Where Are My Pills?!?!

Okay, I know I made all of these promises about pictures, etc. Well, slight problem - the colon cleanse/acai detox did not arrive in the mail when it was supposed to. I JUST received the colon cleanse today. I'm awaiting the acai detox because apparently they are supposed to be used TOGETHER! SO...as soon as the other half of my order arrives, I'll get this show on the road. I promise! Please bear with me.

I've Got News!!!

So, I know I was going to wait until this weekend or next Monday to give you my stats, and I still will, but whenever I measure and see some good results, I just have to report them!

Two weeks ago my stats were:

Weight: 159 pounds.
Arms: 11.5"
Waist: 37.5"
Hips: 43.5"
Thighs: 24"

It's been two weeks and one of those weeks I not only ate super naughty, but I hardly worked out, maybe one day. Anyway, I got right back on track and here's my stats as of this morning:

Weight: 157 pounds.
Arms: 11.5" (They're unstoppable! For now...I'll get them one day. Just you watch!)
Waist: 36.5" (A WHOLE INCH!)
Hips: 43"
Thighs: 23" (ANOTHER WHOLE INCH!)

WAHOO! Now I look forward to weighing and measuring myself.

Oh, by the way, your TRUE weight is what you weigh in the morning when you wake up and go to the bathroom. Weigh yourself after that first trip to the bathroom...before you eat. THAT is your true weight. With eating all day long, my weight will fluctuate by about 1.5 pounds, but these stats I'm giving you are my early morning stats. Of course, the inches don't fluctuate, just the pounds.

Ah Glorious Monday!

Every good attempt at something happens on a Monday. And this Monday is no exception.

Welcome to my RESTART of the whole exercise/weight loss plan.

I haven't lost any more weight. I'm still 158 pounds. HOWEVER, I did discover late last night that my thighs and waist are down half an inch, so Yay for me! I really don't know how I managed that other than the fact that I have cut all fat and cholesterol out of my diet as of last Thursday.

Here's the story of how I came upon this new way of eating:

One balmy October evening I paced the newly sanded floors of my mother's kitchen, gazing upon her tall glass jars filled with many wondrous delights; cookies and goodies and fake pears and thistles, Ferrer Rocher and a handful of whistles.

All right! All right! There were no thistles or whistles. But the other stuff was there.

I swear!

Anyway....

Suddenly! Something caught my eye! I saw the word "health" and that's just what I was looking for - better health. I spun around and locked eyes with it like a moth to a light. There it was, wedged between two fabulously yummy cookbooks - The Mormon Diet: 14 Days To New Vigor And Health. I cocked my head to the side and purred as I ran my fingers gingerly down its spine. I pulled it out slightly and read all of the wonderful promises on the front cover, promises like: Save money on your grocery bill, Lose weight, Gain energy, Save money on doctor and dentist bills.

I gasped and pulled it from the shelf, gripping it in both hands now. Sucking in a fresh breath of air, I hugged it tightly to my chest and, sighing, glanced about the room, searching for the owner of this book, working out a speech in my mind to persuade them to gift it to me immediately.

Alas! I was victorious! Upon achieving possession of this book, I drove home immediately and buried my nose deep within its pages.

Long story short, I discovered that my diet consisted mostly of fat and cholesterol and it was slowly killing me and also making it nearly impossible to lose weight. The first half of the book educated me. The second half is full of recipes, which I have been cooking from since last Thursday. It's a strict plant-based diet. It's a bit of an adjustment for my family who are huge carnivores, but they are supporting me in this new way of life and we have finally managed a compromise as of last night's dinner conversation.

THE NEW PLAN: Half the recipe will contain meat for my family. The other half will contain no meat for me and me alone. Oh well...at least the majority of their meals will contain no fat or cholesterol.

I am also starting my colon cleanse/Acai berry detox today, which should be arriving in the mail any second now. Now THAT I can still eat with. It's just a matter of taking a few pills with each meal. It's a month's worth as a free trial and I will give you a picture of what I look like each week. Starting with today. I will have my husband snap a picture of me tonight, which I will post on this very blog! And each Monday thereafter you will see what I look like because apparently I'm supposed to be dropping major poundage! So we shall see about that. I will continue to provide you with stats and now include pictures and we can all watch the results (or lack of) together.

So, to review, here's this week's objectives on my weight loss voyage:

1. Vegetarian diet.
2. Colon cleanse/Acai Berry Detox.
3. Walking and kick boxing 4-6 nights a week.

THIS IS IT!

I'm thinking I may have found the answer to help boost my weight loss. Now, I'm not starting it until Monday because I can't, for a number of reasons, the most important one being - it won't arrive until Monday.

Here's what it is:

Acai Berry Detox
Colon Cleanse

Here's what a one-month trial will cost you:

Acai Berry Detox - $0.99
Colon Cleanse - $1.99

Here's where you order it:

http://www.healthnews6.com/special-report?id=alifsc-cem-HN6&kw=lifsccemHN6

Now, this is not one of those deals where you pay with your credit card and then they bill your card each month. You pay that one-time fee and try it for one month, which is probably all you'll need. But if you love it and want to continue, then you can buy some more.

