Wedding Dress Body

I had my weigh-in after six months of winter hibernation and discovered that I've put back on 12 of my 65 pounds lost. [sigh] (see Wedding Dress Body )

I took my "before" picture. *yikes* The good news? It's all down hill from here!

I'm going to begin my journey toward my Wedding Dress Body with a little Spring Cleaning. I am starting a modified version of The Master Cleanse. (Drinking only a "lemonade" drink made with lemons, maple syrup, water and a dash of cayenne). It should give me the jump-start and motivation I need to get this ball rolling. I'm thinking of doing it for about two weeks.

My modifications:

1. Add powdered chlorella and spirulina to the "lemonade" for extra protein, etc. 
2. Start the day with a liver tonic (whole lemon with peel, olive oil, cayenne and water in blender, strain and drink)
3. Add supplements- fish oil, evening primrose oil, borage oil, milk thistle (and because I tend toward hypothyroid I also take an iodine/potassium supplement, a thyroid glandular and an adrenal supplement)
4. Drink a quart of my "Jammy Juice" (recipe below) each day
5. Don't go overboard with exercise just yet. (whew!) Half hour to 45 min. of sweating-either dancing or treadmill

I may make other adjustments as I go. I'll have to quit my coffee and tea drinking! I'll do that over several days as I am a wimp when it comes to the caffeine withdrawal headache. I'm just glad I'm already drinking mostly decaf coffee...

Jammy Juice: 5 Tbsp. whole chia seed 1/4-1/2 cup of Just Cranberry (unsweetened cranberry juice concentrate) 1 Tbsp. pomegranate powder 1 Tbsp. goji powder 1 Tbsp. acai powder 1tsp. beet root powder  2 tsp. agave syrup 1 qt. water (I make it in a one qt. canning jar with lid) This makes a yummy, thickish drink that looks like a jar of raspberry jam!