The experience after the 'Juice Cleanse'

2nd day after the juice cleanse, I'd been cooking lots of foods..so excited!

The downside was I can't eat much, worst still for the first day I touch the foods, everything tastes so sensitive and yet so dry in mouth. Well, I supposed I was too greedy @@ I should've taken everything much slowly...naughty!

14/14 of 'Juice Cleanse': Self-will

'Where there's a WILL, there's a WAY!' 'Thank you, Lord for this opportunity!!'

14 days has been almost towards the end of if, I think I deserve a pad on my shoulder...I am proud of being me, I feel great (as a result of this cleansing), and mostly, my believe has gone to another deeper lever of myself!!

This is my own quote I am proud to share, 'If you believe in something, go for it, stimulate yourself on the way, and just keep doing it until you get it! 

Thank you, Lord for this opportunity!! Thank you for those who've been supporting me all the way, my family! Look forward to eat again....kept thinking what to eat after this, my list goes too long...:-)

13/14 Day of 'Juice Cleanse': Clean

By now, I can differentiate between 'hunger' and 'temptation' pretty clearly, in my own way.

This is the story you can apply, just imagine if there are 2 rooms side by side inside of you, and you put the word HUNGER in one room and TEMPTATION on the other side of the room...close your eyes and said which room are you in at the moment.

Your mind traveled to the tummy part and feel it if you're really and truly hungry - HUNGER room (well, drink your juice first, avoid leaving your mouth dry and thirsty, because the sweetness of the juice is enough to stop your craving from time to time).

And this time move to another room to feel again - TEMPTATION room (in my case is my brain). If you're actually tempted to same particular food that you smell or see at that time...for me, it's sooo clear that the 'hunger' room don't say anything and the 'temptation' room roaring terribly bad.

So, is that obvious which room you are at? Think about it..

To me, there is no reason to give up just because you're too 'hungry' (just think you can always eat after the cleansing time, right?), you must separate the two issues here. But again, everyone is different, you will know when it's the 'right time' for you to start, continue, & to stop.
You'll feel full once you sip the juice. My suggestion is to make yourself preoccupied with lots of activities, so that your brain does not 'play tricks' on you.

Click this for 'Cleansing' recipe.

Having trouble sticking with your plan? Click this.
More ideas for meatless foods?

Quote for today: “God doesn't seek for golden vessels, and does not ask for silver ones, but He must have clean ones.” Dwight L. Moody quotes (American Evangelist, 1837-1899)

12/14 Day of 'Juice Cleanse': Uplifting

Did you know?
that you're not feeling hungry during fasting? (more about it tomorrow :-)

I know it's a fasting season for me, but I want to share with you that even though you're fasting, you can still enjoy the food you're cooking or even seeing your family enjoying the foods (can't help, right? Because they still need to eat daily).

What else?

There are all cooked without MEATS! Lots of people have been asking what sort of food to cook then? 'That would be boring!' 'Not enough vitamins for my kids.' 'I don't think we can do it!' 'It's too hard for my husband to change!' The lists will continue.....

It comes down to your 'CHOICE'. I will not say much about it because I am not in the position to say more about health and nutritious, I am just the ordinary woman who're just happy and believe what I believe and more importantly life is getting better and better ever since (in my opinion). So, I thought...hmm, we must be doing something right somewhere :-)

Since food are consumed largely everyday, we have to learn to be a smart eater and yet still enjoying the foods we eat, remember the famous quote says 'YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT.' Don't worry, I am still a human with lots of bad habits, too! Like fried stuffs and so on, but at least keep learning to be healthier everyday, that itself should be enough (I think) :-)

11/14 Day of 'Juice Cleanse': Immune

Good day everyone...

Let me share you the quote I love so much...'We are not victims of aging, sickness and death. These are part of scenery, not the seer, who is immune to any form of change. This seer is the spirit, the expression of eternal being.'(Deepak Chopra)

Mushroom is one of the healthiest fungi some people ignore its benefits.
 

The first one, I have no clue its name, but you can find it almost in any market (Perth), taste very sweet and juicy. Size can be as big as a plate.

Shimeji: studies show that these compounds may be beneficial to the human immune system and may help to prevent allergies, asthma and diabetes.

Enoki: has significant anticancer and immune-enhancing effects.

Shitake: has been used for centuries by the Chinese and Japanese to treat colds and flu.

10/14 Day of 'Juice Cleanse': Synchronize

So far so greatt...body & mind are 97% cooperated, the other 3% (secretly..) I've been writing down those food places I missed, to go after and foods to eat. Thank God I'm still human and still look forward to eat my own foods :-)

I feel soooo (sorry, too attached) synchronized...my body, my mind, my spirit...I LOVE myself, I LOVE what I am doing! Thanks Lord once again for the opportunity for me to feel again your grace and love deep inside me. If people said fasting is too challenging, but now I can proudly say that if there is a WILL, there is a WAY! Also I need to remind myself about it everytime I face something challenging in life.

This is just another idea I want to share..

9/14 Day of 'Juice Cleanse': Silence

Silence is the true friend that never betrays. ~Confucius

9 Days have been passed, I gained more confident in myself (and to others) that I/we can somehow do things correctly, if I/we want to! With enough will power, knowing what you're doing, believe in it, focus, prays, and just keep doing it!! I think I mentioned this on the earlier blog. 

Go to your destiny to you all! xoxo

8/14 of 'Juice Cleanse': Productive

“Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks” (Warren Buffett)

So true, devoting our energy is very essential as to where you're going to spend the energy to. Like last night, I was invited to sit and had a dinner with bunch of good friends after a hard working days, weeks, and months to prepare for these big piano competitions. Then, we ended up celebrated and congratulated the 'Master' behind the event who was Mr. Lee (our kids's tutor) for his hard work and dedication.

