offer of yet a lesser charge. We juiced as usual but had some Naked juice in the morning due to time constraints from court. I didn't sleep well at all and have felt "off" most of the day. Total body workout at the gym. It was crazy busy but we got in a good exercise session and worked our bodies completely. I wasn't as stiff as I thought I would be which is a good thing. I am way down on my juice intake however and really noticed it after our workout. My stomach was cramping and uncomfortable. I even developed a heartburn of sorts. Eventually I got some juice in me and began to feel better.