Day 5 100% Raw

Wow 5 whole days of nothing but raw nutrition! I am feeling very good but starting to crave a little cooked food! Today at lunch Scotty and I made some raw corn bread so can't wait to try that! It should be yummy! My workouts have been amazing! Love my flat tummy! It is incredible how my body is transforming into the new me! Well I better get back to work! Have a beautiful day!

I love my life!

I am so blessed! I have a fantastic husband who loves me more and more each and every day! I have four terrific children who respect me...most of time lol! I have a wonderful job and so many amazing friends & family! I have been 100% Raw for the past 3 days and I can not believe how good I feel! This morning didn't feel as well cause I think I am really detoxing pretty heavy. But after 2 workouts today I feel amazing! Scotty & I have changed our daily menu to having our morning green smoothie for breakfast, main raw meal at lunch, and Juicing for dinner. We are going to do this for the week and then re-evaluate on Saturday. So far so good! My favorite snack had been Red Delicious APPLES! I eat at least one a day for a snack. I love them so much! I actually crave them! I am so loving my new figure and love buying a new wardrobe in size small!! I haven't been this small in over 13 yrs I know! The biggest downfall I have is friends and family being very jealous of me and not understanding or happy for me. That hurts a lot but I will NOT let them get me down! I vow to eliminate negative people from my life! Sounds easier than it will be to do! One day at a time! Raw Rawks! Have a beautiful day! :)

The New 37!

Omg! I am so happy! I actually did meet my goal and now I am down to 129.25#!! I think like I said yesterday I had probably more salt than I am used to Sat evening at Logan's. I had a 100% Raw Birthday so that rocked! I had a fantastic workout this morning! I jogged 3.1 miles (5K) at 5.0 mph and took me 37:44 mins. Not bad and that was my goal for this morning! I have so much energy and I am on top of the world! My Scotty and I are a fantastic team! I love life and my family more than anything in the world! Once again Raw Rawks and there is nothing better!!

Happy Birthday to me!

Today is April 11th, 2010. Today I turn 37 yrs old. Wow, what a change in just less than 3 months. I am 1 stinkin pound away from my goal weight I set on Jan 20th for today. It was probably the salt I ate last night at Logan's...(My Birthday dinner and weekly cooked meal.) Scotty reminded me how much I have accomplished since we began this Journey together. I have learned so very much and feel the best I ever have in a very long time. I have went from a large to a small in tops(losing 4 whole in inches in my bust...which I miss) and dresses, size 9/10 in jeans to a size 5/6. I do still have more to lose and I have more to firm and tone. I feel the more Raw I get the more I will lose and look even better. It truly is NOT about the weight but just how my body adjusts to eating raw and more raw. I am very thankful for all the support and love you all give us! I am so thankful to GOD for giving me the wonderful, happy life I have! As long as I look good and feel good, I will be on top of the world!! Thanks for reading and have a beautiful day!! :)

Happy Saturday!

On Friday Scotty and I took off for Chicago. He had to run up there and pick up a Computer for one of their Warehouses. Then our next destination was "Cousin's Incredible Vitality Raw Food Restaurant" It was a very nice, spotless, clean, orderly place. It smelled just like our kitchen! lol They had a "salad bar" with lots of Raw dishes (they offer this 7 days a week.) Then they had a full menu with lots of choices. We picked three appetizers, "salad bar" and then had a little dessert plate. Well all this was very yummy but I realized after we left that I am much more of a simple Raw eater and NOT Gourmet! All those different dishes (too many different pestos and such) did not settle well in my tummy at all and I was sick for hours afterwards. Now today I feel very good! Right now all I am craving is an organic raw apple!! LOL So next time we visit any Raw Restaurant I will settle for one dish and be very happy!! Overall It was a great experience and the waiter, Ben and waitress, Paige were very nice and made us feel at home! It was a great atmosphere and I would recommend to anyone visiting the area!

