tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91229801252334141762024-03-13T02:13:06.989-04:00Life with EsterlilyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099020543623004183noreply@blogger.comBlogger191125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122980125233414176.post-22796148294728624402014-11-14T09:24:00.003-05:002014-11-14T09:24:28.482-05:00Mixed Media Piece<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I wanted to post a mixed media piece I finished yesterday. I love, love, love the colors and am very pleased with the overall composition of this 11 x 14 piece.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099020543623004183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122980125233414176.post-66668248116828917132014-10-26T19:09:00.001-04:002014-10-26T19:09:06.087-04:00Senior Pictures<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I recently had the immense honor to be asked to shoot senior pictures for two of my friends. It took only about two hours for each shoot out and here are some of the best shots.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099020543623004183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122980125233414176.post-79268222358798764132014-10-05T09:51:00.001-04:002014-10-05T09:51:35.835-04:00Amanda Noelani Woods....it's your Birthday!!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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22 years ago I became a mother. I spent the first 4 months sick and the last 5 months sick. Gained 5 pounds and lost 18 when my 8 pound 9 ounce baby girl was born. <br />
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My first words upon hearing her cry was that she sounded like my grandmother (Grandma Bacon). When I saw her, I was astounded to see that she also looked like my grandmother. My beloved grandmother passed away while I was pregnant with my first child.<br />
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I was instantly in love with this little being that I was never supposed to have been able to conceive. <br />
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As she grew, she constantly showed her loving and very, very intelligent personality. My mother was totally and completely smitten by her. My dad could rarely get his hands on her when my mom was around.<br />
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When Amanda was 7 and my mother passed away, 9 adults formed a circle of chairs and sat there for support while we had to tell her that her beloved grandmother and biggest fan had passed away before she had an opportunity to say goodbye in person. <br />
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My dad had the hardest time telling his beloved grandchild, but she instinctively already knew what had happened.<br />
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Since then, Amanda has seen her beloved grandfather pass, who loved her more than she could ever imagine. She saw her grandmother pass away just four short months after my father.<br />
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One of her most painful and transformative sadnesses came when her Aunt Trisha passed away. This hurt her deeply and continues to cause her sadness. Aunt Trisha was a Godly woman who fought brain tumors for the entire 15 years we had the pleasure of knowing her. She was a missionary in her own right and left a legacy of love and light in her wake.<br />
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Amanda has seen her own physical maladies in her day, she cut off her thumb when she was one, suffered severe whiplash four months later in a simple fall. <br />
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When she was three we were told to be prepared for the ugliness that she could have cancer in the form of a massive tumor that protruded into her abdomen. It turned out to be benign and all that exists today is scar tissue from where it miraculously dissolved away.<br />
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As a teen, Amanda had her brother in the car with her and was headed down the driveway. Our neighbor was backing down the driveway in front of her with her 4 small children in the car with her. On the downward slope, the brakes on my car failed Amanda and she headed straight for the neighbors vehicle. She had a split-second to process, decide and react. She veered off the driveway and made way for a tree rather than plowing into the kids and mom in front of her. The impact was so violent that the tire and front quarter panel on the van were torn off. She and her brother were fine, just as importantly, so were the children and mom in her path. She became a hero that day.<br />
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Amanda may not have been most popular, the most beautiful, the most intelligent. But she is definitely the apple of her daddy's eye. She bats her eyes and playfully cries "Butttttt Dadddddyyyyyy" and daddy gives her her hearts' desires. Including a house that we could move into that was horse-ready so that she could begin to nurture her passion for horses. Two horses come and go.<br />
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College comes and she acquires Geisis, her beloved mare who suddenly passed away after three years together, just three short months ago. This beautiful young woman has learned so much about sadness, pain, life and love in her short 22 years so far. <br />
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But this living, tough as it may be, has formed her heart. It is still so tender and kind.<br />
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She works extremely hard every day and cares for horses every day which fills her with pride and gives her joy. <br />
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You may not have known all that this extraordinary woman has been through, and hopefully now, you will look upon her with the wonder and amazement we do everyday.<br />
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She has four brothers who absolutely adore her and speak of her daily. <br />
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We love her beyond words but I hope this inspires you to tell her yourself, just how amazing you find her to be.<br />
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This mother and father could not be more proud of any child. She is our princess.<br />
