Hey! Where's My Feet?

You've all heard about the toning shoes right?  There are MANY versions and brands out there but I believe the first to arrive was by Skechers  aka Tone Ups... A wonderful product that promised to tone and firm your tushie... riiiight.  I was fairly skeptical about the whole idea of them, so being that they were always so expensive I wasn't crushed about having to live with my jigglin rear shelf ... then Reebok came out with EasyTones, and the knock off's started appearing left and right - even Avon has their own version!  Well I eventually broke down and bought a pair of Reebok's version, because I'm a Reebok girl! I had ordered them online so when they finally arrived I was super excited to get walking and firm things up!  UGH... I don't know if it was the fact that at the time I had a bone spur in my heal, or that my hips were out of wack or maybe combination of both but after that first short walk I was ready to die... I was pooped!...

Yesterday we took the kids to the Toledo Zoo , it was our first time going, it was a last minute decision, and of course... it was darn near 100 degrees out!!!  No, seriously, I have a picture of a thermometer to prove it!  I don't think we took in all the zoo probably had to offer and the heat played a big part in that... it also played a big part in my motivation today.  Two hours walking around in the heat yesterday was still affecting my legs today... and of course, the entrance in and out of the zoo was up hill... up then down to get in, up then down to get out.  WTF were they thinking when they designed that?  So now of course because I was a lazy slug today, all that exercise went for naught. Started out the day nice and fresh at 6:00am to go do the weekly grocery shopping... it's so much nicer shopping when there are minimal people to contend with, not to mention when the kids are still at home sleeping.  Soooo... when I got home I was created ...

And by "alert" I mean, don't waste your money!  I'm always on the look out for new and healthy snacks so when I happened across this little "gem" I thought I was about to cross over into Heaven... that's what I get for thinking! It's a wholesome wholegrain cracker with pumpkin seeds and cheddar cheese, how can you go wrong with that combination right?  Well the good Doctor seriously needs to have his medical license revoked for this sick and twisted joke.  Just one bite is all it took to realize what I was really eating is a piece of cardboard infused with cheddar and pumpkin seeds... at least I think those were seeds and cheese.  So for this connoisseur of all things food, healthy and not so much... I give it a big two thumbs down!

I know I know, what an abrasively harsh title right?  But it's true, like I said yesterday - I'm not full of shit!  So here we are on day 3 of this 5 day cleanse and nothing's happening... quite the opposite actually.  I'm normally quite regular and the last couple of days its been minimal if anything at all.  That can't be good can it?  I suppose on the bright side, I wasn't feeling bloated or weighed down either.  Well today started out just like the other 2, with the exception that I had it in my mind that today I was going to eat - and oh boy did I eat! Seriously, if you think about it... if you're not putting anything in, than nothing's going to come out, right?  Right!  Thus the theory that I just wasn't and am not full of do do.  I mean I was putting a LOT of fiber into my body, you'd think SOMETHING would be just a rollin' out of me.  I'm talking about 40+ grams of fiber a day!  To my knowledge women over 30 should be ge...

Still going strong and doing better than I thought I would... of course I've also been keeping myself busy so I haven't exactly had time to think about food.  There was however at one point where I did indulge in some beef jerky - what?  How do you pass up jerky?  To me, it's better than cake! Seriously though, I've been following this plan and doing what it says and honestly - I'm just not seeing the results I thought I would by now.  Or just maybe, contrary to what most believe... I'm just not full of shit!!  hahahaha  I know this is going to get a tad TMI, so walk away now if ya can't handle it... With any detox or cleansing program I personally am lead to believe that you'll be spending a lot of time running to the pooper.  Not so... at least not yet, and not for me.  Seriously, I thought I'd be having the poops or at the very least, needing to blow the toilet up more than normal.  Turns out it's quite the opposite... I'm a rather ...

You've all heard about detoxing, colon cleansing, etc. right?  There are tons of different methods and cleansing kits out there, once upon a time I even tried Colon Blow - the name was just so funny I couldn't NOT try it!  Well anyway, the other night I decided last minute I was going to try the Young Living 5 day Nutritive Cleanse .  Now if you know me even just a little, I like LOVE to eat!  Food is my crack, I just love the way it tastes all yummy in my mouth, Mmmmm.  I've been in a diet rut lately and figured this would be good to get things jump started again... and of course I choose to start on a weekend where we have a Super Moon AND Cinco de Mayo all at one time!  Seriously what was I thinking? Why should we do a cleanse?  To rid our bodies of all that compacted waste in our colon and bowels, not to mention to clean out any toxins that may be lurking.  Our colon's primary function is to absorb nutrients and water into our bodies and h...