The challengers are doing great and completing their cleanse kits and getting into their routines of eating right and staying on a supplement routine.

Team Langley

Renee

Hi Nature’s Fare and Followers of the “8 Weeks to Wellness” Challenge!

Week 2 of the challenge is coming to an end and I’m feeling fantastic!! This week I made a real effort to get to the gym as much as possible. (Almost every single day.) This was really challenging prior to starting the 8 weeks due to having little to NO energy leftover after a 10 – 11 hour work day. The supplements/cleanse/diet is making a huge difference in how I look and especially how I feel. They’ve contributed to not having a “3 o’clock” slump anymore which feels great and makes it really easy to breeze through my work day! It’s surprisingly easy to get up in the morning without hitting the snooze button. I also can’t help but notice how much more… ummm… err….. “regular” I’m feeling which is fantastic!! My tummy is feeling great!! I’m also really noticing a change in how my skin isn’t as dry as it used to be which I’m assuming is partly from the cleanse and partly from the fish oils 3 times a day. I can’t believe how many positive changes have occured in the last 2 weeks and very excited what is yet to come!! Looking forward to keeping up the work for week 3!!

Brian

Welcome to day #10!!!!  My use of exclamations is part of my symbolism to show that the first week and a half of this program has already made a huge impact on my life.  I’ve lost 8 ½ lbs in 10 days now and I feel better as I have a lot more energy.  The greatest part is that the time of day that I have the most energy is early in the morning!  Yes, after so many years of rolling around and stretching out, hitting that snooze button, and thinking of any reason to not have to get out of that sweet heavenly bed, we have come to terms that we must part ways at the wee early hours of the morning and honestly, it has been awesome!  (Don’t tell my bed I said that!)  I look forward to my morning combination of Morning Rise & Shine and Blueberry Greens, there is something about it, not sure exactly what, but I love starting my day with it.  I also love the fact that I eat breakfast now.  My breakfast before consisted of 5 shots of espresso!  So you can imagine what a difference it is to have eggs, toast and fruit in the morning now.  I have to admit, the lunch and dinner meals though are quite challenging with my lifestyle.  My work takes me from restaurant to restaurant and the work load is so much that it makes it very difficult to try to eat meals at noon and before 7 pm.  As you can probably guess, there really is no such thing as sitting down and eating at 6 pm in a restaurant where that is the largest % of your sales in a day.  I have to admit, there have been a couple of times that I have missed a meal completely.  The funny thing is that I haven’t even really missed it at all.  The hunger cravings and pains I had before seem to have dissipated completely.  That is quite a change from my usual 11 pm craving for dinner and snacks.  You would think that working in a restaurant would be an advantage, but sometimes I find myself missing that one key ingredient.  Last night, I went to make my usual chicken salad but the restaurant did not have extra virgin olive oil!  Argh!   That left me scrambling trying to mix some kind of unheard of concoction as a substitute.  Planning is key.  I mentioned that last week and I reinforce that this week.  If you want to be successful and stick to this program to a “T”, then planning is vital.  Don’t allow yourself to have to “cheat” due to a lack of planning.

I have decided to purchase and complete a 2^nd week of the Recleanse Herbal Cleanse 7-day Body Detox.  I absolutely believe that this has helped to flush all of the toxic, soul-sucking contaminants in my body.  And though you might have heard of some detox programs being very harsh on your body and difficult to go through, I can tell you, from my personal experience, that when they say “gentle,” it means GENTLE!

By the way, have you tried that Protein Power Smoothie that is on the 8 Weeks to Wellness flyer?  OMG!!  It is so incredibly good!  I also love the Reconfigure mango smoothie, so easy, so good….. perfect snack to bridge meals during those more demanding of days.  I sit here typing and thinking of that double cheeseburger and fries from McDonalds.  It’s funny, I really don’t miss it all.  I think about the few seconds of instant gratification that I get from it but then remember how gross I feel afterwards, how I feel bloated and fatigued.  No, I much rather enjoy the pure taste of wholesome foods and the added energy I get after eating it.  What a difference indeed.  I spend less money eating out from drive-by snacking and I feel better.  What’s the catch?  That is the crazy thing about it, there isn’t any!  Eat better, feel better, live longer, and enjoy more of what life has to offer.  No, there is no need for strategic, aggressive power marketing to subliminally subdue you to eat their toxic garbage every time you drive by their iconic sign, there is just a simple discipline mixed with the intrinsic urge to want to enjoy life more by taking care of the most important instrument, our bodies.  I for one can tell you that I am feeling so much healthier, have increased my productivity at work by 200%, and am just a happier person all-around.  And to me, there is nothing more important than just simply being happy.

