It’s been almost two days since the last “official” day of detox. I feel so great. I love that I can wear my favorite jeans again without having a muffin top and feeling like my circulation is cut off. lol. They are actually feeling a little loose today. I will be working on losing those last 10 now though. I really want to do it before the holiday season so I can have a few treats here and there without feeling guilty. I miss my organic super dark chocolate.

As mentioned, I decided to go another few days before adding food back into my diet. I think I’ll start with my favorite whole grains, oatmeal and quinoa. I actually could have had those during detox, but since my supplements had it in there, I chose not to have extra. I will be putting off any other allergen food for a little while though. I’d actually planned to have eggs first since it is my preferred protein of choice, but after reading a PETA story about male chicks, I’m having a hard time reconciling that. I purchased some organic extra firm tofu today so I might decide to have a great stir fry soon. Our family is celebrating a special occasion this weekend, so I have to be careful about what I select to add back in because I won’t be able to have anything else new for a few days. I have opted to stay off wheat products for as long as I can. I’ve found that my body does not do well with wheat and considering two out of my three kids have wheat allergies, it’s probably best anyway. No sense in cooking it for only part of the family. I really like pita bead though, so I may have to find an alternative. I already make oat bread for my girls. Maybe I can figure out a recipe for oat pitas. I think I will work on that.

I’m creating a new exercise routine for myself and hopefully I can kick my body into gear and get exactly where I want to be. What are you doing for yourself to get healthier?

By the way, I now have a link set up for supplements and homeopathic remedies I like. You should check it out. (www.mynsp.com/livingnaturally) Don’t let the  “business opportuntity” look fool you. The products are excellent and affordable. I highly recommend them. Many other NC’s and health professinals do too. I would not recommend anything that I wouldn’t use myself. You won’t be disappointed.

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.