Well tomorrow is my birthday, today we are off to take our daughter to a dance camp in Marion then going to Ft. Wayne to the Three Rivers Co-Op to pick up lots of simple lol fruits, veggies, and greens for this upcoming week!! We didn't make it last week so we can't wait to go. Then tonight is my birthday dinner with my Parents....Our weekly visit to Logan's Roadhouse! Then tomorrow all Raw baby!!!! Have a beautiful day!! Peace and Love!

What a day!

Wow, am I ever so mentally exhausted! What a day this has been. Started out good. Had a great workout at the YMCA. Then came home and my niece wouldn't go to school. So that was a fight and upset everyone. Good day at work. After school, the drama and crap started all over again and then the negative/troubled person left my home for good. I had a nice hot bath to relax and starting to feel the burden being lifted from my shoulders. I am thanking God tremendously for me and Scotty's wonderful children we have raised. We are truly blessed!

As far as my Raw today I had a yummy Fruit/Greens Smoothie for breakfast, we Juiced at lunch...very good, I was looking forward to it, then for dinner I had one bread stick and one egg sandwich. Could of been alot worse. Then had some raw snacks b4 bed. I just needed that tonight. 100% Raw tomorrow is my goal and I will stick to it! Have a beautiful day!

Tues Day 2 - 3/30/10

This morning we got home from the Y, Tricia was up and gettin ready for school. She was happy so that made me happy. Today as I was leaving work, Sarah from DCS (Dept of Child Services) and said she was coming today to check out the place was Tricia is staying. So I hurried home and busted my butt to get it spotless! Tricia went to school then after asked if Justice could come over for a little while. Sarah from Dept of Child Services came at 5 to view Tricia's room and take a pic. I had upstairs all clean and perfect. Well Scotty and I go to our Advanced Photography class and come home and Justice and Cassidy are back and they have all been smoking in "Tricia's" room. Well that upset us and we talked about it. We laid down the rules our kids follow and the same ones she needs to follow and respect!

Kinda a stressful day! But I did stay 100% Raw all day!! Yeah me!! Time for bed!

Monday Day 1- New Transition 3/29/10

Over the weekend we inherited my niece. She was either going to Foster home or Whites so we stepped in and made the commitment to take her in and make sure she goes to school.

Monday morning started out very good. When we got home from the Y she was up and getting ready for school. She was straightening her hair and that was a good sight! Made me very happy.

She went to school and asked afterwards if she can go with her friends to Mi Pueblo and I said that was fine. After that she wanted to hang out with Cassidy until 9pm. I said no problem. She came home then went up and seen her dad then came home, brought her phone to our bedroom (like all the kids do every night.) This day was GOOD!!

Overall I had a high raw day. Did eat a couple processed snacks...I know my bad, but they were small. I felt wonderful and happy!!

Good Saturday Morning!

Good morning everyone. I know I haven't blogged in a few days so I will reflect on my entire week. It was a very good week. I feel great and have lots of energy. Friday was a little mentally exhausting for me. I wanted "comfort food" really bad. But I resisted due to the salt and fat content and because I wanted to stay High Raw and not blow it.

On March 5th, My Scotty bought me a pair of Size 7 super low Levi's (they are so cute) and when we purchased them they were snug and looked pretty hot on me or I looked pretty hot in them..lol Anyways I wore them again yesterday and had my belt on last hole and my pants were still very loose! It is a great feeling! Our daughter who is in a size 3/4 or 5/6 depending on the jeans, doesn't like it that Mommy is getting down to her size and can wear her 5/6 jeans already!! But we have to be very careful how we talk about it to her that she doesn't just concentrate on the weight loss and not the overall RAW feel wonderful lifestyle!

Today for lunch I am going to prepare my first RAW entrée all by myself. I am excited!! I am fixing "Pasta with Amazing Garlic Sauce." The sauce does sound AMAZING! I will share my thoughts later. I found this recipe on RFR thank you, Raw Dazzle!

Have a beautiful day everyone!!

