Day 6

Happy Monday! Today is day 6 of my juice fast (feast as one website called it) I am still going strong! I had one of the best runs I have ever had this weekend! I also have been going to bed at 9 or 10 and being completely exhausted! I wake up at about 7 or 730 by myself and I dont even need coffee to clear my head! It is fantastic! I have my morning warm lemon water and get going! It feels great! I can't believe I have lasted this long! I am proud of myself for the accomplishment. This weekend was fun and full of activities! Friday I went rock climbing....well it was more like scaling a wall on rocks. but it was so fun! I was really sore saturday morning when I woke up! Saturday I had to run 5 miles so I got up and watched an episode of Desperate Housewives (yes I am finally catching up with the seasons) and drank a juice and lemon tea. Then I went for my 5 mile run! I did a 8:40/mile and the best part was....i wasnt even tired! :-) I had planned on meeting Jo at the open market at 12 to uy more produce to juice because I had run out. So my post run juice was not as tasty as the other and went down kinda hard....hahahaha! She was running late so I decided to walk to home plus and get some tea I had been wanting to get and that they only sold at home plus. So I walked about another 4 miles on saturday and met jo at the market for some delicious produce! After leaving the market I was feeling kinda grumpy because I needed to have another rush of calories so I went home and juiced. I invited my friend Jessy (korean name jeongbae) to enjoy it with me. I blended in some forzen pineapple and spinach to make it a little thicker and it tasted like ice cream! it was so so so so good! After drinking that juice I went to Big sale mart to pick up some celery and greens that I couldnt get at the market and then hung out at minsus shop for awhile! It was great! I went home and had another juice and decided to go to the sauna! It was fantastic! I got a full body scrub and facial! (of course it cost only $25) I also sat in the steam room and hot pools....it made my body very very very happy! I went home and went to bed because I was completely dead!! When i woke up on sunday I felt energized! It was my cross training day so I decided to take a walk to the lake and starbucks to have some herbal tea! I walked 4 miles and journaled at starbucks for about an hour! It was a beautiful morning! I then went with Jo to cafe Hau so we could show them how to bake the cupcakes!! :-) It was a fun day! I really enjoyed being there and making new friends! The best part is they had an amazing juicer! So I made some delicious juice and could enjoy the day with new friends! Around 7 I was starting to get really hungry and being around baked goods and watching people enjoying them was starting to get to me so I decided it was time for me to go home! I went home and made some delicious rainbow juice (actually I drank 2 because I was feeling extra hungry) and then drank some bed time tea. I tucked myself into bed at 9 and I was out by 915! What a great weekend! I woke up this morning with a massive head ache but I got out of bed and drank somelemon water to wake up and had some juice. It was good and energizing. I took a shower and actually had time to facetime with mom and dad before I left for school! I have to confess I am wearing my workout pants at school today but the best part is today I have been complimented on being fashionable because I am wearing my north face jacket! I love Korea! After school today I think I am going to go to boxing! I am looking forward to that. I haven't been in awhile and I was going strong for a month and hoping I can get back into it! Ah there is a test today! Rice cakes...my co workers have just put out some fresh warm rice cakes and they smell amazing! I decided I am going to go home during 4th period and make some more juice. So now I am sipping on my lunch juice so that I am not tempted to eat any of these delicious cake!! :-) I watched a documentary called "Fat, sick and dead" about a man who did 60 days of straight juicing and how he changed his whole body and is now leaner and healthy! :-) I am downloading another documentary called "food inc." and I am going to watch it today! :-) OK time to get back to work! xoxox

Jessi

Day 2

Today is day 2 of my juicing cleanse! I am feeling full of energy! I am drinking more greens than I have eaten in a while! This is great! I have had at least 2 green smoothies or juices a day! I am trying to mix it up with the carrot juice so I am not just having so much sugar! I am afraid of my blood sugar spiking. The people said to blend in spinach into the fruit juice to keep you from having a blood sugar spike. :-) But so far I am feeling really great! I ran 4.5 miles last night and was only supposed to run 3.5. I am getting there! I have also been drinking a ton of water. I increased my water intake and making sure I am hydrated. I am going to make some V8 juice tonight. I think with all the running and stuff I will need to get a little sodium in my diet. This way I dont have cramps or anything!

