Day 18- If I can do it, you can do it!

Good evening all! I have been eating clean now for almost 3 weeks. What a difference it has made in my life! I am very proud of myself for sticking with it. I have talked to several people who read my blog, and they tell me how strong I am. Well, I just have to say, if I can do it, you can do it! I think I am one of the most unmotivated people on the face of the earth. And for me to stick with this really says something. If you set your mind to something, you can do anything you want. The turning point for me was when I went to Salt Lake to the Basics 2 training for Zumba. I feel like I move pretty well, but during that class, I told myself that I could move so much BETTER if I was at my normal weight. And let me tell ya....trying to sit on the floor while hearing our ZES lecture was very uncomfortable. I really wanted to sit Indian-style on the floor just like everyone else. That day, it really hit me. Time to change.

The days of eating clean get easier, however I long for more variety. I go get my second body scan tomorrow, and if all looks well, I can start adding grains and oats into my diet. How I would LOVE to have a bowl of oatmeal in the mornings! I am almost done with my liver cleanse, and this lady also put me on supplements to rid yeast from my system. I am pretty excited to see how my numbers are tomorrow after eating well this long. I love my green smoothies everyday. I feel like they have changed my life! My body really must love all of the vitamins that the spinach provides. They will forever be a main staple in my diet.

Tonight I taught Zumba at the church. I have grown to love this class so much. I actually teach this class for free. When I became a certified Zumba instructor, our ZES told us we should not teach for free because of all the hard work we put into being a ZIN (instructor). I have to agree to a point. I do teach another class once a week that I get paid for, and I may be picking up more in the future. But this free class I do is so rewarding. It was my choice to do it, and I wanted to volunteer my time just one hour a week. Even though I am not an active member of this church, I live right next door, and I just love all of the women in this community. I believe in paying it forward. I love sharing my time and love for Zumba with these people. Every Thursday night, at the end of my Zumba class, just seeing how happy everyone is, means more to me than any type of payment. Their gratitude and happiness just makes my heart burst with joy! I plan to keep doing this as long as they will have me! :)

Well, this gal is off to bed. Talk to y'all tomorrow! And remember.....if I can do it, YOU can do it! Here is my meal plan for today:

Breakfast-
Smoothie with 1 c. almond milk, 1/2 c. frozen blueberries, 1 apple, handful of spinach
20 almonds

Mid-morning snack-
1 hard boiled egg

Lunch-
Bowl of vegetable soup

Mid-afternoon snack-
2 cutie oranges

Dinner-
3 oz. baked salmon
1/2 sweet potato

After dinner snack-
Small salad