Reboot T2 Day 9

I think I found a health coach. He is a nutritarian, and I went for a consult today. I was surprised to find out that he is also a practicing psychologist...which means that he doesn't just do the practical application stuff, like teaching you what to eat, but he also goes into all of the reasons for one's struggle with food.

I talked about my childhood and cried...I know that sounds SO stereotypical, but it's true. It caught me completely off guard when he started asking me questions, and for a moment I had that fight-or-flight response, LOL. I almost said, "I don't want to do this," but as I was getting myself ready to say it and walk out of his office, something in me switched and I took the plunge and started talking.

I kept trying to get out of talking about the personal stuff by talking about what I would like to get out of this experience. Specifically, I told him that I have always been good about following a plan or program, but that I get so goal oriented that the moment I reach my goal weight, I just STOP...everything. Then, I gain it all right back. I told him that I want to learn how to MAINTAIN. But, he just kept coming back to asking me to think about the emotional reasons for my difficulties. He was very polite about it, but definitely RELENTLESS, which I respect. I'm used to doing the same polite redirecting in my classroom when kids try to side track a lesson, but I've never had someone do that to me as a grown up, lol. It was skillful guidance, and he didn't let me get away with ignoring the issues.

Now I have to save up the money for the program...It's $1995 for 6 months, which is a little over $300 a month. If I pay all at once, he knocks it down to $1795, though...which is better, but still kind of pricey. It's about the same amount that all of the other people that I've called have quoted, so I didn't go into shock when he said it.

As far as juice is concerned for today. I didn't have much left in the fridge or the pantry this morning before doing groceries, but the juice I made was tasty.

half a bunch of kale
4 small oranges
about 2 cups of red seedless grapes
2 large carrots
2 small apples
1 golden zucchini
1 beet
1/2 inch nub of ginger
1 lemon

I'd like to include a note on the order of my ingredients. I always try list them in the order in which I put them through the juicer. It's better to put your ingredients through the juicer from softest to hardest, because the hard vegetables help the soft ones go through. You get more of the soft ones that way. Sometimes, I mix them together, though. For example, I'll wrap a leaf of kale around a carrot or beet. I stays in contact with the blade longer instead of just whisking it away into the pulp container. I didn't know that this was important when I first started juicing, so I thought I'd mention it.

I finally did groceries today, so I am fully stocked. Woohoo! Making juice tomorrow morning won't be difficult, and I'll have more greens.


Thanks for reading :)