Cleansed Reef Girl

Good morning all. Yesterday was the final day of my cleanse! Hallelujah!

10 days of clean eating. 10 days of just drinking water. 10 days with NO COOKIES! I made it. I made it with only a few minor cheats.

The cleanse detoxed my body of toxins and improved my digestive tract. I honestly do not feel any different. I do however eat pretty healthy to begin with. I did not loose any weight. I did not really expect to though. I wasn't bloated prior to the cleanse so I didn't think I had any water weight to shed.

Though I may not feel the benefits first hand I'm sure I am reaping the benefits. My first cleanse free meal was Taco Bell. I had to go to Towson to order my cap and gown (yippie!) and was starving so I ran by Taco Bell and ordered a Chicken Burrito Supreme and an order of cinnamon twists. This is my usual order minus a Mountain Dew and Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes. I figured just because I'm off the cleanse doesn't mean I should go back to my old ways haha.

The roomies and I decided to go out for a little last night. While out I had two slices of pizza and two Woodchucks. I have missed pizza. I honestly can't remember the last time I had some. Surprisingly  nothing hurt my stomach.

If you have instagram you probably follow Reefgirls. I have decided that I'm going to be a reef girl for halloween. In order to pull this off, I need to do at least 1,000 squats a day and continue with the clean eating. Today we're going to College Parks homecoming though so we will start the clean eating Sunday night..... hahaha

GO TERPS!

xoxo,
wanna be reef girl

Cheaters never prosper

Today marks cleansing day 6. That means only 4 more days. That means after tomorrow.... back to the dreaded fiber drink.

This weekend I went home. Going home is always bad for my body. My house is filled with cakes, pies, ice cream, cookies, and candy at ALL TIMES. I have caught myself many times laying in bed with a box of cookies.... It's actually really disgusting. Coming home also means I spend lots of time out with friends. Just last week my friend and I spent 7 hours at the bar.... 7 hours!

I knew I would really have to stay focused when at home. I started off really strong. I sat in the driveway one night with one of my friends and told him that once we got inside to not let me eat anything no matter what I said. It worked and we went to bed without having one cookie.

Sunday is when the cheating began. I woke up at 7 and went in town to run errands. I came home and fixed myself a cheese-less omelet and had a banana. Then came the afternoon. After the ravens game I went to a friends. On the way out the door I couldn't resist having a peanut butter snickers. I don't know why I did it but I did. This just led to a night of failures. I ended up having a shrimp tempura roll, bag of peanut butter M & M's (that weren't even for me) and Milk Duds. To top it all off, I came home and didn't take my Herbal Cleanse pills.

At work today I found that I wasn't the only one who had cheated. We each cheated one way or another. I will be strong these last 4 days though. I still don't feel very different. I may have lost some water weight. I am waiting till Friday to weigh myself though.

xoxo,
fitbottomedgirl

Cleansing during playoffs

Waking up at 4 am isn't as hard as I thought it would be. I can be out the door by 4:40 with no problem. Today I even got to work earlier than usual. I didn't have anything to eat before I left because I was mentally preparing myself for day 2.

While at work, I filled my cup full of water and began stirring in the fiber powder. Just as thick as yesterday, I was able to finish it all. Around 6:30 I was ready for some breakfast. I had raspberries, blueberries and almonds. The whole time I was eating I just wished I could have some yummy yogurt with my fruit. Unfortunately that is not allowed. By 7:45 I was starving so I ate my banana. I was beginning to panic that I'd eat all my food before 11 at this rate! The banana held me over until about 10 when I was ready for a snack.

I have been on a hummus kick for months now. I have tried just about every flavor there is. My snack of choice today was carrots and sun-dried tomato and basil hummus. This little snack held me over the best. Lucky for me I didn't teach today or else it probably wouldn't have. Around noon I had my salad. I ate one piece of grilled chicken with it.

I really don't eat bad to begin with. It's just the not being able to snack or have peanut butter that gets me. I did suffer from a headache early in the morning because my blood sugar was low. Once I had the fruit I was ok though.

I got home around 3:30 and fixed myself a spinach omelet. I personally am not a fan of eggs but have been trying to find ways I will some what enjoy eating them.

After my cat nap I walked to the metro and met up with some friends in DuPont. The Orioles made it to the playoffs so I had to support my home team. I knew going into the evening I was not going to drink. It's only a 10 day cleanse. If I can't make it 10 days without a drink... I may, you know.... have a problem... So at the bar I ordered water with lemon. The bar we first went to was semi-crowded but we had a great spot where we could easily see two tvs. By the 5th inning we made our way to another place. Here I had a delicious garden salad with ahi tuna. I asked for no cheese but it had cheese...

