I made it!

I made it through the fat flush and I did it for four days. I'm down 4 pounds and my energy level was through the roof. Now, I'm not silly, I know it was mainly water but I'm back on my Lose it diet and hope to begin Insanity next week. I now realize that just because I eat a certain number of calories doesn't mean that those calories cannot be organic and healthy. My entire personality changed with fresh fruit in my system as opposed to a bleached flour bread with fried mean and cheese. I'm definitely making changes and eating to live. Not living to eat. Stay tuned.

Fruit Flush Day 1

4 words: I can't stop peeing! Okay, yes, that was crass but it's true. Based on the beginning of this entry it's obvious that the diet is flushing my system. So far, so good. I haven't felt a twinge of hunger so I hope to fly through the next two days. We'll see. Due to the fact that I'm not digesting numerous calories, I called off my workout. Besides, it would be difficult to get a groove going when I'm running toward the toilet every half hour. Until next time...

Let's go shopping

I went to Sam's today to buy the fruit and veggies for my detox. Why is eating healthy so expensive? I swear it's a conspiracy to keep Americans chunky monkeys. :)

Here's what I'll enjoy for the first few days:

• pineapple
• grapes
• mandarin oranges (cuties) it's almost sinful how candy-like these things are and at only 35 calories each, impossible to love.
• blackberries
• bananas
• strawberries
  

I just noticed that I never mentioned why my blog is titled Dominican Insanity. I am not Dominican but my family (my 1st cousin and our moms) and I are headed to the Dominican in July. I haven't donned a swimsuit in years. I don't even own a swimsuit but plan on strutting my stuff with confidence when we hit the beach. Consider me the 30-something Stella who's trying to get her groove back.

I've included pictures of my food prep. I'm actually looking forward to this detox. I think it will be a yummy experience.

Why do it?

I'm totally and completely frustrated with my weight loss progress, rather lack thereof. I started using the Lose It! iPod application and for the month of January I lost 10 pounds. Woo hoo, raise the roof, right? Sure, I was ecstatic until my next weigh in 2.5 weeks later and I lost one whopping pound. One pound? What is this, water weight, muscle? Seriously, I didn't care. The simple fact is that I expected something more. A lot more. Why? I've been hitting the gym, hard 5 days a week. Additionally, I've remained under my recommended calorie intake. And I've gotta tell you, I'm okay with the muscle gain but I still need to get my body below the 200 pound mark.

All of my friends have been talking about this new informercial from called INSANITY. I watched it and thought, hey, I think I can do this. Yes, I've heard the vomit stories, the elite athletes only workout recommendation and still, I entered my credit card information undeterred. So now I wait for the arrival of the ultimate workout and look forward to putting my body through changes that I hope will reinvigorate my weight loss.

In the meantime, I'm going to cleanse my body doing the Fruit Flush Detox: http://www.wbaltv.com/health/10281092/detail.html.

Stay tuned as I post my numbers and eating plan day by day. The fruit detox begins Monday.