Yesterday was detox day 21. The last official day. I decided to go until the end of the week and put in a few more days before starting to add other food back into my diet. I did not make my super goal of the last stubborn 10, as expected. But I did take off my summer weight and started into my final trek to finally get it all off. I am determined.

I feel so much better for having done this. My body is thanking me. I haven’t been suffering as much from allergies. My body is more energized and I haven’t been stress eating, which is a big plus. Yes, I’m a nutritional consultant studying to be a natural health practitioner, but like everyone else, I am human too. I guess that’s what makes me suited for this. I’ve lived it. I go through the same things the average person struggling to get healthy goes through.

Anyway, although I didn’t make my super goal, I am extremely proud of going through detox again. So what are my final numbers? Here they are:

Weight: don’t know I didn’t weigh myself in the beginning. At least 10 pounds.
Waist: 3.5 inches
Belly: 2.0 inches
Hip: 1.5 inches
Thigh: 1.0 inch

Seriously, in three weeks! I am so proud. Of course during my first intensive detox I lost almost 30 pounds, but I had a lot to lose then. I’ll post pictures soon if you want to see.

I’m going to keep working and maybe in another month or so I will have those final 10 off. I purchased the Jillian Michaels Shred video. I might try that along with kickboxing.

Remember though, if you decide to do your own detox and exercise program: muscle weighs more than fat. Muscle also helps you burn fat. So don’t get overly concerned about the scale number when you get closer to your goal.

How fitting that I would finish my detox on the day the Biggest Loser new season started. I’m inspired to, as we say in Texas, “Gitter Done” lol.

So what will be my next thing for you to follow? I don’t know yet. Maybe you’ll just have to come back and see.

Have a blessed day readers.

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Well, I tried to post and ran into an error. I didn’t save what I had written so I will have to try to do it again later. It was great too. I talked about manifestation of allergies and such. lol. I’m a little short on time at the moment, so I will post the other information later when I get a moment to rethink it. Sorry I haven’t posted in a few days. Weekends are generally very busy for me and right now I’m relegated to my desktop computer in my home office. Sometimes, it’s difficult to spend enough time in here to get anything done with three kids roaming around that need me at every moment for something or another. lol.

Anyway, all is well. I have just two more days to go on “official” detox. I’ve decided to add a few more days and go to the end of the week to make up for my little setback last week. I know I won’t make my “stubborn 10″ goal that was set midway through detox, but I am wearing one of my favorite pair of jeans today, comfortably. I lost my summer weight, which was my original goal and I feel great. I feel so much better for having done this.

Stay tuned for final numbers…

Yesterday was another busy, busy day. I was just plain too pooped to write. The kids started back to violin yesterday. And between friend visit in the morning, picking up the kids in the afternoon, homework, getting all three to violin, making dinner and everything else; by the end of the night I was exhausted.

Well it took me a few days to recover from my set back on Monday, but looks like everything is back on track. I hate scales but I got back on just to see. I’ve taken off 2.5 more pounds in three days. Another .25 inch in waist and a phenomenal .75 in hips. Bringing my total so far to at least 2.75 in waist, 1.0 pure belly fat (pooch area) and 1.0 hip in a little over two weeks. I say at least because I didn’t measure on day one. I have 5 more days to go and feeling great.

Today is Friday and usually family treat night. I’m not sue what I’m going to make for dinner. I’ll think of something.I found my favorite vegetarian cookbook. So I may do something from there.

Off to kickboxing now. What are you doing today?

Today was a good day mostly. I’m recovering from my little setback on Monday, but all is well. I was a little tired this morning for kickboxing, but made it through. I may need to up my adrenal supplement again. Also, it was a level orange ozone alert day today as well. That is always a bear to contend with. When I get bombarded with toxins and allergens, I generally feel very tired. My body has to work double time. It wasn’t as bad as it usually is though. I’m hoping to see some good results in the end. Stay tuned.

By the way, a word of caution: beware of all the inch loss, weight loss, detox products out there. I’ve been periodically detoxing for a while now. Ever since “detox” showed up on a popular daytime talk show, it’s been all the rage and everyone has a product for it now. But it’s all about money and not about health. Everyone is trying to make a dime on some new detox product. It’s the current buzz word. Some of them don’t even work or worse, does more damage to your health because it is not done properly or your body’s fragile systems are not supported during detox. The best way to do it is the natural way through whole food nutrition and supplementation, not just some bottled junk you drink for a few days. Sure it may clean you out for a few days, but you will not have accomplished much. You should also do it with set, sure, nutritional guidelines and not just based on some salesperson’s or product pitch. In particular watch out for any that says you don’t have to change your eating habits or not even exercise. That’s just not so. If you keep eating cheeseburgers while you’re detoxing you’re not actually detoxing. Additionally, beware of how food can affect you during and AFTER detox. Use common sense when looking at a program. Do it right. Your health is too important to leave it up to some kit sold by someone that has no nutritional knowledge and doesn’t even know how it works. That’s all I have to say about that.

If you want to look at the program I’m using and see my before and after, please feel free to conact me. I know mine works. I’ve done it. And you really feel the change when you’re done.

Labor Day is over. Yesterday proved to be a most difficult day for me. Not because of the program but because of outside pressure and I fear that my progress has come a grinding halt. Although we had no plans for the weekend making it somewhat controllable, an impromptu family visit proved to be my undoing. So, I will use this opportunity to talk about the importance of being committed to good health and staying on target. Sometimes people will just not understand what you are trying to do, but you have to just stick with your guns no matter what. I don’t think I will make my goal now but I am grateful to have accomplish what I have so far.

So what happened? A last minute invitation ended up in a battle to control what I was eating. Under normal circumstances it would not have been such a big deal, but on detox it’s quite an issue.

First, there was the tea. I gave up caffeine, except for the little in my green tea, for detox. But I am a tea drinker and do like having a cup or two of tea each day. ‘Have some tea. I made it because I know you like it.’ ‘Okay fine. I’ll have the tea.’ Mistake one.

‘We have smoked chicken.’ ‘Okay I’ll have a little bit of chicken.’ Mistake two. The chicken had been marinated and rubbed in a concoction that includes soy sauce, worchesteshire sauce and season salt. All things I should not have. I tried to just eat a little bit out of the middle.

‘Why don’t you have some corn.’ ‘No, I do not want any corn.’

‘How about some potatoes.’ ‘No, I do not want any potatoes.’

I ended up eating a little bit of chicken some fruit and some salad. I generally don’t eat fruit at dinner time and salad consisted of iceberg lettuce, which has hardly any nutritional value and some tomatoes.

‘Is the food okay? You’re not eating’ ‘Food’s fine. I can only eat certain things right now.’

‘Why aren’t you eating anything?’ ‘I’m on detox.’

‘What are you doing that for?’ ‘To make me feel better.’

‘Are you sick?’ ‘No I’m not sick.’

‘I don’t understand.’ ‘Excuse me I need to go to the restroom.’ (Trying to escape the pressure.)

‘Is she okay?’

Sometimes people will just not understand. Guilt and pressure can make you do things you just otherwise would not have done, especially when it comes from family. When it comes to your health, stick to your guns. Don’t let anyone derail you.

Off to go exercise now. Hopefully, I can get the train back on the track.

I can’t find my tape measure at the moment. My son likes to play with it. So I’ll have to report progress a little later on.

Will I make my weight/fat loss goal? I don’t know. But at least in the end I will be healthier for this trek.