Omama Marzuq

Summer Senation Smoothie

2014-07-02T18:17:00.000-07:00

Recipe:
-1 champagne mango
-2 cups of kale
-1 1/2 cup of coconut/almond milk
-1 1/2 cup of orange juice
-1 cup of blueberries
-5 large strawberries
-1 white peach
-2 tbsp of grounded flaxseed
-dash of cinnamon
-dash of crushed red peppers
-1/3 cup of chai seeds

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Quinoa Veggie Love

2014-02-22T09:06:00.001-08:00

Ingredients:

-1 cup of Quinoa

-2 cups of water

-pinch of salt

-pinch of black pepper

-pinch of grinder garlic

-tsb of hot sauce

-tsb of olive oil

-pinch of dried mint

-1/2 cup of onions, diced

-1/3 cup of unsalted sunflowerseeds

-1/2 cup of mushrooms, diced

-1/2 cup of cauliflower,diced

-1/2 cup of zucchini, diced

-1/2 cup of red/orange peppers, diced

-8 slices of green pepper (optional)

-mustard (optional)

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Directions

-Add quinoa, salt, water in a nonstick pot and cook on low heat for 25 minutes

-keep it on very low heat to keep warm.

-In A sauce pan add: onions, cauliflower, & mushrooms & olive oil. Sauté for 5 minutes.

- Add zucchini & sunflowerseeds

-add red & oranges peppers sauté

-add spices. And hot sauce

-sauté everything for a total of 10 minutes

In a plate add 2 large spoons of Quinoa in the middle.

- Add 1 large spoon mixed veggies on top.

-add sliced green peppers on side (optional)

-add mustard inbetween the green peppers

-turn off stove

-makes 4 plates

Walnut mushroom oats burger with eggplant

2014-02-14T10:36:00.001-08:00

Ingredients:

-a med sized onion

-3 med sized mushrooms

-a cup of oa

-a half cup of water

-a cup of walnuts

-a cup of spinach

-a 1/2tsp of black pepper

-a tsp of curry

-a 1/2 tsp of crushed red pepper

-a tbsp of oil

-a eggplant

-hot sauce

-1/2 cup of hummus

-mustard (optional)

Directions:

-preheat oven to 350F

-dice onions and mushrooms

-put stove on medium-low heat

-add oil to pan and sauté onions and mushrooms for a few minutes.

-add chopped spinach

-add spices

Turn off stove

-mash walnuts to they are soft

-add oats and water in a bowl and mix them with a fork

-add onion, mushroom, spinach mix to the oats. Mix well.

-add mashed walnuts. Mix well.

-make into small balls (makes 7 servings)

-on a nonstick pan, place the balls. Place in oven for 20 minutes.

**when there's 5 minutes left to the patties

-Slice eggplant into thin slices (14 of them)

-turn on stove to low heat

-pan smear eggplants for 45 seconds

-place 7 eggplants slices on a plate

-mix hummus and hot sauce together

-add a tsp of hummus on 7 eggplants

-take patties out of stove

-place a patty on on of the hummus covered eggplants

-add a dash of mustard on top of the patties

-add other 7 eggplant slices on top of the patties

Enjoy!

Cranberry Almond Kale Smoothie

2013-10-02T10:18:00.001-07:00

-1/2 cup of fresh cranberries
-1 banana
-1/2 cup of almonds
-1 small green apple
-3 leavea of kale
-1 cup of almond/coconut milk
-1 cup of water
-a little bigger than a thumb nail piece of freah ginger

Blender her up and drink up!

