It’s felt pretty great to get to day 8.
I’m not allowed to weigh myself (and neither are you!), so all I can say is that I see noticeable differences in my body. I’m starting to see my tummy muscles, my waist is feeling smaller, and my body is feeling stronger. (A side note with the “stronger” comment. After Saturday’s competition, I was pretty wasted and therefore decided to take 48 hours off of training. Please believe that your rest periods as as equally-if not more— important as your workouts. Not that you need a 48 hour rest every time. usually 12-24 will do the trick, and active recovery is always good)
Another thing that I’m not going to get too crazy about just yet (because it’s just too darn hard to believe), is that my face has cleared up exponentially. I don’t know what happened, but a few years ago I started breaking out and it just wouldn’t stop. It’s been a trip to watch my face… IN A 7 DAY TIME PERIOD… clear up about 80%.
When you look at the cost of chemical peels, micro-derm abrasion, expensive products that easily add up to hundreds of dollars a month…. it’s amazing that just cutting out the crap seems to be the magic bullet.
Time will tell… I’ll keep you posted. : )
Today’s topic: All the other stuff you’re taking in addition to clean food.
Highest Quality food-based multi-viatimin
Longevity: Anti-oxidant powerhouse
Coconut water after workouts
Tomorrow we’ll talk about adding Kombucha, Kevita, or other fermented beverages to your diet, as well as adding a little sauerkraut!
Meal 1: 1 hard boiled egg (woke up hungry and had to go teach bootcamp this morning!)
Meal 2: 2 eggs with avocado and chicken sausage, black coffee
Meal 3: 1/2 apple (my first fruit in 8 days!) and 1 tbl spoon of almond butter (this was before my painful workout)
Meal 4: Post exercise recovery drink (1 cup coconut water mixed with green powder and 6-8 grams L-glutamine)
Meal 5: beef, turkey and veggie marinara over spaghetti squash (so yummy!)
Meal 6: A little more of meal 5 about an hour before bed (didn’t want to go bed feeling hungry)
I added broccoli, mushrooms, and green beans to this yummy meat marinara. I used TJ's organic marinara in a jar (no sugar added and only a few ingredients)
I LOVE to use spaghetti squash as a "pasta" under a nice meat and veggie marinara. Plus it's ridiculously easy to make: stick the whole darn thing in the over at 375 for an hour.
