amyrose

So, to all of you that look at my pics, you may think I have nothing to be happy about, but let me tell you I am thrilled!!!  You may wonder . . . I have been doing this fiber cleanse and let me tell you by last night my belly was HUGE!  I laid on my back to show my husband and even lying down I looked 6 months pregnant.  I also had a friend stop over and I showed her, well after she was done laughing hysterically she said I looked like Alfred Hitchcock.  I just don’t think my body could handle the fiber and things were just backing/swelling up.  I talked to my chiropractor and he gave me some probiotics to take, which I started right away and I drank the herbal laxative tea last night that’s included with the cleanse. This morning I decided to stop the cleanse.  Not only was my body reacting in a negative way, it was really bad for me mentally to see the increase in size in my belly.  Not exactly defluffing. 

I was hesitant to post these pictures because it seems I may look a bit bigger but I don’t think I’ve gotten rid of the week’s fiber yet.  So, today I am happy that I don’t have the HUGE fiber belly anymore and at least I’m relatively close to where I started last Friday. I’m ready for a fresh start!

I will start by saying today I learned when I like to be my fluffiest.  As I was making dinner for my family, which I really try to keep healthy so I’m not tempted, I found myself pillaging thru my pantry to stuff anything I could in my mouth, almonds (ok, not so bad), flatbread with mozzarella, cashews, more almonds, almonds mixed with cashews.  So let me see if I can spell it S-A-B-O-T-A-G-E . . .

So what the f&$# was that!  I had a great workout, followed by a 30 minute cardio session, have been eating clean, had the mental attitude that I was really going to concentrate on eating clean, doing this cleanse, working out and increasing my cardio.  Today I have learned that between 5-6 is a terrible time for me, I just want to eat, have to figure out why.  I even ate an apple and a handful of almonds to get me thru the dinner making process, but it didn’t stop me from indulging even more.  I was craving carbs, maybe I just didn’t have the proper amounts thruout the day, who knows!?!?!?

Today I will learn from this, tomorrow I will chew gum!  Maybe that will help . . .

I will defluff, I will defluff, I will defluff . . .

Ok, for me I feel like I’m filling myself with fluff, actually kind of like those moisture retaining crystals that once you add water they swell up . . . let me explain.

I have been wanting to do a cleanse and decided on a fiber type cleanse "Colonix" to be exact.  I have never taken any kind of fiber supplement.  This is day 8 of the cleanse for me and the process is first thing in the morning you take vegetarian capsules, 15 min later you drink the fiber, water thruout the day and then an herbal tea at night.  They recommend 8 - 8 oz glasses of water daily.  So, here’s what’s happeneing to me . . . like I said to start I feel like I have ingested those moisture retaining crystals, my belly is so bloated I am beside myself.  Talk about muffin top!  I have the normal muffin top and an extra muffin top under my bra.  I feel like I’m becoming the whole muffin!!!  I have been eating clean, drinking way more water than the cleanse recommends, but feel gigantic in my midsection.  If this keeps up I think I may add the fluff that my fabulous fluffettes are defluffing!

Thoughts, comments, questions???  Anyone???