A wonderful Wednesday!

Good Afternoon everyone! Its been a wonderful Wednesday! I feel great. Tonight I have Roman's Basketball Banquet. It is his last one so will probably be a little sad! It is a carry-in so I will do my best to not pig out and eat a raw "sandwich" when I get home! That is my goal! So please say a few prayers that I make it! lol I am looking forward to my morning workout, cause I need to pump it up a little on either incline or speed! Guess morning will tell. This weekend we are going to make some raw cinnamon rolls so those should be tasty!! I will let you know! ;) Have a wonderful Wednesday afternoon/evening and I will blog more tomorrow!! Have a beautiful day!!

My Motivation!

Good Morning! Today I am going to talk about my motivation! My motivation is my wonderful, loving, caring, gorgeous, gettin skinny husband, My Scotty! If it wasn't for him I would still be eating McDonalds every day, preparing processed foods for our family every evening, and drinking coffee lattes for breakfast every day! I do not miss this at all. I truly enjoy my breakfast Green Smoothie's, lunch Juicing, and Raw Meals and snacks. They give me real natural energy and make me high on life. I have never felt better! Thanks to Scotty, I have got down to a size 6 and 135# so far and have more to lose. I love my body and appreciate my husband for all his learning, researching, investigating, and teaching me there is so much more to life than eating out and stuffing ourselves just to get that "full" feeling! We now workout every morning at the YMCA, make Green Smoothies, Do a lot of Juicing, and Scotty prepares our Raw Meals! I am learning! My Scotty RAWKS!! Life is Grand!! Have a beautiful day!

Loving the Raw Lifestyle

Hey, I haven't blogged in a few days and I wanna apoligize. Been eating a very high raw diet despite one cooked meal on Saturday evening! On Sunday Scotty nor I were grouchy from it! We made up our minds, if we're gonna eat that, we WILL be happy no matter what! ;). I still feel amazing and I am craving our Raw Spaghetti and Onion bread! Hope to have that for dinner tonight! I am getting use to the Juicing and my body craves it, thanks My Scotty! Fills me up every day at lunch! I will blog more tonight! Have a beautiful day!

I feel Amazing!

Good Morning, Everyone! Today is Friday and I feel absolutely AMAZING. We have been 95% Raw for the past 3 weeks! I was 100% again yesterday and today we went to the YMCA and I jogged for 30 mins @ 4.7 mph for a total of 2.6 miles! Our goal is a 5K in April. Wish us luck and I am very excited! Scotty jogs on the track a little more every day! Today he jogged 1.5 miles! That is a great start. I am so proud of him. After the Y we came home and I was full of energy so I did dishes, laundry, Facebook and now blogging! LOL

For dinner last night, Scotty made us RAW Spaghetti. It was soooo delicious!!! We were totally surprised as to how good it was. We ate a piece of Raw Onion bread with it and that was the bomb! That has to be my favorite RAW meal so far! But it is fun to experiment and try new things. neither one of us are picky eaters, so that helps alot! Have a beautiful day!!

All RAW Rawks!

I must say eating all Raw is wonderful. Yesterday I did eat a few processed foods and could tell a difference last night and today! I have to find a way and it is getting easier but not to eat that crap except one or twice a week! When I do eat it I feel more tired, moody, insecure and not near as happy! And I don't like feeling like that at all! So when we go with my parents for dinner Saturday night I have to be careful and not over do it! I am full of life and love that feeling so much! I love my new body and I am very proud of it. I need to let God control and guide me instead of me going behind his back sorta speak! :) Have a beautiful day!

Sunshine finally!

Good Morning! Love this sunshine! Thank u, Jesus! It is such a beautiful day! I am drinking my morning smoothie and not digging the texture at all! Tastes like something we used to drink for a cleanse! Kinda thick and gritty! Lol Maybe its because I am so used to juicing at lunch that my body prefers that?! Not sure! Anyways, I am feeling great this being my day 4 of 100% Raw! Yeah me! I am a little sluggish...could be from lack of sleep or detoxing! Not sure but other than that I feel great!! Have a beautiful day everyone!

