Vegan/Vegetarian Thread (discussion, recipes, laughs)

[Greco]

ElijahRene here is the link to Joe Cross's reboot program. There it explains
everything about the juicing. They have schedules for people at all stages of
changing their eating lifestyle, which I thought was excellent so check it out.

http://jointhereboot.com/reboot-program/

I'll be saying more about my own juicing in the next post.

As I said to you before I read this post, I think its good what your doing.
Eating healthy=health, clarity, and ENERGY in my book so if you want let
us know how your doing.

Greco

Originally Posted by ElijahRene

I just watched the documentary called Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead, Joe Cross, the filmmaker, did a 60 day juice fast where he only juiced raw fruits and vegetables for those 60 days as a result he lost 75 pds. in 60 days and was able to rid himself of an auto immune disease he had struggled with for 8 years.

I was thinking of something more in depth, like this. Anyone have any experience with it?

[Greco]

Hi Folks,

I've decided to begin the juice feasting (prefer it to the word fasting) even more, to step it up. So I'm counting today as Day 1 and I'll report on how
I'm doing daily as I can get to the coffee shop.

Today I began the reboot standard program from Joe Cross's site, the link is in my previous post reply to ElijahRene.

It consists of 5 days of eating fruits, and veggies in any form except for frying of course. I agree with Dominique about the importance of fiber.

So my green smoothies remain, and will up the amount of green juice daily, also can have salads. That's it fruit veggies and more veggies!

Then 5 days of only green juices.

Then a return to eating fruits veggies salads soups smoothies etc only
fruit and veggies with a bit of oil of your choice. I love both olive and flax.

Also I will have tea (non-caffeine), and H2O.

Now nuts, seeds, and of course animals etc I will not have until after
I'm done, except in my case for the animals, don't do animals anymore.

My dates for this is begun today 1/21/12 - 4/21/12, two months...I'll
let you know how it goes...

Green smoothie:
Today I did have Brazil nuts, and chia seeds in my smoothie before seeing
the program.

and 4 apples
green powder
red powder
flax oil
H2O

delicious!

on to the green juice

7 stalks of celery
7 stalks of dandelion
7 stalks of kale

1 cucumber
1 branch of ginger
1 lemon

On my juicer this came to
a bit more then 24 oz

I diluted above with about
a little less then half the juice
to make about a liter.

I froze some, and drank
24oz of the juice during
the day.

This is not such a different day for me, except that I did not have any grains, or pasta. I missed chewing for sure...Tomorrow, no nuts, or seeds, nor grains etc.

Question 1: How do I feed myself? With life-affirming foods.

Wish me luck!

Greco

[Elijah]

Hi guys,

I made it through 6 days of strictly juice (down 18 pds.) but My energy level was so bad it was difficult to function at work. Now I have added whole foods back into My diet, but sticking to the program and My energy level is back. I don't regret the fast, I think it has "cleansed My pallet" if you will and made it easier to stick with a whole foods plant based diet.

The weight loss has slowed substantially, but I guess that's to be expected.

I am guessing the fasting slowed My metabolism and now there will be an "adjustment" period. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

I also want to thank everyone for being so supportive!

[Elijah]

Honey vs. Agave

and

Olive oil vs. Flax seed oil

Any thoughts?

[Greco]

Day 3

up quite early a discomfort has been an urge to chew more then my smoothie the green juice is high octane for sure

no no headache and I think that is because I've been off the coffee
and meat, dairy for several months

so only urge to chew into a grain

and emotions surfacing along with increasing clarity more vivid dreams

two more days then I "eat" only green juice preparing myself to having
no green smoothies which I have grown to love

tomorrow's green juice

ginger fennel dandelion kale cilantro
apple pear H2O

green smoothie

pears apples some green juice
H2O flax oil

Greco

[Greco]

Hi Veggie Lovers,

Day 5 has come and is almost gone.

Tomorrow Day 6 green juice only

all day, and evening for the next

5 days.

