Mango Swirl

This was my reward for making it to day 31. 

This was all fruit and almost too sweet but every drop of delicious. This recipe made less than 16 oz with ice, and my son fought me for it! 

2 cara cara oranges

1 mango

6 oz blackberries

(Remember, this juice is all fruit and high in sugar, so treat this as a dessert and only drink this occasionally if you are on a juice fast/cleanse/reboot) 

You could thin this juice out with some coconut water, if you wanted. It would probably taste delicious with some celery. 

The Pink Dragon

One really extra large grapefruit (you might want to use 1.5-2 regular size grapefruit)

2-3 sticks of celery

3 sprigs of mint

Juice all ingredients together. 

Then I took a container (6oz) of blackberries and about 1-2 oz (I just eyeballed it) of organic 100% coconut water in my Ninja (blender) because I really hate wasting any of my berries. That's what gave me that beautiful dark purple color. I thought the blackberry mixture wouldn't taste very good, but the more I added to my juice, the more I liked my juice! I will add this juice to my lists of one to make again, for sure! 

By the way, I just got a new iPhone 5s and I am really loving the difference in the quality of photographs! 

If you decide to make this juice, let me know by commenting below how you like it! I'd really appreciate it! <3 

And as always, stay strong and juice on! 

Teela Herman 

My Photo Album

Here are random photos of me over time.

I had a BMI of 34. Just one point away from

being morbidly obese.

BMI of 29. No longer obese!!!

155 lbs!

 

I decided that it was time to move forward and really learn how to eat CLEAN. I needed to stop yo-yoing between juice fasts and turning juice fasting into some crazy crash diet. That's about the time when a friend who had been following me on Facebook reached out to me and told me about this amazing opportunity to become an online health and fitness coach. I am SO GLAD that I made that decision. It's been THE SINGLE BEST health decision I've ever made! I was able to eat REAL FOOD and replace one meal a day with a nutritious meal replacement shake and not only did I continue to lose weight, but I also became FIT by including the accountability of a Fitness Group AND I had an abundance of energy, too! Below are some of the photos after deciding to not just have the goal of losing weight, but I added the goal of getting FIT! I'm not yet to where I want to be, but I'm oh so close now!

 

June 2014

June 2014

June 2014

June 2014

June 2014

 

If you've ever wanted to start a long juice fast/reboot/cleanse and you've just felt like you've wanted more accountability, guidance and support, consider hiring me to coach you through your next juicing journey. I am NOT a medical professional. I am NOT a nutritionist. I am a busy mom to 3 young sons who at one point told her husband that there was absolutely no hope of ever getting below 170 pounds because I had never been below 170 pounds in my adult life before.

For more information on hiring me as a coach, click

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If you are more interested in really taking things to the next step, focus on not just clean eating but also on daily fitness (just 30 minutes a day!), then I'd be honored to have you join me

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I look forward to hearing from you soon!

 

Teela Herman



Day 25: One Great BIG Accomplishment

It's late.

I've got to write out this blog and get it out as soon as possible or else it will never get out. 

Life is so crazy busy. 

We've got the crazy storm Kronos on our tail, we had an early doctor appointment for both my son and my husband in the city a few towns over, and just a bunch of other stuff to get done between. 

I had to grab one of these freshly made juices which are better, in my opinion, than the Naked brand juices (and other brands like Naked) but, it was still all fruit and way too sweet for my taste so I ended up sharing a lot of it with two of my three present begging children. 

In fact, it wasn't until about 5 pm tonight, driving home from grabbing last minute essentials (from being frozen in for a day, of course!) that I realized that as of this morning I have officially lost more than 80 pounds since hitting my rock bottom (in June of 2012) and deciding to change something. I do have to say that not all of the weight loss was solely from juicing, but juicing was what helped me break my addiction to unhealthy foods. Had I not found juicing, I seriously doubt I would be where I am today. I suppose it is possible I could have found my way here through other means, but in the short amount of time it took me to get here, knowing who I am, I doubt it. I know that I needed something as extreme as not eating foods for 40 days to break my addiction. I just know who I am, ya know? 

