Cleansing the Soul - Conclusion

Another quick post on my cleansing for 2010. I am finally back on regualr diet and I must say I feel great! I am not feeling so heavy and my energy is up. Due to these obvious changes, I can now stick to an AM workout schedule (which I have been).

After getting over day 3 of the lemonade, it was all down hill from there. I only did the lemonade part for 5 days as a first round of cleansing my body...but in the future I will go for the recommended minimum of 10 days. Eating just fruits and veggies is SOOO easy to me now...but my body definitely wants some tuna...and eggs...lol.

I plan to post on my overall results. Are my clothes fitting looser, how much weight AFTER the initial four lbs did I loose, how is my skin and hair looking and/or is my endurance higher....I guess we will see.

Thanks for your support and staying tuned in...until next time. Be blessed

Cleansing the Soul for the New Year!!!

Merry Christmas family! I know I have been gone from this blog for awhile, but I have not forgotten about YOU all and my goals. I hope you all have been successful with any and all of your weight loss goals and want to encourage you to stay prayed up and motivated.

To enter the new year right I am planning to cleanse not only my body, but my soul (and hopefully loose a little weight in the process of it). Starting Monday, I plan to embark on my first lemon diet experience. I have never done this, but am excited about the opportunities that lie ahead (cleaning the body of unnecessary toxins, focus and weight loss). Below I have listed some details of how I plan to progress threw the process:

Day 1-3 = "Ease In" - 12/28-30/09

Day 4-8 = Lemonade Diet - 12/31/09 - 1/4/10

Day 9-11 = "Ease Out" - 1/5-7/10

Day 12 = Regular Diet (transition into live food ONLY)

Please note - Only purified or distilled water can be used in the lemonade mixing. Daily I will drink an herbal laxative tea to assist with the removal of toxins in my body. Also, I plan to drink plain purified water in between the liters of lemonade.

My ultimate goal is to use this as a platform to move me into NO MEAT (including fish) at all. I also plan to implement a raw food diet for the new year as well...TBC on that one...lol

I plan to use this blog to journal my daily journal. While I know this will not be easy (especially once I get to day 2 of the lemonade diet stage), it is worth it to get healthier and more focused. If you want to join with me, feel free and leave a comment so I will know.

Enjoy the rest of 2009 and hope you have a blessed 2010!

Fasting to Clear My Body

Since the Get Fit 4 Christ program is coming to a close, I wanted to fast to restart my body again for my new way of eating. I actually have a few individuals who are doing it with me and others interested specifically on what it entails. I've inclulded the plan below:

+ Grilled chicken or tuna (this is totally plain protein. NO SEASONING OR SAUCES)
+ Cucumber (eat it how ever you want as long as its NOT SEASONED)
+ Water (of course)
+ 1-2 teaspoon of ACV (if you find yourself getting light headed, reduce it even more)

Thanks to one of my lovely Sorors for passing on this plan to me. She use to be an NFL cheerleader and use to do this type of fast to drop water weight quick and to jump start her body to eating CLEAN foods.

I plan to do this fasting plan until Wednesday, October 14th at noon. After that, I will be pushing the protein, veggies and fruit and limiting my carbohydrate intake to 40 grams/day. The ultimate goal is to reduce that number to 30 grams/day but I must take baby steps. Lol. Whose going to join us? Remember, you can ONLY EAT the foods above for the next 4 days (for I started today). You can eat as much as you want as well family....so chow down.

As for exercise (and yes you still have to get moving), the work out plan can be of your choice, but for me I plan to walk/jog at least 3 days of the 4 day fast. I know my body and how I work, and limiting myself to only these foods will be tough initially on me. I can't over exert myself to much for my body won't have enough food essentials to burn. BUT I do plan to keep moving. Lol.

What am I trying to accomplish....dropping 5lbs by this coming Friday, clearing out my system and restarting my eating plan. I'm excited for Paris is winding down and its time to get serious.

Be blessed family!!!