Easing into the Master Cleanse

It's 3:22 PM and I'm feeling pretty...restless.

The bane of my problem with weight loss has always been lack of exercise. I have never been a "big eater" - my meals are usually small but because of not being health-conscious I have never really looked at what I'm eating.

That being said - perhaps it is the anxiety of knowing this week is going to be mostly lacking in food, even though I am not really hungry - I find myself thinking about eating and seem to have low patience and cannot focus on anything.

On the upside - I ate very modestly yesterday and had my first drink of Master Cleanse - I was surprised on how good it tasted! Also, I feel more energy than I did yesterday, even though I still slept late.

Today I am going to eat minimally and am trying to stick to veggies and fruits, and probably going to eat fish for my meat of choice.

So far today I have only been drinking water and had one half slice of toasted Oatmeal bread - 37 calories!

I would've eaten more but at the time I was not feeling hungry at all.

I'm going to drink water/master cleanse for the rest of the day until dinner time, will update again after I eat. 

The cravings made me feel a little worried and frustrated before, but as the day continued I was feeling better and like I said, more energy.

Also joined up at EverydayHealth so I can keep track of my calorie intake. It also lets you customize your stats and calculates the amount of calories to consume a day, as well as how much exercise (Running, walking, swimming, etc) needed to burn a set amount. I like the site C: It also seems to have an active community but I have yet to break into the forums.

I think it's important when deciding to make a life-change to adopt health and fitness as your new hobby. Learn as much as you can, make it fun and stay far away from negative connotations such as being on a "diet" or feeling restrained. 

Once I shifted my mood from the troubles ahead to the prospect that learning about health can be fun and rewarding, I felt MUCH better. 

So as of Day 1, I'd say the motivation is still up! Wahoo!

I have never been big on the new social networking hype, but for the purpose of my blog and journey I have also made a twitter. I could never see the point in posting short status updates and what not, but now that I am dieting I can see how being able to post short, simple thoughts and frustrations can be helpful. It also gives me yet another thing to focus my attention to.

So add me on twitter C:! I'm in need of friends.

And now I will leave you with the recipe for the Master Cleanse, as well as links to some very informative sites :) 

To make the Lemonade you will need the following ingredients:

1. 2 Tablespoons of Fresh Lemon Juice from one half of a Lemon
2. 2 Tablespoons of Rich Maple Syrup
3. 1/10 of a Teaspoon of Cayenne Pepper
4. 1 – 2 cups of Pure Water

                                          Taken from here.

Have you ever used the Master Cleanse? I would love to hear input on experiences/results.

The standard for the Master Cleanse is ten days, but I am going to ease in - try it out for 4 days and hopefully continue to the 10. 

After the Master Cleanse I am going to plan out a Juice Fast using the recipe (Mean Green Juice) as shown by Joe Cross in his film Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead. It was a GREAT film to watch and EXTREMELY inspiring! I am really in awe of Joe Cross and Phil Staples - Applause! Applause! Applause!

I will probably write a more detailed post about the Reboot Program and Joe Cross' film in a future update when I am closer to starting juice fasting, so look out!

The start of a new life!

The first post is always the hardest for me.
The thinking process in starting a life changing journey is full of excitement and I'm wildly more ambitious than ever. This choice to change my life, to take control and become a person who I really feel familiar with - the real me.
 I know we all have different goals and opinions of what it means to embark on a weight-loss journey, and my personal jabber may or may not be akin to that of others.
What I do know is - there's something I want; I want to reach my potential and find peace within myself. Perfection. The way I want it.
It's not just about losing weight (But don't worry! Read on.)
It's definitely different from my days of being a teenager - it's not about looking beautiful, or matching up to the images of models so wonderfully poised among the media, the magazines, and the ridiculous standard for what a beautiful person should look like.
I'm done fighting the harsh demands of a perfect figure that is unobtainable; and above all - imaginary.

The goal I want to attain in my journey is contentment - and realizing that instead of becoming a painted barbie-doll, my demands are simple - I just want to be me, the girl I know and love. Considering I've been "me" for about 23 years (as of two days ago, yipee!), I'd say I have a pretty good start!

The past troubles of trying to be "beautiful" as a youth have always been the same - brief moments of false satisfaction and then more disappointment, more damaging than the last.

With everything else in my life finally falling into place (Or as much as I can tell - I'm waaay too lucky.), working on self-improvement seems about the last step.

You might ask, "If you're so happy with yourself, then why try and change?"

Tsk, tsk, tsk, friend. It's not me I want to change, but only that I am of my greatest potential.

And if I want to live out this great life as long as possible, the first thing I need to work on is health.


Feeling lethargic, never content with the lack of energy, stomach-aches, headaches, random ailments - All things I hope to improve upon in losing weight and turning a completely nutrition-oblivious plain Jane into a health-conscious, bursting bundle of joy who doesn't have to sit out in the shade when outdoors or gaze at mountains from the bottom floor instead of at the top. Most important of all - I'd be saving my own life! Seems pretty clear to me.

There are just too many things I have yet to do in life, and at only 23 I feel old and tired.
It's not how it should be, and it doesn't have to be!
Being thin and beautiful is but a simple plus - a single reward among MANY soon to come in getting my ass in gear and doing something about my desires instead of just dreaming them.

Once you know what you are capable of, once you realize the resources available to make your dreams come true, the last step is to make them happen.

I've got...alooooot of dreams.

Looking at it like this, weight-loss and becoming healthy seems like the easiest step of a short stack of stairs.
Just a little bit more to go - and it begins now!

I love positive encouragement, and while like everyone else there are times when I feel less than as confident as I do now, writing my first post; I believe that chronicling my journey and sharing in other's will give me the support and motivation I need. I hope that someday, my story will serve the same purpose to you.

Thank you so much for reading, and I look forward to celebrating my (our) success, one goal at a time!
I'm just an average girl with big dreams, my writing/grammar is by no means spectacular, but I hope in time writing more and more, I can also improve my literary skills.

Who knows, a couple of months from now, perhaps I'll have the perfect figure after all,
and look something like this guy :) -

YAY VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!