And since ending my first fast just over a year ago, I've done nothing but continue to lose weight. I've changed my diet when I do eat foods, now consuming mostly whole foods (I can talk about this more later if there is enough interest). I still make juicing part of my daily diet, even when not in the middle of a cleanse/fast/reboot/whatever you choose to call it. Juicing is my BFF, and I am beyond obsessed with anything juicing. 

Well, school is delayed 3 hours tomorrow but I need to get up early and get some work in with my clients. I hope you all are having a wonderful week! Try to stay warm out there!! Oh! And you can follow me on Instagram: teelajuicingherman. :) 

Do you guys/gals have any questions/comments for me? 

Stay strong and juice on! 

It's Official

For the first time in my life, I set a weight loss goal with a doctor and we wrote it down on paper. 

She asked me what my goal was and I clammed up. 

"Uhhhh...ummm...uhhh...ya see, I don't know. I've never really been at an ideal weight during my adult life." 

And so based on my height, (5'5") my goal was 135

Eeeek 

Imma be honest with you real quick right hurr. I don't think I've been 135 lbs since I was in middle school, maybe? Maaaaaybe? 

Now. I'm not saying I can't do it. I CAN DO IT! (I'm just nervous about putting that number down on paper. Like everyone, I'm afraid to fail.)

Two years ago I said that there was no way I could ever get below 170 lbs. because, let's face it, I hadn't been under 170 lbs since high school. 

Well guess what? I'm under 170 lbs. 

I would lie to myself and make excuses, too. "Oh, well I wouldn't look good under 160 with my frame. I have a large frame." Uhhhhh, no. No I don't. Here I am today, sitting at 155 lbs and I KNOW I can stand to lose at least another 20. 

One year ago I told myself that I'd be happy to get into a 12. I'd be happy to fit into a size large shirt again. 

Currently I own a few medium size shirts and dresses. Today I can side my size 11/12's off my hips without unbuttoning them. Even though I haven't admitted it to myself by buying myself a new pair jeans yet, I crushed what I once thought was impossible and I fit a size 9. 

I won't lie. That voice does pop in from time to time. It does try to tell me that I might not be able to do it and that the job might be too tough to handle but you know what? I've come so far. I've overcome so much. 

I went from feeling like I had absolutely no hope, no control, and no self esteem, to loving myself. That was HUGE. Leaning to love myself. Accept myself, which is still an ongoing process. I have self esteem now! I feel empowered and strong. I feel like a can do pretty much anything I put my mind to.

In two days I get to see my foot suregon and hopefully get the go-ahead to start putting full weight without the crazy stylish post-surgical boot. My hope is to start walking again. I've not been able to workout at all in a very long time. Probably 2-3 months? I'm sure I've lost so much muscle and stamina. I need to get out there and move it, move it! 

I've been doing well, staying on track for the most part. I had a slip up one day though. It was a bad day emotionally. We are going to have a tense week while we wait on some medical results and I went and let that get to me. So I've not been perfect. But I've not given up! And I won't! I picked myself back up, I learned from my mistake. I knew what I did. I should have called my mom first. Hahaha. Seriously, though. She would have made me calm down immensely. But, being mommy, I had to keep it together for the kids so calling MY mommy right then wasn't really an option. I don't know. I guess I should have stopped and bought one of thought dreaded Naked juices. At least it would have been mostly juice, right? Or Odwalla? Anyway. Live and learn. I'm also learning to not beat myself up too badly. 

Coaching has been going great and my group is having a great time on Facebook! They are all very active, supportive and involved. What's been just beyond moving for me is seeing how some of my clients have completely transformed their lives. We are talking a complete transformation. I do have testimonials on this blog, but not enough! They are telling me that their confidence has been built. Not only are they changing their lives, but it's a domino effect, changing their families lives, then their friends lives, then their co-workers/classmates lives. It's wonderful what happens when people start to take notice. 

Anyway, I'd better get going. I've got to go get some more produce!!! Stay well. 

Stay strong and juice on my friends! 

Teela 

P.C.O.S. GREEN Limeade (low sugar-great for diabetics, too!)

