Hi Everyone!
So today is fitness Friday! I started my fitness journey
earlier this month, I got a gym membership and change my meal plans. So far I
have came across a TON of hurdles but I'm pushing through.
My first hurdle was FOOD. I decided to
start off my journey with a MASTER CLEANSE also known as the Lemonade Diet. You
might be wondering what is this
Lemonade Diet and what does it do?
The recipe:
·
2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
·
2 Tablespoons B Grade Maple Syrup
·
1/8 Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
·
10 oz. Water (spring or purified)
The Benefits:
·
Dissolve and eliminate toxins and
congestion formed in the body.
·
Cleanse the kidney and digestive system.
·
Purify the glands and cells throughout
the body.
·
Relieve pressure from the nerves,
arteries, and blood vessels.
·
Build a healthy blood stream.
·
Keep tissue youth and elasticity
regardless of our years.
This was the hardest thing I have ever
attempted in my life! It is basically a fast and you only drink the lemonade
when you are hungry. The goal is to have 8-12 cups of this a day. The first day
I felt like a warrior, the second day I was ok, the third day was the worst I
had headaches, nausea, my body was rejecting the juice. Every time I would take
a drink my body would react with chills. So I gave up. ( this fast is too much
for me)
I packed up my cayenne pepper and
ridiculously expensive maple syrup ($15) and gave up. I was pretty
torn I felt like I failed myself in a
sense that I couldn't even make it a week. A year I bought a book
called The Beauty Detox Foods: Discover the Top 50 Superfoods That Will
Transform Your Body and Reveal a More Beautiful You by Kimberly Snyder. My
skin had been acting up and a friend recommended it to me. Not only did I have
a change in my skin I also lost a few pounds. So I got back at it and my
fiance and I are eating clean! Of course hes lost weight already (not fair) and
I am slowly seeing progress.
Second Hurdle: Workout Gear
OMG. I have gone through 4 sports bras, 5 pairs for
"training" leggings, and 1 pair of sneakers.(TG for Nike Frees) Why
is so hard to get a pair of legging that don't show my butt? I have tried brand
name, expensive, cheap, everything under the sun and nothing has changed! I
even go a size up and my butt is in full view. Sports Bras and a DD Chest.
Sounds like a new movie. They do not make cute sports bras for us busty girls.
Right now I am working with a Nike sports bra and it is doing its job of
keeping the girls in place but I feel no support. The next one I am going to
try is the VS Sports collection and see how well they hold me together.
My goal is to keep everyone out there reading this updates
on my hurdles/success to motivate others to change if they feel unhappy with
themselves. My new motto is :
TRAIN TRAIN OR REMAIN THE SAME.
Bye!