Meal of the day: Veggie suite for the King (and queen)

2013-09-20T12:22:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:
-1/2 an onion
-3 mushrooms
-2 mini peppers
-1/2 can of Bush's vegetarian beans
-4 cloves of garlic
-4 stalks of asparagus
-a half a cucumber
-a cup of peas
-1 tbsp of butter
-2 tbsp of peanut oil (or extra virgin olive oil)
-1/2 tsp of dried mint leaves (or oregano if you don't have it)
-1/3 tsp of McCormick Garlic sea salt grinder

Directions:
-dice up the onion
-bring a big frying pan to medium heat and add the peanut oil in
-put onion inside pan and saute for a minute
-dice mushroom and peppers
- add to onions
-saute for a minute
-add Bush's vegetarian beans to the side of the mixed veggies (don't mix them
-cut asparagus in halves and add on the side of veggies and beans
-let simmer for about a minute on LOW heat
-chop garlic and add to the veggies
-chop up cucumber in halves and put off to the side
-microwave peas in a small bowl for a minute
-place McCormick's garlic & sea salt over all the food and shut off stove
-place the veggies on the side of a plate, Bush's beans in the middle and asparagus on the side.
-place cucumbers on the other side of the plate
-place peas beside the veggies and cucumbers
-add dried mint leaves on the cucumbers
-optional** add some more McCormick's garlic & sea salt

Prep time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 5 minutes Total time: 10 minutes

Nutritional value:

Nutritional Berry-mix-a-lot

2013-09-18T06:43:00.001-07:00

Yummmy!!!

-One banana
-2 cups of water
-1/2 cucumber
-8 chunks of melons
-1 cup of mixed berries
-2 tbsp of chunky peanut butter
-1 tsp of coconut oil
-3 dashes of cinnamon

Blend it all together until smooth. Drink up!

Broccoli Coconut berry mix

2013-09-15T06:21:00.001-07:00

A nutritional smoothie that will have you energized for the rest of the day!

-1 banana
-4 chunks of a melon
-1 med. Sized tomatoe
-1 cucumber
-1 cup of mixed berries
-1 1/2 cup of broccoli
-1 tbsp of peanut butter
-1 1/2 cup of coconut milk

Blend it in the blender until smooth. Pour into a glass and enjoy!

Pecan Banana Carrot love

2013-04-05T07:17:00.001-07:00

Smoothie time!

- 1 lg carrot
- banana
-1/3 cup of pecans
- 1 1/2 cups of spinach
- 1 celery stick
- 3 tbsp of flaxseed
-2 cups of water
- 1/3 tsp of cayenne pepper powder
- 1/3 tsp of ginger powder
- 1/2 tsp of cinnamon powder

Blender it up!!

Calories 891 Calories from Fat 724

Total Fat 80.4g 124%
Saturated Fat 7.0g 35%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 11mg 0%
Total Carbohydrates 43.2g 14%
Dietary Fiber 16.4g 65%
Sugars 18.8g
Protein 13.4g

Nutrition Grade B * Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Serving Size 472 g

Amount Per Serving

% Daily Value*

Vitamin A 3% • Vitamin C 19% Calcium 11% • Iron 20%

Nutritional Analysis Good points
No cholesterol
Very low in sodium
Very high in manganese

Best work out today April 4th, 2013

2013-04-04T19:06:00.001-07:00

Aiming for results. Get it right. Get it tight!

Exercise: 500 jumping jax, 100 sit ups, 100 dips, 100 squats w 5lbs weights, ran 5.5 miles on treadmill speed mostly at 5.5mph and then several times 6.5mph (55minutes), 5 reps of 15 sets of 100lbs back extensions, 5 reps of 10 sets of long pull machine, biked 33 minutes-7.8 miles, walked 17 minutes 2 miles, 15 minute row machine, 3 reps of 10 set shoulder press (60lbs), 5 reps of 10 sets of seated leg press (50lbs)

Think skinny. Think healthy. Think fit.

Lentil Flaxseed patties

2013-03-31T12:11:00.001-07:00

1 cup of green lentils
5 cups of water
3 tbsp of flaxseed
2 tbsp of onion powder
1 tsp of cumin
1 tbsp of black seeds (optional or sesame seeds)
1 tsp of olive oil

Boil lentils until completely cooked on medium heat. Shut off stove. Add all other ingredients and mash together. Turn on oven to 350 °F. Take mashed lentils and make into 10 patties. Bake for 25 minutes. Enjoy.

