Saturday, January 5, 2013
Knee Pain
Let me talk about my knee for a minute. My right knee is...jacked up. Apparently there is a small piece of bone missing and lots of inflammation and some other things going on as well. I am supposed to get surgery to "fix" it, but I am not even going to consider this option for one minute, until I am at a healthy weight. The last 6 months or so, since I've put on more weight, my knee has been almost unbearable at times. I cannot walk up or down stairs without holding on for dear life and after a short walk around the mall, by knee is extremely swollen and sore. This also makes exercising damn near impossible right now. The ingredients in this detox have many anti-inflammatory properties, so it will be interesting to see if I feel a difference after the 3 days. I will definitely be replacing a meal for one of these smoothies a couple times a week.
Friday, January 4, 2013
Detox Day 1
So I decided to start today, Jan 4th. I weighed myself this morning but the # was so astounding, I'm not even going to speak of it. It is, however, burned into my brain. I went to the grocery store yesterday (Giant and Trader Joe's) and purchased everything needed for Dr. Oz's 3 Day Detox Cleanse. I figured it would be a good way to start fresh. I've never actually done a detox/cleanse before, but this one incorporates lots of good fruits and veggies, so it's not as drastic as some of the other cleanses where you drink nothing but lemon water and cayenne pepper. The breakfast tea and drink was good...had it around 8 am. Tastes like a typical smoothie I've made in the past (almond butter, raspberries, spinach, flaxseed, banana). Of course I forgot to take my mulit-vitamin and pro-biotic, but I'll take them tonight. It's 10:43 and I am hungry. I want to hold off drinking the lunch drink until 12, so in the meantime I'm sipping some plain water.I also forgot to make my "snack drink", so I'll probably be famished by the time I get home.
{Note: Next time I do this cleanse, which I'm planning to do once every 6-8 weeks, it would be best to pre-cut/chop fruit and veggies and place into baggies/containers labeled with each kind of drink, so you can just take it out the fridge and throw them in the blender. It took me entirely too long this morning to blend up 2 drinks!!}
12:38 pm
Drinking the lunch drink as I type. Celery, Cucumber, Kale, green apple, pineapple, almond milk, and coconut oil. This thing is gross. It's not the consistency that bothers me, as others have said it's the worst, but it's the immediate aftertaste! It literally tastes like acid reflux. Gross, I know! I only added 2 celery stalks even though it says 4 (as suggested by others), so I can't imagine how horrible it COULD be. I'm not sure what exactly is giving it this acidic taste. If it didn't have that, it would probably be ok. At least it's a pretty, bright green color.
4:24 pm
About to leave work--thank God!! I'm starving. It was dumb of me to not make and bring the snack drink. Glad it's the weekend (I think). This should be easier to do at home, but I could be wrong. My weekends usually consist of non-stop eating out, which almost always includes cocktails and/or desserts. I'll be making the dinner drink as soon as I get home, while I heat up the delicious curry chicken & cauliflower with basmati rice I made, for my daughter.
6:25 pm
Just finished the dinner drink, which consisted of avocado, blueberries, coconut water, more kale, mango, and cayenne pepper. This one is probably my favorite, less the cayenne. I love spicy food, but spicy drinks...I'll pass. I know cayenne is an important part of the whole detox thing, so I'll deal with it for now. Since I didn't have a snack drink, I ate 1/4 of an avocado and 1/2 mango. I actually feel satisfied right now. I have a little headache and I'm a little cranky because I am craving the curry concoction that the kid is mulling over. Took my multi-vitamin, pro-biotic, and Omega-3.
Really proud of myself for completing the first day. The only hard part was resisting taking a bite of the curry chicken--especially when the kid didn't finish it all!
{Note: Next time I do this cleanse, which I'm planning to do once every 6-8 weeks, it would be best to pre-cut/chop fruit and veggies and place into baggies/containers labeled with each kind of drink, so you can just take it out the fridge and throw them in the blender. It took me entirely too long this morning to blend up 2 drinks!!}
12:38 pm
Drinking the lunch drink as I type. Celery, Cucumber, Kale, green apple, pineapple, almond milk, and coconut oil. This thing is gross. It's not the consistency that bothers me, as others have said it's the worst, but it's the immediate aftertaste! It literally tastes like acid reflux. Gross, I know! I only added 2 celery stalks even though it says 4 (as suggested by others), so I can't imagine how horrible it COULD be. I'm not sure what exactly is giving it this acidic taste. If it didn't have that, it would probably be ok. At least it's a pretty, bright green color.
