Feeling So Good

I've only been doing "The Fat Flush" for two days but can I just say one thing? AMAZING. I haven't felt this good in a long time. When I started it I was sure I'd lose a little bit of weight. I figured I would feel a little bit better. But never in a million years did I think that I would feel this great so quickly.

The diet consists of TONS of cranberry water (to cleanse the liver) and whole foods. (no dairy, except for eggs, and no wheat) So I'm just eating lean protein and fruits and vegetables. In two days I've lost 4 lbs. My skin already looks so much healthier. I haven't been craving junk food, which is a major accomplishment for me.

I've also started up Yoga again. I used to do Yoga regularly when I was in college. I was depressed and trying to calm down "the crazy" so I did Yoga every day. After having kids I just didn't make time for it anymore so I haven't done it in years. I'd been wanting to get started again but just didn't have the will-power to do so. I'm really serious about treating my auto-immune diseases naturally so Yoga was a logical step to take in the healing process. It's amazing to me the things that Yoga can do for you mentally and physically. I'm seriously having a love affair with Yoga.

The Fat Flush Plan

I've been very lazy as of late. You might say that in a way I let myself go. I'm not technically overweight. My BMI is under 25 and I'm right within the "healthy weight guidlines" for my height (just barely). I say I've let myself go because I threw all my nutrition rules out the window and totally quit working out. For a while my husband was a reasonable excuse. When I was trying to eat healthy he wasn't, and since I have a MAJOR sweet tooth I would always give in to the his desires for treats. Then something changed. He started working really really hard and being very diligent about eating healthy and working out. What did I do? I kept buying treats and eating them when he wasn't around. He just lost 10 lbs. He's totally inspired me!

In the past week I've really taken a step back and taken some time to evaluate what I want out of life and what kind of life I want to provide for my kids. They deserve a healthy, active mom that has the energy to get outside and play with them for hours. And I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to look really good in a nice pair of jeans. I haven't gone swimming in years because I can't bear the thought of putting on a swimming suit.

My other desire for getting healthy is because I have a few auto-immune diseases that I would like to treat naturally. I did a lot of research this last week and I think I will see major improvement if I clean out my liver. My whole life I've eaten tons of junk food and processed foods. I've been feeling the effects of that for the past couple years and I don't like what I see/feel.

This whole process has taken a lot more soul searching than you might think. I have emotional ties to food. But, the change happens now!!

I read this book and I've already started the program. I feel great and I'm excited to see how I'll feel in two weeks when I've finished the first phase!