cleanse update

Hi everyone! It's been about 1.5 weeks into the cleanse and what a doozy! Everything was okay, other than the weird cravings for steak and hamburgers, but on Wednesday I hit a toxic shock zone. Late in the afternoon, I felt a bad headache come on and I went to lie down. I couldn't sleep much, all of a sudden my body felt like it was hit by a truck. It hurt to breathe, it hurt to sit, everything was in pain. Thursday, I felt a bit better, but my throat was super sore. Today, I am alive, my throat still hurts, but not as bad as before, my body is recovering. I read on the Community Clean Program website that once the toxins start leaving your body, you get flu like symptoms. Aye de mil! Well, I am 6 pounds lighter and am not craving anything. I want to eat normal food and not do the shakes, but I am not jonesing for a cookie like before. The other thing I noticed, my lunch (the one real food meal I can eat) is much smaller. I make the same amount that I normally do, but I end up only wanting to eat half. I really feel like my mind and body are changing for the best.

sea glass adventure

I love my friend Suzy, because when we get together, who knows where we'll end up! Case in point this Saturday. We decided to check out Healdsburg with the kids, but we ended up on a treasure chase for Sea Glass Beach!
On the way up Tashen and Kaia were fast asleep.

We had to take a blackberry muffin break at the Flying Goat Coffee.

After a quick lunch at Dry Creek Kitchen, we embarked on a windy road towards Ft. Bragg. Once we left the 101 and passed several Sonoma wineries, we realized our iPhone's GPS had no service. We weren't lost, but had no idea once we got to Hwy 1 where exactly Sea Glass Beach was. We decided to hit Medicino's visitor's center, but the kids and whippets were restless and needed to run on the first beach we came upon. We combed that beach for sea glass anyway!




Suzy found the most of our treasures, but it was a priceless day since we were all together near the sea.

clean

After dealing with my mom, getting laid off, and starting my freelancing; I have decided it's time to detox, lose weight, and start exercising more. I am doing The Clean Program. In the morning I drink a shake/vitamins, lunch on anything healthy with vitamins and shake/vitamins at night. I started Wednesday at 145lbs. My goal is to get down to 130lbs in March and 120lbs by June. Wish me luck and don't tempt me to eat and drink!

mommers

Thank you all for your love and support through my attempt to help my mom out last weekend. It was a crazy 4 days of not knowing what was going to happen. I will spare everyone the details, but in the end my mom went to Colorado to stay with one of her sisters. She might go to her other sister in New Jersey, but she is safe. I am so happy I am finally getting help with her. It's really put a harsh strain on my life the last fourteen years. Thanks so much Ron for putting up with us in Vegas too. Uzi's for life!