The 10 Day Challenge: Eating and Drinking -- what to expect

Okay lets get going on what you will need to know, and need to be doing during this 10 Day Challenge!!!

Lets talk about WATER . . .

Start drinking A LOT of water!!! At LEAST 8-10 glasses/day!

A few helpful benefits of water:

-cleansing

-big part of digestion

-clears up the skin, making us look younger

- de-bloats us -- if we don't have enough water, we retain water, and we feel bloated.

- helps subside hunger

Get ready to LOVE water -- because this is basically the ONLY drink you can have in the 10 days.

Other drinks that are okay: Coffee (black) and Herbal Tea (I love Mint tea)

--- so NO diets drinks, soda, or fruit juices --- just WATER WATER WATER.

TIME FOR FOOD . . .

Here are the basics for the 10 day Challenge:

1000 calories (if your male increase it to 1200-1300 depending on your size) per day

-5 small meals per day, Calorie breakdown for each meal: 250, 150, 250, 150, 250 --- but you don't need to worry about that -- if you follow the meal plan to a T and use the substitutes I provide for you, you don't need to count calories.

I will provide the food menu of:

Proteins, Veggies and Complex Carbs

Disclaimer: You should only eat this little for these 10 days. To sustain and maintain a longer healthy eating plan, you should have no less than 1200 calories per day and eat a little more complex carbs than in the 10 day start up challenge!

Also this plan is to give you a great jump start -- if you do not keep eating healthy afterwards, the weight and inches will quickly return you back to your bodies automatic reset zone.

I will give you the tips you need to keep it going after!!!

Love love love -- more to come! Have a heal-thy day!

A Challenge . . . Who's in?

Happy New Year!!!

Here we are full of excitement and New Years Resolutions!

Okay - so lets be honest . . . the most popular resolution is to:

--- lose weight, be healthier, and get in shape! And everyone has a little worry about really doing that - Right? Well. . .

I have a challenge that will really help you get a GREAT jumpstart on the above resolution . . . for all who want to participate!!!


It's EASY - and only 10 days long!
I promise - IF YOU PARTICIPATE 100% YOU WILL LOSE ONE WHOLE PANT SIZE!!! (ie: from size 12 to size 10, for women - or from size 38 to size 36, for men)

You will need to start a little prep so you don't give up during the Challenge - You have 2 weeks to start preparing yourself - gradually start eating healthier and a little less than usual through the next TWO weeks - and start working out - even if its just 2 times a week, so you can be ready for the REAL jump-start! (TIP: the healthier you eat and the more you work out, the more prepared you will be) I will give you all the tips you need, and the eating and exercise plan for this challenge . . .

Here is the Challenge:

Starting Monday, January 19th (two weeks from tomorrow):

-10 days (straight)(Jan. 19th - Jan. 28th)
-Give 100%
-Eat "clean" and completely healthy
-Work out 10 out of the 10 days
-Oh and . . .Give 100%
** I will have all the details posted within the next two weeks

If you follow the workout and eating schedule I post -- and give it 100% --- you WILL lose a whole pant size in 10 DAYS!!! Don't believe me - well - test it! What do you have to lose? - um - oh yeah - A PANT SIZE!

I even tested it myself - and YES - it worked for me!!!
I want to see if it REALLY WORKS FOR YOU!!!!
I will help you prep in these next TWO weeks, so you can be ready do GIVE 100% to the Challenge!

I found this great clip - Watch this video - click HERE(video) - it has VERY helpful hints on eating healthy - and it relates to what you will be doing during the 10 day Challenge!



LOVE LOVE LOVE! Have a heal-thy day!!!

WHO'S IN?

Before and After Pics

Below are the BEFORE and AFTER pictures of the 10 weeks of physical health experience.

I only have the brown tinted ones of the before pics, but you can still see the differences!

WOW! I am amazed! It really keeps me motivated to keep this up!
The Before pics were taken October 5th.
The After pics were taken December 15th.

