Day 7 - 9/26/2009
Starting weight: 138.5
Today's weight: 129.5 (down .5 pounds)
Starting waist meas: 31.25 inches
Tody's waist meas: ?
Goal weight: ~110 to 120
Pounds lost: 9
Pounds to go: 9.5 +
Exercise: 60 min run/jog
Today was my first exercise on this cleanse - a 60 min run. I think I'll do it again tomorrow. I felt so good today. Just in a great mood. Feeling very happy. Not sure if that is because I'm at a point in the cleanse that is producing this feeling - or it is was endorphins from the exercise. Maybe some of both.
For my acne, I think my face is getting better. It has a ways to go,
but since I stopped the meds, the texture of my face has gotten so much better. I think it's because I'm not putting harsh drying stuff on it. I'm just using Kiss My Face natural products - including an acne gel they have that contains tea tree oil. They say that tea tree oil is about as effective as benzoyl peroxide and doesn't have the side effects of benzoyl peroxide. Pretty cool! I'll give it a few more days and see how it's looking. Several pimples are coming to whiteheads, which I think is good. That means they are coming to the surface and can start to heal, right?
Today I bought some natural makeup, too. I can't believe I've been using so many chemicals and stuff on my skin all these years - I never even gave it a second thought. I bought bareMinerals. I know they are plastered all over with infomercials and stuff, but they are pure, natural products and I like that. I'll let you know how they work. They get good reviews...
Sadie - Yeah - I agree that lifting weights during the cleanse isn't a good idea. I know that people do it. But I believe that you need protein to rebuild muscle and we're not getting that on the cleanse. The cleanse isn't "building mode" for our bodies, but rather "repair mode" - so easy exercise is probably best. I did a 60 min jog today - not fast at all. I just feel so good after I do it. I've just been in a super mood today - like you! I did get a little wiped out and needed a nap a little later, but that's okay. Fortunately it's Saturday and I can do that
I want to get into a workout routine after I break this cleanse. I tend to do really great, and then drop off and do nothing at all. So my goal is consistency. I don't have to kill myself, but I don't want to do nothing at all, either.
Random - No worries on rambling
If this was my first cleanse, I
would be posting a ton! At this point for me, it's more of a routine checkpoint to keep me focused. And I do believe it helps. Just getting posts from you and Sadie keeps me going! Today I didn't have food temptations, so that was nice. As long as I don't have food in front of me, I don't think about it. But if I have to deal with the temptation, my resolve quickly weakens. You are strong and awesome if you can prepare foods for someone else and stick to this!!