We basically made it, but not completely. On day 27 we both had a glass of red wine with an approved dinner.....it was disappointing unfortunately.
On day 28, our last day, we fell not only off the wagon but completely under it and we were run over by each of the four wheels, three times and then the horses came back and stomped on us a few times just for good measure. We had glorious pizza with extra cheese, real meat, gluten wheat.........It was lovely...
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Something different
What the heck are we going to do in this country? Everything is in a shambles after 8 years of Republican rule. Can anyone really clean this mess up? I sure hope so.....
I was looking at some graphs today of deficits, poverty, job creation, and economic growth. How can the Republicans still call themselves the fiscally responsible party? They are worse than AIG at managing money. They have not been fiscally responsible since at least before Reagan. Ravi Batra a professor from Southern Methodist University is brilliant.
Anyone that cares to should look at his web site.
www.ravibatra.com
Click on the Obama and McCain link, very interesting information.
One thing I found interesting is that small businesses had their self employment taxes raised so much by Reagan and no talks about that. The only folks that got a tax cut from his policies were the upper income folks. The rest of us got screwed. Especially the union and hourly workers.
More later. Now I need rest.
I was looking at some graphs today of deficits, poverty, job creation, and economic growth. How can the Republicans still call themselves the fiscally responsible party? They are worse than AIG at managing money. They have not been fiscally responsible since at least before Reagan. Ravi Batra a professor from Southern Methodist University is brilliant.
Anyone that cares to should look at his web site.
www.ravibatra.com
Click on the Obama and McCain link, very interesting information.
One thing I found interesting is that small businesses had their self employment taxes raised so much by Reagan and no talks about that. The only folks that got a tax cut from his policies were the upper income folks. The rest of us got screwed. Especially the union and hourly workers.
More later. Now I need rest.
Another great meal on the cleanse
This was a pretty good one too, again marinated chicken breast, sliced tomatoes, steamed rice with un-refined coconut oil (Dr Ratte says use it liberally, I think I know what that means) and brussel sprouts.
Notice the drink is always filtered water, no tap water for this diet.
I am getting accustomed to tea now. I drink a lot more of that than I ever did Coffee, maybe it is the warmness that I like. The "Good Earth" Sweet Spice tea is my favorite.
Trying to do a little catch up here so there are two posts in a row and maybe just one more yet tonight. Depending.......
Howard says he has lost 8 pounds now, I wonder if I have. I have not had the time to go to the gym all week and we don't have a nasty scale here at home, so I can only guess. Weight loss was not a goal of this, feeling better was but I am not sure that is working. With out my meditation I think Howard would have kicked me to the curb yesterday, wow was I a bitch.
If I had to succeed at one thing
I am glad it was to make it this far on the Cleanse...............
I intended to blog on a daily basis, at the request of Joan, but alas, I fell short. I even took pictures of the food we were able to eat now and then but, they are still in the camera. So here goes....
This would have been about day 6 I think, see I did have good intentions...
This is one of the first meals that I took a picture of. It was actually scrumptious, marinated chicken breast, Green Beans one of my favorites and a small green salad with approved dressing.
Howard had a hard time with the dressing, I have never seen such a face since I gave 2 year old Cassie a drink of my scotch and water. But she has the good sense to ask for more as soon as the pucker was off her face. That was easy baby sitting for sure.
Over all we are making it and we are now on day 22, 6 more to go and only 12 more "powders" we have to get down. Then it is off to SA for dog.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Day 5, still pretty easy
Howard says he lost 3 pounds so far, I am not sure I have lost any, I am eating too much in anticipation of the temptations. My weight varies from 2-3 pounds daily anyway...
I know myself and I am not capable of denying myself the occasional hot dog unless I am not the least bit hungry. Running around all day almost everyday with no set schedule makes eating and planning when and what to eat a challenge. I tend to allow myself to get to the starvation feeling before I make getting something to eat a priority. Then of course it is what ever is close and lots of it, so that means hot dogs or burgers or some other junk food at the gas station. I also have an uncanny way of persuading myself that this once is just once and in the bigger scheme of things "no big deal," in this detox/cleanse, just once is a big deal and I have to keep reminding myself of that.
Last night I made Pineapple Fried rice, well the version that is acceptable on this cleanse. No soy sauce....changed it a bit and I think the rice was a bit mushy. Not sure what caused that except maybe I used too much oil. I will try again tonight to see if I can make it more like real fried rice.
I have much more energy now. Last night after spending the entire morning in a continuing education class, looking at 15 homes in 4 hours and meeting with a potential client until 8PM, I had the energy to cook and clean the kitchen, put some stuff away in the living room and do a load or two of laundry and of course check www.electoral-vote.com to see how my man is doing today. I slept really well and feel good this morning too.
Overall.....so far, I highly recommend this.