Samantha

Hello to my fellow competitors, tweeters, facebook friends, health enthusiasts and all of the awesome folks at Natures Fare and Prairie Naturals!

Height: just under 5′7″

Weight: 130lbs

Bust: 37″

Waist: 26″

Hips: 38″

Symptoms: super stressed, not bloated, still squishy, in pain, trouble sleeping with bouts of full out insomnia, cellulite (thank you 30’s) and yes…I’m super cranky. Pinch my cheeks…and you will still die.

So…..can we just get one thing out of the way right away? I LOST 7 POUNDS MY FIRST WEEK!!!!

Oh, I’m not kidding and that wasn’t a typo….7 pounds….and a few inches to boot. I feel amazing!!! I’m not bloated at all anymore and I have developed an un-natural obsession to my morning drink (the Morning Rise and Shine) I actually CRAVE the taste of aloe…(I’m not kidding, my mouth actually waters when I am making in lol) I am also NOT missing coffee at all…..I know….even I can’t believe that one.

I am also going to insert a note here: that I work insane hours…seriously…and I was famous for saying “I don’t have time”..cause I seriously don’t. (my average work week is 50+ hours) But once I got organized and only allowed myself to feast from the list of acceptable foods off the meal plan…it actually made things…well..easier…I know that sounds crazy, but suddenly when I had only list of foods that I could choose from, it took all of the guess work out it.

I drink a lot of water now…like A LOT..(3L per day easy) .but not because I have to…its because I actually want to. My skin is looking nothing short of a miracle…I forgot to mention that I used to have patches of eczema on my face which thankfully, has gone completely away for the first time in months…

Sleeping is still a bit of an issue, (it’s hard to shut my brain off I have deadlines looming) oh and I really miss wine…..*sigh* but I feel so good that it’s motivating me to continue forward. If this is how good my first week has been….wow…what is week 8 going to feel like?

If you have any questions I answer them all on my twitter @duchessamantha and keep those questions coming! I’m loving it!!

And with that my friends, I bid you good evening and sublime organic eating!

xxoo

Samantha

Team Penticton

Donna

WEEK ONE
DAY SIX
It is a bit of a challenge being at someone’s house and following a meal plan!Had the boiled egg breakfast and realized that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE my breakfast smoothie and for the rest of my life …it will be my start to the day!Was late in having lunch because I was voluntering at HOOKED ON BOOKS —I had brought 12 almonds (yes I counted them)so they helped.I was too hungry and realized that all those days of no breakfast,sometimes brunch and alot of supper and late nite eating are OVER!Today reinforced that and regular healthy choices are on the menu!I am feeling more energy this week as getting up in the morning is easy!and no naps like the first few days…
Tonite I am going out to a friends house party,I considered not going as I would drink and  would have a difficult time not to drink.Had my dinner before I went and ate  some walnuts at the party.So the big test of will or won’t power….I went, I drank!!…alot of water,I had a pint glass of water crazy glued to my hand..that is what it felt like and I did have one glass of red wine and so much water that I had a slight water belly ache when I went to bed..well when I sloshed to bed.The not drinking more than one glass of wine all week was hard but knowing I was making the right choices in regards to eating made me feel  a bit better…Was up alot during the night!I most certainly drank all of my water intake and more today!Of course everyone at the party noticed I was not drinking so I got to tell them ALL about what I was doing!

DAY 7
Today I went to my friend Kims house and drank alot of tea!It still takes a considerable effort to get all that water in,somtimes I still feel that I need a life raft.Of course as usual this is not the norm for me..I usually have a glass of red wine in hand,and Kim asks about what I am doing,so then it starts,the outpouring of what I did in the past and what I am doing now.Kim  has noticed my increased energy and we had long conversations about the 8 weeks to wellness program.Like myself she is having a hard time getting out of bed in the morning,and is going to join me and do the program!
I had a good day and made healthy choices again.I am feeling good about what I am doing.Kim wanted to give me a ride home as it was late.I walked home in a darkened sky and enjoyed every step of the way!

