Day 4 and 5

Day 4 was by far my hungriest day yet. My stomach was making audible grumbles!!! I kept silencing it with lemonade, but it kept creeping back up on me. Otherwise I was fine. It is challenging working in a restaurant and having to enter the kitchen quite often and smelling delicious meals being prepared....mmmm.....sorry, where was I?!

Today was day 5. Half way there!!! :D I haven't seen the type of 'results' (as I will call them so not to offend y'all) that I expected by this point. It better happen soon!!! I was hungry today as well. I found I am getting hungrier more often - so I am drinking more of the lemonade. I am hoping drinking more of it will also help me see 'results'. I bought some delicious chocolatey chai herbal tea today (I am allowed to drink herbal tea as well) and it is SO yummy! Such a refreshing change from the monotony that is the lemonade. I also got to hang out with my favourite little bug Xander today, which helps everything :) He is such a charmer.

Anyways - 5 down, 5 more to go!

Day 3

They say day 3 is the hardest day of the Master Cleanse. I think they're right! At least so far... we will see what the coming days bring.

I found today challenging. The drink is starting to get pretty boring - I am not enjoying so much anymore. I was happy to find some pure maple syrup for super cheap at the market though!

Sarah had a hard time of it today too - but we are both still going!

Thanks to R and K for keeping me entertained today.

:)

Master Cleanse Day 1

Well it is now the end of day one. I made it!

9 more to go :)

I have felt pretty good. Hungry for sure, but nothing ridiculous. I actually had a small, few second wave of dizziness in the afternoon - while I was sitting on a couch. Strange... Though I managed to go to work tonight and not have a problem.

The lemonade isn't bad. I had tasted it before so I knew what to expect. I find that the cayenne gets settled in the bottom of the glass sometimes so that isn't so much fun... it makes for a really spicy last gulp!

I shall report again!

The Master Cleanse

Well kidlets,

I am about to embark on a very exciting adventure along with my sister. An adventure simply known as 'The Master Cleanse'. This cleanse is also referred to as the 'Lemonade Cleanse'. Its goal is to completely cleanse every organ the body in 10 days (minimum). It is also effective for weight loss - though this is not the main reason why I am doing it. Sure, it will be nice to fit into my bathing suit a little easier, but basically I want to be healthier.

I seem to have too many health problems that doctors can't figure out. They can't quite diagnose me, therefore treatment is hard to come by. My goal with this cleanse is to rid my body of toxins, and flush my system, including whatever it is that is ailing me.

Tomorrow morning we will begin to drink the 'lemonade' - the main thing we will be consuming for the next 10 days. We are also allowed to consume water, and herbal tea.

I will post blogs updating you all on how I am coping with the cleanse. Let's go for making it past day 3! (they say it is the hardest day)

Wish us luck!!!!

Canada Arts Connect?

I am wondering what happened to Canada Arts Connect.... does anyone know?

I can't find it!

It's gone!

Canada Arts Connect - again!

Another piece of mine was featured on the Canada Arts Connect page. This time I didn't even know about it until my friend Tamara told me she saw my boob on their website.

Intruiged? Check it out:

http://canada-arts-connect.blogspot.com/2009/06/job-listings-for-monday-june-1-2009.html

Hot Yoga: 2, 3 and 4

Well I didn't keep up very well with my hot yoga updates... but here we go!

Class number 2 was on Saturday. I felt much better going into the class - still nervous, but better! The class was so much easier the second time around. I didn't have to sit out any poses at all, and I felt like I was more capable of enduring the heat. I felt great afterwords!

Class number 3 was on Tuesday. Oh my lord. This class was the hardest by far. I found it harder in the heat, the poses were harder, and I had to sit out a few. I felt lightheaded.... and so did Sarah! But in talking about it afterwords we decided we both didn't prepare for that session very well. Personally, I drank a glass and a half of wine the night before (on an empty stomach) and then had a really late not very healthy dinner... I think that had a LOT to do with why the class was so hard for me.

Class number 4 was today! I prepared much better for this class. I drank more water beforehand, I didn't have any alcohol last night, and I had a healthy meal at a reasonable time. Good class! I felt more flexible today and pushed myself harder. So did Sarah. We both found today's class to be really excellent. I can't wait to go again!!! 

I am really excited about the benefits of Hot Yoga. In doing this regularly I should become more flexible, lose weight, detox my body, tone my muscles, and generally feel happier and better about life in general. I could go on about the details of what it does to your body, but .... I won't! :P

I am super excited about this yoga helping me change my life.