Diet Update!

Hey guys!

So today is Tuesday, March 12th, 2013. I just got home from grocery shopping and let me tell you, this 7-day cleanse diet I'm doing is not going to be cheap or easy! There were so many things I had to buy that I'm actually just going to go to the store every day to get the food in smaller quantities! Today I bought all of the fruit I'll need for days 1-4. Next time I go to the store I'm going to buy all of the vegetables I'll need, and so forth. 6 red apples, 7 oranges, 3 grapefruits, a small watermelon, and some Lipton green tea bags.

I should also let you know that I won't be starting the diet tomorrow like I originally had planned. I'm leaving to go to Kansas City, MO on Friday night and I'll be back Sunday afternoon. Since bringing all of my meals with me won't be an option, I decided that I'm starting the diet officially on Monday (which is also the first day of Spring Break! Woo!).

I shall, however, go forward with the exercise plan I was going to start. Well, it's not exactly a plan. Lol. But every single day I'm going to either go to a class at the YMCA or I'm going to do a workout at home. After I finish the 7-day cleanse I'm going to go back to eating normal meals that are healthier than the ones I've been eating and I'm going to continue exercising, but maybe not as frequently.

And that brings me to my next point! You're probably wondering why I'm not going to be exercising as  much because that seems quite counterproductive, right? Well, on Thursday of next week (March 21st) I'm going to be having surgery. Nothing major, but I'm having my lungs drained of some excess fluid and I'll be required to not have any heavy movement for about four weeks. It really sucks that I won't be able to exercise as frequently for a little while, but I would rather be able to breathe normally because that will definitely help my exercise regimen in the future! Until I can go back to doing cardio, I'll stick to eating EXTRA healthy and going for short walks.

I'll keep y'all updated on everything that happens. I'm going to attempt to post daily but if I don't then it won't be the end of the world.

Again, thanks for reading! Kind words and prayers are still always appreciated!

XO,
Mary