Its almost hilarious how big the difference is!

I'm in awe!

I must admit . . . I am a little grossed out my the before pics. Look at my b'donk-a-donk! in the before pic and my back fat - wow, there is less now.

I feel SOOOO healthy now compared to October 5th. I can just remember feeling so unhealthy. I still feel like I have a lot of work to do with staying healthy, and trimming off a little more --- but I am so excited about how I feel.

I am also so excited about the emotional, mental, and spiritual breakthoughs and experiences I had!!! -- and of course am continually having!!!

LOVE LOVE LOVE THANK ALL!!!!

10 weeks of Physical Health: Days 70

Wow! The 10 weeks are complete and I truly feel like I have really learned a lot about what my body and soul need!

I have the pictures ready -- I will post them soon - things are super busy! Also I will talk more about my experience!

Thanks for all the support and fun participations!

10 weeks of physical health: Day 63

Well!!! I have 7 days left of these wonderful 10 weeks!!!

Wow! Time flies!!!

I feel like I have done well -- I kept getting distracted and didn't blog when I wanted to, and we went out late Thursday night and had some delicious appetizers and I did have two BIG sugar cookies on Friday! OH MAN! They were delicious - but of course I really could've had a 1/2 a cookie and been fine. What-ev's! So I have been eating pretty healthy other than that!

I am worried about this weekend . . . we are lucky enough to go to Disneyland this weekend and it has been REALLY hard for me, in the past, to eat healthy on vacation - especially in DL, because of all the delicious smells and food/treat stands and ice cream on Main Street and Corn Dog Castle in California Adventure Park! Well - I will really do my best - I am going to have one of those Corn Dogs, maybe I will share one with Scott instead of having a whole one. I know . . . you may be saying, "Corn Dogs? What? . . . YUCK". . . but let me tell you . . . these ones are delicious! They are huge and freshly dipped in batter and fried! I know . . . SO fattening and greasy, but that is the one thing I will never eat anywhere else, so it is my endulgence. I really have to plan this out, or I will CRACK and have treats galore!!! OKAY - I can do this! I only have 7 days left - I have to be strong and finish with a BANG! (I have to think of the difference I want to see in the final "after" picture :) )

Anyway --- I have been really having a blast working out lately - I feel so healthy and my strength and endurance is getting better! (That is what is reality for me - my health, and physical ability!) I find myself really looking forward to my morning workouts, when I used to dread them sometimes. SO that is pretty cool for me!!! Although I feel sometimes my workouts are all for not if I don't eat healthy --- but I have come to realize that is not true! My workouts have kept me staying healthier during those stretches of unhealthy eating, and pigouts. My workouts have kept my body remembering what my goals are! It is great! So my advise for anyone --- keep working out, even if you have stretches of unhealthy eating!

Have a wonderul, heal-thy day! Love love love!!!

Todays GOAL: Do at least ONE thing today that brings you true JOY!!!

10 weeks of physical health: Day ?

Who knows how far into this I am!!! I know that it ends December 15th -- I am going to try and keep it going through Christmas and New Years -- Because that is where all the unhealthy treats show off their good side!

So, did pretty good over Thanksgiving! How did y'all do? However, my munchy, treat-eating seems to come at random times!!! . . . emotional times.

I tell you what -- this has not only been a physical experience, but quite an emotional ride as well! I have always said in my posts that it has to do with emotional health too!!!
SO I had a major emotional breakthough!!! It was huge for me - had no idea it was there-- And I know this has been at the core of my self-image beliefs!!! --- man o man! Ya put it out there and ways of change and cleansing just flo into your life! Its amazing!


So a couple times a month I get to have great chats with my friend after we work with the kids at The Sharing Place. Life issues are always discussed and this last Monday - he helped bring up a subject I have NEVER looked at or even thought was an issue . . .

So as we all grow up - most of us can look back and know that there are deep emotional issues that have to do with one or both of our parents. Some have many issues and a some have a few, but we all have them.