3rd Day 100% Raw

Wow we have made it three whole days 100% Raw! I honestly want to eat cooked food but really I don't! I am kinda craving Mi Pueblo, ok not kinda I am bad! LOL I want the chips and cheese! But I know as soon as I do, I will regret it and feel like dog crap!

This morning I jogged for 30 mins again and felt wonderful. If I eat SAD I won't be able to do that without stopping! lol So no it's not worth it!! Forget I even mentioned it!

I love my body and I will save it for Saturday night when we go to dinner with my parents. I will eat only eat half my meal and bring the rest home and give it to the kids! That's my plan and I am stickin to it.

Time for bed!! Night All!! RAW RAWKS!!

Carrot Juice RAWKS!!!!

I had been 100% Raw since 3pm Sunday. Last night for dinner we had Nachos with all raw except the organic black re-fried beans and organic blue chips. After that I felt so bad. It felt like a big glob sitting in my stomach. My body could not digest it forever! At that point I regretted eating it. It is called SAD food for a reason!! SAD=Standard American Diet! Go figure!

This morning started with a very good workout and then a green smoothie! YUMMY! Then had a orange mid-morning and for lunch Scotty made us a juice. My body was soooo craving it. Usually its a Celery based Juice and today it was CARROT! Oh my gosh, I love it and could drink it ALL the time!! My favorite so far! So yummy! Thanks, Baby!!

Tonight I am fixing kids Tuna Casserole. Scotty and I are attempting Unfried Spanish Rice. Hope it turns out! If not, plan B is a Green Smoothie!

I am off tonight and tomorrow! So excited! Need to clean house. I didn't realize how much the food we eat affects our moods and well being! I think that was part of the problem between Scotty and I, we were both just full of bad toxins etc!

I feel so good! I am so happy Scotty and I are doing this Raw Lifestyle. I am so much happier, less stressed, and overall just thankful to my hubby for opening us up to this and sticking to it!

I love my life and wouldn't change it for the WORLD!! God is Great!

What a beautiful day!

What a beautiful day! Got up this morning and Scotty and I weighed & measured one another. I have lost 20# (since Jan 20th) and 10.5" in one month! My Scotty lost 34# (since Jan 20th) and 13.5"! I am soooo proud of both of us! Then we were off to the Y to get our daily workouts! This time I have to stay positive and not let negative people bring me down and make me feel guility for being "skinny" and cute! I have worked my butt off for this and I love my body! Have a beautiful day!

Never felt better!

Today is Tues and I have been 100% RAW since 3pm Sunday. I feel sooo good. Yesterday morning I had a bad cold so couldn't push my self at the Y like I had planned. Today I really stepped it up and jogged for 30 mins @ 4.6 mph and walked @ 4.0 mph for only 7 mins a total of 37 mins on treadmill. Jogging for 10 min intervals, I truly impressed myself. I could of gone longer! I didn't have any leg cramps or side cramps like I used to. I truly thank it all to my RAW diet and having God in my life. This gives me that natural energy and I feel so high on life that I can't get enough! I love my raw smoothies. I am getting used to the lunch Juicing. They are so good for me, how could I not love them. I have realized over the past few weeks that anything is possible. Changing our lifestyle in more ways than just one, I no longer "worry" like I used to daily. I am so much happier without all that SAD food bringing me down! I am living for the present and making the BEST I can out of each and every day! Love my life and wouldn't change it for anything! I do owe a lot of my success to my wondeful, caring, honest, sensitive husband! He is my #1 fan! Have a beautiful day and I will blog more later!

Time Flies!!

My oh my how time flies when your having fun! I haven't blogged since Feb. 25th and I feel guilty! lol I am down to 144 lbs! I have lost 14 so far and have 14 more to go!