I keep remembering the story of the guy who moved to the snow country for the first time in his life and thought how fun it was going to be, then day by day with more snow and more headaches he finally snapped and was hauled off to the funny farm. I wonder if that will be me in the second week, let alone the third and fourth...
I know myself and I am not capable of denying myself the occasional hot dog unless I am not the least bit hungry. Running around all day almost everyday with no set schedule makes eating and planning when and what to eat a challenge. I tend to allow myself to get to the starvation feeling before I make getting something to eat a priority. Then of course it is what ever is close and lots of it, so that means hot dogs or burgers or some other junk food at the gas station. I also have an uncanny way of persuading myself that this once is just once and in the bigger scheme of things "no big deal," in this detox/cleanse, just once is a big deal and I have to keep reminding myself of that.
Last night I made Pineapple Fried rice, well the version that is acceptable on this cleanse. No soy sauce....changed it a bit and I think the rice was a bit mushy. Not sure what caused that except maybe I used too much oil. I will try again tonight to see if I can make it more like real fried rice.
I have much more energy now. Last night after spending the entire morning in a continuing education class, looking at 15 homes in 4 hours and meeting with a potential client until 8PM, I had the energy to cook and clean the kitchen, put some stuff away in the living room and do a load or two of laundry and of course check www.electoral-vote.com to see how my man is doing today. I slept really well and feel good this morning too.
Overall.....so far, I highly recommend this.
I keep remembering the story of the guy who moved to the snow country for the first time in his life and thought how fun it was going to be, then day by day with more snow and more headaches he finally snapped and was hauled off to the funny farm. I wonder if that will be me in the second week, let alone the third and fourth...
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
PS
Today I met with Julie Delene and Lisa McCue to "Feng Shui" a listing that I have in St Paul. It is one of those lofts that all the 20 somethings are in love with at the moment.
Julie said at least 10 times, maybe more, "It is so cold." It was hilarious, over and over she said in so many different ways, "It is so cold." Anyway, finally after we closed some of the blinds and did a few adjustments with Chinese coins and blue tape I have to admit it did feel much much better. Why am I surprised when Feng Shui works? We did the tracing of the nine stars ceremony to set the intention of color in the space and to shift the energy toward the new buyer. Oh where is that new buyer....
We were going to stop at Camp and have a drink but Julie does not drink at all anymore and I can't at the moment so Lisa said, fugetaboatit (notice how I added the Minnesota at the end of Jersey?) I am not drinking alone. I am so funny.....ha ha
I will report on how the Feng Shui worked in a couple of weeks.
Just had to write about this...
Julie said at least 10 times, maybe more, "It is so cold." It was hilarious, over and over she said in so many different ways, "It is so cold." Anyway, finally after we closed some of the blinds and did a few adjustments with Chinese coins and blue tape I have to admit it did feel much much better. Why am I surprised when Feng Shui works? We did the tracing of the nine stars ceremony to set the intention of color in the space and to shift the energy toward the new buyer. Oh where is that new buyer....
We were going to stop at Camp and have a drink but Julie does not drink at all anymore and I can't at the moment so Lisa said, fugetaboatit (notice how I added the Minnesota at the end of Jersey?) I am not drinking alone. I am so funny.....ha ha
I will report on how the Feng Shui worked in a couple of weeks.
Just had to write about this...
Day 3...... Not so bad
Yesterday there was no way I was going to write anything, it most likely would have made the machine melt down. All I wanted all day was a hot dog....
Today is fine. We had our weekly meeting at the office and of course there is always a ton of junk food. I love the huge, dripping with frosting sweet rolls that are all gooey and cinnamony, but I was able to resist completely with very little problem. As Blanche would say "A personal triumph." We had a HUGE breakfast of cream of rice, like cream of wheat only with rice. They called it Rice Grits, I guess we just went back south. I added a banana in each big bowl, Blueberries and Raspberries and then I added the powder to that, it was toooooo much. I ate all of it because I had to and I wanted some courage for the meeting and temptations. Now I know the only way to take the powder is to mix it with juice or in a smoothie.
Tonight we had a scrumptious dinner of grilled chicken breasts, organic green beans and a small lettuce salad with sliced tomato (with no dressing of course, they all have soy.) Now the water is next, I need to drink more more more....
Now to sit a bit, check the news stations to see what McCain and Palin are up to today, how can they have any self respect at all left? They are calling her a Diva and now today something else, I can't remember what it was. They are worse then Bush and Cheney I think. I say we need to go for the brass ring of 60.... Maybe then we can get something done.
Stock market up almost 1000 today, I say sell because it will go down tomorrow.
McCain called for Sen. Stevens to resign.....oh puuulllllease, then why did Palin not resign when she was found guilty of abuse of power and corruption? OOOOPPPs, well that is okay, she can shoot moose so we give her a pass. This is not the change we need, it is more of the McSame.
TTFN
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