Well its been about 3 weeks since my last update. So my apologies to my loyal followers
Its been a crazy few weeks, but I do have quite a bit to report.
First off, the “RAW” thing is pretty much on the back burner. I had some really bad digestion problems because of too many raw vegetables. So I’ve since gone back to cooking/preparing my foods. Having said that, I’m still eating fruit, and having plenty of mixed salads. Just not as much as before.
The plus side is that it really helped me reduce my appetite, took away my cravings for sweets and basically completely eliminated really bad “junk” food from my diet, which I reported previously. I’m not going to lie and say I haven’t had any, but only the odd burger from time to time. I’ve never been a burger and fries kind of person. I’ll take the burger and leave the fries (I prefer my potatoes prepared any other way but fried, go figure). I’ve still maintained the “no chocolate” rule and am very proud of it. Chocolate is such an addiction. If you can kick it, you really do feel much better.
And to be perfectly 100% honest, I’ve taken back my coffee in the morning and my diet coke. Although I still don’t have pop in the house … only water. So my diet coke consumption is still down from what it was.
I’ve been really bad with the juicing. I have to get back into that. Its the one thing that I don’t want to slack on. Its a good way to get a lot of the veggies, and its actually easier on the digestive process because it liquifies all of the veggies. I’ve just been so busy.
And you might ask … what exactly has kept me busy. Well work of course. August is always one of the busiest months for weddings. Oh and a little furball called Gracie. Man … puppies are like having kids. Not that I’m complaining, because I’m enjoying having her here. I’ve been out for 1 hour walks every morning, and then 30 minutes in the early evening. The exercise has done me a lot of good. Albeit I really need some good walking shoes. Any recommendations?
So while things may not be as “raw” as they were when I started, I am now at a 40 lb weight loss. I’ve lost 6 more pounds since I last reported in. I actually forgot to get on the scale for a couple of weeks and just weighed myself a few days ago. I was down 5 lbs at that point. I then weighed in again this morning and “voila” … one more little sucker gone LOVE IT!!!!
And just so as not to leave you without a photo. Heres a picture with Gracie, and her friend Tucker at the dog part. The next shot is Gracie after the dog park!!!!! LOL Shot with my iPhone and Hipstamatic!
And I just want to say … she’s gotten so big. She grew a ton in a couple of weeks. Her lovely pink “bling” collar pretty much had to be scraped and I bought her a new one this week. SIDENOTE: They don’t make cutsey bling collars for big dogs, what’s up with that
Everyone at obedience school says she’s actually tiny for a 5 month old retriever. So HOPEFULLY I won’t end up with a 70 lb dog!!!!! YIKES
by Judy Cormier
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