How are you holding up to your New Years Resolutions?

Well the first month of 2008 is almost over… how are you holding up to your New Years Resolutions?

My resolutions for 2008 are:

• Stop Smoking
• Juice Everyday
• Stop Drinking Coffee
• Work Out Regularly
• Make More Money
• Travel More

Well I’m proud to say that I haven’t had a smoke or a cup of coffee since New Years. Kinda nuts when I used to almost live on coffee and cigarettes. I owe it all to juicing daily. Seriously. I’ve traded in smoking and drinking coffee for drinking fresh juice multiple times a day. I have a lot more energy and feel healthier then I have in a long time.

I’m no stranger to juicing. I got the itch a few years ago after reading about living healthy and seeing Jay Kordich’s Juiceman Juicer infomercials. You know the old dude with crazy eyebrows… I’m sure you’ve seen the commercials. Anyway I juiced for awhile but it didn’t stick because well it’s kinda a pain in the ass. You need tons of stuff to juice and it takes awhile with the prep and clean up.

This Xmas though I decided to get another juicer and start again. Now that I have time during the day it’s not so much a pain and it has really helped me to stop smoking. I wake up and juice an entire pineapple, two oranges and two apples. It is so much better then starting the day off with a few cups of coffee and cigarettes. Healthier too!

Then during the rest of the day I drink usually a few glasses of carrot and apple juice. Vegetables are better to drink then juice because of their nutrients but fruit juice tastes a whole lot better. I have Jay Kordich’s “The Power of Juicing” book which lists a ton of great recipes. Basically you can juice anything except bananas and mangos because they are too soft to go through the juicer.

Anyway, if you’re a smoker and want to quit try juicing and keep occupied. I find that it helps to chew on something,, gum, sunflower/pumpkin seeds – if you’re craving nicotine maybe try some chewing tobacco. I know that’s not a whole lot better but if it can help you go another day without smoking then its a good thing. Just try not to get addicted to that.

So I’m pretty proud of myself for going this long… the longest I haven’t smoked in probably years.

Now I just need to work on the going to the gym and making more money part so I can travel more.

Amazon.com has some good juicers available such as Jay’s Juiceman series of juicers as well as Jack Lalane’s model. Do a quick search by clicking Juiceman below.
Juiceman

If you’re holding up to your New Years resolutions let me know! I’d love to hear about them.