Day 24

Today was a beautiful day!  Warm and beautiful!  I am so thankful for those that are inspired by my journey. It gives me such a big boost to hear from you all and it keeps me going!!! As of this morning I was down 22.2 lbs! My energy is great and I my brain feels clear.. So today I started my day off with a large quart/liter of water with some fresh squeezed lemon juice. I headed off to the local Farmers Market with my kids and we scored some amazing organic/pesticide free produce!!!  Just take a look below!  And I got all of it for under $60. After the Farmers Market we headed over to a local Natural Foods Market and I got a large fresh juiced "green goddess, (carrots, cucumber, celery, spinach) and add an apple". Yum. Then I came home my daughter made me a Nectarine Peach Juice! SOOOO GOOD!! The ONLY thing that got me a little bit on edge today was when my daughter threw in a piece of nectarine with the pit still in it...and I knew when I turned my back it happened because the sound was HORRIFYING!  It was the same if not worse than nails on a chalk board! EKKKK! And then my beloved brand new, less than 2 week old juicer completely turned off and wouldnt even open!  I was so scared that it was damaged badly.  (PLEASE NOTE: NEVER PUT PITS DOWN A JUICER! ;)) Eventually, after running water and soap thru it I was able to get the juicer open and free the cracked up pit out.  But there was some damaged that remained. The filter has some small dents in it and there are 2 little metal pieces that are sticking out that I am hoping I can push back in properly. Otherwise...I am going to have to call in a service order tomorrow to Omega. Guess I better register it tonight, eh?! haha. I am happy I got the Omega over the Hurom as the Omega has a 10 year ALL parts warranty. Whew! Well at least the juicer still works for now. I will keep ya posted.
So on that note. I know a lot of you are asking me what kind of juicer is a good entry level juicer? I would say the Breville Juice Fountain.  It is sold at Bed Bath and Beyond brand new at $150 and you can use the 20% off coupons they send in the mail or you can get a 20% off coupon if you sign up online for their emails to be sent to you!  Here is the juicer: http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?SKU=13687110  It is also ironically the SAME EXACT juicer that was used for everyone that juiced on the Fat Sick and Nearly Dead Documentary. Its simple, inexpensive and it works. If it still is too much at this time I highly suggest you try Craigslist. There are people that are always selling their juicers for good prices. If you want to take it to another level one day and have a juicer with a long warranty and that juices quieter and runs at a low rpm so your fruits and veggies are not oxidized like the standard type juicers, I personally recommend either the Omega VRT 350 or Omega 8006 Juicer. The Omega 8006 runs about $300 and the Omega VRT runs about $380.  I just say you get what you can and start juicing! The sooner the better!
  And before I close for today I wanted to say that I am thinking about putting together some YouTube videos with Q and A's and how I am doing, what I am juicing, etc etc. So if you have any ideas for what you would like to see me do or questions you want me to address please let me know!
  Thank you all for being inspiring me to continue to inspire you all! It means a lot to hear the positive I am making in your lives. I am here for you.
To Our Health,
Laura
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