Day 19

"No Food Tastes as good as 117 pounds FEELS"

Day 18

Guys I am so jacked today!! I discover two absolutely rocking things! One is my jawline and double chin are noticeable smaller!! Second, even better my always supper dry scaly, flaky skin is hydrated and glowing! The cells them self appear smaller and are hardly detectable without the dry scale! (I have battled dry skin as far back into early elementary school as I can remember. Go Go Vita Water!!! Can you believe it, in just a little over 2 weeks!

Oh and I took a few more measurements, I am not going to post them today, but small changes are still happening.

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Today has been a breeze!
Breakfast: eggs, sausage, whole wheat toast (have lost my taste for this kind of breakfast)
Lunch: Choc Shake (Large or whole one)
Snack: Sun Chips & salsa
Supper: 2 chicken strips, yellow rice, green peas, applesauce & tall glass of Vita Water
Snack: Vita Water

You know some of you might see my menu and thing I am not doing so hot! But, this is how it is, for 10 years I have dealt with bloating, gas, headaches, sudden runs (allergic reaction to chemicals) and very low energy and tolerance to heat! Right now I feel so darn fantastic!! ALL of the above symptom are gone! Some of you just can not image what I am talking about, but others of you know exactly what I mean. This diet, even as I am recording it, is changing my body and restoring my good health. Maybe a little slower than if I jumped in with everything but as I recorded the other day, when taking all the supplements I was having bouts of nausea. I think (from my research) that was just my body releasing toxins. Now some of you may prefer to get them out as fast as possible, some like myself would prefer to not get sick trying to get healthy! And this pace is not so slow by the way!! It has ONLY been just over 2 week! I feel 20 years younger than before! YOU can too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I wanted a way to help more people SUCCEED at weight loss and health maintence!

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I sat down today and created a program for everyone looking for a buddy to lose weight with and find encouragement, motivation, support, tips supplements and so much more. So I am working on a Group where we can receive a daily email with routine suggestions, tips, recipes, supplement suggestions and more! My first recommendation is to find a workout partner or group of friends and hit the local walking track daily (twice daily if possible) I will be. I will be suppling warm up, walking challenges, cool downs for YOU to lead a group or YOURSELF. My goal is to post a daily ACTION plan. I myself will pulling together a local group and meeting twice daily 7:AM & 7:PM weather permitting to glide through the ACTON plan and into Better Health. (No we won't always be able to ALL attend, that's fine, you will have your ACTION plan for the day use it when you can, get er done, see you tomorrow!) But as the group grows we should always be blessed with a small workout group. If you have any thoughts or suggestion feel free to share them.

The site should be live soon! Stay tuned for more information.

Day 17

You know I find it amazing that I am only doing one shake (that's 1/2 of a shake) and one cookie per day (lately) and still my measurements are going down!!! I took another full round of measurements this morning and discovered that 4 of them have gone down more.

Neck 13 1/2 Lost 1/2"
Wrist 6" Lost 1/2"
Upper Arm is 12" Lost 1"
Lower hips (below P. bone) 36 1/4 Lost 1 3/4"

I know these are not earth shattering or anything, but remember I am not following the program I set out to do. If I was my weight loss would be much better. And Better it is going to get!

Breakfast: Choc Shake & Oatmeal Raisin Cookie
Lunch: Tuna Salad on whole wheat toast with Cola
Snack: Sun chips & Salsa with Cola
Supper: Vanilla Shake & 2 slices of multi grain bread with raspberry jam
Snack, 1/2 oatmeal cookie & Vita Water

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Day 16

Now that yuck week is gone, I feel fabulous! My stomach feels flat (still has a long way to go, but it's not bloated at all). My energy is through the roof! I am sleeping less only about 7 hours used to be more like 8-12! Yeah!!! I did make a few changes, I was have a lot of ups and downs with feeling queasy for some reason. I believe it is toxics releasing from stored cells, but decided to slow down on all the good stuff going into my body all at once. So I have been taking the Coral Calcium once per day. I plan to begin adding it at night too (as directed).

I admit that I have not taken the diet very serious for a quite a few days now, but my weight is maintaining and that too is a good thing. Know that YOU can do better!! I feel more determined than ever to continue and lose some weight!!! The way I feel is powerful and encouraging!!!