Calories 87 Calories from Fat 12

Total Fat 1.4g 2% Cholesterol 0mg 0% Sodium 6mg 0% Total Carbohydrates 12.7g 4% Dietary Fiber 6.8g 27% Sugars 0.9g Protein 5.7g

Nutrition Grade A * Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Nutrition Facts Serving Size 142 g

Amount Per Serving

% Daily Value*

Vitamin A 0% • Vitamin C 2% Calcium 3% • Iron 10%

Nutritional Analysis
Good points:
Low in saturated fat
No cholesterol
Very low in sodium
Very high in dietary fiber
High in iron
High in manganese
High in phosphorus

Cream of butternut squash w curry. (Vegan)

2013-03-31T10:52:00.001-07:00

2 cups of butternut squash
1/2 cup of pecans (or walnuts)
1/2 cups of oats
8 cups of water
2 tbsp of curry
1 tbsp of olive oil
2 tbsp of dried parsley
2 tbsp of dried chives
2 tbsp of dried onion
1 tbsp of minced dried onion
1 tsp of cinnamon
1 tsp of salt
2 tbsp of dried garlic

Boil the squash for 10 minutes of medium temp w 4 cups of water. Boil oats separate in a pot for 10 minutes in 4 cups of water. Let cool for 5 minutes. Add squash, oats, pecans in blender until all smooth. Replace back on stove and add the olive oil and spices. Cook for 5 minutes on medium heat. Serve.

Very creamy and nutty flavored. You might want to add a little more salt.
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Calories 175 Calories from Fat 124

Total Fat 13.8g 21% Saturated Fat 1.4g 7% Cholesterol 0mg 0% Sodium 602mg 25% Total Carbohydrates 14.2g 5% Dietary Fiber 4.1g 16% Sugars 2.6g Protein 2.8g

Nutrition Grade A * Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Nutrition Facts Serving Size 581 g

Amount Per Serving

% Daily Value*

Vitamin A 154% • Vitamin C 34% Calcium 9% • Iron 11%

Nutritional Analysis Good points No cholesterol High in manganese Very high in vitamin A High in vitamin C

Bad points High in sodium

I used the following link to figure out the nutritional value.
http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php

A promise to myself

2013-03-30T18:56:00.001-07:00

A little over a year ago (going into 2012 to be exact), I made a promise to myself to lose 25 pounds by the time I turned 25 on June 26. I didn't realize that 2012 was going to be a year that really tested me. A lot had occurred (too much personal details to share on a public site). And my promise to myself went by the waist side along with the love handles that came with them. I was struggling with many different things in 2012 that I honestly wasn't focusing on myself and I put on weight, a lot of weight. At my heaviest I was at 147lbs (I'm 5ft by the way). Waaaay overweight!! eeekkk!!! I started running and doing 5k races 2x a month. Slowly weight was coming off, however I still didn't change how I ate and would eat chocolate every day. It was my crack!

When I went to go see my parents in Dubai in Oct, I was in shock in how much weight I put on since I saw them last in Feb of 2012. My dad embraced me at the airport and pinched my love handles saying, "Omama, what are these!?" I brushed it off and jokingly said, "Baba, winter is approaching soon and I need fat to keep warm." After hanging out with my family and their friends we finally headed back to the hotel we were staying at. My favorite part was about to take part.....getting clothes!!!! As my mom handed me all these different outfits, I was getting upset with her (really myself) that she bought me LG & XLG clothing! I flipped out saying I'm not fat and why would she get me such huge clothing. I WAS IN DENIAL!!!! I tried on the clothes she got me and they all fit...some were a bit snug. I was modified! I didn't indulge in my favorite foods the 2 days I was in Dubai and watched what I ate.

When I got back to the states, I started going out more on the weekends, dancing and losing some weight. I decided I was going to get serious about my health and weight!

