Restart Days 3&4

Well it is still wet and rainy here, and I think that is contributing to my not having an appetite for juice...On day three I had Master Cleanse Lemonade and that seemed to hit the spot for a while, then needed something else so I steamed some cauliflower and had about 1 1/2 cups of that. Later that evening I popped some of my infamous popcorn with coconut oil and had some of that too...I haven't figured out what made me go for the popcorn, but in the past it never seem to stopped my weight loss. I forgot that it isn't about the weight right now, but the cleanse...We get in such a routine to do certain things certain ways that it takes many tries at succeeding in your goals.
 I have not given up the fight, I said no rules, just a plan....but popcorn was not part of the plan and I think I used the no rule as an excuse to have that comfort food...I know that until today I have not been able to contact my mother and was having a hard time standing my ground,(a story too long to explain now) but I did it..I have got to do this cleanse the same way, with the same determination....
Today was better as far as wanting to cleanse...I had a green smoothie and a salad....yes there was about a cup or so of left over popcorn and I had it...
I am not going to beat myself up about it, and just pick up tomorrow and continue on..I did a little better on the water which has been horrible, considering I'm a big water drinker....I have no detox symptoms...imagine that lol...but still feel the pain in my side and in the ears...that ought to be reminder enough to do the juice/smoothie cleanse....I said that I was going to take detox slow this week due to the bad health I'm feeling, for fear of detoxing to much and really make myself toxic...I don't feel so bad about the salad and veggies, but no more popcorn.....
Oh I took a sneak peak at the weight and it was 293 in the middle of the day and after I had a full smoothie....:)
Until next time,
Live Healthy...Tami
P.S. Kim B from juice club said in one of her vlogs...."Love yourself enough to do this" a good reminder to live by....Thanks Kim

Restart Day 2

It's really hard to do what you know in your heart is best for you, when you have those that you love and respect, doubting that you do know what's best...It's the end of Day 2 and although I started this day with a positive outlook, people get to you...I'm finding that it is important to keep your intentions and plans to yourself...
We really are under no obligations to explain ourselves to anyone unless we Want to.....With that off my chest, let me say if it had not been for the head trip today, today would have been an easy day to get through. Although it's at the end of the day, I'm starting to feel a little detox thing going on.I'm getting a few pimples and had a small amount of diarhea..I have not had near enough juice, nor have I really wanted any. I had a small orange and cherry that I didn't finish and a green smoothie with blueberries.I did have a few cravings, but it was for veggies.
 It's cold and rainy here today and therefore it has made me cold as well...I feel like I'm getting flu symptoms again and sure it's the detox...I'm ok with that because I have made up my mind that I'm going to take care of myself so I can be of benefit to others. In the pass I would always stop in the middle or early beginning of my detox, because I didn't want to make people feel like I wasn't around. So now it has caused a lot more time away and I'm still not well....The heck with what people think....Even Jesus had to take 40 days and go and get his head and heart together for what he knew lie ahead for him...I'm no Jesus, but I've go to take care of this now before it turns into something worse and can't serve God at all...
.I did no exercise and had no desire to do any...I probably won't until next week when I get my energy back up...I hope it's not too cold to do this detox, if it is I will switch over to the Master Cleanse where I can have warm lemon and cayenne..I think that is exactly what I will do tomorrow and see how that goes....I'm glad I thought of that....I will need more lemons but that shouldn't be a problem, in fact it may be the solution to the grocery bill for the week...lol

Until Next time,
Live Healthy..Tami

Juice Cleanse Restart Day 1

Today I started back with the juice cleanse...I still am doing the no rules, but with a plan outlook...Right now I feel bipolarish....lol..I am excited to start this cleanse again, and for those that don't know(like anyone but me is reading this...lol) I came down with pneumonia a few weeks ago and finally feel good enough to start again...I still feel like crap and that's for several reasons. One, I'm not totally well, and  as far as energy goes, not there yet either. Two, I am pretty sure that my spleen is showing the effects of years of SAD eating habits...The symptoms that I have now are left side is in lots of pain(spleen) and having an ear ache on the left side as well..My lymph's in my neck are hurting as well...I still have a cough and some congestion that I can't get to come up yet...
I am going through a very tough time with my personal life as well, being that the people that I'm the closest to and love the most don't have a clue as to what eating healthy is all about nor do they care to know...Their idea of healthy food is a salad at Golden Coral loaded with tons of Ranch Dressing....and lots of chicken. It's very difficult to get the support I need and want when everyone wants to go out and eat every weekend...Hubby is still a meat eater, although he is very supportive of what I'm doing, he ain't feeling it altogether, He is trying to eat more veggies, but is a far cry from healthy. The odd thing is that with all that is wrong, there is not too much that is life threatening. I don't have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, none of that stuff....Thank goodness for that....!
In the large scheme of things,  the mind is strong, but it also knows that it is heading in a direction that I dread being in....Healing Crisis....Cravings, Headaches, and the way my body is feeling before detox I can only imagine what it's going to do when it gets there...I will try to push through whatever comes my way, unless it will jeopardize my life... I have found a wonderful support group to be a part of on FB and they are the best....Much different then the other one I was in for HCG....I think what's different here is that everyone here acknowledges that everyone else has to do their own journey and support whatever you choose to get there.....So I will come here daily to document the journey and all the gory details in hopes that someday I can help someone who decides to go the road less traveled...