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What is my hope for her future? I hope that in the wake of sadnesses that she finds peace with God and a personal relationship with the one true King, Jesus. This relationship will carry her through whatever she faces in the future.<br />
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I could never have imagined that one little 8 pound bundle could transform my life and her daddy's life so much. We are grateful for her presence on this earth, always. <br />
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I know she has an amazing life ahead of her. <br />
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Happy Birthday to my beautiful Amanda Noelani Woods.<br />
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Today marks a very important day for me. I am officially now a small business owner. My product is clear acrylic stamps. They feature boys and guys. <br />
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I always found it hard to find something sophisticated and masculine for scrapbook pages for my boys. And since I have four boys, I am always on the lookout for something that is more than babies or sports. Since they aren't old enough to be grooms or go to their high school proms, those products don't work either.<br />
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I was drawing my boys in my art journals as a way to relax. After I had several of them drawn, I began to look at them in a new way. I could see them as stamps!! How great to have guys dressed in casual to dressy to tuxedo!! I have loved the idea and my husband helped me get the equipment I needed to draw them into the proper programs and then started me off with my first stamp.<br />
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I recently was in Tennessee and the ladies I demonstrated the stamps to LOVED them!!! They asked for one thing: smaller sizes. They liked the 6.5 inch size, but also wanted something half the size. So, I am currently working on 3.25 inch sizes of each stamp I plan to release!! <br />
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If you know an independent scrapbook store that you would like to see the stamps available in, please pass the information along to me and I will contact them. Thank you so much for your help and support!!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099020543623004183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122980125233414176.post-22225920003842113072014-02-05T07:40:00.001-05:002014-02-05T07:40:54.634-05:00C Thru the Woods: And so it BEGINS!<a href="http://cthruthewoods.blogspot.com/2014/01/and-so-it-begins.html?spref=bl">C Thru the Woods: And so it BEGINS!</a>: Welcome to C Thru the Woods blog!! This blog is being created to showcase brand new and VERY EXCITING stamps that are being created by C...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099020543623004183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122980125233414176.post-27504842569113416072014-02-04T20:25:00.002-05:002014-02-04T20:25:49.916-05:00Are you bored yet?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I feel like I am boring you guys with telling you the same thing over and over but here goes anyways!<br />
I juiced all day, no problems, had a very plain salad from Arby's--it was perfect for me but if I were ordering it cause I craved a real salad, this would have made me mad. It was literally 95% lettuce, about a quarter-sized amount of diced tomatoes and bacon and about an ounce of turkey. Arby's--your Farmhouse salad sucks! For $6.30 you could put more than a tiny, tiny bit of tomatoes on it!!<br />
I am drinking water, had no cravings throughout the day and no problems wanting to eat what I made my family for dinner--chili. <br />
Overall, a good day again. I think I feel less stressed this time around because I have learned so much about nutrition and what to expect when juicing. I just feel good. <br />
Oh, and I bought a papaya to try. Don't know anything about papayas. Have to go online and see how to tell when they are ripe and how to prepare them for juicing. Sad huh?<br />
I'm carrying my butt to bed!! <br />
Night all!<br />
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I had a pretty good day today. Not perfect, but still good. I juiced all day until kids started to get home from school. I had to go pick up one kid at his school, then go to the pharmacy, then go get the kids dinner, then go back to the pharmacy, then had to get in rush hour traffic to go the the Eye Doctor to pick up contacts and order glasses, that was followed up by a stop at Sweet Frog to plan an upcoming birthday party there. My days are not usually so furious at the end, but we literally ate on the run in the car. <br />
I tried to make the best choices I could. I had a six inch sub from Subway. All the veggies plus cheese, oil and vinegar. This is a better choice than I have made in the past because I usually get DOUBLE that amount of food and eat it over the course of the evening! So, while not great, it is BETTER. I did have a soda~~diet. No change there. When we went to Sweet Frog, I grabbed the smallest cup and only put about 1/3 of the cup with yogurt. No toppings. It was really just a sampling of the yogurt. I would normally fill it over the top and add chocolate. So, this was BETTER than before.<br />
I plan on drinking water the rest of the evening and begin juicing again in the morning. I don't consider this day a loss, I consider it a win. I am cutting into portion sizes if I eat and trying to pack in lots of veggies. Understand, if I eat a salad at home, it is veggies ONLY.<br />
Not a perfect Juice Fast day, but a pretty good day anyways!!!!<br />
Toodles!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099020543623004183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122980125233414176.post-70192782055133580782014-02-01T20:58:00.000-05:002014-02-01T20:58:19.447-05:00Reboot.....do you see a trend??<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Reboot, again!! And again, and again if I have to. I already noticed a huge difference in the foods I crave, even when not doing just juicing. I also noticed that the auto-immune issues are far less evident when I am doing strict juicing/eating veggies/fruits. I really believe the immune problems can be cured through the whole foods juicing, etc. <br />