::::Breaking point::::

1) I work in the Insurance industry, it was heartbreaking to see people in their 30s, 40s on high blood pressure medicine and diabetes. I said, No Way is that going to happen to me!! I want to live!! So I started eating cleaner.

2) I started talking to more men and surprisingly, dudes with 6 packs were interested in me. Whoa!! Not that I'm shallow and go for what a person looks like, however someone with a good looking FIT BODY is a turn on. Getting fit was a motivated. I started working out more.

3) I felt like I was constantly lacking energy (and I'm extremely energetic). I didn't like it. So I asked friends, family, and a few associates to hold me to a challenge to better myself.
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Honestly it was the 3rd breaking point that REALLY pushed me. Because now I had to perform and get results.

I started doing Bikram Yoga after a dear friend encouraged me to sign up. That REALLY helped in eating clean and losing weight and wanting to be healthy!!

So now I am fulfilling my promise, although it's a year past due. My goal is to be at 110lbs by June 1st. I want to have a fit, clean, healthy, smoking body!!

I'm starting to accept my body and it's been exciting in watching the inches come off!!! I can finally fit into my size 2 pants (a bit snug and still have that muffin top). I'm currently at 134.7lbs. I have green smoothies 6 days out of the week. I have cut out pasta, rice, baked goods, soy, and dairy out of my diet. I don't eat red meat. I consume seafood once a week and turkey (which I will be cutting out except for 2x a year) once a year. I have increased my fiber in take (thank you flaxseed) and how much water I consume. I feel alive!!

Even my sweat smells clean. It's free of toxins!!

I haven't ate pizza in 2 months and haven't had chocolate in over a month. I am truly amazed at my discipline level!

What's crazy is I've been attracting people who care about their health and body into my life. I decided that I don't want to just go out to eat as "hanging out with someone." I want to get my heart pumping, challenge myself, and have fun.

I have changed the mentality of a fat kid to a skinny kid. I should actually say Fit Kid!!

Today I realized that never in my life have I ever had a flat stomach. I've always been that "fat kid" or "thunder thighs" as my brothers would call me when we were kids. Well NO MORE!! I'm Quarter of a Century young and going to be seeing 26 in a few months. Time to look the ABSOLUTE BEST IN MY YOUNG LIFE!

And the song/video that has boosted my energy and is now my theme is Now or Never: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym4dGPLd5Ww&feature=youtube_gdata_player

I'm LIVING my LIFE!!

Get it right. Get it tight!!

Lentil Pecan patties

2013-03-27T10:12:00.001-07:00

Lentil-Mushroom Burgers
1. In a medium-size pot, bring 2 1/4 cups of water to a boil, then add 1 cup dried green lentils, 1 teaspoon dried parsley, 1 minced garlic clove, and 1/4 cup chopped onions. Simmer for 35 to 40 minutes.
2. Combine 3/4 cup chopped walnuts, 2 cups bread crumbs, and 1/2 cup ground flaxseeds in a small bowl and set aside. 3. In a separate pan greased with olive oil, sauté 1 cup chopped onion, 2 minced garlic cloves, 3 cups finely chopped mushrooms, and 1 1/2 cups finely chopped kale or other winter greens for 8 to 10 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly. 4. Remove lentils from heat, add 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard and 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, and mash ingredients together. 5. In a large bowl, combine lentils, sautéed vegetables, and bread-crumb mixture. Cool in a refrigerator. 6. Using your hands, form patties and fry or grill until lightly browned and crispy on both sides, about 3 to 5 minutes each side. Serve on a toasted bun or on their

Cream of Mushroom w Spinach and carrots

2013-03-24T05:47:00.001-07:00

8 cups of water
1/2 cup of oats
2 cups of spinach (fresh or frozen), chopped
1/3 of almonds (sliced)
1 big red onion, chopped
8 mushrooms (baby size), chopped
2 carrot sticks, chopped
2 tbsp of olive oil
1/2 a yam (baseball size), chopped into cubes
Tsp of salt
2 tsbp of garlic powder
1/2 Tbsp of crushed red pepper
1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper powder
1/2 tsp of black pepper
2 tbsp of onion powder

Saute mushrooms and onions w olive oil for 5 minutes on medium heat Add spinach. Add 3 cups of water and oats in pan and simmer for 10 minutes. Turn off stove and let cool.

