Mean Green Machine and Positive Mindset

Surprisingly, Day 1 and 2 have not been that bad! On Day 1 I decided to try the Mean Green Machine juice. It consists of 6 leaves of kale, 4 stalks of celery, 1 cucumber, 2 green apples (I used a mixed green and red apple), half a lemon, and about an inch of ginger root. It wasn't as good or as bad as I thought. I'll admit it took me awhile to drink a whole glass of it but I did. I was really happy I did because I know this juice is so very good for you! I drank the Mean Green Machine for lunch and in case I couldn't drink it all I had a slice of wheat bread with one scrambled egg on top with salt and pepper. I am not a huge egg person at all but I really enjoyed it on the wheat bread. In fact, I am not big on wheat bread either... Here is what lunch looked like on Day 1 and Day 2. (I couldn't stomach the Mean Green Machine today so I added an extra egg on today's slice of wheat bread)

 All in all it hasn't been too bad. However, I do not plan to exercise yet. I want to lose some weight first. I want to feel better and more energized before I exercise. It may sound stupid to some but I know what works best for me. In the summer of 2012 I lost 20 pounds without exercise by doing Weight Watchers. Unfortunately I gained more than half back but it will be different this time. If I lose 2 pounds a week I will be 10 pounds down by February 10. That makes me excited. That is when I will want to really start exercising.

I have been doing alright with my eating since Monday but I know I can still do better. A slow start is better than no start. That being said, I know this time will be different and more successful because my attitude is completely positive. Any other time when I tried to diet I would get so upset with myself for not doing the best I knew that I could do. Now, I know that it's okay to make a mistake now and then. I know if I have a bad meal for lunch I can still make a healthy decision for dinner. It is better to have one bad meal in a day than one whole day of bad meals. I know that now. However, this doesn't mean I plan on eating whatever I want for one meal a day. This just means it is not the end of the world or my journey if I happen to eat something I shouldn't every now and then. Progress is progress.

It feels good for my mind to be this positive. Hmmm, maybe that is the key to success.

- Active Ashley