I have been eating alot more RAW in my daily intake. I feel great and have lots of energy when I do. Today I slurged so tomorrow, back to at least 75% raw for the day! Been working out with Scotty at the Y every morning love it!! Makes my day so much better! And love spending that hour with my best friend!!

Gotta get to sleep so I will blog more tomorrow!! Night all!

Go Me!!

This morning started out with a great workout! Raw Green Smoothie for Breakfast, Celery and Raw Almond Butter for lunch and Raw dessert for afternoon snack, and Orange for supper! This is the first day I have ever been 100% raw and not had a headache! Needless to say, I have had lot of water and energy all day!! I feel great!!

Good Evening

Today started out with a great workout even tho I didn't wanna get out of bed. lol Had raw all morning (green smoothie and juiced fruit), then was so craving taco bell so ate that for lunch and then Vegetarian supper. Have terrible headache right now. Gotta go to bed! Night all!

Great Raw Day!

Today started out with a wonderful Monday workout. Treadmill for 35 mins jogging 75% of the time, Strength training and then Ski machine. I was 60% raw today. I felt good but just craving "warm" food! Scotty made us Green Smoothie for Breakfast. Then I had an banana and mandraine for snack. For lunch Scotty made us a very yummy fruit smoothie. Then had orange for afternoon snack. Had a good supper with warm food. lol Have a great night everyone!

God is Near....Part 2

I know this blog was made for weight loss support group but tonight I have a share a different but very positive life experience.

My Scotty and I have been together and married for over 18 wonderful years. We have had like many other couples, lots of ups and downs. Honestly, it has been the best 18+ yrs of my life. We have four beautiful children and I have no regrets. For the past few months, I have felt there was just something else missing from my life and our marriage. I kept trying harder every day to make my wonderful family happy but I felt the more I tried, the harder it became. Then four weeks ago I noticed around Wabash were tent signs on street corners and other signs along the highway that said "Starting Feb. 7th New Journey Community Church at Honeywell Center etc."

I then starting thinking, wow that would be nice to go to church every Sunday. Then that Sunday came and I was on Facebook and noticed John Babb was talking about it and such. I thought to myself and shared with Scott that John and Rhonda go there. That is cool! As soon as Scotty got out of work that day at 10:15am we rushed home and then down to Honeywell Center. Scotty and I went alone, no kids this time, so we could see what it was all about. Honestly, for me, when I read about it on Facebook and it said "no dress code and come as you are" I was like" that is the way it should be everywhere. It was Superbowl Sunday so Scotty and I were dressed in Our Colts attire. We were comfortable and were excited to attend! As soon as we walked in the doors, I felt at "home."

We have attended the past three weeks faithfully (the kids have went the past two weeks now with us) and today my life was changed forever. Today as we were singing with the worship team, I for the first time felt God's presence over me. Oh my gosh, as soon as this happened I had tears running down my face. I couldn't control them. I thought to myself, wow this is real and for me very life changing! I at that moment realized what our marriage and family had been "missing." It was the Lord our Savior.

I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. That I no longer have to deal with all my "worries" alone anymore. I am a worrier, and I have tried so hard not to be. Scotty is very calm and collective and never worries about anything....so in that aspect we are opposites!

Tonight we went to a Life Meeting at Tom and Sarah Cochran's home. It was so nice to talk about God and learn about him in small groups. It was a great experience and we hope to attend many more.

Thank you God, for coming into my life and fulfilling my need. I love you, Amen.

God is Near!

Today has been a great day so far. Went with my best friend to Starbucks for my weekly coffee. Let's just say "it wasn't as good as it used to be." But it was a nice quiet time with my Scotty. Gotta love that!

Then came back and went to New Journey Church. It was a very moving service! Honestly, it was the first time (our 3rd service) that I actually felt God's presence! It made me cry. I had tears following down my face. I love God and so thankful I have accepted him back into my life and our families lives!

