So I make the declaration to myself and "throw my hat over the wall" and now....getting into action.

First on my agenda my diet well this is where I eat things that help me get out if some poor eating cycles and get on track for training and shedding some pounds....I call it detoxing and yet that word can be such a turn off to people I find that is actually what happens. So even at the risk of turning of people I use it because it works for me:)

Detoxing looks like the body releasing toxicity in the body that have accumulated from food, alcohol, caffeine, and sweets or even over the counter/prescription medication. My biggest nemesis are Wheat & Dairy all of which I have eliminated from my diet.... and sometimes when I am having fun laughing and playing I forget the after effects and sample anyway. I am also mildly allergic to shellfish I get rashes, hives, and congestion. These foods although I do not need to be rushed to the hospital have a negative impact on my body. The symptoms range from having a cold, itching, rashes, gaining weight, constipation, bloating, and dry skin.

Why I know that these foods have such a profound impact on my body is because I have eliminated them from my diet and added them in one at a time and watched what happened. For those of you who think they have a food allergy I would try this process to determine the culprit once you have identified the source you then have power to choose whether or not to continue to eat it.

Diet Detoxing I am going to start the week off juicing and eating raw on my menu this week

Grapfruit Juice: plain squeezed 8-16 ounces per drink 2 or 3 drinks per day

Green Drink: mixture of green vegetables, lemon, lime, apple, and ginger this is an alkalanizing drink that aids in balancing your internal Ph

Cucumbers: plain, clised, in a salad, juiced, chopped you name it I eat 1-2 a day

Sprouted Hummus: garbanzo sprouted and blended with celery, carrot, onion and lemon

Water cress: I am trying this week after watching a v blog about the power it has to remove mucus and fat from the body when drank plain or added to juice

I have removed all animal products, no alcohol, caffeine, wheat, meat, or dairy. By eliminating things it gives my system a rest and the enzyme rich foods do all the work so my body gets to rest and release. Ahhhhh

Now don't misunderstand something there is a time where this process can be bumpy and challenging, craving foods is totally common and this is where mind over matter is so important. Knowing the difference between real hunger, boredom, and cravings is the key.

I will Juice and eat raw for the next week and we will see what happens....

Next is the body beginning my running program and a 4 week boot camp starting today ugh

This is the area I need the most support working out is really annoying for me there are so many other things I want to be doing with my time....like having fun or working with customers, or even relaxing you name it anything is more enjoyable. And I know the power if working out mentally the endorphine, circulation, and Breathing! filling my lungs up with air hmmm that feels invigorating and alive. So I have incorporated some fool proof ways to work out:

- work out with a friend

- set a goal like running The Broad Street Run

- Personal Training with a set time

- buy cute workout clothes that make you feel sexy

This is my progress I am going to the gym, and juicing and eating raw today feeling a little sluggish and unmotivated mostly "I don't want to" is the loudest voice inside my head. And thank goodnedd for the blog and the goals or I would be doing some other version of getting My Best Body Ever!

Well I am finally ready....I have been "talking" about the idea of blogging about my journey to the "best body" ever! well as you can imagine once I thought it was a good idea and told many people I was doing it, the following moment I regretted ever having suggested it. HaHa.

So here are my statistics: 43 year single mom of a 4 year old (John Richmond) I love being a mom and would win a gold medal if it were an olympic sport. Recently divorced, Business owner / entrepreneur, Seeker of Fun and Play, Amazing Friend, So much amazing opportunity at my fingertips, great community of people, accomplished in my field. So????

My biggest complaint....my body. And it follows me like the devil on my shoulder every moment of every day I really mean it. It actually talks to me. For many years it spoke to me and I didn't know it was there, Now I actually can hear it like there is another person speaking with me. I get out of the shower and begin this unconscious self assessment from my face to my boobs, then to my ass, thighs, stomach and on and on.

There is no other area I am so tough on myself. NONE. I would never treat another human being like this and I am so vicious to myself minute by minute about my body.

There have been many things I have done to improve my physical self. Personal Trainer, Pilates, Running, Motivational Cd's, Weight Watchers, High Protein/Low Carb diet, No wheat, no dairy, Hair analysis, chiropractic, massage, and on and on if I thought I could get back to perfection I tried it. And nothing was ever it, because it never felt natural.

The one thing I saw was that I would try one thing at a time. If I was weight training I would eat a reasonable diet, if I was eating raw I wouldn't work out, if was running and doing pilates I felt I could eat a high protein meat diet to supplement calories. Each time I worked so hard and yet felt like I made no progress.

Here is the difference. I am going to take on the things I have learned that work the best for me individually and combine them having it all come together at the same time and share my experience.

What I know works:

Juicing and Drinking raw vegetable juices

Raw Food Diet eating natural enzyme rich food

Running best cardio body strengthening conditioning

Strength Training resistance training using my natural body weight to build strength

Chiropractic Care

Massage/ Body work

Hydro colon therapy with Jeanette Ponder

NLP with Jenifer Shapiro

Yoga Jennifer Schelter

transformational seminars with Landmark Education & More University

and other things

I am taking on a 4 month experiment incorporating everything at the same time:) I am interested in having a "lifestyle" of experiences that contribute to my growth. How do you do it all, how do you pay for it all, do I have time for this??? I really wonder how I have time for this, money for this, the energy, and the desire?

The one thing that I committed to more than ever is having the "Best Body Ever"

tomorrow will post what's next hmmm definitely flying by the seat of my pants on this one. Love some feedback let me know what you think. Love you!