Now I have always known that many (not all) of my issues stem from my interpretations of my dad and growing up with him, and his style of how he raised us kids, etc. Now I have always looked up to my dad and have held him on quite a tall pedi-stole whenever I think of him or talk about him. However, my friend brought up the subject about how I TRULY feel about my dad -- it was a very interesting discovery!!! So after this Monday discussion with my friend - Tuesday was awful as I worked through some stuff - of course with the help of my amazing husband!!! (If anyone wants to know what the details of the discussion and processing was, I would love to tell you about it in person - too hard to explain on a blog post) so . . . here is the breakthough I had . . . (Please pardon the cuss words - its part of the feeling of the breakthough)

---I am my own damn person, I have everything about myself to be proud of, and I have my own damn life, and who am I to allow anyone elses opinions, or my interpretations of there opinions make a difference in how I view myself or live my life! I am me and I am DAMN proud to be me!!!---

It was (and is) so powerful! I was able to really let go of a lot of stuff I have been holding on to that I have NO NEED for! I'm done with it! Its not a part of me and I have no need to choose it! But I had to view things from a new angle before I could SEE the reality of it and let it go!!!

I feel amazing right now! I am still processing some things with it, and it is great to be purging this stuff out of me!!! What I am working on now - is living in this new reality, and finding what is me, and also NEW!

YES! I love being me!!!


So there ya have it!
LOVE LOVE LOVE! Thank you for all your love and support with this blog and with everything! May love shine in your lives always - and may your trueselves be found!

10 weeks of physical health: Day 50

***** avoid the temptation -- PLEASE read before you look at the pictures! :) :) :)

Okay so I have just zoomed through day 38 - 49! :) Talk about the craziest, most awesome two and a half weeks!!!

SO after I published that last post of Day 37 -- I got my sh*@ together! I had to just release my frustrations about how difficult being healthy can be -- especially during emotional times!!!!

Well - I have GOT IT TOGETHER for the past two weeks and have felt VERY good with my eating and exercising routine and habits!!!

I wrote a VERY long comment on my last post, in response to my aunt's comment - who I saw this weekend, which was very fun! I wish everyone could read it - because she expressed some very valid fears and concerns that I have also had and am sure many people have had and may still have! I responded to her concerns from the experience of my last two weeks or so. I talked about staying in a upward spiral and keeping your progress steady and moving upward, whether it may be slow or fast, it is still moving upward or steady --- but please don't give up, or KEEP pigging out or COMPLETELY stopping exercise, because this puts us in a downward spiral. Keep it steady and upward!!

Physical progress finally posted . . . (Emotional progress can't really be charted, but it is amazing and off the charts so far :))
SO --- I decided to post my progress pictures! How embarrassing -- but this is still something I have to overcome!

There is a little difference between the two pictures! Its kinda cool to see that!

Inches lost thus far:
I've lost 3 1/4th inches on my waist, 3 inches on my upper hips, 1 1/2 inches on lower hips, 1/4th inch on each arm, 2 inches on each leg. -- and my boobs are getting smaller -- hmmm - thats a bummer ;) (WOW! That adds up to 10 1/4th total inches so far! Wow, wierd! Ha ha ha ha! -that sounds like those stupid info-mercials that get you to buy the diet and workout products. Ha ha ha ha! Funny! :) )

Well, I have 20 more days!!! I will post the final picture on December 15th or 16th! Wooo! Hoooo!

Day 1

Day 50

day 1

day 50
The only thing I can think of with the side photos is that I look a little tighter, more tone --- other wise from the pictures there's not much difference. Although - with how my clothes fit there is a difference. :)

COOL! It is a lot easier for me to want to keep this up when I SEE the progress! GO! FIGHT! WIN! Baby!

If anyone decides to be more committed to living healthier, take before pics, its NOT fun at first, but now that I can take a pic where I SEE a difference - its a lot more fun!!!

Have a Heal-thy day! Love love love!!!