My weight and measurements are holding!

Breakfast: Vanilla Shake & Cho Chip Cookie
Lunch: Tuna fish salad sandwich on whole wheat bun, Coke, Red Velvet Twinkie for desert.
Snack: Coke & Red Velvet Twinkie
Supper: (I caved) Chicken & BBQ, Fresh Corn on the Cob,
Yellow Rice, Coke

I am processing some fresh corn to put in the freezer today! It is going effortlessly, thanks to my new energy and well being. I have about 48 ears to cut up put into bags. Looking forward to more later in the week. I will look forward to eating FRESH this winter instead of over processed store bought cans!

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I had my shake and cookie this morning along with my supplements, that was it for today!

DAY Twelve

We missed a few days, I did ok, not as well as I could have, but did continue with the program for the most part.

I took all Measurements again today:
Beginning ****************** IS Today ***************Total Loss to Date
Weight: 155 *************** 149 ************************6 LBS
Waist :39 ***(belly button)*** 36 ************************3"
Hips : 38 ***(upper & lower)* 37 ************************1"
Bust: 43 *******************40 ************************3"
Under Bust: 37 *************36 1/4 *********************3/4"
upper arm: 13 **************12 1/4 *********************3/4"
wrist: 61/2 *****************6 1/4 **********************1/4"
upper thigh: 21 *************21 ************************** 0"
ankle: 9 1/4 ****************8 1/2 ***********************3/4"
neck: 15 *******************13 3/4 *********************1 1/4"

FOUND A NEW NATURAL WAIST JUST UNDER MY RIBS THAT I COULDN'T SEE BEFORE

NATURAL WAIST (rather high) 35" **********************?

Now this may not be SUPER, but considering I have eaten more meals than I intended, I think it is really great! They say just adding the cookies can help you lose weight, I am beginning to see how!! Anyway I am looking forward to the next week, I know the next few days will continue to be a challenge as we have a lot of outings planned for this weekend! We often do, and that keeps me away from home. I will work hard to drink water and eat salads whenever I can.

I did not begin my Yoga routine as planned this week, my book appears to be lost in shipping! So will have to improvise next week if it is not here. I am anxious to begin.

Breakfast: Vanilla Shake and Oatmeal Cookie
A long with Supplements Mentioned "Time Flies"
Lunch: Cho Shake & Cho Cookie

Time Flies

Hi Guys, it has been a few days! Man they sure can go by fast after 40!!!! Life has been keeping me busy and evening storms have been redirecting my schedule. So let's do a little catch-up, shall we. This week I began adding Limu Plus 1 oz AM, 2 Coral Calcium AM, VitaOne Packet at Noon, and 2 additional Coral Calcium PM

I can say this "They extra energy, clarity of my thinking, better use of my time capabilities" has been "AMAZING" to say the very least! (Not on one of my best weeks either if you catch my drift) I highly suggest these products. Vita Water is a simple little product that increases absorption of nutrients. Called "Wetter Water", it increases hydration, enhances nutrient delivery, and works as an alkalizing agent. Pretty amazing things in a little bottle of concentrate that you add to distilled or filtered water. I am using it as the WATER of choice for my Appetizer Diet® Shakes This addition alone is doing amazing things for my body. I have NEVER been a big fan of drinking water, I just don't care for it very much. Considering for my entire 41 years I have drank Coke (yes, even out of a baby bottle!) it is no wonder the bland taste does not appeal to me. (thought I KNOW how bad and dangerous it is to continue drinking) When drinking Vita Water we only need to consume about half the normal recommended daily allowances. That makes it REALLY GREAT for me.

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Deciding to go Natural is a Great choice, but you must do your research and choose wisely, having a great Doctor who can guide you is a blessing. If your current Doctor is unable, or unwilling, maybe it is time to search for one who is.

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Day Nine

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There are many wonderful things happening for me. I can feel my body changing. After the not so great weekend, I haven't lost any more weight or inches, but will be losing again soon.
I began taken supplements yesterday. And will add Yoga by end of the week.
Will go over the products and include them in my daily list.

