Eating is Social + {Reboot Sunset Juice}

Posted: April 17, 2012

OK, officially I'm on Day 9 (of 15)...more than halfway there!  Overall I've felt pretty good during this Reboot...better than the first time I did it, I think because my body is already "rebooted"...the sugar craving was already dead before I started.  One thing you'll notice though, if you ever do a Reboot of your own, is how SOCIAL eating is.  Everytime family gets together, it's to share a big meal.  If you're meeting up with a girlfriend, you'll often go out for drinks and appetizers.  If you want to do something special with your spouse, often you'll go out to dinner together.  Officemates order pizza and ask you to join in.  Food, food, food!   So when you're not eating (ie. juicing), it makes it rather difficult to act normally in these social occasions. 

Case in point:

My inlaws invited us over for dinner this weekend.  I already had to tell my mother-in-law that I wasn't going to eat her Ham on Easter (since I was starting my Reboot the following day).  And this time, I had to tell her I wasn't eating at all!  I accepted the invitation though, because it was one less meal that I had to cook for dear hubby & Babycakes while I'm juicing (oh, and of course because I love their company!).  So we headed over Sunday evening to a big spread of lasagna, caesar salad, fresh fruit, and parmesean bread.  I came equipped with my homemade V8 juice.  They kindly asked me how my "juice thing" was going and I was able to tell them how excited I am to be able to be on the journey WITH some of my readers (YOU!!).   A great time was had by all, and I enjoyed the company as I sipped my juice.

The other hard thing about the JUICE ONLY part of the Reboot is the actual task of juicing itself.  Juicing once a day or one batch a day is easy.  It's doable. It's manageable in everyday normal busy life.  But juicing twice a day or two different kinds of juices in the same session is hard. REALLY hard!  I just keep reminding myself that THIS IS ONLY 5 DAYS OF MY LIFE!  It's crazy hectic right now, but it's not forever.

Here's one of the new juices I included in my Part 2 Reboot menu/shopping list.

Introducing Sunset Juice:

Ingredients:

  • 1 large Sweet Potato
  • 3 Pink Lady Apples
  • 2 Large beets, peeled
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 1 orange
  • 4 carrots

Directions:

Juice & Enjoy!  Yields ~40 ounces.

Here's the ingredients:

And, voila - Sunset Juice!  I could definitely taste the bell pepper, which was a turnoff to my hubby, but I rather like bell peppers so it made it all the yummier to me! 

It was a nice alternative to regular Carbeeple juice (carrot, beet, apple).

I'll close today with a sweet pic of Babycakes (aka "Lefty") painting with some serious concentration :) 

Questions:

  1. Do you find it hard to stay on your "diet" (whatever method it might be) while out with friends?  How do you cope?
  2. Do you think it's a good thing Babycakes is going to be a lefty?

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Comments

Submitted by V - April 17, 2012 - 9:45am

Good for you on being over halfway there!

Ok, side note: What is that paint and paper babycakes is using? Do you just use water and then it turns color? I want to let S paint, but I'm so scared of it getting everywhere.

Submitted by kelly - April 17, 2012 - 9:50am

It's an Elmo "paint with water" book. You just use a paintbrush and a cup of water, and the color appears when it gets wet. I found it at Walmart. It was a bit pricey- BUT - you can use it over and over every day. When it dries, it's "white" again and you can paint again with water to bring the color out. I love that! And even if she spills the tiny cup of water, it's not a bit deal. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for toddlers :)

Submitted by V - April 17, 2012 - 2:35pm

Ok that is AWESOME! I am so going to get that for both kids. Thanks!!

Submitted by Lauren @ Oatmeal after Spinning - April 17, 2012 - 10:04am

Oooh man, I definitely have opinions about this! It is really hard to "diet" when you're at social events- ESPECIALLY family gatherings, where there's a lot of food pushers. But, I don't know HOW you just drank juice while everyone ate! I don't think I could ever do that! You have some willpower! (And I love that you said you keep reminding yourself that it's just five days).
I will tell you- even with just me and my husband it's hard. I was much better at intuitive eating and losing weight when I was single and always just cooking for myself! I don't know why it's so much harder with him around (and he's like your hubby- can eat whatever he wants without gaining weight!!) but it just is. That being said, I love his company, of course.
So is the Sunset juice recipe for one person (and that would be ONE meal)? If so, I can definitely see what you mean about it being enough calories. :) It looks awesome!

