I'm not blue - are you?

Day 20! Wooooo! I cannot believe that day 21 is tomorrow! I'm excited and scared all at the same time! Well, I promised you a list of things I am going to keep from all of this so here it is! Things to Keep me Crazy, Sexy:

• Water with lemon and cayenne upon waking
• Green juice/shakes
• No meat
• No Dairy
• Lots of greens!
  
• As little refined sugar as possible
• As little Gluten as possible
• As little processed foods as possible
• Dry Brushing
• Meditation/Prayer
• My little blue NettiPot
  
• Fasting 1 day week/bi-weekly
• Exercise a MINIMUM of 3-4 days a week for 35 minutes

There it is! As far as the sugar/processed food/gluten - I am going to start them back in a LITTLE at a time to see how my body reacts, but I am going to try my best to keep them out of my diet. Meats? Sayonara! I haven't struggled with giving them up and honestly do not miss it! Now dairy,... this one will be difficult! I LOVE milkshakes and almond joys! Fortunately there are tons of alternatives to this! I am still able to have 70% or higher dark chocolates and have tried several recipes in the last few weeks that have tamed my cravings so I know I can do it. I may allow myself one treat every other week or once a month because, come on, we have to be human too! But for the most part - buh-bye!

Exercise - something I think I have no motivation or energy for until I put on my work out clothes and shoes and get to work. Then I'm always SO glad I did! I have been follow theCool Running - Couch to 5K running Plan ( www.coolrunning.com ) which is fabulous! I run three days a week. On the opposite days I rotate between Zumba and Kettle Bell work outs for strength training. It has left me a little sore today, but sore in an amazing fashion - because I feel GREAT! Updated picture and weight will come this week. I will update a picture tomorrow for my 21 day mile-marker and I re-visit the doctors office on Tuesday to find out about my excessive shedding and breaking of hair (which has seemed to slow WAY down - YAY!) and achy joints (of which have lessened since I upped using my chia seeds, flax oil and MSM vitamins!) I will also discover my weight on Tuesday (since I don't have a scale at home) so you'll have to weight patiently!

For tonight - I'm going to enjoy a lovely evening watching some favorite movies and indulging in some homemade "Tapioca" pudding (it really is AMAZING!).

I hope that wherever you are the weather is as beautiful as it is here. Get off that couch, out on some running shoes and go enjoy!