You can either try this with me or watch me do it (because I WILL be posting weekly pics and stats on this stuff) and THEN try it for yourself. I will be your guinea pig, if you like.

I have not worked out for yet another week due to the fact that my kids fell ill and I started to feel under the weather myself. I fought a good fight and won, though. It's called "Juice As Many Oranges and Grapefruits And Drink As Much As You Can Stand To" and you will defeat the cold hands down. The cold never even completely manifested itself because I got it right up front. However, my poor little ladies have been very sick and keeping me up all night and they refused to drink any orange or grapefruit juice - not even after much threatening.

Tomorrow I am undergoing a procedure, which will sterilize me - yay! And I will be out of commission all weekend.

But MONDAY! Now Monday is a new day. It's the day we start all diets and exercise, isn't it? Monday is beautiful for that one reason. And this coming Monday, October 19th, I will start my Acai berry detox and colon cleanse.

If you read back or if you have been following, I did attempt a 10-day Acai Detox. According to what I've read and heard, it's no good without the Colon Cleanse in conjunction with it, so I wasted 10 days on the toilet for nothing. Wo is me.

That's okay. Let's try this again - the RIGHT way.

By the way, if you plan on spending next week on the toilet like me, here's a little education for you on how to properly use the toilet. Let's try and avoid any major accidents, people.



Have a great weekend and I'll see ya'll on Monday.

I Split My Head Open and Bled All Over The Cement!

That's how hard I fell off the wagon this week. (BIG SIGH) I feel like Massive Head Wound Harry.



So, now I have a choice - give up and just eat whatever...

OR

strap my 10-pound baby on, push my daughters in their double stroller, and go to the park again. While they play on the slides and monkey bars, I walk laps in the sand. Now THAT is a workout!

And that's just what I did.

Okay, so I'm not giving stats this week because I hardly exercised and didn't quite do my Slim-Fast diet each day. And let me tell ya', you miss 1-2 days of your regimen and BAM! The weight just starts coming back on. I packed on 1.5 pounds this week. GRRR!

That's okay. It happens. It's not the end of the world. It doesn't mean I'm incapable of doing this. It just means I've got to get back on the wagon and keep rolling along again, slow but steady.

All right, here's another couple of juicer recipes for your enjoyment:

Breakfast Eye-Opener (This one's got a zing to it. It'll definitely make your eyes pop and your gears start turning. I like it!)

4 pineapple slices (top removed and skinned)
1 pink grapefruit (peeled)

Stress Buster (I could use this drink about five times a day having a full time job and a bunch of screaming, whiny kids. It's an interesting flavor. The pineapple definitely sweetens it)

2 stalks celery
1/2 bulb fennel
2 cups romaine lettuce
1/2 pineapple (peeled)

Last night I played around with what fruit I had left in my basket. I juiced 4 oranges and 2 peaches. YUM! Thick and pulpy, but so yummy in my tummy.

Get Him! Get Him!

Here's one video of the moves I've been doing while kickboxing (Minus the elbow move. Ouchy! Wouldn't feel too good on the bag I use). This lady gives a good tutorial. And also I think she's having way too much fun punching the dummy. Any of these moves that she shows you, you can do in the air. No punching gloves or dummy required, although if you really wanna' punch a dummy, I'm sure it won't be too hard to find one. :)


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One-Week Weigh In

Yipee! It's that special time of the week when I get to weigh in and re-measure. Isn't this exciting!?

Yes. Yes, it is. And let me tell you why. I have some good results to share.

First, let me remind you of my stats from one week ago:

Weight: 164 lbs.
Arms: 11.5"
Waist: 39.5"
Hips: 45"
Thighs: 25"

And here are my stats now:

Weight 159 lbs.
Arms: 11.5" (yeah, those flappers aren't going anywhere for now)
Waist: 37.5"
Hips: 43.5"
Thighs: 24"

That's ONE WEEK!

I've been walking every chance I get. My workout partner called me on a whim last night and said, "Hey, wanna' go do a quick power walk at 7:30 tonight?" And I said, "HECK YES!" Any chance you get, you exercise. I dance around like an idiot with my kids as much as I can, walk as much as I can, and also I did throw in three sessions of kick boxing on my punching bag outside. But really, I shared the time with my workout buddy on the punching bag, so in 30-45 minutes, we each really only worked out 15-20, but throwing punches and lifting your legs and kicking that thing will work off some inches.

Now, if you DON'T have a punching bag, you can still do kick boxing moves in the air. Having the bag gives more resistance. However, there is a workout series called Tae-Bo, which I owned on video cassette years ago and it was also very effective. You don't need that either, though. My next post will be either pictures or sample videos of what I did this last week.

Happy Workout!