Day 10 is here!!

Day 10 is here!  I never thought I would make it.  What a journey these past ten days have been.  Ive gone through hunger, headaches, and stomach pains.  But, I've also gotten energy, a clear mind, and lost 13 pounds!  That's all worth it to me! 

As I said in my previous posts, on day 6 I transitioned my diet to juicing in the mornings and afternoon, and eating a raw/healthy dinner.  This has seemed to work extremely well for me.  It seems to give me enough substance in the evening that I need. Last nights dinner was delicious!  I had gotten the idea from one of my favorite sites, Pinterest!  I made Baked Cauliflower Poppers....soooo good!

For the recipe, click here. Your welcome. ;)

So for the past five days, I've been doing a Pilates workout I've found on Netflix.  Today, I took it up a notch and added some cardio to it.  After dropping my girls off at school, I came home, put my jogging clothes on and headed out the door.  I jogged around my neighborhood for about a mile. Boy, was it hard.  In the first few minutes my heart was beating out of my chest and I wanted to quit, but I kept pressing on.  I knew I would be mad at myself if I did.  At one point I did slow down to a brisk walk.  Come on, lets be realistic here.  I HATE RUNNING.  Ever since I was a kid, I've never liked it.  It took everything I had to pass P.E. in high school, cause I hated it that much.  Lol.  But, I am determined to lose this remaining fat, and tone up all this cellulite!  My goal is to be able to wear shorts this summer!  I haven't done that in 10+ years.  I'm ready to be a fit, healthy Mom.  I want to be active with my kids, not just sending them outside to play, but go play with them!  If your reading this, know you can do it too!!  Believe me, I was the least motivate person I knew.  I never wanted to do anything, or eat anything healthy.  But now, its slowly coming easier for me.  I find myself craving healthy things now, and get excited to workout!  We can do this!!!

Progress...

I cant believe I am already at the end of day 7.  It seems like this week has just flown by.  The first two days were rough, I'm not gonna lie, but after that it just seemed to come easier.  On day 6 I decided since I did five days juice only, I wanted to transition my fast to juice for breakfast, lunch and snack, and then eating a raw/healthy meal for dinner.  I know, I know, your thinking I'm just making excuses to eat again.  Really, I love eating, but this isn't an excuse.  I've already lost half of the weight I'm looking to lose in this fast, plus I just feel fantastic.  I think its about what you eat, not when you eat.  The dinners I will be eating for the next 23 days will only be raw or healthy foods.  No processed.  No fast food.  No sugars.  Just the healthy stuff, which believe it or not is what I want to eat.  All that other stuff, minus the sugar ;), doesn't sound good.  At all.  Plus on a great note....Ive lost 12 lbs!!!  So excited!!

Ok, so for dinner tonight I made a Creamed Avocado and Lime Chilled Veggie Pasta.  It was DELICIOUS! 

Now, I know your all dying for the recipe....so here it is!

Creamed Avocado and Lime Chilled Veggie Pasta

Ingredients

• 1 1/2cup dry shell organic whole wheat pasta or short pasta of your choice (I used a vegetable pasta)
• 1 ripe avocado
• handful of cilantro, roughly chopped
• 1 1/2Tbsp lime juice
• 3Tbsp fat free mayonnaise (I only used 1 because the avocado is creamy enough)
• 1tsp garlic paste
•  sea salt & pepper
• chopped cilantro and/or jalapeno for garnish

Instructions

1. Cook pasta according to the package instructions. Drain well, set aside to cool.
2. Peel avocado and remove the pit. Put it in a food processor together with chopped cilantro, lime juice, mayonnaise and garlic paste. Blend it until it’s creamy. Add salt and pepper to taste. (Cover it with plastic wrap and keep it in a refrigerator if you have time.)
3. Transfer the avocado sauce to a medium sized bowl. Add cooked pasta and toss them well. Sprinkle chopped cilantro and/or jalapeno on top.

Notes

You can use chopped jalapeno on top for garnish but you can also put jalapeno in a food processor to blend in the sauce for spiciness.

I hope what I'm typing reaches you and motivates you in some way.  Even if its just one person, its worth it.....as I sign out, Cheers to being healthy!!!