WEEK TOO!
GOOD MORNING MONDAY!
Ok,i would not have believed that I would feel this balanced and have energy to spare!It is a good thing since I had posted on my facebook that I needed help from my friends!And guess what my dear friend Kim actually dragged me kicking and screaming to a BELLY DANCING CLASS..and did my belly dance!Never did it before and I am definetely being challenged these days.We went to INNER BLISS BELLY DANCING at Reflexions Studio and our instructor was Jiggly Wiggly Jenny,WOW I met muscles that were strangers until that fateful hour and a half! Jenny gave us SNAKE HIPS…CHEST SHIMMYS..SNAKE ARMS and alot more..I have a new found respect and admiration for belly dancers…THANK YOU MY BELLY DANCE GODDESS another amazing and beautiful way to get moving and excersize!
This is a great day..I walked and shimmied all day!Follwed the healthy eating plan,and no night time snacking,recognizing when I am tired ,when before I would think I was hungry!~

I am excited about my weigh in tomorrow,I feel so good and positive about my week!

GOOD MORNING TUESDAY
Today is the weigh in Day..I am looking forward to it,excited to see how well I have been doing!I am even going to walk downtown to my tops meeting.I had meetings all afternoon which made me late to the Tops meeting..Got there as it was ending.Weighed in and got the shock of my life!I gained half a pound?WHAT!I said in utter disbelief.I stumbled out of that room in a hurry and tears came to my eyes as I wandered home,my expectations were trampled.I called Sargant Slaughter and she said ..did you measure yourself?Well,all her words fell on deaf ears..I was stunned.How could this happen when I really worked at my first week.I went to bed not feeling so happy..but I did not turn to food to console myself…as I would have done normally before the 8 week challenge.

MORNING WEDNESDAY
I am stiil feeling a little(alot really) discouraged,but now its Sargeant Slaughter kicking my but.Today I added the Prairie Naturals Multi-Force Multiple vitamin,.Vitamen D and the Omega

And going to walk more!and get into some Cardio work.
Still making healthy choices  and trying to move forward.!@#$%^&*() Its hard and this is where I normally would yoyo!Feeling bad and then using food to console myself.Not this time..

I am puzzled about the weight gain and will try to get those beating me up thoughts out of my head,I know I made some pretty amazing choices this past week and nonetheless I am proud of myself for Stepping up to the (healthy)plate!
It is a tough day and I got through it with eating properly !

GOOD MORNING THURSDAY
Today I discovered that I could blend my RISE and SHINE yummy lemon drink with water in my mini blender and its so lemony frothy yummy!And better yet the BLUEBERRY GREENS FORCE blended in the mini blender is actually okay!Previously the chunks that did not dissolve in the water with a spoon…..well to put it very nicely it was like diving into a stagnant pond and almost drowning…TADA ! I am not cringing when I drink the BLUEBERRY GREENS FORCE at all,in fact its okay!By the end of 8 weeks … am  I  actually going to like it?
I walked 40 min to my lunch meeting at Shades Restaurant for 1 pm.I ate lunch before I went because I knew I would be so tempted by those nasty sneaky french fries!, I was full and happy and drank alot of lemon tea during our 2 and a half hour lunch meeting! Definitely getting used to the lots of water drinking!

GOOD MORNING FRIDAY
Went to bed late last nite and up this morning at 8:3o am…yowser..its been twenty plus years since I have seen this time of day! Seriously I have ,on a few occasions but that is because I was heading home after a CrAZy  night. My oh my and do those colon cleansing pills and the blueberry greens force work! There is a reason it is called FORCE!!I am so impressed with my energy..I feel good and know that I am on the right path. The decisions I am making about what goes into my body are only mine and with the help of the * 8 weeks to wellness challenge* and the recleanse diet ..I actually do feel AWESOME…although the half pound weight gain was an utter shock and disappointment I am still strong. I am still taking the Prairie Naturals Vitamin D and the Omega  and Multi-Vitamin Yes,I have my weak moments..a bite of a cookie and one glass of wine this week  not so bad…considering that I work behind a bar and usually drink every day!
Tonight I go to work and will avoid the wine, I think I will take my favorite herbal teas and drink those tonight!

Jennifer

I’m still on board with this challenge.  I just finished the week of the ReCleanse.  I drank way more water than I’m used to for a few days and then I began to feel thirsty.  I no longer had to force the glasses down.  Laying off the wine is coming a lot easier than I expected.  I’m ready, and that’s all there is to it.

