Thursday July, 27, 2017

Good day everyone. Sorry for the blurry pics today. But, you get the idea. It's time to stop sitting on the sidelines or straddling the fence, it's time to up in, leap forward into our future. Nike say "Just do it". That's what I'm talking about. let's do this thing!!!!

I learned something again, I finished a 7 day smoothie cleanse recently and lost 6 pounds. That was good, but, 4 of those pounds have found their way back fast. I love the cleanse because it resets the palate and cleans you of toxins but, its' just not so good for sustained weight loss. The same holds true for juicing. So now in order to have a good weight loss total for the month, I'm going lo-carb mostly veggies for awhile. I love lo-carb, because I get nice and full when I eat, even though I don't eat meat.  The cravings diminish and it's not such a battle. This also means no  cauliflower, quinoa and also no berries in my morning smoothies either. But, it will be worth it in the long haul. 

I exercised for an hour cardio and on the beast pictured below. My neighbor calls it "The Beast". She loaned it to me and it has been a blessing. I did't go to the gym today but, I still don't want to miss a day of exercise either. I wanted to relax today and not be flustered with catching the bus, since my ride backed out of the class today.  

Well, I'm going shopping today for the week and there will be plenty of asparagus, bibb or boston, romaine and the Artisan blend of lettuce, along with tomatoes, Purple onions and other veggies to complete my salad. I'm so glad that I finally love salad, because it seems to be a mainstay a lot of the time. I'll be so glad after this year is over, so I can relax into my other veggies and foods that I now love, but which have a few more carbs. when I eat them I don't lose weight but, I just maintain my current weight. Things like Brown rice, sweet potatoes, lots of quinoa,a few fruits, like berries and mango, grapes, apples, even a little fish. All healthy stuff, but things which stall my weigh loss quickly. So, Im finishing my 7th month on this and I've learned what I can eat and what I can't eat, the hard way. I'm also glad that I have learned to love exercising too. Getting up at 5:30 am was so hard but, then again it wasn't when I thought of my goal for 2017. It was a no-brainer for me. I have to exercise and when I exercise I feel so much better halfway, even when it was torture getting out of the bed.

That's all for today folks. Now, you get up and go out and grab this day by the horns.