Detox

My detox has been going well but I've cheated so I'm starting from square one.. This time I'm not doing a strict liquid diet. I've decided that just won't work for me. I'm now going to detox on a 30 day veggie diet and lots of water with benefiber. It's still not the healthiest but I need to have my digestive system start over. I've been in a lot of pain just from cheating so I'll really have to stick to this.

So far..

So far, so good. I'm doing the detox as I wanted and I already feel better. I really needed to get these toxins out of my body. I recently read an article on yahoo.com  that was really great.

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/the-weight-loss-tips-youre-not-trying-2508319/#photoViewer=1

These tips I agree with completely!

It's been awhile..

I was advised by my doctor to try eating gluten again along with meat and dairy. This was not good advise and feel stupid for taking it. It has been a total shock to my system and I feel like crap. I don't care if the doctor thinks I'm missing nutrients from not eating certain foods. I take vitamins and supplements. Before I was losing weight and felt really good about my diet. I have gained weight and I'm horribly sluggish. Tomorrow is a new day and I'm starting over with a much stricter diet and I'm adding a strict workout plan as well. I am making my diet and exercise very simplified so I don't have to think about it.
I'm first going to go on a liquid detox for a week. I have a juicer and I know how to make great protein shakes so I shouldn't have an issue flushing out all the gluten and animal products from my system.

Diet:
Breakfast-
8oz rice cereal, 4oz raisins, green tea (skin hair & nails vitamin, ginko biloba, B12, Calcium+D)
Morning Snack-
V8 juice+benefiber (Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM)
Lunch-
soy protien shake w/ fresh fruit juice (skin hair & nails vitamin)
Afternoon Snack-
Raw Veggies (Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM)
Dinner-
Curried Tofu, rice or quinoa, green salad (skin hair & nails vitamin)
Before bed-
Smooth move tea + melatonin

As for exercise:
Mornings 7 days a week> 30 min - 1 hr Jog
Nights 7 days a week> 30min-2hr Workout Video

This should be simple and easy to stick to :) Wish me Luck on my detox! I'll post more to keep you updated.

Strawberry picking and wine..

Today I had  great day with my mom and son at French Prairie Gardens. We bought out tickets from groupons and received 2 tickets, 2 beer mugs and 8 tasting tickets. We picked about 200 strawberries for $4. I had a fed a llama some corn and he chuckled like "peg" (the old lady @ target that justin timberlake plays on snl) I about died laughing. We packed our own gluten free vegan lunches. My son rode their piggy train while I tasted some red and white wine. I really liked hip chicks do wine  Pinot Gris!

Jack LaLanne's Juicer

I have the best juicer ever! This morning I made organic grape, apple, and pear juice. It is much more satisfying than store bought juice and much more flavorful.  I would recommend this juicer because you get less pulp than other juicers and clean up takes only a couple minutes. The only downside was the price but it's well worth it, especially for vegans.

GF Bisquick!

Betty Crocker has this delicious GF Bisquick. I've used it to make rolls, pizza, bread sticks, desserts etc. Today was my first time making pancakes. It was really yummy. I have a Bisquick cookbook and I plan on using that much more often. I think I can make some truly yummy meals :D

I'm craving.

Oreos! there is no way to make them gluten and vegan and organic. RIP oreo cookies! you will be missed.