My numbers are...295.8
Neck 14.25
Wrist 9
Upper Arm R 17/ L 1705
Breast 55
Waist 50.5
Hips 58.5
Upper Thighs R32/ L 32
Lower Thighs R24/ L23.5
These are the spots that are of concern to me...So this is what I'll monitor...
Until next time,
Live Healthy....
Tami

Day 3 Journey to Health and 120lb lose.....

12-14-12

It's day three and I feel like crap still....I am so cold and still have this bronchial thing going on...I hope it's just the results of detoxing. I have only had 1 32oz juice and 1 12oz juice today....that's all I really feel like having. There are some things that I want to discuss, but honestly just don't feel like working the brain that hard today. It's cold and rainy here in Oklahoma, so that doesn't help to the fact that I'm cold..I'm not sure if I already said this in yesterday's blog, but my hubby just got over pneumonia, and I'm hoping that's not what I'm feeling here...Anyway, one of the things that I wanted to do is to come here everyday and blog something about how it's going, and frankly that's all I got for today..I will say that I also keep a written journal, that when feeling better, I will share some of those thoughts here...I hope this makes sense...no editing for me today...Until next time....Live Healthy...
Tami

Day 2....

Thursday 12-13-12

Today was a rather difficult day physically. I felt pretty good mentally, meaning my head was in the "game"(for lack of a better word), but the body was truly feeling the hurt...My blood pressure was up and that never happens. I feel like I'm getting the flu. I have this heaviness in my chest, like it is going to turn into a bronchial problem. I'm also very cold. My hubby is just getting over pneumonia so hoping it's not real illness and only detox symptoms....My best friend is getting a sore throat too, so it may be real sickness...Well it's all real sickness, even the detox is real sickness...lol...
I was pretty hungry tonight as well. I had a apple, celery, cranberry juice this morning not quite 32oz and then for dinner I had a Mean Green...yummy...I really like my juicer, it makes juicing a pleasure and not a chore...The clean up is even easy...I also bought a 56pc of green boxes and am making light work of having to juice..I figure that if it's too much work involved I won't stick with it...I want to live my life doing things I enjoy, not cutting and cleaning and juicing all day....I don't want to spend lots of time shopping for ingredients and I don't want my expensive organic produce going to waste either...so I invested in my health and did the right and easy thing...Got Prepared....
If I was to give any advice, it would be prepare for this journey mentally, emotionally, and physically. I like to do my shopping on Friday's and chop and prepare everything on Saturday so I'm ready for the week.
Another tool I found to be quite useful is an app called JuiceRx.  I use Android and it was .99.  Well worth the dollar. I can find recipes by symptoms, or ingredients that you have on hand. It also will allow you to do shopping from a grocery list of the juices you will choose to do during the week..Cool little app..and no I don't get paid for it....:(
Well that 's all for today.....until next time ...
Live Healthy,
Tami

Day 1

Day 1....12-12-12...That should be easy enough to remember..

 

My name is Tamara, but all my friends call me Tami. I'm 53 yrs young, and live in Oklahoma. I'm originally from Los Angeles, Calif. I'm unhealthy and overweight and want to change that forever. This is my endeavour to do so and would like to document my journey and maybe share it with a few others that would like to come along to see how this ends.I hope to encourage and be encouraged by like minded people.  

 Actually I have been doing smoothies and juicing for about 16days now, but have added food in as well..Today I weighed in at 301.4.  Have not done my inches yet but will get them down later. Today I will start all juicing, with an occasional smoothie, and or blended soups. No solid foods is the goal for the next few......well until my body says otherwise.

The rules are, there are no rules.

That doesn't mean I don't have a plan... I know most people have set a time frame to do this, but this is not the case for me.I'm not following any ones plans but my own. I have many times in the past done what was "supposed" to have been done and it doesn't work that way for me. This is not a diet!!! Let me repeat that again, This is not a diet. I'm doing this to heal a lot of health issues that is preventing me from living my life to the fullest. Yes, I have a ton of weight to loose, but that is not the only goal I have. I want to change my lifestyle, at least the physical part of it. I plan on doing that by eating the things that are good for my body and cutting out the things that are not....I believe that with all the diets I've tried, and believe me there are many, the latest one being HCG, that the diet doesn't start with a meal plan, exercise plan etc but starts in the mind.....That is the reason I'm journaling this...Sometimes it may seem like you are reading a personal journal, it may be that way at times. Like I said this is my way of documenting the journey. Well enough for now...I have so many thoughts, they are all over the place. Will end this for now. ..until next time....Live Healthy...

 

Tami