In a pot boil yams and 3 cups of water. (Low heat)

In blender mix chopped carrots and almonds w 2 cups of water until creamy.
Add carrot/almond mix to yams.

Add onions, mushrooms, spinach, oats in blender until smooth. Add to boiling yams.

Add spices. Cook for 10 minutes on low heat.

Enjoy.

Total calories: Per bowl (16oz) 190 calories.

Creamy Zucchini w/ mushrooms and peas

2013-03-23T12:02:00.001-07:00

1 small onion, chopped
2 tablespoons oil
3 or 4 medium zucchini chopped
A half of a big yam cut in small pieces
1 cup of chopped up mushrooms
1 cup of peas
6 cups water
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons parsley (dried)
2 tbsp of chives (dried)
3 tbsp of ground garlic
1 tsp of black pepper
1tbsp of onion powder

Saute onion in oil. Add chopped zucchini and cubed yams. Saute for 5 minutes.

In a pot add water, oats and sauteed onions, yams & zucchini. Boil for 10 minutes on medium heat.

Cool for 10 minutes. Add to blender until creamy. Add spices.

Reheat in pot.

Saute mushrooms. Add mushrooms to the pot. Add peas to pot. Cook on low/medium heat for 10 minutes.Add chives and parsley. Turn off stove.

Enjoy.

Total calories:700 for the whole meal! A bowl of soul is approximately 160 calories.

Date Spinach Smoothie

2013-03-23T05:50:00.001-07:00

Yum!!

4 dates
1 cup of spinach
1 celery stick
1 carrot
3 tbsp of flaxseed
2 tbsp of sunflower seeds
3 cups of water
1 tbsp of cinnamon powder
1 tbsp of ginger powder
1 tbsp of cayenne pepper powder
1 tbsp of crushed red pepper flakes

Put in blender until all smooth.

Enjoy!!

Kale smoothie

2013-03-04T05:26:00.001-08:00

One banana
2 handfuls of kale
Celery stick
Carrot stick
2 cups of water
2 tbsp of flaxseed
Pinch of ginger spice
Pinch of cinnamon spice

Blend it up. One delicious smoothie

Pruins & Turnips twist

2013-03-02T13:17:00.001-08:00

This was delicious!!

-tsp of coconut oil
-a handful of turnips chopped
-a handful of mushrooms chopped
-a handful of diced onions
-a handful of spinach
-a handful of prunes
-a tbsp of crushed red peppers
-a tbsp of cumin seeds
-a tbsp of onion powder

Sautee them all together and this is what you get!!! Absolutely magnificent!!! Yum!!

Day 17 of Master Cleanse

2011-05-04T09:57:00.000-07:00

I decided this morning that Today will be the last day of the Master Cleanse. Not that I can't push it out for another 4 days because I can but I have already dropped a signficant amount of weight. Currently weighing 113lbs. EEK! I lost 18 pounds which is good and now I need to tone my body. I'm a size two in pants, which was my goal to reach on June 26th and looks like I got that accomplished before. I still have some flab but like I said, I'm just going to tighten and tone up my body. I don't want to lose anymore weight, this is probably the skinniest I'll ever be.

My body feels alive and healthy.

A huge lesson I learned during this cleanse is discipline! I used to say yes to sweets and say yes to munching here and there and I learned how to take control of my body and my mind. I decided that I'm only going to eat dessert once a month and if I'm really craving something sweet, I will have a piece of fruit.

