Day 1 Overview

7:00 a.m.- My day began with a huge glass of water with lemon- no difference there. Around 8:30 a.m. I had my first juice of the day: The Brainiac. Tasted just like the ingredients it listed. Typical green juice. Not bad to start the day.

By 10:00 a.m. I started feeling a few small hunger pangs, understandably, which is about the time I always eat my greek yogurt. Instead, I reached for Juice 2 of the day: Time Machine. This one was just what I was craving - and didn't even know it! It was lemony like tea and spicy from the cayenne. No chugging with this one even if I wanted to because that cayenne sneaks up on you. Two thumbs up for this baby!

I even let Meredith, my friendly friend and co-worker, have a taste. She concurred.

Unfortunately, the second juice only kept me satisfied until I started salivating hearing announcement after announcement about a "burger burn in the front of the facility" blaring over my place of work's loud speaker. Thanks, guys.

I also found myself going towards the fridge to grab a snack. Sorry. Not today. Or tomorrow...or the day after that......or the next....

12:15 p.m.- I can feel a headache trying to creep up on me. I tell it to "get the hell out of here" and push through. Other than that minor itch, I feel good. I don't feel sluggish or weak, just sleepy from a restless night's sleep.

The third juice of the day is nicely named, Flush. Flush because that's what I've been doing to the toilet all day. This juice is SUPER refreshing and minty and I love it! So far I haven't met a juice in this cleanse I don't like! Two thumbs up so far on taste!

1:00 p.m.- I finished with Flush rather quickly and I have another hour and a half before my next juice. AN HOUR AND A HALF?! I find myself nervously trying to figure out what to do with my hands...with my mind..WHAT'S HAPPENING? I keep looking out my window at work, distracted, thinking about snacks now. Almonds covered with chocolate and other NatureBox snacks I have at home. I just want to chew. Already. It's only day 1. I keep breaking out in random dance moves in my work chair (if you can even call them that? More like wild flailing of my arms.) It's a weird thing- and then I'll feel sleepy again. This is weird.

2:30 p.m.- TIME FOR THE NEXT JUICE! It's probably me hallucinating, but I immediately feel better with the first sip. Oh my God. It feels so good to have something else in my stomach, even if it's not a solid. After Party is earthier than the juices I've had so far today, but the apple and lemon cut that taste significantly. I've tasted earthier, that's for sure. Kinda wishing it were more earthy/heavier so it could have a more filling effect on my stomach.

This headache nag is still hanging around. Blah. I start doing Google searches on "juice cleanse benefits" to keep myself motivated.

4:30 p.m.-The time seemed to fly between the last juice and number 5. Probably because I was driving home from work and all I could think about was consuming the next juice, The Warrior. The Warrior is strawberries, chia seeds and stevia. This was the most filling of all of the juices so far and delicious- strawberries? How can you go wrong?

6:00 p.m.- Last call for alcohol!!!

Last juice of the day and the "creamiest". Relax was cashew milk with vanilla and cinnamon. It was a nice ending to the day- creamy, comforting (if THAT'S even possible) and now I'm definitely welcoming bed with open arms. It's been a long day. Thank God tomorrow is Friday.

Was I starving today? It seemed like when I started to get that hungry feeling it was time to drink another juice, so I didn't felt ravenous or dying for food. My stomach had a bit of an empty feeling, but I didn't have bad cravings for any food.

Most frequent thought of the day?
"This is hard, but it's really not THAT bad."

Overall thoughts for Day 1?
Not bad, but not ideal. I wouldn't say awful by any means, but difficult, yes. The baby headaches I experienced were the most annoying part about day 1. Plus I was a little emotional overall today, so that didn't really help my longing to chew something.

Check back here tomorrow for Day 2, when I either push forward or trip and fall. lol Just kidding. I'll make it. 

Note: I don't have a full length mirror anymore. It's on my TO BUY list.

For today I'm sharing....The lovely Anthropologie Chemise I bought last Tuesday. Can I just tell you- I LOVE it! Everything about it. The colors, the fit, the way it hugs my boobs (lol!) Not that anyone will ever see it unless they come over to my house during the afternoon/evening, but I enjoy feeling sexy even by my lonesome.

