Greetings From Spain

Wow! I cannot believe that I am blogging from Spain. For someone that said that they were never going to blog, this is a big shock!

This is Liam, my nephew... one of the main reasons that i am in Spain. He is such a sweetie! I have been having so much fun playing with him.



Well, i just felt like i needed to do something that reminded me of home!!
More to come!!

Vacation

I am off to Spain for a week vacation to see my sister and her family. I am so excited!! I am sure that I will write all about it when I get back! Have a great week!!

The Final Detox Results are in!!

Here are the results of the 9 day detox:

Mike lost 12 lbs and 13 1/2 inches
Jeni lost 7 lbs and 9 inches
Karen lost 8 lbs and 9 1/2 inches
and I lost 4 lbs and 8 inches
Marissa is 2 days behind the rest of us, so her results will be in on Friday!

Looks like it was a success!!

I learned a lot about my self through out the last 9 days. I learned that I really don't have much will power! I am weak and selfish. I don't like to be told when and what I can and cannot do. I am talking about food and eating, but... as much as I hate to admit it, those same realizations that I had about food and eating probably carry over into every area of my life! YIKES! How humbling! I have a lot of work to do!

Update

Okay... I am on day 4 of 9 for the detox. It is getting easier everyday. I am no longer craving coffee or Pepsi!!

So far... my boss, Mike, has lost 8 lbs. and 4 inches. Jeni, my slave, has lost 4.5 lbs. and I have not lost any pounds or inches--but that's a good thing, I don't really have much to loose!!!

The website for this is : www.isagenix.com- check it out! Some people have really lost a lot of weight and inches.

For the first family dinner I made marinated chicken on the grill, rice, fresh green beans, salad, Keylime pie and brownies! It was great! And it was my last "real" meal for two days. I started the detox the next day! SO, big t got to take home and eat all of the leftovers!!!!

Detoxification Fun!

This past Saturday I started a 9 day detoxification/ cleanse to get healthier! Most people use this program to "become healthy, clean and lean!" During this 9 day program most people on average lose 9 lbs. I am not doing this to lose weight, but to get as healthy as possible! And to hopefully gain more energy.

Four of us at work decided to do this program all at the same time to help keep each other accountable. This program didn't look to difficult to do. Five out of the nine days you drink a chocolate shake (not the best tasting) for a meal replacement for two of your meals and then eat one "sensible meal" per day. On the other fours (called "Cleanse Days") you are drinking LOTS of water and mixing a fruity cleansing mix to the water four times throughout the day. There are also some "chocolate wafers" that you eat in between your fruity/water drinks (supposed to help curve your appetite).

Some days when I am really busy, I forget to eat. And most days I do only eat one meal. So, I didn't think that it would be that hard. Well, I am only on day one (a cleanse day that i cannot eat) and I am starving!!! I miss my coffee and Pepsi more than the food, I think! Why is it that when you are told you cannot eat, that that is all that you want to do??

So... that's my news for the week. Sounds like fun, doesn't it?

What to make?

I have two upcoming family dinner events at my house and I am clueless on what to make. I don't cook all that often-- it is no fun to cook for myself-- but I am willing to give anything a try. I don't think that I am a bad cook, just a little lazy when it comes to cooking for just me. So, I am excited to have people over and to make a good meal.

I don't usually have my family over for dinner. Because I am the youngest and don't have a family of my own, they don't think that I can or like to cook. So, they don't really expect a whole lot from my cooking!! But i want it to be good. I want them to enjoy it. Hmmm....

Maybe I will just have big t come over and do all the cooking!! He is a good cook!!