Day Six

Not much to report today.  I was tired last night and went to bed early.  Thus, I didn't prep the produce for today's breakfast and lunch.  I woke up and made a batch of juice that would have to serve as both.  Here's what my fiancee and I had:

• 3 apples
• 5 carrots
• 4 stalks of celery
• 1 small lemon
• 1" chunk of ginger
• 1/2 bunch of parsley
• 1 1/2 stalks of rhubarb

It made about 48 ounces, which meant 24 ounces for each of us.  Definitely not enough to keep me full.  I had training this morning and was away from a fridge, so I drank all of mine before 8 a.m.  Tresa sipped on hers throughout the morning and then had some Odwalla this afternoon.

I made Hamburger Helper for the boys tonight.  You know, as cheap and unhealthful as that crap is, it looked gourmet to me tonight.  Still, I resisted stealing any and made a batch of Mean Green for mama and I.  We're out of kale, so I substituted collard greens and parsley.  Otherwise, it's the same as the juice that a lot of people are drinking as part of their Reboot program.  If you're unfamiliar, here it is:

• 6 leaves of kale (I substituted 3 leaves of collard greens and 1/2 bunch of parsley)
• 1 cucumber
• 4 celery stalks
• 2 Granny Smith apples
• 1/2 of a large lemon
• 1" chunk of ginger

I doubled the recipe and it made about 44 ounces of juice.  I'm drinking it now.  Not bad, as far as thick, bright green beverages are concerned.

I'm tired again today - I'm waiting for this "I had a TON of energy when juice fasting" thing to kick in.  Lately, I haven't had much energy at all.  I think it's because I'm not getting enough juice.  It's hard.  Juicing for two people requires a lot of produce just to fill a 45 ounce pitcher.  If we split it, that's a little over 20 ounces each.  In order to get about 80 ounces of juice (or more) each day, I'd have to juice 4-5 batches each day.  I'm going to have to find a way to step it up.  If you have any ideas, share them with me.