What a gorgeous day it was today! The sun was out, birds were chirping, and lots of folks were out walking. I love that! I woke up feeling vibrant, good and happy. I am feeling the (good) side effects of living healthy. Life seems so much clearer and postive. A dear friend of mine from Brigham City came over today and I took her to Olive Garden for her birthday. That is where she wanted to go because that is her very favorite place to eat. I was a little worried because I LOVE Olive Garden breadsticks! At first I was nervous that the smell of them would send me over the edge, but when we got in there, it wasn't so bad. The cravings really must be going away.....thank goodness! I ordered the soup, salad and breadsticks, and just took the breadsticks home to my son. I ate lots of salad and it was so delicious. I have found that my taste buds are changing after cleansing. Food tastes so much better!
This friend of mine that I was with today has lost 83 pounds on Weight Watchers. I remembered when she started, and she stuck to the plan so good. It took her 9 months to lose the weight, but she looks amazing, and she has kept the weight off after a year of losing it. I am so proud of her and she has been a true inspiration for me. I had the waitress take a couple pictures of us, and I meant to get them on my computer so I could post them on here. I will have to do it tomorrow, because I know I promised to post pictures weekly. We have been friends since 7th grade and she is one special lady. A true friend through and through!
I taught my Zumba class tonight at Dance Illusion and it was a cozy class of about 10people. I had a ton of energy and I am finding that my teaching and performance is so much better after eating a healthy diet.
Tomorrow is my mom's birthday and I am treating her to a day at the beauty college to get pampered with a facial, scalp treatment, and manicure. I will be right there with her getting my hair touched up(NO...I am not naturally this blonde!)and a manicure. Maybe even a facial if I have time. I think that is a nice little reward to myself after being so darn good! I deserve it :)
Well, off to bed now. I am going to start my blog a little earlier tomorrow, because I would like to share some recipes with you! Goodnight everyone. Here is my meal plan for today:
Breakfast-
2 scrambled egg whites
2 slices of turkey bacon
1 c. green tea
32 oz water
Mid-morning snack-
Smoothie with 1 c. almond milk, 1/2 c. blueberries, 1 apple, 1/2 c. strawberries, and handful of spinach
20 cashews
16 oz water
Lunch-
Olive Garden tossed salad and 1 c. Minnestrone soup
16 oz water
Mid-afternoon snack-
1/2 c. 3-bean salad
16 oz water
Dinner-
3 oz. chicken breast
1 c. steamed broccoli
16 oz water
No after dinner snack
hi becky, well I love your post, how was the trip to get pampered with your mom? Hope your both had a great day. When you have time could we speak on the phone? you can call me or let me know when I can call you, post in messages on FB. okay? thanks :) Jean
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