Posts from ‘February, 2008’

Juicy News – Day 29

What I consumed today: 

250 ml warm water, lemon  juice, cayenne pepper
500 ml Barleylife
250 ml Herbal Fiberblend
2 liters orange, carrot, celery, cucumber,
1 liter spinach, apple, green pepper, spring onion, tomato, chili
lots of water
MSM
Flaxseed Oil

Weight: 

Starting weight  – 157 kg.

Weight on Tuesday 26 Feb – 145.5 kg

Total loss – 11.5 kg

Exercise: 

Much needed Kegel exercises!

Energy levels:  I was wiped out after my grocery and post office trip. 
Positive [...]

Hanlie’s Favourite Tomato Soup

It is so gratifying to see that many of my blogging buddies are taking positive steps towards a healthier, more plant-based diet. Chanda has asked for some recipes, so I will post one every Friday.

 
Hanlie’s Favourite Tomato Soup 
 

1-2 tbsp vegetable stock

4 leeks, sliced very finely

2 tins Italian Tomato Puree

2 tins Italian Crushed Tomatoes

10-12 ripe tomatoes, [...]

Got eggs?

I love Tertia Albertyn. She wrote a painfully funny, brilliant book, So Close, about her harrowing journey to motherhood, via 9 IVF’s, numerous miscarriages, the death of her firstborn and the eventual birth of her twins, Adam and Kate, now three years old. Tertia introduced me to blogging. Without her I’d be a much poorer [...]

Juicy News – Day 28

What I consumed today: 

250 ml warm water, lemon  juice, cayenne pepper
500 ml Barleylife
250 ml Herbal Fiberblend
2 liters orange, mint, carrot, celery, cucumber, butternut, ginger 
250 ml chai tea
500 ml  Hanlie’s cold and flu remedy
lots of water
MSM
Flaxseed Oil

Weight: 

Starting weight  – 157 kg.

Weight on Tuesday 26 Feb – 145.5 kg

Total loss – 11.5 kg

Exercise: 

None

Energy levels:  None detected yet! 
Positive Changes: 

My skin is soft and smooth [...]

Don’t mess with PMS!

I found this in my inbox today, courtesy of my friend Carina, and I had such a good giggle, I thought I’d share it with you.

 *This is an actual letter from an Austin woman sent to American company Proctor and Gamble regarding their feminine products. She really gets rolling after the first paragraph. It’s PC [...]