4:24 pm
About to leave work--thank God!! I'm starving. It was dumb of me to not make and bring the snack drink. Glad it's the weekend (I think). This should be easier to do at home, but I could be wrong. My weekends usually consist of non-stop eating out, which almost always includes cocktails and/or desserts. I'll be making the dinner drink as soon as I get home, while I heat up the delicious curry chicken & cauliflower with basmati rice I made, for my daughter.
6:25 pm
Just finished the dinner drink, which consisted of avocado, blueberries, coconut water, more kale, mango, and cayenne pepper. This one is probably my favorite, less the cayenne. I love spicy food, but spicy drinks...I'll pass. I know cayenne is an important part of the whole detox thing, so I'll deal with it for now. Since I didn't have a snack drink, I ate 1/4 of an avocado and 1/2 mango. I actually feel satisfied right now. I have a little headache and I'm a little cranky because I am craving the curry concoction that the kid is mulling over. Took my multi-vitamin, pro-biotic, and Omega-3.
Really proud of myself for completing the first day. The only hard part was resisting taking a bite of the curry chicken--especially when the kid didn't finish it all!
Back Story...
I suppose this is yet another "weight loss journey/getting healthy" blog and I am sure tons of these pop up around this time of year the most! I've read many and they are often helpful and insightful, so I figured if I am really serious about it this time (even though this is said EVERY time), I can do one on my own!
So who am I? I am a 29 year old single mom who has struggled with my weight my ENTIRE life. I guess I can blame my mom for my chubby childhood years, but after middle school, it was all on me.
A quick timeline: My weight went up and down throughout high school, sky rocketed my first year of college (blame late night trips to Huddle House after a parties), dropped drastically through "eating right" and exercise which I maintained for a couple years, until I got pregnant with my daughter in 2004.
I gained 75 lbs from the pregnancy. I had done so well the two or so years prior, that went I found out I was pregnant, I ate like there was no tomorrow. I was very fortunate not to experience gestational diabetes or high blood pressure! Since then (8 years now!) I have gone up and down up and down. Lost about 60 lbs, only to have 40 of those pounds creep back over the last year and a half. {Recently moved, started a new job, and divorced.}
So where do I go from here? I am determined to make the last year, or 7 months, of my 20's my final year of being overweight, uncomfortable, depressed, and well, lazy. I always tend to get excited at first, only to revert back to my old ways within a few days. This time I have little added motivation, however. On May 2, I will be jet setting off to Miami, then to the Dominican Republic for a 5 day vacation! This is actually my first real vacation and I am so looking forward to it. I am going to do everything in my power to make sure I have the best time of my life--which means being comfortable with my body. I'm not expecting to be in a bikini with rock hard abs. I know that if I do what is necessary and do my best until that time (4 months from now), I will be much better off than where I was at that time last year. My next goal is to be at my ideal size/weight by my 30th birthday, which is 7.5 months from now. Even after that, there will still be work that needs to be done, but right now I'm taking ONE day at a time!
No more excuses, it's time to get my ISH together!!
So who am I? I am a 29 year old single mom who has struggled with my weight my ENTIRE life. I guess I can blame my mom for my chubby childhood years, but after middle school, it was all on me.
A quick timeline: My weight went up and down throughout high school, sky rocketed my first year of college (blame late night trips to Huddle House after a parties), dropped drastically through "eating right" and exercise which I maintained for a couple years, until I got pregnant with my daughter in 2004.
I gained 75 lbs from the pregnancy. I had done so well the two or so years prior, that went I found out I was pregnant, I ate like there was no tomorrow. I was very fortunate not to experience gestational diabetes or high blood pressure! Since then (8 years now!) I have gone up and down up and down. Lost about 60 lbs, only to have 40 of those pounds creep back over the last year and a half. {Recently moved, started a new job, and divorced.}
So where do I go from here? I am determined to make the last year, or 7 months, of my 20's my final year of being overweight, uncomfortable, depressed, and well, lazy. I always tend to get excited at first, only to revert back to my old ways within a few days. This time I have little added motivation, however. On May 2, I will be jet setting off to Miami, then to the Dominican Republic for a 5 day vacation! This is actually my first real vacation and I am so looking forward to it. I am going to do everything in my power to make sure I have the best time of my life--which means being comfortable with my body. I'm not expecting to be in a bikini with rock hard abs. I know that if I do what is necessary and do my best until that time (4 months from now), I will be much better off than where I was at that time last year. My next goal is to be at my ideal size/weight by my 30th birthday, which is 7.5 months from now. Even after that, there will still be work that needs to be done, but right now I'm taking ONE day at a time!
No more excuses, it's time to get my ISH together!!
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