I have also set up a meal plan for myself, where I will be eating 6 times a day in small portions at a certain time. This meal plan will last until my parents come home. I will still be eating 6 times a day but eating my moms amazing Arabic cooking.

I will be reducing the amount of bread I take can, which is going to be hard because I'm Arab and most of our foods we eat with bread, but everything will be in small pieces.

So Once the Cleanse is over (tomorrow), I can only eat oranges for one day. So I need to juice the oranges tomorrow. And then Friday I will be eating oranges and vegetable broth. And then Saturday I can start eating soup and salad and fruit. Here's a website for info. http://www.thelemonadediet.com/comingoffdiet.html

I kept saying the first thing I'm going to eat is pizza and clam chowder but I think I'm going to start the meal plan on Sunday.

This cleanse has been fun and a great lesson. If I can have discipline in what I eat, I can have discipline in anything I do! I actually have been disciplined with many things this year! So, so long to the cleanse and hello to a new healthier me!

Pictures will be posted later.

I want your feed back. What do you think!!?

Oh Hello Size Two

2011-04-30T17:54:00.003-07:00

I am so excited to announce that I finally fit in a size two pair of pants. And a size small in dresses. I have never been this small in my life before it feels so damn good. I tried on 20 different brands to make sure I wasn't kidding myself and sure enough a size two I am. Now that I have lost some inches its time to tone my body. I still have some jelly I want and need to lose off my belly and thighs. I have been exercising though and the cleanse has defiantly helped me with reaching my goals. I feel so alive.

As I mentioned in my previous post that my goals have become more and clearer. I will be reposting them what I want to accomplish.

When I've been reading books now, I have a greater understanding and not just reading to read.

This the first time in my life that when I've set a weight goal, I actually reached it.

Next weekend, I will be climbing Mt.Washington to get a sense of clarity and to be at peace with nature.

Tomorrow I'll be doing 20 miles for the Walk for Hunger. It's going to be my 5th year doing it making it a total of 100 miles so far.

I decided last night that I want to train for my first half-a-thon. This actually came from inspiration of one of my clients Rose Diaz. Her dedication to running was really encouraging.

I am really looking forward to going clothes shopping, once I hit my sales goal. So I am going to put it out to the universe that I need to make 50k in sales by the end of June so I can to clothes shopping and look more professional. Once I reach my goal I can go clothes shopping and my goal of get toned by my birthday. I have two months to do this but I know I can do it. I will meet my sales and weight goal!!

Thanks for reading my blog. Take care

Day 11 of The Master Cleanse

2011-04-28T10:41:00.000-07:00

I did an oppsie. I haven't drank the Laxative Tea since last Friday which kind of defeats the purpose of the Cleanse. I'm drinking my cup now and I know my body will love me afterwards.

I have been more focused then ever with this cleanse! And I am surprised at the amount of energy I have been having! Woot woot!

More and more things are becoming clearer in my life with tunnel vision direction. Anyone who has done the cleanse, knows it's not about the weight loss (even though that is a bonus), but a cleanse of your whole system.

I have decided that I'm going to go back to eating six times a day like I used too when I did Track & Field in High School.

I want my body to look like this chicka (I don't know her name)
But I know I still have awhile to get there.

There's a Huge shout out I want to send to the Following people for their support: Karen Leavitt and Stacy & Jason Kennedy. Anything You do in your life, especially when there's a change, it's good to have people supporting you so Seriously Thank You!

Here is an article about the benefits of Cleansing that I have found.

I will say, I am really looking forward to eating in 10 days! I really just want soup and salad.

Thanks for reading my Blog, until next time Have a FEARLESS DAY!

Day 9 of Cleanse

2011-04-26T08:09:00.000-07:00

Ah, This cleanse has been one of the best things I have ever done in my life. Not only have I been cleansing my body but my mind too. So I started this cleanse with just wanting to clean out my colon and my insides, but God Almighty had other plans. I have been able to focus more and retaining positive good energy and information in my life. There is a clearer meaning to life now and what my mission is. I will be redoing my goals as my focus has been tweaked. Not to say that my goals are not worth it because they are but there are a few things that are calling for my attention right now that everything else must be put on hold.