I recently found out that I have PCOS. I still don't understand much about it but I do believe it makes me insulin resistant. I have to watch my carbs and sugars, but then again, I think everyone should, but I guess especially someone like me with PCOS. 

As if grapefruit and I weren't friends before, we are total BFF's now. Lemons, limes, berries. All very low in sugar, thus very good for juicing. 

I have been challenging myself to make more beginner friendly, low sugar, green juices for my clients. This is one of my favorites. It's so low in sugar because the only thing that has any real amount of sugar in it is the apple. If you make this juice and it's just too much for you, you might want to add half an apple more. 

I hope you enjoy this juice as much as my son and I enjoyed making it. 

PCOS Green Limeade

1 bunch of spinach (2 plants, no roots)

2 sticks of celery

1 grapefruit

1 green apple

1 lime (I juiced the lime peel for the extra limeade flavor) 

Let me know how you like this one. 

Photo Testimonials

Each time someone takes the leap in faith in me and hires me to coach them, I truly consider it an honor. I like to really get to know my clients and  more often then not, we end up being friends.

The following photos are from a juice client. 

This photo is from one of my first clients that I helped though one of her first own juicing journey.  Tricia hired me for 2 months and we had a lot of fun during our challenges! One month, Tricia won first place in a contest I held where she lost the most percentage of weight lost, which was 7.35% IN JUST 30 DAYS!!!!! Not only did she lose over 7% of her body weight, she also won CASH! The contest more than paid for itself. In 2 just months, Tricia lost over 21% of her body weight!!!!!

Just look at the difference! Not just the weight loss, which is UH-MAZE-ING, but you can tell she is confident! She is HAPPY! She FEELS good and looks GREAT!!! 

This is what she sent me after our 60 days together: 

"So I just looked at my pictures from the first of the month and the ones that I just took. I wore the same outfit as last time and my pants are falling off of me. Teela, I am so thankful that you have guided me for 2 months I went from 240 lbs to 189 lbs since August 27th. I went from a size 18/20 to a  size 12-14! I'm a very happy girl and I could not have done this without you." 

-Tricia 

Here is the photo she was talking about:

 

Next up, please meet my dear friend Kathy!

 

Kathy joined me and my FITNESS group! She dedicated herself to a 90 Day program that included daily exercise of a minimum of 30 minutes a day, 6 days a week along with cleaning up her diet and eating more of a paleo type diet. The following results are NOT from juice fasting!

 

As soon as my juice clients are done with their fasting and ready to move on to the next stage of life, this is ALWAYS what I recommend. Joining a Fitness Accountability group was what gave me the foundation for my clean eating. I was in a group with other people who were struggling alongside me, fighting at my side. And what an amazing experience that was. It was healing. It's when I decided that I HAD TO to become am online health and fitness coach. And I've been loving every minute of it.

 

When I first met with Kathy, she was a totally different person. Yes, she saw the value in my Fitness Accountability group and she was motivated to get started. Then, when he package showed up on the front step, intimidation swept over her. The fear of failure paralyzed her for a week or so as the package sat on her table, unopened. She felt she was at the "do or die" stage. She told me that if this didn't work, she didn't know what else she was going to do. She felt backed into a corner and she wanted help!

 

 

Tell me that's not FREAKIN AMAZING!!!!

She took the 90 Day Challenge and she made the most out of EVERY day she had! She would even motivate people in our group to do TWO workouts a day with her positive attitude and motivation. She's a true inspiration! Over these 90 days, she lost 30 lbs and 36.5 inches!!!!!!

 

If you are interested in joining our Fitness Accountability group, just contact me today! We will get you set up with everything you need!

 

 

Teela Herman

thejuiceathomemom@gmail.com

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I'm Back in the Saddle Again! YeeHaw!

That's right! 

I bet y'all thought I fell off the face of the earth, huh? Well, I didn't. 

I decided around the New Year that I wanted to start a new (long term) juice fast/feast/reboot/cleanse. I know I want to go 30 days, but beyond that, I'm not sure. I can't decide if I will stop at 30 days or keep going until I hit my goal? I just don't know. I suppose when I get to Day 30, I'll know. 