Breakfast: 3 Sausage Links, fried egg, 1 whole wheat toast, glass Vita Water
1 oz Limu Plus, 2 Coral Calcium Plus
Lunch: Vanilla shake & 1/2 Cho Cookie
Plus Vita One Packet

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Snack: Vanilla Shake

Supper: FF & soy chicken bites with hot sauce & glass of cola

Snack: Choc Shake & 1/2 choc Cookie

I'd like to make tomorrow a Reduced Calorie Day!

Day Eight

Moving on and down. Just a basic day today. Not to good, not so bad.

Weight: 150

Breakfast: Vanilla Shake in OJ (Creamsicle Taste) & Oatmeal Cookie
Lunch: Sloppy Joe (part burger part Soy Burger) & Glass of cola
Snack: Cho. Shake
Supper: BLT fresh from garden! Water
Snack: cola handful of Sunchips reg.

Day Seven

Ok, not such a dieting weekend, but it could have been worse! Next week get real serious!! I will begin adding supplements & begin Yoga. My energy is through the room now and my memory is getting sharper everyday. Am looking forward to the week ahead. Just know like all of you I am human and have weakness too. We can be, do and have all we desire, it just take KNOWING what you want. I make my intentions know for the coming week to be on track, no cheating, struggling or binge eating of any sort. And so it will be!

Breakfast: Vanilla Shake & Cho. cookie
Snack: Vita Water
Lunch: Very nice Tuna Salad with fresh tomatoes, lettuce, onion along with a
dill pickle spear & whole wheat crackers
Snack: Cho Shake Bite of 3 Musketeers bar
Supper: Raw Oatmeal Treat with O.J. & strawberries
Snack: Bite of 3 Musketeers bar & glass of Coke

Day Six

As I expected today was a disaster! Yes, I am capable of creating a better day any day and will! I will not even try and record the day bite by bite, but here is the overview.

Breakfast: Usual bacon and eggs
Lunch: better Nice Chicken strip Salad & large bottle of water
Supper: Getting ugly! Large plate of deer pot roast with potatoes, onions, carrots,
green beans and corn with biscuit. Later a large piece of coconut pie.

Day Five

Good Morning and Welcome to Day Five!! I feel fresh and alive, what a wonderful day!! Let's see how the scales look this morning. Well too good for words! I have lost a total of 8 1/4"! Recap at the bottom.

Now the challenge comes getting through the first weekend with our unpredictable schedule. We usually eat out so I am thinking a nice salad tonight. May even do a shake for lunch just in case we should end up somewhere else. If we could just grab the salads to go that would be better! We will see. . .

Breakfast: Vanilla Shake with handful of blueberries & Oatmeal Cookie
Lunch: was a disaster! I tried to eat a small bowl of chicken & dumplings but it was awful!
Ate a slice of toast instead.
Snack: Cho Shake
Supper: McDonald's 3 chicken strips, FF, Med Coke and 1/2 apple pie.
Snack: Tall Glass of Vita Water

IS WAS

Weight:148 was 155

Waist:36 was 39

Hips: 37 1/2 was 38
Bust: 41 was 43
Under Bust: 36 was 37
upper arm:12 1/2 was 13
wrist:6 1/4 was 61/2
upper thigh: 21 was 21
ankle: 8 3/4 was 9 1/4
neck: 14 1/2 was 15

DAY Four

Am I excited today! I checked my weight this morning and I am down to 148 pounds and 37". I was thinking I was 150 yesterday so I didn't think I had lost anything (being that I didn't care to remember!) but when I logged it onto my tracker I see that I was 155!!

So I have LOST 7 POUNDS AND 2" off my waist!
In just 3 days!!!

And to think that I wanted eggs and sausage for breakfast! NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!

No Food Tasted as GREAT as 115 pounds FEELS!"

Started my day off
Breakfast: Vanilla Shake & Cho. Chip Cookie
Lunch: chicken salad (lettuce, onions, celery) whole wheat club crackers
Can of Coke
Snack: Cho. Shake with Milk & Oatmeal Cookie
Supper: BLT (fresh cherry tomatoes) YUM! & Coke
Snack: Vanilla Shake

My energy is so hight and I go to bed, sleep great and wake up EARILY with ease!!