I am having a bit of a reality check about my diet.  Normally, while I do tend to eat whole foods there seems to be a serious lack of those ‘low density carbs’.  Hello broccoli!  I’m now munching on salads as much as possible.  I hope little creek salad dressing is allowed because it helps with those raw vegetables.

I feel like I could eat this way all the time.  Instead of dessert, I eat dried pears from our own tree when I need a sugar fix.  I am beginning to feel more awake in general.  Could it be the rise and shine?

Judy

Once again, yoga has shown me the subtle changes that are taking place in my body thanks to the cleanse and the dietary changes I have made during the past ten days.  Today, I was able to lift my body into a shoulder stand with surprising ease.  Due mostly to a gradual weight gain over the past several years, I have either avoided doing shoulder stand altogether or attempted to do a modified version with quite a bit of strain.  My new-found ability to lift my abdominal area is largely a result of the lightness I am feeling in my digestive tract.  This brings me great joy!

I had been struggling this past week with keeping the intestinal tract working smoothly.  For a few days, I was quite plugged up and needed to add the extra fiber product as recommended.  I also used cascara sagrada to help with the quicker removal of waste as I was feeling that the toxins were building up in my lower bowel.  I got a reflexology treatment to improve overall well-being and to stimulate the return to harmony.  With the help all of these aids, I am now feeling fine.

I am getting used to having the Green Force or Hemp Protein product in between meals instead of instinctively going for the coffee, although I still immensely enjoy my cup of caffeine each day!

Most of all, I am very pleased with the meal plan.  The balanced approach is logical and straightforward.  With so many fad diets and extreme advice out there, it’s easy to get distracted from the intelligent ways to meet the nutritious needs of our body.  I like the wide variety of foods we can choose for ourselves and the endless combinations for interesting meals.

Until next week, I will soldier on to wellness.

Team Vernon

Judy

The weekend is always a tougher time to stick to ‘the straight and narrow’ :O)

Saturday was easy , like I mentioned, the Rise and Shine and Hemp Protein are easy to integrate.  I missed going to the gym due to having to shovel TWICE! but then that’s good exercise too..

Sunday I struggled since I had a late night on Saturday and was very busy… and I missed yoga class and just wanted to veg on the couch, so I settled on the healthy snack of popcorn with garlic powder and cayenne – YUM.  I didn’t drink enough water on Sunday and felt my system was sluggish.

Monday I woke up with a headache (sensitive to barometric pressure changes) but the Rise’n Shine and Blueberry greens made me feel better actually!

I started the cleanse today and find THERE IS ALOT OF FOOD TO EAT!! Breakfast is just too much for me…fruit, oatmeal and 2 eggs AND yogurt??? so I’m listening to my body and eating slowly and stopping until I’m full.

I got my periods this week and so my weight went up a few pounds but I am not bloated.

The week has been rough with the hormones and the cleanse, but I’m stickin’ to it.

I found if I keep a bottle of water (filtered in a a stainless steel bottle), it’s quick and easy to use for my greens shake in the morning.  It tastes better cold and I sometimes put a scoop of the hemp protein in it if I know I won’t get to eat breakfast until later in the morning.

TGIF!!!

Celia

Another full day of fun hard work discipline health quest mission!!

Made it to the gym again, did a noon cycle class, my third one. I was feeling quite energized for it, and that was a noticeable

increase, which really boosted my sense of happiness and faith that I will get fitter and the muscles will start to shape up eventually.

I do know that muscles burn more calories than fat and that is one of the reason that strength work is one of the key element to weight loss. I think that cycling while pumps up the heart and is a wicked cardio-vascular workout, does also a number on leg muscles as I have been barely able to go up the stairs for the past 8 days, and they are burning the whole time I am working out.

And if the amount of sweating I do is also an indication, all is in order I would say!

After about 2 minutes on the bike I was reminded of how painful it is and how completely insane I am….and those minutes weren’t moving very fast…..(sigh)

…..and then it was over! And I truly felt proud of me. The instructor reminded me that it takes about 21 days to replace an old habit by a new one, or 21 days to imprint a new conditioning a new routine so i won’t quit before that I promise… and after that it should be all about coasting right? (auto-pilot?)  ;-)

Today I started my second kit of the Re-cleanse, again made my meals and my shakes and took my supplements, all as prescribed.

I had my morning breakfast consisting of the protein shake and I added organic raspberries to it, hemp seeds and flax seeds.

