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2/23/2009

Juiceman Junior

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JuicemanJunior

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I bought a juicer this weekend.

Specifically, I bought a Juiceman, Jr. It’s probably not the best one there is, but it was cheap, so I figured I didn’t have much to lose.
I’ve been meaning to buy a juicer for a long time. Back when I was just about done with my chemotherapy, I ran into a lot of cancer survivors and they all seemed to have juicers. I lost count of how many times I was asked if I had gotten a juicer yet. I’d meant to, but just never got around to it. Well, after this past week, I decided it was finally time to stop obsessing over getting the “right” one and just get the cheapest one for now. I figured once I had some clue what I was doing and how much I was going to actually use it, then I could decide on a better machine. In the mean time, though, I figured that something was better than nothing.

So, off I went this weekend to Target and I got myself the cheapest juicer they had. At $59.99, it was the Juiceman, Jr. Turns out, this was the machine endorsed by the “Juiceman” himself. That crazy, white-haired guy on the infomercials that started a lot of the most recent juicing craze. Turns out, he was a cancer survivor, too, and credits much of his health and recovery to juicing. Of course, I didn’t know all that when I first read about juicing or juicers. But, I know that I’ll ingest fewer calories with a higher nutritional content via fresh juice. And, since I’m sure I’m not getting my daily recommended servings of fruits and vegetables, I figured this might help with that, too.  All I need to do now is figure out how to “juice” bacon!

Seriously, the bottom line is that I need to improve my overall health and diet. I know dropping a few pounds will help in a lot of ways, but I need to be careful not to let my nutrition levels drop while I try to shed those pounds. Juicing seems like a good way to help make that happen.
We’ll see, I guess, but either way, it’s time I started making more positive changes in my life.


Advice from your Uncle Jim:
"It is only when they go wrong that machines remind you how powerful they are."
   --Clive James

3 Comments

  1. Well that all sounds very sensible and on-target. Let us know how your concoctions turn out. I only know about cocktails. Take out the vodka/bacardi/cointreau and its just pink juices.

    mmm, cocktails

    Comment by Dataceptionist — 2/23/2009 @ 6:09 pm

  2. All I need to do now is figure out how to “juice” bacon!

    This has to be one of my favorite lines in a blog, like, ever.

    Comment by laanba — 2/23/2009 @ 7:40 pm

  3. Yes, the thought of adding either vodka or rum to some of these juices did, in fact, cross my mind.

    Glad I could brighten your day with bacon, Laurie!

    Comment by the Network Geek — 2/23/2009 @ 8:22 pm

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