Cleanse Week

So, I will be starting a 5 day cleanse. Not gonna lie, I'm kinda nervous. I like to eat, so going 5 days of just drinking my nutrition will be interesting. I decided to do a cleanse because I actually caught myself saying I would never do something like that. When I thought about it, I thought, I'm not gonna die from it and really this is something that would be good for my extremely 30. LOL So maybe it's not the most extreme thing ever, but it's extreme.

Anyway, I am going to be drinking a gallon of this Lemon/Lime drink. It's 1 cup of Lemon Juice (Special organic kind... haha Sarah Manley Hooked me up with it. You can get it from Sun Flower Market though.) Then 1 cup of Pure Mable Syrup. Add that to a gallon of water and that's my yummy food for the next 5 days... Wish me Luck! Oh yeah and then I have to drink water with 2tsp of Sea salt every morning. Gonna be interesting.

I will keep you updated on how I feel every day. I am kind of excited because I need a shock to my body. I have kind of really plateaued and am so close to 50 pounds! I just can't get there. GRRR... I've been eating good and working out so it's just super frustrating. Hopefully I will be able to jump start myself again.

Day 1

So today wasn't horrible. Yeah I miss eating my 3 o' clock snack and dinner but I'm ok. I do kind of have a head ache right now but that's what happens when your body goes through withdrawls. I even went to the gym today, I don't feel weak at all. When I got hungry, I drank. I really haven't had starving hunger pains though. I don't even know how many times I went to the bathroom today haha and I don't think I'm done. I haven't even done the flush part yet.

I am kinda not sure if I will be able to make the 5 days though. I hope so, but I really am going to just listen to my body on this one. I can't let my mind think I have to have food, all the time. Yes, I need food, and I love eating food, but from time to time we do need to clean oursleves out. Trust me, I don't believe this will come to be a reoccuring habit. All in all Day 1 is done. I made it!

Day 2

Today was a little better than yesterday. I have to say though, that the lemon juice is soooo much better than the lime juice. The sea salt is not so yummy, first thing in the morning to chug, but you do what ya gotta do. Today I felt like I would actually maybe make it 5 days. I am really just looking at it one day at a time. Today was good, tomorrow should be ok... I think. It was super hard tonight though... haha it was my dish night and yep, mom made some good food. I didn't even lick my fingers... oh but do you know how tempting that was. Self Control, good thing I have learned a little better, with the weight I have already lost.

I don't really feel very different in how I feel yet, I do kind of wonder when I will feel a difference. I sure am not going the 20 days to see how I could really feel. I am ok with saying, if need be, that I cleansed myself and I still felt the same. Anyway, until tomorrow... Wish me luck!

Day 3

So I would consider myself a pretty dedicated person and I plan to stay that way. I am going to see this cleanse out but seriously... more power to the people who go 20 days... Yeah they are way more dedicated than I am.

Today was a pretty hard day. I had a headache for most of the day and I still don't feel like I have really had the full effect of the flush. I just feel like I am full of water. I went to put on a pair of jeans tonight... that normally fit and they didn't... what the heck!

I think most of the reason I really want to see this through now, is just mind over matter. I don't have to always eat. I am really just trying to keep that in my mind. Instead of looking at the negative, which trust me I have, I really want to see the positive. I know we need to eat to live but we don't have to eat a lot because obviously I am living right now on lemon juice and maple syrup lol. I will see this through and when I'm done, weight loss or not, I have a better out look on myself and how I can accomplish what I have set out to accomplish.

Day 4

Well today wasn't bad. I actually felt normal today. The only thing I wish would happen is a good flush. I decided I would add the Cayan Pepper in. I have had a couple people tell me that I need to have it, so we shall see how tomorrow morning goes.

I am so ready to be done with this though, I'm really kind of tired of drinking this drink... Saturday couldn't come fast enough. I really don't know how people make it 20 days... it's NUTS! Anyway, it wasn't a bad day and I'm glad that I was craving some food all day and no headache.

Day 5

I'm done! I made it! You do not know how happy I am to say that. Holy cow... Today was the hardest day just because of the drink. I added the Cayan Pepper and oh my gosh YUCK... that doesn't even really describe it. It really wasn't a bad day at all. I went to the gym and felt good but when it came to drinking, I would have to say, if I would have put Cayan Pepper in it on day 1, I wouldn't have finished. Take the pill people... take the pill!