Skin is smoother, already? Amazing, yes.

Cravings? Oh yes, those too...I drink H2O
or more green smoothie.

More changes? Yes, but I won't write them
here.

Thanks for listening to me talk to myself, lol.

Greco

[Sachita]

Originally Posted by ElijahRene

Honey vs. Agave

and

Olive oil vs. Flax seed oil

Any thoughts?

I use agave because I enjoy the taste over honey for tea (once coffee). I'm an olive oil snob. Nothing is better then EVOO unless I'm using virgin coconut oil for something special. I dislike the taste of flax seed oil. I'd rather eat flax seeds hidden in something or eat raw hemp seeds instead.

[Sachita]

I am in bed today kinda sick. I've been drinking and eating a lot of fresh and juiced greens and herbs. I also stopped dairy, coffee, meat, processed fats. I am in full detox mode and feeling like poo. This is about day 6 or 7 I think.

When I get sick my craving for sugar and carbs gets out of control.

[Elijah]

Good luck!

Originally Posted by greco

Hi Folks,

I've decided to begin the juice feasting (prefer it to the word fasting) even more, to step it up. So I'm counting today as Day 1 and I'll report on how
I'm doing daily as I can get to the coffee shop.

Today I began the reboot standard program from Joe Cross's site, the link is in my previous post reply to ElijahRene.

It consists of 5 days of eating fruits, and veggies in any form except for frying of course. I agree with Dominique about the importance of fiber.

So my green smoothies remain, and will up the amount of green juice daily, also can have salads. That's it fruit veggies and more veggies!

Then 5 days of only green juices.

Then a return to eating fruits veggies salads soups smoothies etc only
fruit and veggies with a bit of oil of your choice. I love both olive and flax.

Also I will have tea (non-caffeine), and H2O.

Now nuts, seeds, and of course animals etc I will not have until after
I'm done, except in my case for the animals, don't do animals anymore.

My dates for this is begun today 1/21/12 - 4/21/12, two months...I'll
let you know how it goes...

Green smoothie:
Today I did have Brazil nuts, and chia seeds in my smoothie before seeing
the program.

and 4 apples
green powder
red powder
flax oil
H2O

delicious!

on to the green juice

7 stalks of celery
7 stalks of dandelion
7 stalks of kale

1 cucumber
1 branch of ginger
1 lemon

On my juicer this came to
a bit more then 24 oz

I diluted above with about
a little less then half the juice
to make about a liter.

I froze some, and drank
24oz of the juice during
the day.

This is not such a different day for me, except that I did not have any grains, or pasta. I missed chewing for sure...Tomorrow, no nuts, or seeds, nor grains etc.

Question 1: How do I feed myself? With life-affirming foods.

Wish me luck!

Greco

[Greco]

Thanks!

Greco

Originally Posted by ElijahRene

Good luck!

[Sachita]

just a quick post and to subscribe. After some consideration I decided to go vegan. I juice quite a bit too.

More later. I look forward to recipes and ideas.

Thanks
Tamara

[Greco]

Day 6

and first day on only Green Juice! Almost done.

about 52oz energy all day.

A client of mine looks at me and
says, "You look even more different then
when you stopped eating meat, and running and all
that crazy stuff...What are you doing now?!"
I laughed and smiled and told him. He looked
at me very strangely...then asked, "Do you want
me to get you a pizza?" I said, "Thank you, no. I'm
good." We had a terrific session...smiling.

So, Veggie Lovers this is Joe Cross, and he has
other of these video tips on youtube so check
them out for more information.

Greco



How much juice should I drink per day? - Reboot

[Sachita]

Greco are you doing the 15 day reboot or the 5-5-5? Yea for you!

