Day Two: Watermelon and Kickin Carrot

Didn't really want to get up this morning. I don't know if it's because of the rain or if I'm detoxing, but my bed was sooooooo comfortable. Anyway, got myself up and juiced way too much watermelon on accident. A whole 1/4 ends up making over 24 oz when you juice the rind with it. So I had about 16 oz this morning for breakfast. It's still really good with the rind. I only used about half of the rind though so that may have made a difference in the flavor being sweeter than in the past when I've juiced all of the rind from the section.

I'm not really feeling any hunger pains yet today. The watermelon juice left me feeling full this morning and I'm nursing my Kickin Carrot (courtesy of Teela Herman's blog my40dayjuicefast.blogspot.com ) now. I'm not really a huge fan of this juice. I like the idea, but the measurements provided for the ingredients were all wrong. I doubled the recipe because my intention was to have it for both lunch and dinner and the doubled recipe only yielded about 8 oz of juice...maybe my carrots and oranges were too small. I added 3 more carrots and it still didn't reach the 12 oz mark so I added 2 more. I finally just added some water to fill it to the 16 oz line. I probably also should have followed what she said when she put in the recipe that she peeled the lime because the citrus is strong in this juice. I may have used too much ginger as well. There are just so many variables. Needless to say....I'll need to make a lot of changes to this recipe to make it work for me.
Here's the ingredients and why they are so good for you!

   1. Carrots - a rich source of carotenes, vitamin-A, flavonoid compounds that help protect from skin, lung and oral cavity cancers, Beta-carotene (one of the powerful natural anti-oxidant helps protect body from harmful oxygen-free radical injury), poly-acetylene antioxidant falcarinol which may help fight against cancers by destroying pre-cancerous cells in the tumors, vitamin C, many B-complex groups of vitamins such as folic acid, vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine), thiamin, pantothenic acid, etc., that act as co-factors to enzymes during substrate metabolism in the body, and healthy levels of minerals like copper, calcium, potassium, manganese and phosphorus.http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/carrots.html

   2. Oranges - high in Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, beta-carotene, calcium, potassium and magnesium.http://www.citrus.com/health-benefits-the-fascinating-history-of-navel-oranges/ 

   3. Lime - high in Vitamin C, liminoids, limonin (a compound easy for the body to absorb and causes cancer cell death), and citric acid which acts as a fat burner. Lemons also share these traits with the lime.http://www.livestrong.com/article/292173-lime-juice-health-benefits/

   4. Ginger -  been there, done that. Look on my previous post if you want to know more about this awesome Superfood.

Despite not being hungry, I am craving a cheeseburger like no one's business. I think of it and my mouth starts watering. Then I take a sip of juice. Not the same. Oh well, I'm sure it will pass quickly. I'm really looking forward to Day 4 when the detox should be over and cravings should subside.

On a positive note, I weighed myself this morning and I'm at 163lbs, so down 2 pounds from yesterday. I'm sure it's water weight and what-not, but it's exciting and motivating none-the-less!

I'll be having my extra watermelon juice for dinner tonight. It worked out with the Kickin Carrot being a flop. Anyway, here's the modified recipe for the Kickin Carrot:

Recipes:

Kickin Carrot

(makes a 16 oz serving)

Ingredients:

6 carrots

1 navel orange (peel or no peel, your choice)

1/2 lime (peel or no peel, your choice)

1 tbsp ginger

Directions:

Peel the lime and orange if you choose, wash all ingredients and juice!