Yesterday I will admit that I got so hungry. Fresh baked pizza was at our office and the smells of the beautiful pizza just hit my hunger spots. But I did not give in.

Since I have been on this cleanse, i have been able to wake up naturally without an alarm clock (even though I always set it, just in case) between 6 and 6:30am no matter how late I've been going to been. This in itself is a huge benefit.

I feel like everything positive is coming into my life right now, the books I'm reading, the cds I'm listening too, the clients I'm dealing with, the people in my life. It's coming all together.

I plan on doing the cleanse several times a year now, to get this focus shift. I love it. I don't plan on doing it again for 21 days throughout the year but maybe a week.

Just wanted to say that I feel so alive and really really grateful that I have had the courage and strength to do this cleanse. I also feel relaxed more than ever!!

Oh, on a note, not that I was trying to lose weigh But I'm down to 115lb. I have working out a lot lately, walking more and building up my strength. The excise fat on my body is reducing and my muscles are starting to blossom.

Have a wonderful day and thank You for reading my blog!

*Omama Marzuq*

Day 6 of the Master Cleanse

2011-04-23T11:12:00.000-07:00

So This Master Cleanse Is a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. The first week was a lot of bathroom time. I Did the Sea Salt & water cleanse 3 times, but After reading some more information about that part of the cleanse I stopped. On Day four (thursday) I ended up eating some yogurt (low-fat) because my body was beginning to be really weak and I couldn't function at all. Actually I read an that the sea salt and water not only kills all the bad bacteria in your body, but the good bacteria as well so Yogurt must be eaten afterwards to replace those good bacteria. I have been drinking herbal tea but with no sugar or caffeine. I feel great today and my scale said I'm down to 120. We'll see. I wouldn't advise anyone who doesn't really know their body to do this master cleanse without first consulting a doctor. I know my body very well and the kind of food I take in and Thank God I am pretty healthy. So On day 14 I will be posting pictures. Woot Woot! Week One is Over!!! CONQUER

Master Cleanse, Day 1

2011-04-18T19:14:00.000-07:00

Fat Face

Fat Front and grand chingalings

Size view

Everyone loves muffins, but not these kind of muffin tops

Wow, so today has been great so far with the Master Cleanse. I only felt hungry twice, but I fixed that hunger by making another cup of the Lemon mix. It actually tastes really good. My stomach is so filled with liquids it's interesting. I have decided to do the Laxative tea and the water with sea salt at night so I am not in the bathroom all day. Let's just say from the Laxative Tea and salt water, it was defiantly a waterfall in the bathroom. I am not sure if this was cheating or not, but I did take vitamins in the morning because I already lack in Iron and vitamin B12, I didn't want to faint. Drinking Monavie (to learn more, go to www.exposedpurplediamonds.com) is also on hold right now, even though my body is craving it right now. Usually I munch on snacks through out the day but I didn't feel the urge to do so. I plan on doing the Master Cleanse for 21 days, not to lose weight but to clean out my system of any toxins it might have, even though I'm pretty healthy Thank God & Thanks to Monavie!! I am currently 130 pounds (I lost 7 pounds back in March, but gained it back from eating pizza and mixed nuts and peanut butter sandwiches. Yet, I think it might be muscle too because I am down to a size four in pants, so I have lost inches and all my size six clothing on me are extremely loose, I also exercise so not sure if it's fat or muscle that I have gained or both). On May 9th will be the day I can eat real food again. This past weekend, I pigged out on food so I can enjoy it a last time before the cleanse! I plan on having a stricter diet, when I am off the cleanse, meaning reducing my intake of carbs and increasing my vegetable, fruit, and seafood in take like I used too. I just want to be healthier and have more energy. So Anyways, This is to Day One.