Outside of being so tired of drinking this drink for 5 days straight I feel alright. I just can't do the whole drinking thing. I can honestly say I will never ever do it again. More power to the people who make it longer. This really was extreem for me and I'm glad I did it, just for the pure fact that it was extreem. Until Next Month!

Lord of The Rings

So this holiday weekend I decided to take on my first extreem. I am so glad however that I didn't not do it all in one day. I watched all 3 Lord of the Rings, extended editions!

First of all, I can now tell all my friends, who were in shock that I had never seen Lord of The Rings, that I have now seen them all. Second I really actually Loved them. Not sure I would watch them all in one weekend again but it did make it easier to follow what was going on. I didn't get lost or forget.

Donny was the only one in my family who would watch them with me. To him, I am extremely grateful. He did drive me nuts at times but what can I say, I didn't have to do it alone. Now he can say he watched them too. I think he really liked them as well.

I think everyone should have a friend like Samwise, he stuck with Frodo through everything. I loved it when he said, I cannot carry your burden but I can carry you and then picked him up to finish up the mountain. Dang! What a good man!

I was quite alright with all of the effects... EXCEPT... the freakin huge spider... ugh my skin was crawling... Just can handle bugs... ick! I was about ready to be so mad, having sit for 3 days for more than 3 hours each time, when Frodo didn't throw the ring in...Oh I was ready to be so mad haha... Good thing I didn't have to be.

I loved Master Dwarf Gimli, he cracked my up! His one liners were great. Gollum... CRAZY... That's all I got to say about that. I really liked all the characters. The whole movie was really fantastic and now I know why all my friends thought I was crazy. It's not like my review matters but at least now I can say that I did like it and I would watch it again... Might have to go and buy my own copy actually... haha Thanks Jill for letting me borrow your Platinum Box Set haha.

Well Until next time, Let me know of some new ideas and I might just let you know how it goes. ;-)

Keli

Extremely 30

I have decided that I am going to have the best 30th year anyone could even ask for. I'm not married and I don't have kids, so why not have some fun... Right! I have a couple Extreme plans already but I would like to have some more ideas. I would like to do at least one thing a month. They don't have to be huge extreme but something that I probably would never really decide to do on my own. I will take into consideration everything thing that is thrown at me and decide where I would like it to fit into my year. I don't have a problem doing more that one thing a month, it will totally make this more interesting.

Some of the ideas that I already have in mind are; Buying a house, Sky diving (yikes), and a road trip by myself. I have a themes that I could break it down into... So here it goes! Extreme Finance , Life and Travel are examples of what I have really decided to do. I was also thinking about Extreme Health, Body, Food, Friendship, Date, Car, and Movie. I do have some crazy ideas for these but would like some more ideas, new themes are always welcome. As I go along with these extreme things I will blog, post video, and some fun pics. I'm super excited about this! I think this year will prove to be unforgetable.

Temple

Tonight was our ward temple night. It was so amazing! I was so excited to have so many people attend tonight. We did baptisms for the dead. As I set waiting for everyone to be done I was reading in D&C 25 :1. It hit me so hard and just made me feel so good. The Lord was talking to Emma Smith, first of all calling her his daughter and then said that anyone who accepts his gospel is accepted into the Kingdom of God. I at first put myself in the place of Emma and felt so much peace knowing that I am also a daughter of God. Then, by the work I am able to help with, those who accept it are automatically accepted into his Kingdom. How amazing to know that those souls we did work for tonight are now accepted into the Kingdom of God. Then when I was confirmed it just made me so excited to hear that those who were already baptized were now, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints! How wonderful to be able to feel the spitit of those people in the temple. I sincerely felt that those who were baptized and confirmed tonight were excited and it makes me so excited to be able to help bring forth such an important ordinance . It was amazing!
I remember when I would just go to the temple and sit and get so excited for the time, when I would be able to go into the temple and help do more work. The spirit out side the temple is just as amazing inside. I love the temple!

I also know that I have a lot to work on, to make myself a better person. Because just as I am a daughter of God, so are those around me and I really need to remember, just that thought. Anyway, I thought I would share my thoughts with you tonight. I figured if Kim can do it, I can do it. I hope you all have an amazing night. Love ya.