Today's breakfast juice was a suggestion from a friend

Here are the ingredients and the recipe for the juice I made this morning - a handful of spinach, 2 carrots and 2 gala apples. It was very simple but delicious. Nancy Kelly Franks posted the recipes for me on facebook.

The recipes are from fitlife.tv. I used recipe #2 this morning. Here's the Breville at the ready. I put a plastic bag in the pulp chute to make it easier to clean up. Works like a charm.

I set the blender on low to juice the spinach then forgot to turn it on high for the carrots and apples. It juiced them just fine though and the juice came out much thinner and juice like. All the other juices I've done have been frothier, more air in them.

It made just enough to fill my glass with pure liquid sunshine.

It really was good. I liked the consistency and texture of it a lot. It really was a juice today. None of the tastes were overwhelming. It came out really good. Cleanup was a breeze as usual. It only took minutes to rinse everything off. All that's left to clean is my cup.

It wasn't even a struggle to make a juice this morning. I thought I would have to force myself because I'm home alone but I didn't. I really feel encouraged and supported by friends and family. Having Nancy post the recipes for me meant a lot to me. I'm glad people are willing to help me out with this new adventure.

I feel full from drinking that glass of juice. I don't think I'll be hungry for hours now. And it's a good full feeling not an "I over did it" kind of feeling.

My knees are really sore today. I took some pain medicine already this morning because they are hurting so much. The pain medicine is not helping much though. It makes me ready for a 5 day juice fast to see if it will help the pain and inflammation. I watched a video on youtube about a lady that was overweight like me and had pain and inflammation in her legs. She noticed a difference once she started juicing only. That makes me hopeful. I'm going to juice only started tomorrow and ending Friday. Then Saturday is the day we go to the Mexican restaurant. I'm pretty sure I'll get a salad with pico de gallo and some chicken. NO french fries or tortillas. I hope I can be strong once I get there. I have all my friends and family rallying around me so I should be able to do it. I'll promise to take a picture of whatever I eat and post it here and on facebook. That will keep me accountable. I know I can do this!