My lunch was some dehydrated raw crackers made with zucchini and squash and sesame and pumpkin seeds*, salmon, spinach, cucumber slices, carrot sticks and yams and some brazil nuts.

My dinner was lentil soup with one piece of sprouted bread with a bit of coconut oil spread on it and a cabbage salad with cranberries and sunflower seed and blueberries.

*Those are so absolutely divine! My friend makes them and now I am pretty much convinced that I would be using a dehydrator all the time if I had one.

So I did some research online and looks like the Excalibur is the one I would get so I’m just waiting until Feb 11th (when some money comes to my bank account) and I will be ordering it!!

Can’t wait to be making raw crackers and also kale chips! Now those are  such a treat, I’m sure I could live on eating kale chips yaye!

Everyday there are a few times when I have a raging desire to eat something I can’t, and binge mindlessly…

Today it was about cashews that I just pulled out from hiding behind a box of cereals…and I had one…and another and with my guards down I ate a whole baseball team of them….and just of the middle of my wave I caught myself and I stopped (something I would have never been able to do before….) and I paused and I felt my brain taking note of the incident, calmly acknowledging/assessing the damage and recognizing my old patterns of shame and guilt.

And just at that point, I was able to make peace with what I just did, agree that I didn’t want to continue, didn’t want to engage and feed that old pattern of me anymore and that this was the defining moment where I could make that clear and where I could draw pride in knowing that I have the choice, but I am choosing not to.

And now I will go to bed, satisfied of my choice and looking forward to resisting to those temptations tomorrow, and reasserting myself that my vision of myself in the future (future starting tomorrow) is a vision where I am happier when I make healthier choices.

Jane

After a visit to natures fare realized was missing the brochure from prairie naturals ” 8 weeks to wellness”  this answered  any questions I had, I am claiming a senior moment as my excuse for not realizing I was missing some vital information.  On the same trip bought the additional cleanse kit , so was all set for the next week.  The first week was easy, and at the end of it my body felt less swollen, my face looked leaner, my stomach appeared flatter.  There has been a significant improvement in the amount of fluid retention.  My ankles are not swollen at the end of the day.  The craving for sweets in the evening is lessening.  The bowel cleanse has increased the number of times a day that I have a movement.  Part way into the second week of cleanse am happy to report the scale is showing an improvement as well, down around 5 pounds.  I am strict with myself about keeping a food and water diary.  This is the best tip I was ever given.  This week my goal is to keep an exercise diary, which will include daily stretches, trampoline, and walking.  In closing I feel much healthier than 10 days ago.

Team Kamloops

Sheryl

I am very excited this week because I have lost 6.9 lbs since starting the program and I feel awesome.  I have completed my cleanse but continue to follow the meal plan daily and take the other products.  I enjoy the products and find I have more energy each day.  Its totally awesome.  I have energy to complete my daily tasks plus I do not have brain fog during the day.  I am totally excited about the weight loss and about the energy.

Marilu

This is Day 9 on the Recleanse and I am feeling so much better than last week.  Feels like a lot of the toxins have left my body and I am experiencing more energy and clearer thinking patterns.  I am happy with the new eating pattern and am hoping to start losing some weight soon.  I don’t feel so groggy when I wake up in the mornings and I am sleeping better at night.

Bye for now.  Will post again next Friday ~ February 10th.

Team Kelowna

Diana

Well my cold finally seems to be slowly going away. Starting to feel better. What I noticed the most, last weekend, even with a bad cold I still seemed to be gaining more energy. Usually on a Friday night when my daughters want to watch movies as soon as I sit down on the couch I am falling asleep. Seriously even without a cold a half hour into a movie and I am asleep and miss most of the movie. This past Friday we rented two movies and I stayed awake through both of them no problem. I was amazed. I notice myself puttering around cleaning up and getting things done whereas normally after dinner is done I just want to veg out in front of the TV or read my book.

I wouldn’t say I stuck to the diet during the cleanse 100% but I did make a valiant attempt and ate much better than I have been eating. Christmas was just one big chocolate fest. Soooo tasty. But I was paying the price in weight put on and major heartburn that I haven’t had in many many years. So this challenge has come at a very opportune time. Also we have a bad habit of eating dinner very late and/or snacking in the evening. Making an effort to curb both of these bad habits. So it hasn’t been hard to eat way better than I have been. I went to Costco and during my normal shopping I bought a number of much healthier items than I usually would. Actually spent some time reading labels and checked out the fat, sodium, fiber etc.