Submitted by kelly - April 17, 2012 - 10:08am

So I try to make the most of the juicing "activity"/work and always make enough for about 40 ounces, or 2 meals. (Even when I'm juicing + eating). So enough for a 12 or 16 ounce glass in the evening (pictured) plus 22 - 24 ounces to take with me to work in my Blender Bottle the next day.

And now it's not just 5 days, it's only 2 days left of just juice. YAY :) I'm very excited for Thursday morning, even if breakfast will just be baked apples with cinnamon and raisins. You know I'll be munching on some sweet potato fries that night though!

Submitted by valerie - April 17, 2012 - 1:02pm

Social Eating - that is what I suffer from. I've heard food called "The Good Girls Drug" and I agree. In my life we celebrate most things with food. Hubby and I are doing a 10 day reboot . Its what jointhereboot suggested since we are new to plant eating! Tomorrow we get to eat melon and squash apple soup for lunch. I'm looking forward to veggies now in a way I never used to! I'm so happy that this really worked!

Submitted by kelly - April 17, 2012 - 1:31pm

That's awesome, Valerie, that you and your Hubby are doing the 10 day reboot! That soup sounds yummy :) You have started something really amazing here, you really have!!

Submitted by JoAnna - April 17, 2012 - 2:30pm

How did you get started phasing out sugar? Or did you give it up cold turkey? I was thinking of first phasing out fake sugar (Diet Coke, etc) and then phasing out the real thing. Do you miss it? Thanks :)

Submitted by kelly - April 17, 2012 - 11:30pm

I started phasing out sugar first - in the forms of candy and desserts. My office stocks full bins of candy and I had gotten into a habit of eating a couple pieces a day :( So that stopped first, then soda and other desserts. But I was still having sugar-y creamer in my coffee and diet drinks like Vitamin Water & Sobe Lifewater. Then I did my first Reboot almost a year ago and after I went through that, I DID NOT crave sugar (or sugar subsitutes) at all. I can honestly say I don't miss it. And I feel GREAT!!!! Hope that sortof helps answer your questions!

Submitted by Wendy - April 17, 2012 - 3:02pm

Love your blog! I just started juicing this week (I just got a Jack LaLanne Power Juicer at Costco last week) and your website is a huge support to me. I cut sugar out the last few days (have had a bad addiction the last 3 months and have gained 10 pounds), and weaned myself from 3-4 cups of coffee a day to one a day so far. Not eating meat and trying to cut out my only remaining diary- a bit of half and half in my coffee, a greek yogurt, and maybe some feta or blue cheese on my evening salad.
My question is this- I have read on JoinTheReboot.com that juicing more than a few hours in advance causes a serious loss of nutrients in the juice. I get it- but it's really a let down because I work out of the home part time, and my husband full time, and we'd both like to commit to a 15 day juice fast, but neither of us can juice at work. What are your thoughts?
Thanks!

Submitted by kelly - April 17, 2012 - 3:08pm

I've always heard 24 hours max - so that's what I've lived by. Otherwise, you (and I) would literally have to take 2 weeks off of work to do a Reboot. Which for me, is not possible.

Soooooooooooo, I always juice at night - for dinner that same day PLUS breakfast/lunch the next day. Then repeat the next night. It's worked for me for both Reboots I've done.

PS. Awesome job on weaning yourself off of so much coffee!! That's impressive.

Submitted by Emy - April 17, 2012 - 4:03pm

Just found your blog through the TBW post of your cauliflower pizza (which was yummy, btw). Anyhow, what kind of juicer do you have? I do daily green smoothies with a Blendtec, but have been considering getting a juicer too.

Submitted by kelly - April 17, 2012 - 4:06pm

I'm so glad you found me Emy! I'm looking forward to making a NEW pizza crust recipe in another week or two... give that cauliflower one a run for its money :) I have the Breville Juice Fountain. It is sometimes on sale at Amazon for $99! (Not today though) http://www.amazon.com/Breville-BJE200XL-700-Watt-Compact-Fountain/dp/B00...

Submitted by Rachel - April 18, 2012 - 8:39am

Very nice recipe! I have a beet juice about once a week for color variety. Beets are so potent, aren't they?! Do you ever have a tummy ache after beet juice? I just bought red cabbage for the first time. I'm excited to try it and make a purple juice hopefully. By the way your Babycakes is so darling! I have one who from infancy always used her left hand. She's only just two...but so far so good!

Submitted by nayhee - April 18, 2012 - 11:46pm

kids are ambidexterous (sp?) for a good while. Like till age 3 or 4. I can't tell how old your daughter is exactly, but it seems too early to tell!

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