I mentioned in another thread that I juiced live, just picked greens I grew. Within days there is a notable difference in my skin. I drink about 20-26 oz of juice a day. I have not done a juice fast. Just recently I stopped coffee and that was huge for me. It's day 5, lost count, and I'm still getting headaches but I also stopped diary and meat. I decided to just go cold turkey with it all. My body is going through changes and sometimes its uncomfortable but I also feel it restoring. I'm having a huge cravings. My roommate sets the coffee pot to auto brew at 6:30am and I can smell it in the morning. I did not take everything out of the house and amazingly I have been cooking up food I had, I;m not longer eating and preparing it for my roommate. I honestly can't believe my will power. I have not cheated.

I might do a juice fast once I ramp up the garden. I start the seeds soon and by march I have cold hardy greens growing. I can't wait! I may try and get a buddy to fast with me and go for a full 10 days.

[Passionaria]

Hey Veggie lovers, I thought I would share this interview as there is so much cleansing and detoxing going on here. My co-host Misty did this interview, and I learned so much from this guy, that I am sharing it all over the place. It's a half hour and an easy listen.

http://www.archive.org/details/Tales...r.JoeMarshalla

I am pleased to welcome Joe Marshalla Ph.D. to the show. Dr Marshalla is going to talk about methods of detoxing our bodies, and why it's necessary in today's world.

"Health and diet are becoming more important to everyone these days. Everything we eat has a profound impact on how we feel and subsequently, on how we think. The biochemistry of the body is intricately connected with the biochemistry of the brain. These two systems are constantly affecting one another and can not be separated. Just like one can not separate two sides of a coin, one can not separate these two systems. In truth they are actually one in the same. Every being on the planet now faces new challenges as a result of environmental toxicity. This venerable soup is everywhere. It's in the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat. Unfortunately, one can not escape this reality. The problem arises when out body can not eliminate toxins faster than we accumulate them. When this occurs we develop a toxic body burden which ultimately leads to a host of diseases.

With this understanding Dr. Marshalla can lead you through a whole host of health and diet options. From transitioning through different types of diseases to wellness, to detoxification protocols, to whole food choices and vegetarian diet, Dr Marshalla is an encyclopedia of knowledge.

To find out about the many books, classes and services offered by Dr. Marshalla you can go to : http://www.repeatlessness.com/

Joe's Zeolite recommendation: Natural Cellular Defense or NCD. You can purchase at Waiora.com Theses are the only purified zeolites in the world, therefore the only ones he recommends.

[Greco]

Sachita,

I've found that its actually easier to go "cold turkey"...I'm doing the 5 5 5
until 4/21/12 60 days of no grain, nuts, or seeds, just incredible nutrition,
phytonutrients, and beautiful forest green juices...smiling

Sounds like your already juicing, and doing well...I had already quit the coffee several months ago so no headache, but other beneficial changes...
at times the craving to have something chewier then juice came, but I'd only
be cheating myself so I stuck with it, and will continue.

How terrific that you can grow your own greens! Welcome to Veggie/Vegan world.

Several other veggie lovers here also grow their greens, and other plants.

Drinking lots of H2O I've found is a must to feel full, and more comfortable.

continued success, Greco

Originally Posted by Sachita

Greco are you doing the 15 day reboot or the 5-5-5? Yea for you!

I mentioned in another thread that I juiced live, just picked greens I grew. Within days there is a notable difference in my skin. I drink about 20-26 oz of juice a day. I have not done a juice fast. Just recently I stopped coffee and that was huge for me. It's day 5, lost count, and I'm still getting headaches but I also stopped diary and meat. I decided to just go cold turkey with it all. My body is going through changes and sometimes its uncomfortable but I also feel it restoring. I'm having a huge cravings. My roommate sets the coffee pot to auto brew at 6:30am and I can smell it in the morning. I did not take everything out of the house and amazingly I have been cooking up food I had, I;m not longer eating and preparing it for my roommate. I honestly can't believe my will power. I have not cheated.

I might do a juice fast once I ramp up the garden. I start the seeds soon and by march I have cold hardy greens growing. I can't wait! I may try and get a buddy to fast with me and go for a full 10 days.