Day 4

Exercise: 30 minute Biggest Loser Cardio dvd
Breakfast: four mandarin oranges
Lunch: (2) tomatoes, handful of spinach, 1 banana, and a handful of dates. Kind of a random meal but I was so hungry for everything!
Dinner: I cheated, again. For some reason today my cravings were crazy! I wanted anything that had meat/cheese and ended up snacking on triscuits with some pepper jack cheese then eating half of a pork chimichanga!
I'm starting to notice that my cravings become more intense in the evenings, not sure why this is, but it's hard to deal with! I'm hoping that after such a big cheat meal I can really get back on track tomorrow. One thing I did notice is that after having such a big meal, my stomach just feels heavy. It's been a good five hours since I ate and I'm still full! But it's not exactly a comfortable full, but more of a "I wish I didn't eat that much" full. :-) And I only ate half of the meal!
Tomorrow I plan to do some grocery shopping and pick up more fruits/veggies that sound good and hopefully that will help me stay on track.

Wish me luck! This has become harder than I expected.

Day 3

Breakfast: Fasted. Not really intentionally though, I was waiting to get my blood sugar tested so I didn't want to eat anything until afterwards. My levels are normal, it came in as 91.
Lunch: Fruit Smoothie. Strawberries, blackberries, banana, orange, ice, and spinach.
Snack: Whole tomato sliced up. Tasted so fresh! Also a handful of dates.
Dinner: Salad. I'm disappointed to admit that I cheated on this meal. I went out to dinner with T.J. and Dad at Wingers and got a salad that had pork in it. Then Dad bought the Asphalt Pie for dessert and I had a sample of it. Pas bien!
Tomorrow I will be back on track with no cheating!!!

Day 2

Exercise: 30 Minute Biggest Loser Cardio Workout
Breakfast: four mandarin oranges.
Lunch: salad with lettuce, spinach, green onions, radishes, mushrooms, tomatoes, sprouts, cucumbers and kelp noodles with lime juice squeezed over the top and a little bit of dressing (extra virgin olive oil, raw apple cider vinegar and raw honey mixed together.) Very Tasty.
I also snacked on some dates. (My new favorite treat!)
Dinner: another salad: lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, onions, green and red peppers with balsamic vinegar dressing. (Yum!)
Anyway, I feel that overall today went well but I did have to fight off some major cravings for Pizza and Mexican Food tonight!!!
2 days down, 5 more to go! :-)

THE DETOX HAS BEGUN!

Day 1
The detox kicks off with a 24 hr fast, which started last night at 6:00 and will end tonight at 6:00, at which point I will be able to eat a mono-fruit meal. (Preferably a type of melon, because citrus fruits will be harder on my stomach after fasting.)
In the past I've never been able to successfully fast, due to the awful migraines I get. (Which is just a side-effect of my body detoxing.) So far today I feel great! I really believe that by eating clean these last few days it has helped to prepare me for today!
Last night I decided that in order to make today a little easier on myself, I want to keep as busy as possible. So far it has worked fabulous! I've straightened up the kitchen, cleaned and vacuumed the family room, cleaned my bathroom and have started organizing my bedroom. (Which is the biggest task of all!) After I finish with that, I'm going to reward myself with a nice hot bath! Then possibly give myself a pedicure and watch Sex and the City! :-)
By the time I'm done with all of this, it will be time to eat again!

What an easy day!

Detox Experiment

So this last summer my friend Allison asked me about the dark spot in my eye and truthfully I had never noticed it before. But after becoming aware of it, I became curious to know what it was from. According to an Iridology Chart, the spot indicates that I have toxic ovaries/liver. (Great, I know!) This may or may not be the case, but I've decided I wanted to see if the spot will change at all after going through this detox. So I've taken my "Before" picture so you can all see, and hopefully it'll be gone/faded in a week!

If you're curious about the iridology chart here's a link to one to check out.
http://www.detox.net.au/articles/iridology-eyechart-big.htm

Raw Food Detox

After researching the pro's of a Raw Food Diet I've decided I want like to give it a try! I stumbled across the website: www.therawdivas.com and joined their Free 7 Day Detox Adventure. I'm getting really excited to do this, and I know my body will thank me for it! The nicest thing is that they give you a 5 day preparation before actually diving into the detox. This way I can mentally prepare myself for the decisions I'll be making, ensuring success. To ease myself into this, I'm trying to eat as raw as possible before it all begins. I've thought about binging and eating all those things that I won't be able to, but then it defeats the purpose of cleansing my body and getting all the toxins out. I've been discussing my questions and worries with my good friend Allison, and she's been so great in keeping me motivated! Essentially I would like to eat 100% raw for the week of detox and after that I hope to stay at around 80% raw. Yesterday was my first day of eating 100%! I'm so proud of myself, and it wasn't easy. Especially last night after eating my dinner salad and snacking on an apple watching TJ eat chocolate chip cookie dough. It looked so good! :-)
But like I said, I know that by sticking with it, my body will love me. I'm looking forward to having more energy and just feeling healthy! I'm even enjoying the "Green Smoothie", which looks unappetizing at first but is delicious! I made one yesterday and took a picture of it so you could see. It has a banana, orange, grapes, strawberries, blackberries, and a handful of spinach. It really is so refreshing! I made TJ try a sip and he was gagging just looking at it, he was acting like he was on Fear Factor. But after tasting it he agreed that it wasn't so bad. I'm really looking forward to making this lifestyle change and will keep you posted on how it's going!