Besides the cleanse today is white day. This is the day in Korea where men give women candy. Valentines day is for women to give men candy and so on March 14 the men give to women. It is kinda cute but I think if you dont have a girlfriend than this time can be very depressing. I got some candy from my students and some of the male teachers at school which was really sweet! Everything else is going well. I have 7 classes on thursdays now which means that I am teaching every class on thursday. This is a lot but luckily there a one hour break for lunch everyday so I dont have to work all the way through the day! I have 15 minutes left of school and I am writing this before I leave. Today is volleyball and I am actually really looking forward to getting back in the gym and playing. It has become my strength and conditioning time. :-) any way it seems as though it is time to go home! :-) I wasted enough time writing this so that I can go!! Running and volleyball time!! :-)

Miss all of you and love you very much! xoxoxox

It's been awhile!

It's been awhile since I wrote on here! I am back in the swing of things at school and I have little break time this semester! Which is actually a good thing because the school day is going by faster and I actually feel like I am working instead of just sitting all day! :-) Today is the first day of my 10 day juicing cleanse! I am feeling good, but is only 10 am! Ha! I have been reading a lot about healthy living and cleansing is a big part of maintenance in a healthy lifestyle. So I am challenging myself to a 10 day juice cleanse. I am also in my 3rd week of my half marathon training! I am feeling good I had a good 6 mile run on saturday! It was encouraging. I am so glad it is wednesday and I have finished the big part of my week. I am teaching 14 hours at my first school and so that usually means easier days on thursday and friday at my second school. Also, when I was at school last week they told me every friday there will be club activities during 5 &6 periods. Which means no matter what I will have off those classes! :-) Last week I only taught one class on friday! It made for a very great end to the week!  Now I finally have a break! I can finish typing this post!

Let's see....News..... I am starting to sell my cupcakes at a bakery in Busan. My friend Jo and I made a tasting menu for Cafe Hau in Busan. They are actually looking to sell vegan items on their menus and so I tweeked a few recipes to make them vegan friendly! I made double chocolate cupcakes with 4 different flavors of vegan frosting. I am also going to make the pumpkin spice muffins or cupcakes if we decide to put some frosting on top. ;-) They really liked the baked goods and so Sunday morning we are going to Busan to teach them how to make these items in their kitchen. I am so excited about this! I can't wait! I am hoping this will further my hopes in opening a bakery in Korea.

I have to go buy some cleaning supplies in a few minutes because I have a girl coming to clean my house this afternoon! I couldn't be more excited about it. She is charging me 30,000 won ($30) for 3 hours of work. She will even do my laundry! I think that is a pretty sweet deal! :-) I also could use someone to really scrub my apartment about twice a month. I think I could spare 60,000 won for a sparkling house and help with my laundry. Also, I am hoping after today she can come during the day so I can come home to a clean apartment and clean laundry! That would be a dream!

It looks like the rain has cleared up a bit and hopefully it will be clear by the time I leave school! I have a 4 mile run today I am going to do while she is cleaning. I am then going to go to the jjimjilbang (public shower) and get a scrub to relax so that I am not in her way! ;-)

I had a volleyball tournament this last weekend. It was really fun to hang out with volleyball people again! I had not seen them in a long time and I got to meet Joonhan's (the pe teacher) niece! Mingyeong! She was so precious! :-) Even though her and I couldnt really talk to each other we had a wonderful time playing with the ipad and she colored some pictures for her uncle! It was really sweet! I know I say this all the time but I really love how involved families are in Korea. It is just so wonderful! Makes me really happy! :-) OK I have to get my cleaning supplies and then finish up some lessons for next week so I am prepared come Monday! I miss everyone at home and hope that everyone is well! XOXOXOX