Day 8 of 110 | The First 48, Pounds

My ambition of keeping track of all the changes I am making on this blog seems like a reach on most days.  Most days being these first 8...  I am all over the place!  

There is so much to think about and get done and consistently monitoring myself seems like another job.  I want to get to the point that making the right decision is second nature to me.  I don't want anything that has to do with doing what is best for myself, to feel like another "To Do", I just want to do it.  

For example, I don't think about brushing my teeth, taking a shower, moisturizing my skin and a host of other things that are good for me.  I just do it, they are second nature.  No thought or consideration, it gets done because it needs to get done.  That is how I want to be with proper nutrition and movement.  It's not something I think about doing because it is what I should be doing so I just do it...

Back to the update:
My fasts have been going well.  I have slipped a few times with processed foods when I break the fasts.  I am learning that habits are not hard to break, they are just easy to go back to because that is all I have ever known.

Tomorrow, I will start incorporating sweating (with my sister).  I will get on the treadmill tomorrow but taking a walk outdoors would be the most optimal situation... I struggle with a pinch of anxiety so thinking about walking in the neighborhood will exhaust me mentally well before I lace up my shoes.  The Nextdoor app has made me so leery of taking a walk and heightened my fear of lost dogs that have been roaming the neighborhood for days on end.  Just typing about it is stressing me out.

Either way, the goal is to sweat and release some of the toxins that are trying to escape in the form of pimples & blemishes.  I will build in things as I go but staying CONSISTENT and creating new habits is the overall goals for the first 22 days.

Ways I have been showing signs of successfully detoxing are:

1. My bowel movements are starting to be on a regular schedule.  The goal is a minimum of 3 times a day, I am currently consistent with 2 per day.
2. I am urinating more than usual.  I am unloading a full bladder every 2 hours and with each release I feel better.
3. My skin is showing signs of attempting to release toxins.  I will make sweating a priority to assist with this natural detoxification process.

Tomorrow is also my third weigh-in since I've started.  I will cut that down to once a week, every Friday.  I still need to take my measurements and record those as well.  Friendly reminder that all of this information will be shared when that information becomes important to share.  I do not want my weight to be the only indicator that these changes are working.  Especially when I begin building muscle.  I want to lose fat and bad habits!  

PLAN RECAP:

5 phases of 22 days = a total of 110 days.  Started Thursday, August 8 and will reset on Monday, November 25, 2024.

• 1st Phase (22 days) | First phase of detoxing; resetting my system!
• First 48 hours consists of 14 hour liquid fast.  
• NO COLD BEVERAGES.  Either hot or room temp.
• Start each day with hot lemon or lime water.  To read the benefits of lemons & limes, click here.
• The following 20 days will consist of slowly working up to detoxing my system by only eating vegetables, very little fruit, and easily digested foods such as baked potatoes, peas, tomatoes, carrots, etc. Focusing on preparing my system to release stored waste matter.
• 48 hours before beginning the 2nd Phase, take 2 tbsp. of castor oil to get rid of waste