Wednesday, April 22, 2009

April 22 - Earth Day!!

Happy Earth Day All!!
I'm down to 196.4 from 200 one week ago.  I've eliminated milk and chocolate from my diet and I can definitely feel a difference not drinking the milk.  Someone took a photo of me with  a hat I just made and my face is less puffy - already from just a week of eliminating milk - hard to believe!  There is also less puffiness in my ankles - yeah!!!!  I have to go out and buy more fruit today and some grapefruit juice.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Hey Girl...

Hey Girl,
It was great responding to Bunny's question "Why are you here?"  It was empowering to consider all the reasons that I have joined the raw online community.  I'm tired of self-deception - it helps no one and is a waste of time.  Time is running out.  The more I make contact with the present moment, the more I see that I have to "be here more", not sidestep the uncomfortable stuff. Turning 50 has been a godsend for me - finally, enough already.  This isn't a dress rehearsal!  O.K., all, have a great day!

Sunday, April 12, 2009

A Few Days before........

Hello fellow ,
I am preparing for my new raw journey.  I'm hoping to clear up this subclinical hypothyroidism, feel better and lose some weight.  This will be a 100-day challenge, broken up into 10-day mini challenges.  This is actually good for me as doing something for 10 days at a time may be easier than trying to stick to something for a whole 100 days.  I will be weighing myself once a week, on Fridays and will post my progress.  I will also keep track of my hypothyroid symptoms, noting their severity (or hopefully, lack thereof).  So this will all start on Tuesday April 14 - so I'm mentally preparing and will be getting rid of offending substances in the kitchen.  Hubby will be away for about 10 days so it will give a good beginning to be able to focus on only me (and the dogs, of course :-)