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We’ve LOST it. We May Need an Intervention…
Yup. We’ve lost it. I haven’t blogged in days because we’ve lost it.
Let me tell you what’s new in our crazy super life. The hubs and I have decided to clean ourselves. Odd? Yup. We are odd. Before you call reinforcements let me tell you a little bit about what we are doing… After you hear our story you may call your friends for an intervention.
This week on Monday we started doing a cleanse. No, not the type with funny hoses and pumping (ugh, I just grossed myself out… NOT THAT THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THOSE!!! <~~~ must be politically correct at all times!). Our cleanse is totally food related. You see ever since the beginning of the year, Superman and I have decided that we want to do everything and anything in our power to be healthy. Last week I was sitting at lunch with my wonderful girls (my co-workers are pretty fabulous, I’m a lucky girl) and we were talking about things to do that would “kick it up a notch” (By it, I meant the getting healthier thing). We talked about fad diets, quick weight loss things, stuff to de-bloat you but I wasn’t into any of it. I mean after all the hubs doesn’t need to lose weight (he’s handsome!) and I am all about getting HEALTHY not skinny.
Later that day I came across the recipe for cabbage soup online. I read it and saw a little lightbulb on the side of my head… this particular regimen made somewhat sense… so I talked it over with my amazingly fit and handsome husband (I must be delusional from the lack of chocolate in my brain) and we decided that we would “match it to our needs” (those are his words… I clearly don’t know what our needs are!).
We are on day four (feels like day 364) and let me tell you we are still alive (if this is my last post… ever… THANK YOU FOR READING…). Disclaimer: We consulted with our doctor and I will not be posting the exact details of what we did because we ARE NOT doctors and you should NOT do what this post says as it is NOT complete. Day one consisted of fruits and veggie soup. When we made it we tried to follow the recipe that we found online and we didn’t really like how the soup turned out. It was pasty (is that a word? It was too much of a “paste”) and one of the ingredients gave it a bit of a sour taste… But we did it. We started it on monday and we survived (we were young… and wild…. on monday… try feeding me that soup today, on day four and I’ll bathe you IN it!). At work I pretended to like it and acted all brave. I kept texting the hubby to see if he was making it through the day… he was.
Before I continue I have to tell you that WE ARE NOT FRUIT EATERS. I am NOT a vegetable eater either. In fact my diet consists of more fruits than veggies… and I usually have ZERO fruits a day. This has been the biggest challenge of MY LIFE.
Day two consisted of ONLY veggies and the soup. On day two we were allowed to have a starch in the evening. A very specific starch. Not whatever I wanted… It had to be the one starch that the boss of this cleanse said. Lucky for me, I liked that starch. Gosh I looked forward to dinner like it was my last meal. I looked forward to it like I had not eaten in 2 years… But we made it through. That starch filled with goodness… made my day.
Day three was fruits and veggies and the soup. Let me tell you by Wednesday I was ready to clean my car with THIS SOUP, instead of drinking it. We had made a second batch on Tuesday night and once again we tweaked it. This soup was better… BUT oh so BORING. I needed a big juicy burger with a certain SECRET sauce. Needless to say my poor husband had a very difficult time at work… They ordered pizza… for EVERYONE! He pulled through… and ate soup (I’m pretty sure he hated me throughout the entire process… spoonful by spoonful…)
Day four was today… I’M JUST ABOUT DONE. It was the birthdays of the month at my job and there was all sorts of GOODIES… but I stayed strong… Today was the funniest day, and I think that the humor of the situation was what let me make it through the day. My doctor says there is some chemical reaction to my body and that is why this cleanse was designed this way… You ready to know what I ate all day? BANANAS. That’s all. Bananas for breakfast, lunch, and dinner (but we ran out so only b-fast and lunch… OH how I wished I had a banana right now…). We also had to eat soup today… I’m about to have mine… I’m in DENIAL.
Tomorrow is MEAT DAY. It’s the fifth day. We are once again tweaking it, as we are choosing to not eat meat on good friday… So we are having veggie burgers. I CANNOT WAIT. The sixth day consists of meat and veggies and the last day consists of veggies and brown rice. That last day is on Sunday… ALMOST THERE!
So….. Here I am… CURSING the day we started this… but with a goal in mind. Thinking positively… and anxiously waiting our final outcome (not weight loss… one day, when I come to terms with it myself I will share).
We may need an intervention… I may or may not chew on my husband in the middle of the night for some additional protein… our marriage may not survive my wrath… but I am hanging in there… because I REFUSE to let IT win (by IT, I mean the SOUP of course!). Jen 4 (days) vs. Soup 0 (defeated!)… and don’t you dare twist it and say that the soup won… because I may just bite YOUR head off out of HUNGER… (Just kidding… Just kidding…).
Until next time…
Your friendly neighborhood SuperWife.
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The Gym… and Me in it…
Today I went to the gym. Actually today was day 2(!) of my gym adventure. I must say that although I would like to take the credit for my health kick decision… well I can’t. My VERY annoying husband can take about 80% of the credit… the other 10% can be given to my life long friend (who bribes me with gossip and time with her children- works every time!) … and the last 10% is ME. I would like to point out that I HATE THE GYM. So the fact that there is ANY percentage that can be credited to me… is WELL A LOT!
Part of this whole new gym thing is to get healthy. It’s not a new year’s resolution… it’s just a health kick the hubby and I are in. We have to get healthy for ourselves, for our families and for our future children. Although we are not COMPLETELY out of shape or obese… we could use some “shaping up”; specially since going upstairs in our townhouse feels like a chore!
I must say that I feel good about this newfound “activity” that I have. You see I’m going through a somewhat different body transformation, and I have yet to get to know… my body. This may not make sense to some of you but its kinda like a cleanse… without all the colon pills and irrational diets. Basically I am watching what I am eating, I am trying not to put garbage in my body… in the form of modern medicine or horrible foods (although I MUST admit, and only because my husband is reading this… I haven’t fully accomplished the food part). Part of this plan is to prepare myself for the rest of my life and the plans that I have for our family. The plans that I have for this year.
Doing this has brought to my attention that some things we cannot control. Which leads me to this: I AM A CONTROL FREAK, there I said it. With this body thing, and with most other things in my life, I want to be able to say that I have control over the situation. With this whole body planning thing I do not have control. I can watch what I eat, I can exercise, but I can’t get my body to do what I want it to do… and I have to admit, this is sometimes a bit frustrating. So this “waiting” time in my life is teaching me many lessons.
Wanna know what they are??? (I KNOW YOU DO!)… And I LOVE lists!
* I have to have patience
* I have to let some things “just be”
* I do NOT have control over everything
* My life is great just the way it is
* I have to have patience
* Oh did I tell you that I have to have patience?
OK so maybe I’m still learning about those lessons. Maybe I am dealing with a bit of denial regarding the lessons I may have omitted in this post. Maybe this is going to be harder than I thought! WISH ME LUCK!!!
Until next time…
Your friendly neighborhood SuperWife…
4 comments January 13, 2010