We came and I fixed the kids lunch. Scotty juiced our lunch. We used leeks and that was a mistake! LOL YUCKY!! Overpowerful, won't do that again. So then he went to plan B and fixed us a Green Smoothie with Spinach and Fruit!! Now that's yummy!!!! Loved it!

Day 5 No Coffee

I didn't blog last night and I should of. Past two mornings I have had great workouts! I feel wonderful and full of enery! This is day five with no coffee, and if you know me, that is a huge accomplishment! I may have one tomorrow at Starbucks with my baby but I acyually don't miss it! Having a raw shake every morning is very fulfilling to me! I love it!!

Great Day!!

Today started out fantastic! Had the best workout ever. Did 35 minutes on Treadmill jogging most of it at 4.4 mph. Did 15 minutes of Weight Training, then 10 mins on Wave Machine!

Ate Raw all morning, starting with Shake, then Banana and Mandrane. Lunch and supper was cooked, but hey its a start!

Had lots of energy all day!! Loved it! Night all! :)

Tired!

This morning we got up at went to the Y at 5am. I was so tired most of the day. After our workout Scotty fixed us a Raw Smoothie! It was yummy!! Then I had a banana and mandrane. So far it was all raw............then came a bad headache. Not sure if it was from lack of caffeine or what?? So I ate a yougurt and took 2 excedrine. That helped. I want to do a little raw diet with Scotty but slowly get into it! So if 35% or so of my diet is raw, that is pretty good. I know if I could do it with him that my skin, hair, and body would be much healthier. Just when he believes in the raw diet so much, I want to support him 100% and do it with him as much as possible. I had a great day! I feel good tonight and am looking forward to my workout in the morning! Night all!

Update - Goals

I didn't get to blog yesterday on Monday. It was an emotional evening. Today is much better!

Last year, June 09-Aug 09 I went from 168 lbs down to 135 lbs. I felt so good and looked great. But I let the jealously of negative women at Curves get to me and I gained back 23 lbs. As of Jan. 1st, I weighed 158 lbs. I quit drinking McDonalds Sweet Tea and I lost 5 lbs as of Jan. 19th by just not drinking the sugar water and eating that for lunch 3 days a week...lol. The other day the kids gave me a McDonalds fry (I loved them) and I ate one and I was like "omg....I used to eat a large fry?? It is saturated in grease and salt....gross!!" That was a good feeling!

We started back at the YMCA on Jan. 20th. Since then we have went every morning at 5am during the week and have went and worked out at least one day on the weekends. As of yesterday, Monday I am down to 147 (-11 lbs) in less than a month. I do watch my calorie intake, workout, and think positive thoughts daily.

I don't want you to think "she's already skinny, she's doesn't need to lose any weight." Well think again. I have goals and want to meet them by my birthday in April. I want to be 130 lbs and back into my size 6 jeans. That is my goal and I would appreciate any and all support I can get. I work my butt off at the Y for 60 mins a day and workout at Curves 3-4 days a week for at least 30 mins+.

I have to thank my husband for all the help and support he gives me daily. He keeps me motivated. It would be so much fun to do a couples "Biggest Loser" if we could find a few couples and put $ in a "pot." Money motivates us all!! Have a great day!!

Ok well this is my first blog! I am finally getting started! I have had the best day ever. Started out with our ritual Sunday trip to Starbucks with my gorgeous husband. Then to church with my beautiful family to worship God. I walk out of there feeling so refreshed! God is GREAT!

Our weekly support meeting went well. It is so much knowing how much others care and are there for you. My husband is the best Teacher ever. We then got a surprise visit from our oldest son. Miss him and love him so much! That made me day!

Being Valentines Day, my best friend and soul mate surprised me with tickets for the Jo Dee Messina concert tonight! I had a wonderful and fun time! It was awesome!

Today we ate pretty good, had a couple meals that tasted very good and didn't work out. MISSED that ALOT! But taking a break once a week isn't always a bad thing!

Looking forward to the 5am workout in the morning! Love them!! Night all! Thanks God for giving me all my blessings in my life!