I'm also getting closer to figuring out my goal weight, I think. I believe my goal is 135-140. That puts me in a healthy weight range according to BMI standards. That's just 19-24 lbs!!! Whaaaaaat!?!?! I. CAN. DO. THIS. 

What's been going on with me? 

I was diagnosed as having PCOS which means I'm insulin resistant. I now take another medicine and try to avoid carbs. I've been learning to avoid all grains, dairy, refined sugars, and peanut and vegetable oils. We've replaced our processed flour with either coconut flour or almond flour. We don't drink cow milk and instead drink unsweetened almond milk (and vanilla almond milk for the kids). We eat fruits for snacks now, not fruit-roll up's or candy bars and we cook with coconut oil. 

I won't lie, I'm not perfect. I give in on occasion. Sometimes we go out to dinner or I'll go out for a drink or two with my girlfriend and I'm perfectly fine with that but now, giving in is a rarity, not a daily occurrence like it was before. 

So I was eating healthy and I got this Beach Body Yoga Booty Ballet DVD set and I would juice for breakfast, have a healthy, clean lunch and then Shakeology for dinner. I felt AMAZING and was working out 6 days a week, and about a month into it, I got this foot injury. Long story short, it required surgery on the bottom of my right foot and I've been off my foot since then. 

I decided that on December 30th I was going to start a juice fast. I didn't want to shout it from the roof top like I have before, because that's not always worked out for me....and let's face it, no one likes falling flat on their face, right?  So I told myself that if I made it one full week, I would start blogging again. 

So here we are. 

The detoxing symptoms this go-rounds weren't particularly hard. I got a slight headache before bed one night and I was tired, but that was really it. I was shocked. And extremely grateful. 

Day 4 is usually my worst day and this time was no exception. Except this time, the bad things that happened on Day 4 had nothing at all to do with juicing. 

I got the worst of the injuries, thank goodness. My back and neck hurt instantly. I was taken to the hospital by ambulance. 

Because of my recent foot surgery, I was on a moderate strength Vicodin so when the hospital tried to give me two pain pills with less strength, they looked at me like I was an addict when I told them that it had no effect on me. It literally hurt to breathe, so it obviously hurt to talk. They gave me a shot of something strong and asked if it helped. I said yes, but I knew they weren't sending me home on that so I asked for something stronger to go home on, not as strong as the shot, but stronger than Tylenol 3. They refused. Then I told them I wanted to stay there until the pain was under control and not only did they call security to escort us out, they also called the police, I can't describe how angry, hurt and humiliated I was. I will be writing a complaint to the medical board against the physician assistant who refused to allow me to stay and I am also going to file a complaint against the hospital. 

When I got home, I wasn't making much sense. I would sit and type something, then look down and it was gibberish. My husband said that I wasn't making sense and I found out later that I was sending emails to potential clients of mine and the things I was saying made absolutely no sense. I'm concerned that I somehow got a concussion so I went to see my physician (which was a stud move on my part, because we don't get along and we haven't for a long time now, I've just been too lazy to switch doctors). He didn't order an MRI or anything, he told me he thought it was the pain medicine!!! I explained to him that I've been though MANY surgeries and two c sections. I've been on pain medicine. I've actually been on stronger pain medicine than what I was on at the time. I've never experienced anything like that. Ever. I mean, I woke up the day after the wreck wondering why it hurt to lift myself up out of bed. And where where my kids? (I forgot about the wreck) My husband says he has never seen me confused like that.

Since then, I've got to admit, it's been easy to stick with the juice fast. I don't want to eat because the medicine makes me feel sick anyway. 

I've felt so terrible that I've not yet taken my "before" photo. Sorry. 

(I took my photo on January 7th, finally uploaded it on January 8th)

My starting weight was 

169 lbs (12/16/13)

159 lbs (01/06/14)

154 lbs (01/23/14)

151.7 lbs (01/27/14) 

Well, the muscle relaxers are kicking in now. It's about time to lay this body down. Take care everyone out there! And thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog! I really appreciate it. You are AWESOMESAUCE! 

Stay strong and juice on, my friends! 

-Teela Juicing Herman