I took it off don't worry! (just not for the picture ha) Overall, the cleanse is going well. I don't really feel any different but it is only day 2. I'm not sure what I dislike the most, the thick fiber drink or the 3 horse pills. They both take me at least 10 minutes to swallow.

2 down....1 to go..... bottoms up!

GO Os!

xoxo
fitbottomedgirllicinginanunfitworld (not necessarily true, because DC is one of the healthiest citys in the US)

Tough to swallow

Day 1 was rough. I started my day trying to take the Fiber Drink down. I'd compare it to apple sauce.... thick apple sauce. That may not sound too bad but I'm not a fan of apple sauce. I actually didn't even drink the whole 8 oz. I have found out my stomach is a lot smaller than I thought. I just didn't seem to have room in my stomach for 8 oz. of fiber!

I then forced myself to have oatmeal. I was just so scared that I would die of hunger by lunch. I finished my bowl of oatmeal and headed to work. I work I had my spinach salad for lunch. Always delishhhh.... then after I taught my first class I was starving again! I unfortunately didn't have any carrots left for me usual snack. Yogurt is also not an option so I was forced to eat my last apple. By the time it was 4:00 I was starving yet again. I never realized home much I snacked until I couldn't.

I turned to my only savor. PEANUT BUTTER. If you know me, you know I L O V E peanut butter. I knew I wasn't allowed to have it but I wanted to eat something to have energy to teach my evening class.

After class I left work to go home to fix dinner. I first had to stop at the grocery store to stock up on healthy goodies. At the grocery store I picked up:
Raspberries
Blueberries
Almonds
Spinach
Carrots
Salmon
Frozen vegetables
Raspberry and Walnut Salad dressing

I grilled the salmon and had green beans for dinner. Now that its the end of day 1 I am to take the Herbal Cleanse horse pills. Of coarse it's not only 1 pill but 3. I've currently only taken 2. I have to take some time to psych myself up.

Tomorrow will be better because I went grocery shopping AND know what to expect  I open at work tomorrow so I have to be up and out the door by 4:40. I plan on having raspberries with blueberries and walnuts for breakfast and taking my Fiber Drink once I get to work.

Wish me luck!!!!!

xoxo
cleansinggirl

Guess whos bizzzack

It has been a busy few months. I've been on tour with my husban.... oh wait that's not true.

Over the past three months I finished my internship, graduated college, and landed a job outside of DC. During these stressful and exciting times I neglected my blog. I don't even know if I got to tell you about my gluten-free journey.

Gluten free wasn't bad at all. The hardest part was going out. Beer has gluten in it so that was never an option. While being out you always end up having something to eat and the last thing you want to munch on is an apple. I lasted 14 days total. The first 11 days I didn't cheat once.

I'm now working a job where I get to work out everyday. We are actually starting a cleanse tomorrow so I thought what a better way to get back into blogging.

So today is the night before the 10 cleanse. Tonight was the last night I could have whatever I wanted for dinner. Since I've been gone all weekend I didn't get to do my weekly Friday night grocery shopping. There was nothing but week old left overs, including 5 lbs. of mashed potatoes. My only option was left over mixed veggie and a slice of ham steak. I did however get to have some yummy dessert. My lovely roommate made some chocolate pudding pie. It was exactly what I needed.

 The Herbal Cleanse, Metabolic Cleansing System begins with a Fiber drink. This is the part I'm the most scared of. I am not a fan of having to chug anything, let alone a thick fiber drink the first thing in the morning. After your fiber drink, you are expected to consume 8 to 10 servings of vegetables and fruits, drink at least 8 glasses of water, and reduce your dietary fat intake.Before bed, I then must take a Herbal Cleanse packet. This "packet" is 3 horse pills. These are going to be so much fun getting down I can hardly wait!

On the last few days I'm to take the ProBiotic Restore Ultra. These will be no problem, I just hope to remember the sequence. Why am I doing this to my self you ask? I actually have a friend who always talks about doing these cleanses she does to drop weight and I always think to myself how I think that's a terrible idea but never wanted to get into a discussion about it. But heres a few quick reason why everyone should give cleansing a try.
Food residue moves quicker through your body
Nutrients are better absopred
Digestion is improved
Skin tone is fresh
Feel more alert
yadda yadda.... I personally think it'll be good to clean out all the gunck that has accumulated over 23 years and 11 months.

I need all the support I can get! Stay tuned.....



xoxo,
STILLfitbottmedgirllivinginanunfitworld