WOW! Day Three

I went to bed at the normal time last night around 11:30PM and couldn't believe it when I got up this morning WIDE AWAKE and discovered it was only 6:30 AM. (ok guys, I gotta be honest I am not an earlier riser! 7:30-8:30 usually works much better for me sleep wise.) By 10:00 I had gotten so much done!!! Our family is in the process of making our Lunch the Meal of the Day converting to a light Supper. I had DH & DD supper all made, dishes done, Lunch cooking, a load of cloths washing, before Lunch. (Yeah I know most super women do that everyday! I don't!!) After lunch I tackled the heat and mowed the grass with the riding mower, took about 30-40 minutes. Even the heat didn't' bother me today!! I feel like the energizer bunny, I keep going and going today! My mind seems clearer today. I am thinking ahead more and planning more things as I go through the day I don't have that cloudy gotta think (and yet can't) feeling. All in all a very wonderful day.

I started Day 3 by weighing in & taking a quick waist measurement,
150lbs & 38" at waist. And that is OK!

I feel great!

"At JUST $5.67 Day!"

Breakfast: Chocolate. Shake made with milk (Whole Milk, thought I need a few extra calories)
Mid Morning Snack: Vanilla Shake & Chocolate Chip Cookie (3/4)
Lunch: Fried potatoes, chicken breast pieces, green beans 2 slices of 7 grain toast
& glass of Coke
A tall glass of Iced Vita Water
Afternoon Snack: Chocolate Shake with Milk
A tall glass of Iced Vita Water
Supper: Bowl of Water Melon Cubes & Ice Water
Snack: Vanilla Shake & Oatmeal Raisin Cookie (love those 8 grams of fiber)

Day TWO

I am amazed at how effortless my day is going! I just fixed supper for DH & DD (Dear Hubby & Dear Daughter) and was tempted to eat, but I quoted myself "No Food tastes as good as 115 pounds FEELS!" and I know, I've been there!!!! So I decided that their supper would make me a wonderful lunch tomorrow! Yes, sounds simple but the amazing part was I put my lunch away lovingly and grabbed a few cubes of water melon and came here to begin today's post! The shakes are doing wonders for my desires to eat and have a glass of Coke.

So let's review today:
Breakfast: Vanilla Shake 1/2 serving (didn't eat a cookie, really wasn't hungry)
Lunch-nice tuna salad with mayo, lettuce, tomato, onions and a dash of S&P enjoyed a small glass of coke!
Afternoon snack: another 1/2 serving of vanilla shake (still no cookie, not hungry)
Supper: Small bowl of water melon cubes poured a small glass of Coke, must say it didn't taste very well, ended up dumping it out! (now that's a switch)
followed up with a Chocolate Shake (ok I think by now you get the point I only am using a 1/2 serving of shake. I will inform you should this change.) & a Chocolate Chip Cookie.
Evening Snack: (ok slipped a little, but my calories are really low, due to reduced shake servings and only drinking 3 per day) I had a single slice of toast with butter, and glass of coke. (Less than 12 oz today!!) That is really exciting. Can't say it tasted that good either.

My Health Today!

Well day two is going VERY well, but I thought I would take a few minutes to tell you all how my health has appeared over the past 5-7 years bringing you to today. This way you will have a better picture of me, and any future results I get.

I have always been a fitness wannabe. I bought all the books, diets, lifestyle eating, and exercise and wellness information available. I was a very athletic child and youth but then everything just changed. I got married soon started a family even quit work and became a stay at home mom! After my mom had a mild heart attack about 6 years ago, we attended a Healthy Heart program to learn to eat healthier. Well, I have spent too many years into my books to believe for one minute that eating THAT was going to help either of us on the whole. Yes some of the points are good; many I felt just didn't make good common sense. Such as recommending chemical filled LOW FAT cookies! The stuff in them will kill you! (not just my opinion) What I did learn through class testing was that MY CHOLESTEROL READING WAS HIGHER THAN MY MOMS!!! So to the books I went. But eating right seemed to be so darn expensive I just couldn't maintain. I discover RAW living (Rawsome as some of us like to call it) and it makes so much sense to me. It fits with my spiritual begin yet again LIFE makes it easy to fall off the lifestyle change. Keeping the food fresh, not eating all that I expected. I have to get better mentally and physically ready for this change.

