Confession: I am way too chicken to check in today. For the past two weeks I have been struggling with my gallbladder and I still feel very bloated. I did complete my cleanse so things should start feeling better but not today.
I decided that instead of checking in today, I would just claim it as the official restart of my diet. The Iditarod Dogsled Race is being ran right now in Alaska and they always have a restart so I decided to be cool like that.
If I did have the nerve to check in it would look something like this:
Meals fueled by Trail Mix and Cheez Its- all of them
I did do a bit better with exercise. For a week there I was killing it with sit ups, push ups and the elliptical. And due to that I do feel like my clothes are fitting better.
Here's my battle plan for the coming week to get back on track.
1. Separate my fuels Trim Healthy Mama Style
2. Fast 2 or 3 days.
3. Exercise keeping my steps over 5000 if stuck inside or over 7500 if the weather lets me get out. I use a Garmin Vivofit fitness band to track my steps.
Ready, Steady, GO!
I actually am skipping this check in and I am bummed about it because the diet experiment was going so well. Thanks gallbladder.
I have a sluggish gallbladder that requires some maintenance a few time a year. After doing a lot of research, I decided to try and keep it for as long as I can, even though it can be a pain. I have blogged about it in the past, so if you are curious about how I do this click here. You really may want to read it if you have any of these symptoms.
It does impact my dieting and fasting for this next week. I am chugging apple juice like there is no tomorrow to help soften the stones before I evict them. I drink well over 500 calories a day in juice alone so fasting is not going to be effective and I am eating a low fat diet (bye bye pizza) and I'm constantly hungry. I cannot wait to have this over.
I'm planning to do the cleansing fast on Monday which means Tuesday will be spent expelling the stones and life gets to resume on Wednesday. I will let you know next Friday just what the damage was. The good news is that the bloating and weight gain usually goes away pretty quickly.
