HELLLLOOOO Gluten Free Diet!
Finishing my week four and I finally have some results to report! I feel pretty confident its the gluten free thing….funny how your measurements look better when your not puffed up! 
Measurement at bb - Start - 25.5, Today 25.5
Measurement 1 inch above bb - Start - 26, Today 25!!!
Measurement 2 inches below bb - Start - 30, Today 29.5!!!
That feels good….I reached my training goal of four days. I did not reach my cardio goal of four days but I did do THREE!!!! I’m so proud (I know it doesn’t take much to make me proud of myself! This week I want to continue with the gluten free of course but also keep my goal of four days of cardio and four days of lifting. AFTER TODAY….Happy Independence Day you all……I’m going to focus on eating very very clean.
ORGANIC STORE SNOB STORY…….
I visit a lil Organic Health Store frequently. All the people who work there are very laid back, most young, and very knowledgable. So this week I’ve decided a body flush might be nice to help rid my body of the gluten plus I understand doing that a couple of times a year is a good idea. So I ask one of the workers what seems to be their most popular product. She walks up front to ask a very uptight older lady (I think she is the owner….I have seen her once or twice) what she would recommend. The older lady is ringing up other customers, she looks at me, who is way down the isle, and shouts in a not so friendly voice "WELL I WOULD RECOMMEND A BOWL MOVEMENT EVERYDAY"!!!!! OMG! I mean what is up with dat??? So I walk up there and am very friendly and say "yes, I have that covered thank you, but do you recommend one product of flushes over the other?" So I get an answer and all is good I go back down the isle and start studying the boxes once again. Here she comes….wants to know if she can help me (its obvious I have questions because I’m reading the boxes like they were written by God’s own hands). I said I’m just wondering if you have to have a special diet during the 14 day detox??? (I had a bad experience with a body flush that was just liquid and didn’t want to buy something that would expect me to have a liquid diet for two weeks!) I promise…..this lady looks at me with a smug face, I mean serious smug face, and says "WELL, YES OF COURSE….you have to slow down on the sugar and red meat your eating or its not going to work" HUH! OK….do I look like a constipated sugared up porker???? I was in my yoga pants and tank top. I mean what is the deal???? It was hilarious!!!!!
July 4, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Congrats on the numbers.. I know how you were wondering about them last week… I’ve thought of some sort of cleanse.. why not right.. I’d say since you did your homework on the gluten and lactose.. maybe some homework on the cleanse would be in order.. especially since the people at the store are obviously not of right mind!!!
Have a great weekend!!!
July 4, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Hey LiftHeavy! How’s it goin? yes….homework on it is in order I agree! How are your workouts coming along?
July 4, 2008 at 3:25 pm
OMG I have been feeling awesome the last few weeks.. since joining the group pretty much.. thanks to you guys.. My diet has been spot on, I hear you guys in my head when I ever think of straying from my diet, lol a few less than perfect snacks but otherwise great.. You tried my grits idea.. I love them.. so easy to prep and a great meal.. awesome!! I am going to write a blog in the AM with my week 5/3 results.. wish me luck!!.. oh and when you research the cleanse let me know what you come up with, I just never could pull the trigger on that deal.. thought about a professional job but maybe a home deal first.. lol You play golf!!??
Thanks for the encouragement, I certainly look forward to future progress.. Thanks!!!
July 4, 2008 at 6:11 pm
BELLES-BEAUTIFUL-BELLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are doing sooooo great!! i just about hit the floor with your number reduction in the waist! you go girl… gluten and lactose are not the enemy! and you got them in a corner where they belong….
good job on the workouts and this week I KNOW you can meet your cardio goals too! Love this challenge and love you guys too!
July 5, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Hey Belles,
I am glad you have seen results this week. Girl, good for you for trying the gluten-free diet. I wouldn’t underestimate its power. When I had laid off of gluten for a while, my stomach went flat like a pancake. Now, it’s like a ballon again. Yea, oranic/health food stores are weird. You either get super nice, or super eery. Good luck with that. Hopefully she does not embarrass you when you go back
Got new tunes as yet?
July 5, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Sounds like she was old and jealous. Trying to put you in your place. People can be so silly.
July 8, 2008 at 7:47 am
Way to go on your training and the cardio! Hang in there, you are doing great!
July 11, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Way to go on the progress! Good luck in your next week!
July 13, 2008 at 1:46 pm
"its obvious I have questions because I’m reading the boxes like they were written by God’s own hands" - LMAO!! And YAY for your excellent progress, and DOUBLE YAY for the cardio!! I am truly proud of you for that!!