Today I am out of shape, weak, and flabby. I have a shortness of breath, no stamina, no tolerance or heat, have bad breath and body odor and have developed a snoring problem to top it all off! My hearing is going bad and my teeth are a mess. That reminds me; at the age of 13 a dentist told me I would be lucky to have teeth at age 21. Well he was wrong! I am now 41 and I am losing the battle with my 4 lower teeth and have lost 3 (2 more lose) of my molars. Was well into my 30 before I lost my first due to rot. Tarter is packing to the four infected teeth it is just horrible. (No I have not seen the dentist in many years, not to my best but for many reason it seemed the right choice.) I recently discover the gift of a lifetime TOOTH SOAP. Infections that I have been dealing with for YEARS now has vanished, my teeth feel stronger, less sensitive than I can ever remember. I can bit down with so much power I never knew. It would appear that I have been allergic to glycerin or fluoride that are major ingredients in MOST EVERY toothpaste. Forget the new stuff with all the artificial sugars that stuff made my glands swell with one use! I was using all natural stuff for years now, but it still had fluoride and glycerin. So my thought is that I am allergic to one of them. With that if I had know or had my dentist of 13 suggested (I didn’t have periodontal disease) I WAS ALLERGIC! My teeth could all well be still in my mouth and strong and healthy to boot! Anyway I will not worry about it any more, neither exist in TOOTH SOAP and my teeth are cleaner, fresher, stronger, and healthier than ever. OK, off my soapbox and back to my current health.

With all that my family has not visited a Dr in 8 years, the common cold is not common here! We basically have very strong immune systems. We stay away from many chemical and reduce the ones we are not aware of as we progress on this journey. My 7 year old is so strong and healthy, yet I know that on the inside we all need some improvements. Food is the root of all disease and I know that is contributing to my aging skin, brown spots, winkles, graying hair, eczema, dry scalp & skin body odors am many other aliments. So for now the goal is to get myself healthier then my family! Making small do-able changes will make it happen easily for all.

I had a HUGE problem with Bloating & Gas for a few years, but as I reduced the protein, limited my dairy (to almost none) and concentrate on food combining I got a pretty good handle on this annoyance. Oh and forget the potato chips they are a BIG Contributor to that problem! I rarely touch them anymore.

Even thought Rawsome lifestyle mentally works for me I still struggle with the real world. So what I decided to do was gain my health first. So I am doing the 30-day Challenge. When my weight is manageable and my addictions (Coke, arsenic chicken among other things) are under control I will take the next step. Right now I will make sure I eat a LUNCH that I desire an a little fruit if I feel the need to snack. The shakes & cookies are so delicious that I look forward to each one. I will begin my yoga practice starting next week one week into the diet. I have my supplements ready but want to be able to describe how I am feeling and progressing first without them. I’m thinking maybe 2-3 weeks. I am sure that with them the whole diet would be even easier.

I have more planned for you all soon, stay tuned to the journal, comment if you desire and good luck. Hope this helps shed some light on my mental and physical health to date.

Day ONE

First let me tell you some weight FACTS!

"NO FOOD Tastes Better than 115 pounds FEELS!"

Fill in the 115 with with what ever weight or size works for you!

Oh I really don't want to go here, but I must face the facts! I am 35-40 pounds overweight! On a very small frame! So I have become very round and think chested, it is very unattractive. My young adult weight ranged from 112-117. I always seemed to carry a small pudgy abdomen. So now being 41 I will be happy to see 122-127.

Today weigh in was a whopping 155. 39" at the belly button, 38" at the hips, 43" at the center of the breast, 13" center of the upper arm, 61/2" wrist, 21" at the top of the thigh, 91/4" ankle, 15" neck, fat double chin and cheeks! OK now that all that fat ugly stuff is out of the way,

losing 30lbs is a great goal!

I will be using half a glass of shake, and 1/2 cookies. To me it is very filling. I only drink a half to one glass at a time! My plan is to replace 2 meals per day and eat one average meal and get healthier as I go along!!!

I began my day as planned with one half a shake serving(I do not drink very much) with Vita Water.
Lunch was a breaded chicken breast (not the healthiest) on whole wheat bun with FF and glass of Coke (I am addicted!!) this will be my biggest struggle.
Afternoon a 1/2 serving of chocolate shake, 1/2 cookie.
Supper another 1/2 serving of strawberry shake and a cookie.
A tall iced glass of Vita Water.
Small plate of FRESH sliced cucumbers with S & P.
additional water before bed.

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