Friday, December 2, 2011

Pure Life!

Usually as I'm guzzling down 20 ounces of straight up vegetable juice, I mumble between gags, "I'm drinking pure life. Pure life. Puuure life." Knowing I'm drinking vegetables in their purest, rawest form helps with the taste. A little. By the last ounce or two, I'm usually totally disgusted with pure life and swear it off forever, or at least until the next day.  

I will say, my vegetable juice never looks like this:

Aww so pretty and uniformly colored...
Mine has a more distinct look (and taste, I'm sure):

What's wrong with yo' juice, gurl?
A 20 ounce glass of this pure life concoction contains the following:

Huge beefsteak tomato, couple carrots, 2 huge celery stalks, a bell pepper, and cucumber. (I randomly forgot to get spinach at the store, but there's usually a big handful of those guys in there as well.)
Really, the best way to handle the pure life beast is just to dump it in a pretty glass and bottoms up.

Chug. Chug. Chug. Puuuuuuuure life.
Being that I am not a huge vegetable eater - unless they are swimming in Ranch - this is the best way for me to get those delicious vitmains and minerals that come wrapped in not-so-delicious veggie packages. I have been downing extra large doses this week hoping it will somehow make the impending pain of the marathon less terrible.

...Have I mentioned it's supposed to be 40 degrees with a 40% chance of rain on Sunday in Dallas? Go ahead and graduate my "excited nerves" to full on "anxiety ulcers." Two more days!

3 comments:

  1. What kind of juicer do you use to get the most from your veggies? I struggle with getting enough of those bad boys, especially in the winter when their prices skyrocket. Have you tried adding an orange or apple to make it a little sweeter?

    Some good tips for a possible rainy start... wear a garbage bag around your body and plastic bags (Jewel, Target, Safeway) around your shoes. I looked like a complete idiot to non-runners. Runners looked at my shoes and said "what a great idea!" There was a chance of rain on the day of my marathon but thankfully the sky cleared and the sun was out just minutes before the start... Best of luck!!! :)

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  2. Thanks for the tip, Kelly! I am soo nervous! I use a Breville, and I've had it for about a year, and I can already tell that it's not getting as much juice as it used to. Usually I grab the pulp and can squeeze extra juice out (and I like to add a little of the pulp back in for some fiber). I love it, though!

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  3. Have a GREAT race tomorrow! Weather aside, it's gonna be a great day! Just keep smiling and remember you're running a freakin' marathon! Good luck!

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