P.S. LOL. What is WITH the bird finger?? Sorry, guys. I have no idea how I managed to do that.

More outfits in later posts....

These days I'm into beautifying my yard and home. Allow me to show you via photos what I've done so far....

Uhm. So last night, I laced up my sneakers (need new ones soon. Keep reading. More on that later in this entry.) and hopped on my beautiful, new treadmill for my VERY first "training" session for this Army 10-miler.

Although, not the most attractive (how about them lasagana noodle lookin' soles??)- they are supposedly designed as "energy for your feet", propelling you forward per say? I'd like to try them on and get a feel for them. At present time I wear Adidas with the shocks looking things on the bottom- gives me great support. If you run at all or workout, what shoes do you wear?

I think if I could have any body, I'd choose one of the two above. Kelly or Amber. I love curves and thankfully I was born with natural ones, but they both, in my opinion, look fit, firm, yet sexy. Yup- I'd choose one of those. Isn't it weird, though, after you lose some weight, you finally get to see the natural shape your body is? Like, those hips that were hiding or gorgeous shoulders? It's awesome.


Monday: P90X Chest, Shoulders and Triceps (I was sore for days afterwards. Killed me. Can't wait to do it again!)

Tuesday: (morning) 45 minutes cardio on elliptical. Butt Blaster and Leg Press machines: reps until failure.

Wednesday: (morning) 45 minutes cardio on elliptical. (Evening) P90X Legs and Back (Didn't feel booty soreness until the next day. Ouch!)

Thursday: (evening) P90X Shoulders and Arms (easier workout out of all DVDs. Still a great strength workout)

Friday: (morning) 45 minutes cardio on elliptical/5 minutes of inclined walking on treadmill (random, yeah)

Saturday: NADA

Sunday: P90X Stretch. (After this tough week, I wanted it. AND my muscles needed it.)

I can't wait for it to be Monday so I can start my routine over again! That's weird to say, and I'm so glad I'm finally into a groove I enjoy. Even though it may be 4:30 AM cardio sessions- :-)

Right now my cardio sessions are 45 minutes in the morning (for time sake mostly), but I want to push myself up to an hour.

Moving on...I am by no means a tatted up lady- I have one tattoo and it's this: A lipstick kissy mark on my shoulder. I loved it then and love it now and seriously- it screams "JENNY!". (Please excuse my weird no-neck pose)

So, no, I'm not all about tattoos, but from an art perspective, some can be so beautiful. For instance, this one:

The intricacy and gorgeous roses and vines. I love it! If I didn't care about marking up half the side of my body, I'd totally get this!

I may not get that anytime soon, or ever, but I do want an owl. I collect owls and so does my Grandma. I really like this one on the wrist I found online, but more than likely I'll be getting the owl on my inner right ankle...
Here is what a tattoo artist rendered for me, from an image I found online- This is what I want eventually. An owl with headphones listening to music. TWO big FAVE things in my life: Music and owls, combined. LOVE!!! That blue shading would NOT be on the tattoo, and it'd be smaller to fit on my inner ankle/leg. It's hard to see the beautiful colors- but the music notes are PINK! HELLOOO! It also has big, blue eyes like yours truly.
Tattoos aren't for everyone, but I love small, girly ones. They're just so cute and really can show your personality and feminity if placed in the right places.

Hope you all have a wonderful week! If you're working out, workout hard and keep your spirits high! :-)

Good morning beautiful ladies :-)

Exciting news for me: I woke up at 4:40 refreshed and ready for the gym before work. Can you believe it? Went to sleep by about 10:30 and I had no issues getting up...not really. I did lay there for about 5 minutes pondering back and forth- "Should I go?", "Sleep is so good...", "Will I be ready for work in time?"- Well finally my ass popped up and I was out the door....
Helloooooooo FOG.

Good grief. Where did THIS come from?