I went shopping today and have enough produce to do juicing all week long. I really, really want to do this. I was able to maintain my ten pound loss. So, now I am aiming for another ten pounds. I am ecstatic over maintaining my original loss, that is huge by itself because I haven't been under 290 in many, many years. I was able to stay down and now I am ready to go again. I know what to expect and I actually am looking forward to it.<br />
I find I make a lot of excuses for myself and end up hating who I am as a result. But, I am not giving up on this fight. I am going to take it a juice at a time and maintain the weight losses. I have room for my treadmill now and need to make myself go in and walk now. My husband even ran cable and electric and hung a flat screen tv in front of the treadmill. Guess all that's left is to decide what I want to watch!!<br />
Wish me luck again!! Here I go!!<br />
Love and Happy thoughts!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099020543623004183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122980125233414176.post-49719782741311154882014-01-20T10:21:00.000-05:002014-01-20T10:21:36.906-05:00I missed it!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I flew right by my ten pound milestone! I haven't been on the scales in three days and this morning I find out I have lost 11.1 pounds!! Yeah!!<br />
I have not been blogging the past few days because I have been working on a project hot and heavy. And when I get started working on art projects, I forget to eat, cook, and blog!!! It's actually been a lot of fun to have an opportunity to be creative. It really feeds my soul.<br />
Over the last few days, I have been packing in the proteins--black beans, chicken and eggs. I did this for two reasons, I was only making juice twice a day at the most and because when I am being creative, I literally forget to eat. I would all of a sudden realize it was three in the afternoon and I hadn't eaten at all, or juice! The quickest way for me to get back to working on my art was to eat a protein!! I hope this helps the hair fallout a little, but if it doesn't, oh well.<br />
So, no worries! I am still juicing and still losing!<br />
Can't wait to show you what I've been working on!<br />
Hang in there and have a great day!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099020543623004183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122980125233414176.post-64964641670564873372014-01-14T10:09:00.000-05:002014-01-14T10:09:08.686-05:00Almost to my TEN!!<span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 18px;">" One very important thing is that this is a matter of transformation, and as such, juicing is a very good beginning. However, if you ignore the transformation and only follow a 10 day Reboot and then return back to the old habits, nothing works properly. People should understand this fact."</span><div>
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I keep reading success stories on the reboot website and other places and wonder what my success story will sound like. After ten pounds, my left knee improved enough that I could walk upstairs without pain and weakness. That's just ten pounds. I am going to be able to get on that treadmill any day now and start boosting my booting!! </div>
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After the hectic morning I had, I realized sometimes life is going to throw you a curve ball and things won't go smoothly. What I have to be prepared for is how to handle the chaos and not letting it sabotage my juice habit. I have to find a way around doing what is easy, and instead, do what is best for me. It is so easy to cave in, and what I have to do is understand that I am not going to miss out on anything if I do what is hardest now. I cannot let myself fail. I cannot afford to fail. I don't want to fail. I have to believe that I am stronger than I believe.</div>
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The scales stayed steady today, which is always encouraging.<br />
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This morning I made my first juice from 1/4 pineapple, one orange and one mango. It was very good and very satisfying.<br />
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I used the pulp from this juice for dinner for my kids. I put boneless, skinless chicken thigh strips in a pan with the pulp, added a couple tablespoons of brown sugar and balsamic vinegar and some Fiesta Lime Mrs. Dash seasoning. It all cooked together very nicely in a bit of olive oil and gave them a wholesome, no salt, no preservatives dinner that was tasty. They loved it!!! We served it over rice. Not the best choice for rices, but I have to use up what I have on hand.<br />
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I did notice today that my hair was coming out in an alarming quantity. I have very thin hair to begin with and cannot afford to lose more. So, I determined I would eat a chicken breast in the hopes that the protein would stem the loss. I cooked it with garlic cloves and onions in a bit of olive oil. It was tasty, but I could hardly eat half of it. I'm just not sure I'll be able to eat chicken everyday in an effort to save my hair. So, I may have to consider either a wig or scarves. Once I can get to a healthy weight, adding beans and nuts for protein will be easier to do. <br />
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So, I am not sure what will happen with my hair, but for now, if I lose it, that's ok. It will come back. And if a few months with fewer hairs is what it takes, then so be it! I'm loving the juicing. I love being able to eat a salad if I feel the need and I love the freedom of not measuring and weighing my foods. I'm juicing on!! <br />
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Good Morning! It's a Bright Sunny Day!!! That's how my three year-old used to wake us up every morning!!</div>
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I'm feeling better, the sun IS shining and I am down 9.2 pounds!! I don't have far to go to an even ten pounds which is nice and then my milestone is to be under 280. I definitely feel like I can do this. More importantly, I have to do this.</div>
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So, I am starting off with some Pineapple Gazpacho, then I'll be going shopping to pick out a few more veggies. Then, I'll be rolling out my treadmill. It's not going to be a clothes hanger anymore!! LOL!! Actually, it's just been a very expensive space taker in my house. Now, I plan to actually let it help me reach my goals!!</div>
