We All Get Older, We Don't All Get Grown.

Wow.  I can't believe today is finally the last day of this journey.  I wish I could say that time has flown by, but it definitely did not.  It's been very challenging but also super rewarding.  Nothing great ever comes easy.  It's crazy to think that for the past 40 days, i haven't ate anything...not even a bite of an apple or a carrot.  Just freshly juiced fruits and veggies and the occasional hot tea.

Looking back at the reasons that I did it in the first place, i'm pleased at the results.  I conquered a personal challenge, got SUPER healthy, learned to consciously rely on God, and in the process lost over 30 lbs.  Like I said before, I didn't do it with a weight-loss goal, so I don't know officially how much weight I lost, but i'm curious to weigh myself one last time tomorrow to see where i'm at.  Either way, I can't wait to start working out again and I can't wait until breakfast in the morning!

Thanks to everyone who supported me through this and motivated me!  If you have any questions or want to do something similar feel free to ask me anything.

I literally had a food dream last night.  Crazy.  9 more days...

Less than 2 weeks until i hit my goal, hooray!  I've been contemplating adding on 20 more days for a total of 60 days...but i'll make that decision when the time comes.  Regardless, this experience has been a major blessing!

I haven't been posting everyday, because honestly these last 20 days have not gone by very fast.  My friend from England flew in earlier this week and i've been showing him around San Diego.  We met out in Barcelona, where life was just about immersing ourselves in the culture, eating good food, and enjoying the crazy night life.  And while we were out there I talked up San Diego as having the best mexican food in the world, so he had high expectations.  As soon as I picked him up from the airport, I apologized, "Dude, you're gonna hate me.  I'm still going to show you the city, take you out to the best food in town, and go out with you at night...but i'm not eating or drinking the WHOLE time you're here."

He's had no problem with it, but it's definitely been a challenge for me.  So far i've taken him to In-N-Out, Lolita's, Wahoo's, Las Cuatro Milpas, and some other taco shops.  I made sure to fill up on juice before taking him to any of those places though, haha!

So anyways, 20 days is significant to me because this whole time i've been counting up (day 1, day 2, day 3, etc...).  Now I can start counting down!  For some reason, in my mind, that makes it a lot easier.  I'm looking forward to the next half of this experience and will make sure to keep this updated if anything cool happens.

Juice Recipe of the Day:

• Whole Pineapple (trimmed)
• Bag of Baby Spinach
• A few stalks of Celery