Good morning!
Today I began a 3 day cleanse. It is called “Fruit Flush” and Jay Robb designed it. I had no intention of looking for or doing a cleanse right now, but my grocery store was giving these books out for free, so I took one. I have always thought that Jay Robb has very high quality protein shakes, etc. . .so I decided to give it a whirl. My main goal right now is to rid my system of sugar and other toxins. I have been eating a lot of candy lately, which I know is not doing my body any big favors.
Day 1 is a high quality protein powder every 2 hours, which comes out to be 5 times throughout the day. Jay doesn’t push his product AT ALL, but I did buy it because it uses Stevia as a sweetener, and the only other ingredients are: Cold-processed cross-flow microfiltered whey protein isolate, natural flavor, xanthan gum, and lecithin. . .Good stuff! Dinner day 1 is 3-6 cups raw veggie salad and 3-6 oz of lean meat. . .or 4-8 scrambled egg whites. You also have your healthy oils here as dressing. . .and you can add lemon or lime juice. . .of course, you drink plenty of water throughout the day.
Day 2-3 is a serving of fruit every 2 hours, which comes out to be 5 servings throughout the day. He gives you a list of fruit to choose from, and the serving sizes are huge, such as two medium apples for one serving. Dinner these nights is 3-6 cups raw veggie salad with the same dressing as above, with 1 protein drink. . .this time with 5tbs of protein powder and 12 oz water.
That’s it! He also discussed that higher glycemic fruits can be consumed due to only eating one serving every two hours. . .fructose enters the bloodstream at a relatively slow rate, so your system is not overloaded with sugar.
I’ll keep you posted on how I am feeling. . .by the way, you are not supposed to do any heavy exercise while on this cleanse, the same as any other cleanse. I will probably be tired today and very energetic the remainder of the time. I am a little worried about running to the bathroom, as I am subbing all day Monday and Tuesday, day 2 and 3. If anyone wants more details, so you can try it, let me know.

Jerianne

It’s been awhile . . .This last week has been a busy one. Randy had to go out of town for work, and I had a full week of subbing. Monday started with junior high and teaching 4 math classes and a social studies class without a break in-between or prep time. . .I was looking forward to it, but was a bit worried about how I was going to get there at 7:45 am. Brennen usually wakes up around 7-7:30 am and his school is a good 50 minutes round trip for me. So, I skipped his nap Sunday, and he was out by 7:10 pm. Regardless, I still had to wake him at 6:30 am! Thank goodness he was in a great mood! This was sort of our routine all week, except for he did take his usual naps at school, which are early enough not to disrupt our nighttime routine too much.
Tuesday was upper elementary again, and Wednesday was kindergarten. At first, I was a bit apprehensive to teach kindergarten, but then I grew excited. By the end of the day, I absolutely LOVED kindergarten! It’s hard to be too objective because each school and its children are so unique, but these kids listened so well, and were not the out of control, totally hyper children that I had imagined. So, in this regard, subbing is turning out to be the great eye-opening experience that I thought it would be. Thursday was my only day off for the week. I kept Brennen home with me, and we ended up going into the coffee shop for three hours in the afternoon to close for one of the girls. B loves going there with me, and his job is to hand the customers candy. Friday I was at Trent Elementary. I had first grade in the morning, and second in the afternoon. These kids were sweet, but a handful to say the least. Like I said, each school has a different make up of children, and some are definitely more challenging than others. Next week I have a full week, four days of which I will be in the library/media center at Trent Elementary. I am so excited for this!!! Lorri Reilly (who has Patrick, born the same day as B) is a literacy teacher there, so we are looking forward to being in the same building.
Randy returned home last night, and got Brennen today. I am relishing the quietness as I type this; however, it is a bittersweet feeling. I was getting used to having him around every day.
I’m heading to church as usual in the morning, and hoping that the rest of the day is quiet. . .I intend on finishing my current book (Monster by Jonathon Kellerman), so I can start The Secret Life of Bees.

XOXO