Here’s the goal – I’m going to run a half marathon in May.  If you know me, you’re probably already smiling in skepticism…I forgive you, though I will love laughing in your face come May 30, 2010.  Pettiness  - a wonderful human emotion :0) I’ve been telling everyone around me that I will run this marathon, in the hopes that the verbal commitment will shame me...

Day 7.  So I’m not craving much of anything anymore.  For a couple days now.  But I do get thirsty a lot more often – that’s always what happens when I start drinking more.  Energy is still up, even though I had only 5 hours of sleep last night, and no headache.  All from the detox?  No clue.  Tomorrow will be the beginning of week 2 and Dad and I will get on the scale and...

Day 6.  Today was a study day.  It was supposed to be my first gym day, but that didn’t happen. Everyone always says they’re too busy – but it really is a hectic week, and by the way things are going I’ll probably end up starting next Monday :0) As for how I feel, same as yesterday. Energy still up, easier to get up in the morning.  No headaches whatsoever these day.  So...

Day 5.  I spent the whole day grocery shopping and cooking.  Last week I found myself without prepped food and it made getting through the day so hard.  So today I made tajine (a quiche like dish with canned salmon, parsley, eggs, and feta cheese), *tikka, dahl (yummy!!), veggie soup, *baked zucchine with ricotta (basically I just had to finish the zucchine – I’m not even sure it’s...

Day 4.  I have a gathering to go to today – i hope i don’t stray…too much :0)  This morning though I woke and really felt a difference when I woke up.  My head wasn’t heavy, I was ready to get up and get my day going.  And the energy lasted throughout – no sluggish feeling when i walked.  So I didn’t know if this was wishful thinking or real, so I noted it and...

Day 3.  I woke up with no cooked food in the house. The problem with this program is that you can’t just pick something up and go.  I can manage, but I’m worried about my dad – with nothing ready he might have tendency to cheat.  And I can’t even cook anything today – rushing off to work and have a very long day ahead of me.  Don’t know what he’ll do...

Day 2.  My dad is shocked that he spent a day without bread.  I’m just hoping I can keep up this Martha Stewart act in the kitchen so that there will always be food in the kitchen.  I made rice and chicken today – waiting to see how they taste :0) What I ate today: Morning hot water & lemon Yoghurt, honey, banana & nuts and roibus tea (really good!) Med. lentil salad and lentil The...

Alright-day one.  I’m all revved up.  I’ve even convinced my dad to give it a shot…we’ll see how that goes – he’s another fellow bread-aholic.  I’m starting today though I know I’ll have to do some minor cheats – there’s still some food in the fridge that I can’t throw away and that I don’t seriously think will harm my progress too...

I came back from Greece & Turkey, with all my walking, and all my swimming, having gained weight.  Let’s just say I enjoyed all the delicacies there were to offer :0)  After that I spent 30 days fasting during Ramadan…a month that’s supposed to be a detox, but has turned into a month long feast every night.  Fun, tasty, but as you can imagine, the result has not been great....

Eight weeks ago four couch potatoes decided they were going to run a marathon.  Ok not a marathon, a 10K race (to the couch potatoes, 10K or marathon pretty much amounted to the same thing).  They went out to train the first day.  Two of the four barley ran the 3K they had planned for the day, the other two jogged, walked part way, sat on a bench, and waited for the first two to return.  After...