Y'all, I swear to you, I don't know how far down the road I got, but I couldn't even see stop lights until I was right up on them- Finally I turned around and (tried) made my way back home :-( I got lost! BAHAHAH! I just kept driving right past my turn because I couldn't see it- and when I got to an intersection I knew was by my house, I turned around and went about 8 mph. I made it home, thank God. But no gym. I'll just go this afternoon and pray tomorrow morning is fogless. What the F.

VERY important question for anyone who's ever been in a wedding and worn a bridesmaids dress especially one made by Bill Levkoff): I never usually go my measurement charts when ordering a dress, because they're always wrong. They tell me I need like, I dunno, a damn 18?? That's BS. An 18 would drip off me! Do regular store bought dresses, i.e. Anthropologie or others, run differently than formally type dresses? I'm having anxiety that the size bridemaids dress I ordered won't fit. What should I do? That's 4.5 months away and by then I know I will lose some weight- but......HELP.

I'm honestly thinking of going up a size when I pay it in full- Are formal dresses hard to take in if they're, say a size or TWO too BIG? Anyone know? I need some reassurance here.

WORKOUT: Yesterday had a great 48 minutes of cardio at the gym. I went earlier than usual and LORD what a difference! It wasn't crowded and I had a great time doing what I wanted. If only I could do that everyday. I really want my own home gym. I'd work some cardio all. the. time. Going today at the same time as yesterday, too. :-)

Eats: Still good! Oh, and my waist is down another inch. THIS is awesome news.

My boobs, however, in all their 38D glory, are still big. GAWD. (muahaha. SHRINK DAMNIT!!)

Happy Sunday everyone! The sun was shining brighter this morning (seemed to me), so I thought maybe it wasn't FREEZING out...Lie. It's 25 degrees here in South Alabama still. I'm not complaining really- I enjoy this cold, only until after work when I have to go to the gym. I dislike that.

On Sundays I find myself watching, "Tough Love" and that new crap show about the rich bitchy women called, "Aspen something"? Do any of you watch these?

Oh, I'm addicted. They're just train-wrecks. Although, maybe I need to hit up Tough Love and try to understand why I don't have a boyfriend... Nah, I'll tell you why I don't- because I do NOT settle- and I haven't found the guy I'm supposed to be with- Simple as THAT. For all of you ladies who don't live in a Southern state- you may not realize this (and it's not so bad these days, but years ago...), but it's blasphemy if you're not married or seeing someone exclusively by the time you're in your late 20s- Hell, some girls just go out and find the first guy that's semi-marriable. No thanks.

Fashion Finds: Did I tell you I found those shoes I was searching for? Oh yes- on ebay! The Budding T-Straps from Anthropologie. YAY! Yes, I'll be shelling out some mad money, but for something I've been itching to get- it doesn't bother me. Maybe I need to be more frugal...because I am most definitely NOT. *sigh*

Here are a few other items currently bookmarked:




Eats: Last night, for dinner I made this recipe I found in my Oxygen magazine "ABS Edition". It was awesome! Simple and delicious. I kinda screwed up, however, by not having a big muffin tin- so mine were more like baby ham cups, and some of the egg mixture got in the bottom- They still popped out fine, just with some egg on the bottom. Here's the recipe:


2 whole eggs
6 egg whites
1/2 cup 1% milk
1/3 cup chopped chives
8 slices deli ham (8oz)
1/2 cup shredded low-fat cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 350. In a bowl, scramble eggs, egg whites, and milk. Add chives and stir to combine.

Spray muffin tins with cooking spray. Line each one with a piece of ham and then divide egg mixture evenly among the cups (you should have 8 muffin cups total). Place in oven 15-20 minutes. Top with cheese and cook for 5 more minutes.

Low in carb and high in protein. Mmm Hmmm.

Also, made Lizzy's shake recipe from a few posts ago. It was AWESOME! Seriously! GO make it!! I used my strawberry protein shake and it was honestly, like a strawberry milkshake! I added too much ice and water so it was slightly watery, but fantastic to MEEE! I'll probably make it again today.

