My Awesome Mind Movie

I'm Back

I've become aware, perhaps more than ever, of our standard American diet and the damage it can do to our bodies.  Especially as I am getting older, I have noticed the health problems, not only obesity, but older people not being able to stand up straight, the aches and pains they have along with loss of memory and other things that supposedly are associated with "growing older."  These are good wonderful people I care about.  I see some of this as well in myself and my husband.

These conditions and diseases are not inevitable, they are preventable.  I'm so grateful that it's possible to reverse negative conditions; I really believe the body is forgiving and given the right nutrients, foods and exercise, we can remain healthy for a very long time.

That's how I want to be.  I've become more and more interested in those foods that balance the PH in the body's blood.  I've learned that when the body is overly acidic, it produces fat to protect itself.  When it is in more of an alkaline state, the body has no more need of the excess fat and releases it.  Interesting.  It really ties in with eating clean, whole food. 

I'm anxious to learn more.  I have about six more months here in South Florida.  My goal is to have this excess weight gone by the time I leave to return to Utah. The biggest challenge I see is making good choices when we eat out, especially when I get teased about it.   

Oxycise and Healthy Eating

I was reminded this morning that oxygen is what burns fat!  When I Oxycise and do those deep, cleansing breaths, I am giving every cell in my body the benefit of oxygen.  Not only giving it the benefit of oxygen, but cleaning out the carbon dioxide with the powerful exhale that Oxycisers do.

Recently, my daughter turned me on to The Eat Clean Diet by Tosca Reno.  I borrowed the book from the library and have enjoyed reading it.  I'm still committed to Eat and Be Lean, but I like eating cleaner than the recipes in the Eat and Be Lean manual, which are meant to be more transitory especially in the beginning.  I like the idea of eating clean because live foods are much more beneficial for the body.  Ms Reno's program is really quite in line with Eat and Be Lean in many ways:  eating six times a day, not counting calories, eating high energy vs. low energy foods and the importance of exercise, to name a few.  Ms. Reno also has several cookbooks.  I love the idea of being able to cook healthy food that is not only good for you, but is delicious too, especially since I have a husband who is not into healthy eating per se.  I'm really excited to try some of her recipes and see if we (especially my husband) like them.

Progress

After posting my latest measurements and making a comparison, I'm pleased with my progress.  I've come to realize that I have been murmuring about my program.  The murmuring has taken my focus away from what I'm supposed to do.  It's been interesting to realize the opposition I've been experiencing--not from family members, but from opposing information that I have allowed to cloud my thinking.  I have recommitted to the Eat and Be Lean program and have been working at following the program especially writing everything down that I eat.

I have also recommitted to Oxycising since I have been very slothful about exercising for the last couple of weeks.  It felt good to do those deep breathing exercises again.

I Finally Get It!

After struggling with on-again, off-again success, I had an absolutely awful day when I experienced some deep depression and self-hate.  I gave into some cravings and immediately felt horrible.  There were a lot of tears and feelings of hopelessness.

I have read about people going on cleanses and releasing some awful emotional baggage.  I am currently on a candida cleanse.  I don't know if that had anything to do with what I went through, but  after a good night's sleep I was a different person!

I realized that the only person that can make me happy is me.  The only person that can make me succeed is me.  I must take responsibility for my own happiness, health and success.  It sounds so simple when I put it into words like that, but it was such a strong, powerful epiphany for me!  I finally got it!

Since that time I have done really well.  For the most part I am sticking with my candida cleanse, taking my supplements and eating the foods I'm supposed to.  I'm seeing progress.  Sometimes Mark and I go out to eat, or I get invited to lunch.  I do the best I can in those situations because I am not about to sit home and go nowhere.  I still have a life to live.

It has just been a lot easier, and I'm so grateful for that!

My husband took me to a sporting goods store and we ended up buying me some new shorts and shirts.  But the awesome thing is I could fit into a size 12!  Woohoo!!  The Oxycise and candida cleanse is working and I'm making some good progress.  The last time I measured myself I lost another 4.5".  You know it's 1/4" here and 1/4" there, but it all adds up.  I'm so excited I'm going to pull out some of my smaller pants and see if any of them fit.

I have three sets of measurements to post.   

10 1/4 Inches Lost So Far!

I kind of started off slow and have had some set backs, but since I first measured myself February 3rd to today, April 24th, I have lost a total of 10 1/4 inches overall.  My biggest inch loss has come from my waist and abdominal area where I need it the most. 

I am pleased with this progress.  I don't have a scale, so I don't know how much I weigh, although I weighed one evening at the grocery store on a big scale and was pleased that I had lost most of the weight I gained over the period of time I was in Salt Lake and the stressful time of moving and getting here. 

This is encouraging.