I went on the Nature’s Fare website and was checking out the blogs. Which I wasn’t even aware they had. Read some really great information. I found an article on Adrenal Fatigue and took the Adrenal Stress Indicator test and way too many indicators were all too familiar. Next day I went down to Nature’s Fare and picked up something for adrenal support. I will let you know how that goes.

I am loving the Blueberry Greens Force and the Morning Rise and Shine in the morning. It seems to help me get going in the morning and tastes great. Looking forward to what the next few weeks will bring. talk to you next week.

Greylin

It’s been a best worst kinda week.  The best is:  that i’ve finally been victorious over late night eating; i had enough energy to clean and re-organize my kitchen and, once again, i am excited about cooking a balanced healthy diet; i opted for a second week of the ReCleanse 7 Day Whole Body Detox, adding Fiber and probiotics and Omega(s) and multi-vitamins as recommended in the 8 Week Program [i downloaded and printed two pages from the Nature's Fare website '8 weeks to wellness' information besides the Meal Plan in the Detox kit].  It is easy to drink 110 ounces (half my body weight in pounds) of filtered water a day.  It is still impossible for me to eat all the food allotted in a day (before 7pm) so i have, quite naturally, reduced portions keeping the same protein, dense carb, light carb + fat balance.  I even tried to eat mindfully instead of with the usual distractions and scarfing down of my food without barely chewing it first.  I am no longer popping Tylenol just to get

thru the day.

The worst part is a two day junk food binge and resultant headaches and tummy aches and sleep disruptions.  But!!!, I didn’t keep going outta despair as i would have in the past.  Still struggling with STEP 4 – Daily exercise…  Although i did get in an “accidental” 20 minute walk outside today–half slowww, half brisk.  Hey, it’s a start.  I hope to report a big improvement in that department by next week’s blog.  Meanwhile, i am having fun and feeling more encouraged than i have been in, literally, years.

Barb

This week on the 8 week WELLness challenge….I am sleeping WELL!.

This is a VERY big deal for me. I love that I am more energized in the day, and naturaly tired at night.

Looking forward to another great week.

Team West Kelowna

Natalie

Well, my last entry was on day 3 of the Recleanse, so I will give you an update on the rest of the 7day cleanse.

So, Friday(day 4) came along and I ended up making plans with friend’s to go to Big White and then have dinner after night riding….

Well, the dinner wasn’t exactly cleanse friendly, neither was the wine I drank with it!!   Yes I admittedly cheated, on the cleanse,

what a bummer, but this is something I have learned to deal with well, while on a cleanse, you just have to get back on the horse and ride again!  It’s really that easy, and we’re all human so it definitely happens, I actually allow myself to cheat now when I’m on a cleanse especially if it’s a month or more.  So, I went back to the recommended food etc, on Saturday.  I notice that the portions and amount of food they say to have with Recleanse is much more than what I presently have, and ended felling like I was eating too much!

At the end of it, I felt pretty normal because like I said in my first post, my diet is very close to what they suggested eating.

Except of coarse, the wine!  So on Tuesday it was the last day of Recleanse and I’ve put cheese and chocolate back in my diet already, no hesitating there!  It is un-pasturized cheese and 70%dark chocolate though, if that makes it any better.

I have a very busy schedule working for myself and strange work hours, sometimes I get really inspired late at night and work till 3am, so my schedule is all over the place, and I enjoy having that freedom, but I must have a close eye on stress, as a self-employed business woman, that can take hold pretty easily, so having good diet and supplements is really key.  Now, my vitamins(vit B, zinc, multi, omegas, garlic, vit C) are back in my daily routine, that I take with yogurt every morning, and that feels really good!  I also have been enjoying the BlueberrieGreens, I’m used to taking greens on a regular basis, so I quite like them.  I’ve been mixing it with the Aloe-Lemon powder and have made smoothies with the Protein Powder, which I’m not used to taking and wonder if it’s what’s having an effect on my slower than usual bowel movements….

My energy levels are quite high, but they are probably a mixture of adrenaline, inspiration, and energy.  So, I’m just trying to go with the flow and give my body what it needs, sometimes it gets overlooked when I’m totally focused on designing, so it’s something I have to continue to remind myself of.  Finally back at yoga, after a neck kink, that had me down for over 2 weeks, and going for walks, trying for every day.

Looking forward to hearing about the upcoming challenges!!