My housewarming party is this Saturday! Finally! It looks like I may end up with about 17 or so people here. That's not too many and not too little. PERFECT! My house isn't HUGE, so I don't want everyone crammed up each others butts. I plan on having a beer pong table in the garage, because that's how we roll. For the Finger foods, here's what I have so far:

I'm apologizing to all of you right meow (haha). This blog may as well have been written by Negative Nancy herself- I'm pissed. Depressed and disappointed in myself. For those of you who've been following me for awhile- you KNOW how good I was doing in the gym- how fit I was earlier this year and the end of last year- always working out, eating right. THEN- I moved to DC- and got so busy I never worked out right- and I ate out all the time to socialize with my new colleagues and friends- and now I'm paying that horrid decision. No I don't regret all the fun times spent chatting over great food and wine, but I'm still pissed.

I went to the gym tonight- first time in a few months. I have no good news. Unfortunately, I weigh the heaviest I've ever weighed. EVER (great!) and my measurements SUCKED (perfect). And today I was so great on eating- PERFECT! Nice, clean meals- and then this hit me- Probably because I wasn't expecting those numbers. I was WAY underestimating. It doesn't help that the other women and girls walking around the gym are looking awesome...I kept thinking "HEY! I used to look that good. Now look at me. Stupid out of control lard!" lol ;-)

No, I won't let this beat me up- and I hate writing about it- but I had to get it off my chest, how sad I am :-( Boo. The good thing is, this makes me want to push harder and get my ass into great shape again.

*sigh*

Otherwise- Hope everyone had a great Monday.

I received those cutesy grey heels from ALDO in the mail today- and lemme say- They are precious!! Also The Sidestep Skirt came! Not sure what the obsession with greys and blues are for me right now, but the bug has bitten me for sure.
The Bachelor is on - so I gotta run! :-) Until later!

Ok, so maybe the anxiety isn't so much the "working out again" part- but, well...yeah it kinda is. I've been stuck in a rut going on about 3 months now- I was moving around with my job, moving back to Alabama, buying a house, etc. etc, and this has led me to where I am today- out of shape. It's hard for me to admit, because I always took pride in the fact that I had nice, shapely, strong legs, good cardiovascular strength and I was strong. I've lost it. And I'm scared about getting it back.

For one, I hated the feeling I got when I signed up at the new gym today. I felt as though the woman showing me around the gym didn't understand me when I said I knew about the machines, I knew what dumbell moves to do and how much cardio I can handle. Shut the hell up lady. Then I glanced at myself in the mirror and to me...I didn't look so knowledgable. My outside needs to match my insides again.

For two, this gym likes to measure your bodyfat and take your measurements for you. Great. Wonderful. I'm all about keeping track- but I can just see the woman's face and hear her nags now. "Oh, you're waist is too big." "Your BMI is in the unhealthy range." Yeah lady I KNOW THIS. Why do you think I'm here? Plus, I've always thought BMI was bullshit. Do you know for someone my height (5'10) and if I got back down to where I felt GREAT-180lbs (yes, I'm admitting weight. Who cares) I'd STILL be considered overweight? And I looked DAMN good at that weight! DAMN good. I hate the BMI scale. Just sayin'. haha

For three- In the back of my mind I'm hesitant about losing the extra weight I've put on. I have a closet full of NICE clothes, and most are tight now- but...my friends, what happens when I lose the weight I KNOW I can and WILL drop, and my nice clothes don't fit anymore? Seamstress and tailor, sure- and then of course there's always buying NEW clothing, but oddly enough- I think the thought of my body being too SMALL for my current clothing scares me. How weird am I?



But, I've taken the first step in looking like old-school Britney (muhaha!)- I signed up at the gym and have a class schedule in hand (The gym I joined even offers BODYPUMP, which I am in love with. Great total body workout.). Now I need to tweak my diet and actually break a sweat. Easier said than done- and why am I so scared of this? Something I once loved and craved., has become something I fear. *sigh*.

I was daydreaming in class the other day about how I needed to re-vamp my workout and eating.  I was doing OK, but got sidetracked this week.  Read: sore throat/hacking and school work out the butt. Now that I know what to expect with school (and I aced our first test!!), I can concentrate on myself and well-being.