I can have 2 options here where to avoid the 'hassle' and just went home (also hubby had appointment close to the time, as an excuse ;-)), or I would join and have fun together.
My decision was definitely to go and have fun, I would regret it if I didn't go as it turned out to be very closed and fun dinner together.

Everyone, started asking me as to whether it would be a better idea if I just stayed at home rather than facing and smelling those delicate and delicious foods in front of me?

What did I think? Yeah, I was thinking about it for awhile, because they are so true, and yet, I was the only one among 19 people were munching those foods, sitting there and did not mind at all. In fact, I got out with lotssss of inspirations from those foods as to what meals I can produce based from the ideas I'd seen that day...that's amazing! I was so excited as I looked carefully of each of those dishes (as I helped hubby to scoop meals to see what's inside of the ingredients smelled his food sometimes,haha, I know it's hilarious) and my brain just went wild of what to cook later!

Why?

Because I devoted (well now I understand more after I read the quote) my energy to something else that was more productive than just being not happy because I can't taste the foods. You can only experience it when you do it yourself! No one will tell you what happened (apart from being tempted & hungry), and if the book says so, you probably still don't understand or wouldn't do it at all because it's too challenging.

Challenge yourself to do harder work (that's always my philosophy, well..not always works, at least I'm willing to learn). Get out from your comfort zone, and base on this experience, I can tell you that you will discover yourself deeper and LOVE yourself more!

Why did not I feel hungry?

Because I brought along my juice and sipped it occasionally. But the main thing is that, you've never know what strength or what you're capable of doing (like kids who you don't know sometimes what they're thinking of until they produce such a talent) until you start doing something, push yourself harder, lots of perseverance knowing that this is good for you, prayer helps heaps, and look for other benefits around it, by that time, I supposed you're already doing half way through.

This is just the idea of food I came out when I have nothing to cook, and the result was still more delicious than the pizza we normally buy out. Enjoy!




My last word of encouragement to you all (and to myself) is 'to keep persisting in or remaining constant to a purpose.

Also thanks be to GOD for allowing me to go through this process with Him!

Go to your destiny! xoxo

Half/14: 'stimulate'

 What a very stimulate morning today! Thinking what I've been doing, done, what I'm gonna be doing...what an interesting journey we live in now.

My 5yo son said to me one day, 'Mah, China must be very powerful, right?' 'Why?' I asked him. 'Because everything made in China, from plate, my underwear, food...everything, but not Indonesia!'
Then, I can't stop laughing (no wonder he's been turning just about everything upside down to see inside the labels). You never know what the kids are capable of thinking of...

Today, my son & daughter will be performing at the winning concert, I felt sense of achievements in our life.

I asked my son (5yo) & daughter (7yo) what they would be when they grown up (given what they're good at)?
My daughter said that she would be teaching other kids music, she will be performing all around the world and inspire others. What a great heart she has! I was already inspired, too, by just listening to that :-)

My son's answer was to teach math, especially to his favourite singer, Sarah Brightman, who has been his idol because of her LOVE of singing (I believe).

Then I asked myself, 'Why are we here for?' ( I closed my eyes to seek for the answer(s)). Not long after, I got the glimpse of what I'm searching for so clearly that...'is to help others to do the same or more!' But, I believe that I have to do more things for myself first so that I have the energy to inspire others. What a remarkable meaning of it! Without His blessing, we would never be who we are today! Thank you, Lord, for your LOVE.

6th Day 'Juice Cleanse': Gartitude

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.

- Denis Waitley

By now, I can differentiate between 'hunger' and 'temptation' pretty clearly.

This is the story you can apply, just imagine if there are 2 rooms side by side inside of you, and you put the word HUNGRY in one room and TEMPTATION on the other side of the room...close your eyes and said which room are you in at the moment.

Your mind traveled to the tummy part and feel it if you're really and truly hungry - HUNGRY room (well, drink your juice first, avoid leaving your mouth dry and thirsty).

And this time move to another room to feel again - TEMPTATION room (in my case is my brain). If you're actually tempted to same particular food that you smell or see at that time...for me, it's sooo clear that the 'hungry' room don't say anything and the 'temptation' room roaring terribly bad.

So, is that obvious which room you are at? Think about it..

To me, there is no reason to give up just because you're too 'hungry' (you can always eat after the cleansing time, right?), you must separate the two issues here. But again, everyone is different, you will know when is the 'right time' for you.
You'll feel full once you sip the juice. My suggestion is to make yourself preoccupied with lots of activities, so that your brain does not 'play tricks' on you.

Click this for 'Cleansing' recipe.

Having trouble sticking with your plan? Click this.
Enjoy!

5/14 of 'Juice Cleanse': Content

When I hear somebody sigh, "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?"- Sydney J. Harri.
It's so true, given me the experience the fact that I can't put anything in my mouth except the juice, I appreciate (just a little part of life) deeper.

I realised  now (even more), that life is so simple and yet looks so complicated..well, at least how we/I look or face it sometimes. Focusing on something that we don't have and spend so much energy in chasing them.

Results? ..most are disappointments!

Perhaps, we could re-direct the energy of focusing something what we really NEED, instead of what we WANT?

What's next? Just keep reminding myself and each other to do so, is to keep asking ourselves what really truly we NEED? From then on, we can start focusing the energy towards the 'right' targets, and really enjoy the beauty of this life God has given us!

Cheers.

Later today, I prepared lunch as usual, and cooked rice. I wondered why the smell of the cooked rice was better than usual? Temptation..:-) Was it because I missed food so much or that showed how clear & clean the body circulations are? The smell of the cooking rice was so clear that I could as if see all the particles that were coming out inside the smoke from the rice cooker..hmm, interesting.