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I'll probably catch up with you later!! Make it a BRIGHT SUNNY DAY!</div>
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Finally, I have had a successful day!! Yay!! I had a very frank talk with my son and husband about how badly I need to do juicing and how badly I need to be successful. I think it helped them understand a bit better what I am up against if I fail. <br />
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I had juices today and ate a pear when I got overwhelmingly hungry. Made dinner for my family and honestly, it didn't even appeal to me. Hamburgers with cheese. Apparently, they enjoyed it. I didn't hear any complaints.<br />
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Now that I have figured out that I can eat fruits or veggies if I feel the need, I feel a little more secure in the fact that I can succeed. <br />
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A very positive day overall-inspite of the weather!<br />
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I did a little too much nibbling today. But I did fit three juices in! Today is the first time I tried the Mean Green Juice and I loved it!! We'll see what the scales tell me tomorrow. NiteAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099020543623004183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122980125233414176.post-21113320713989839852014-01-07T18:53:00.002-05:002014-01-07T18:53:52.737-05:00Hmmmmmmm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This morning I didn't wake up hungry. Made a juice, didn't want it. Drank half. Made a salad for lunch, ate less than half. Still not hungry. Hunnee brought home pizza for the kids. Ate one piece. Not what I wanted. I may end the day with a juice, dunno. Scales still say I am under 290 so no problem there. Can't believe I don't even really want pizza. Hopefully I will be back on track tomorrow. See you then!! Hugs!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099020543623004183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122980125233414176.post-21472789183626940902014-01-06T17:20:00.000-05:002014-01-06T17:20:46.005-05:00First Milestone!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This morning I hit my first milestone. I am now officially under 290 pounds! I have lost 8.2 pounds so far from when I started. Everyday I am learning more about the philosophy behind juicing and nutrition. And yes, everyday I have popped some kind of real food into my mouth. <br />
But I still consider each day a victory. I'm eating far less food than I would have on any given day. For the most part, I am sampling my family's dinner or actually eating a salad. <br />
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Today's juice has lots more greens than I have been putting in previously. I think that at least 1/2 of my juices need to be green. I also am backing off of having 5 juices and going back to the more manageable 3 or 4, knowing that I can always throw in an extra one if needed.<br />
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I am so excited to see 289 on my scales!! It's been at least 10 years since I have been at this weight. And I am never going back to the 290 mark ever again!! I'm not gonna do it!! <br />
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So, tonight I am setting my sights on my next milestone--to be under 280. I have to take my milestones in slow, short bursts or it will feel completely impossible. I am looking forward to seeing the scales move in the direction of my goals!!!<br />
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Thank you for your support. It means everything to me. Love and hugs<br />
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I was really hoping to wake up this morning under 290 pounds. It didn't happen. I was disappointed but not defeated. I focused on the fact that this has to be a lifestyle change in order to be effective. I focused on the fact that I am still juicing and eventually my body will fall in line and begin to react the way I understand it should. <div>
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I am finding out more information everyday about the foods I should be using in my juicing routine and making the adjustments as I go. In a day or so, I WILL be under 290 then I can look forward to the next milestone, totally doable--280 and so on. I want desperately to succeed at this because I totally believe that consuming raw, natural foods is, without a doubt, a healthier choice. So I am going to focus on the goal of being healthier and not so much on the numbers. That is why I am not down today, that is why I didn't give up. The numbers will come and so will the healthier, happier me.</div>
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I am having Pineapple Gazpacho from the www.rebootwithjoe.com website. It is made just like you would expect red tomato gazpacho but with pineapple in, less tomatoes and spinach<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTt0yO3IaI18YbKBBqwOyUEuwmJX4Q1IlWibOTQHQ7xEo1mjGQ9etlA_TdTuD7K2D9ctcMSmc9tYUzFwRN66T3XrOKVlcdUT0XodRyeOoOfVfZ1fBxmDUVgqgzItl9mHVOu5ETPEHmOJp0/s1600/janicesflowers+074.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTt0yO3IaI18YbKBBqwOyUEuwmJX4Q1IlWibOTQHQ7xEo1mjGQ9etlA_TdTuD7K2D9ctcMSmc9tYUzFwRN66T3XrOKVlcdUT0XodRyeOoOfVfZ1fBxmDUVgqgzItl9mHVOu5ETPEHmOJp0/s320/janicesflowers+074.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
for the greens. For this drink I put in half a bag of spinach. I don't think I've been using quite enough greens into my juices. The next time I make this I will put in 1/4 lemon instead of half just to let the pineapple come through a little more.<br />
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I am counting today as a success!!! I did do some nibbling and I have to be more mindful of that but my sweetie made me a really nice salad today at lunch time and other than that, I have had 4 juices and not quite as much water as I should but I still have several hours to get them<br />
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I am gonna make this work!!! Love and hugs!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099020543623004183noreply@blogger.com1