Update

Yesterday, my husband and I went to JCP and got the Bella Juicer. After purchasing the juicer, we went to the grocery store and bought $40 in fruits and vegetables. I could not wait to get home and try the juicer out. After cutting three apples, 2 lemons, and some ginger up, I stuck it in the juicer. The juice was way too strong! I started to take apart the juicer and could not remove some of the components. I tugged and pulled and broke the juicer. End result don't buy a cheap juicer. I am currently looking to get the Jack LaLanne Juicer. I have called all JCP but Clackamas so that will be my first 10AM call this morning.

A little about me

I am 25 years old and recently graduated from Oregon State University with a Bachelors of Science in Marketing Management. I have struggled my whole life with food. I always seem to be overeating. After transferring to OSU, I went to the doctor for a wellness check up. To my surprise, I stepped on the scale to find out that I weighted in at 196 pounds. At that point, I realized I had to do something about my weight. I decided to quit my job as a Barista and focus on myself and college (which I was a good student and wanted to be more involved but was too busy working). That Summer I lost 25 pounds by exercising about 2-3 hours a day. I kept the weight off but still have a goal of reaching 150-145 pounds. I want to get to this weight before my husband and I try to have a baby. My number one fear is getting fat during or after a pregnancy and the best way to prevent this is by having a healthy body weight.

I have tried all kinds of diets from South Beach to Weight Watchers but nothing has really stuck. While I did appreciate Weight Watchers, the temptation of you can eat whatever you want was hard. Recently, I have been focusing on cutting out animal based products and eating more whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. But the one thing that I have been wanting to try since watching numerous documentaries is the Juice Diet. I just bought my first juicer and it should be here next week. I am planning on juicing for 30 days straight. I am hoping to get my husband to do this as well but he really cannot stand diets. It will be hard for me because I love to cook and with cooking comes tasting what you make. I did have to order my juicer at work because we did not have it in stock. I am guessing it will be here next week (probably Friday). To prepare myself, I am going to be posting recipes that I will be trying and posting information that I find on the diet. And of course I will be posting a picture of me in a bikini (don't know how well that will go over but I do want to see the results). More to come soon but off to work I must go!