Yesterday was Day 1 of my Juice Plus 10 Day Shred. I love this way of getting back on track and believe me, after a summer of travel and over-eating, I need it! (over drinking didn’t help either, but I wasn’t going to miss fresh Guinness in Dublin! or single malt whisky in Scotland! Or, oh heck, you get the point.)

The Shred is simple, cut out a few things (sugar, alcohol, dairy, bread), eat more of the right things and at the end of 10 days, I will have lost weight, feel better and look better. How do I know? I’ve done several shreds in the past and each time, it still works. I have a JP Complete smoothie each morning, then a normal lunch and sensible dinner. Stop eating by about 7pm and add a workout every other day and voilá, results. I can do just about anything for 10 days and this isn’t that hard. When my better half is out of town, I’ll add another smoothie for dinner. I add more frozen fruit and it turns into almost an ice cream dessert.

I like to mix this with coconut, almond or soy milk with frozen cherries. Put it in the Vitamix and let her rip! A filling meal that holds me over through a round of golf. (I think I actually play better after one of these. Odd. I guess good nutrition will do that for me.)

So, how was Day 1? Not too bad but I felt very full in the evening. We had a JP potluck with all Shred friendly dishes and I ate too much pasta and potato salad. The homemade hummus, 3 different kinds, was killer too.

This morning (day 2), I felt pretty good. Only 9 days to go and I’m looking forward to it. Actually, looking forward to the results.

Time to head to Orange Theory for an afternoon workout. I should have gone more than once last week, but golf got in the way. Darn! That’s my excuse for Monday (Labor Day) too and I’m sticking with it.

Stay tuned for more blow by blow.