Today was a great day. I weighed in at 0.4lbs less than last week. I'm down to 143.6! Woo. Lets hope I get off this plateau. I'm not losing as much weight as fast as I wanted to, but my body is looking trim! Next friday I get to measure too!
Speaking of "plateauing" I met with a gf last night about cleansing/detox. She is a firm believer that cutting out the toxins in your diet will help with excess weight loss in addition to many other health benefits. In laymen's terms, toxins in our bodies get stored in fat cells. Therefore it only makes sense that eliminating toxins will eliminate fat. She is on a 30 day detox right now - free of dairy, gluten, soy and sugar. Insane!
I tried cutting out dairy for a week a few years ago. It was so difficult. But i'm thinking a cleanse may be something to try. I could substitue cow's milk with almond milk, stop eating yogurt, and no more cheese. For a month. Ugh. It's a thought, but then I read a bunch of stuff online about dairy withdrawals. Shakes, headaches etc. Would it be worth it? Should I try cutting out gluten instead? My best friend is a celiac and she has such a hard time with eating. Choosing the right foods, gluten-free this, organic that. It is a royal pain in the ass. She wouldn't wish her disease on anyone, not even her enemies. What are your thoughts on detoxing? Any hints? Tips? Ideas?
As a last bit to share, I started training for my 5km run today. I did a 5 minute walk to warm up, followed by 5 minutes of running (5.0) and 1 minute of walking (3.3) until I hit 40 minutes. Finished with 5 minutes of walking. I did 45 minutes of cardio and only went 3.2km. I was devastated. How would I ever run 5km in 30 minutes at this rate? Then my brain turned on. My treadmill is on the imperial system. And 3.2 miles is just over 5km. I did it! In fact if I subtract the walking, I ran 5km in 35 minutes. Heck yes! I was/am ecstatic! Grinning like an idiot. So happy!! I'm actually going to be able to do this 5km run.
I called my PTNB and told her the good news. She said I need to run the 10km. Ha! We will see.
dr oz says that "no detox beats eating a healthy balanced diet" however... 2 yrs ago i did a 'no coffee, no alcohol, no refined sugars' detox (30 days) and felt fabulous!!!!! on day 31 tho I drove straight to starbucks for a latte and never looked back... i did feel fab once i adjusted to no coffee while working nights BUT ijust cant see my life without no coffee no red wine so i'm gonna listen to dr oz - Kathy
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