Week 7 Weigh In Results: Water Weight Be Gone
Friday I weighed in and lost 1.4 lbs. I was expecting the usual 4-5 lbs every other week, but it looks like I am officially out of the water weight period. Now it will be the slow process (I was expecting) of 1-2 pounds a week. I will need to fight for each pound because fat loss is much harder to achieve. This will require more cardio, weight lifting and resistance training and continuing my daily dose of 14 cups of water a day. I now walk 30 minutes at lunch and 40-45 minutes after work. I still line dance on Saturday mornings, but I will add another class Saturday afternoon as well.
(via healthyisclassy)
Like Diddy said, "Can't stop, won't stop", till I reach my goal.
Reason To Walk: Finding A Purpose
Yesterday, DivaSlimDown posted a new video where she announced she was entering a walk called Family Matters to support programs in her old neighborhood. She will walk 5 miles in her hometown in Chicago on May 19th in order to raise money for teens to cover after school tutoring and health and nutrition programs. This cause is near and dear to her because these programs were not available when she was a teen.
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| The end of the journey for many in Ghana. |
I wanted to honor DSD for being an inspiration to her followers and now to her entire community. I will not only donate to her cause, but also walk 5 miles on or near May 19th. I do much better during my workouts when I am working toward something, so I did some research on walk/runs in Virginia and found Walk for Water in Africa 5K out of Fairfax, VA. Last year they raised $10,000 to build a well in Ghana. That country is where my second family lives and is dear to my heart. When I visited, I was fortunate enough to get my own water from a well inside of our host's compound. Unfortunately, many families can't afford this luxury and the women and young school age girls are responsible for walking miles each day to collect water for their families.
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| Me fetching water for Tony and I. This was harder than it looks, but it was a luxury. |
There is currently no new information on the 2012 Walk, but I have reached out to the organizers to see when and if there will be one this year. If so, I will walk 5 miles for water so some families in Ghana don't have to.
I'm always trying to take this detox thing to the next level and I found this great recipe in the Natural Health magazine. It uses Kale which is the power food for detoxing. It is a cruciferous veggie in the family with broccoli and cabbage. I drink the smoothie 2-3 times a week and I feel light and "clean" instead of heavy and bloated.
Drinking green smoothies are a great ways to scrub out our bowels every day. Having clean intestines and colon is one of the big reasons people see all of the benefits of green smoothies. Like having more energy, healthy weight loss, clearer skin, etc. Plus, we have a much lower risk to contracting colon cancer in the future.
And it tastes so good!
Kale and Berries Smoothie
1/2 cp fresh organic kale
1/4 cp frozen berries of your choice (mixed berries are sold in the freezer section or just freeze the fresh ones)
1 ripe banana
1/2 cp filtered water
Add ice for thickness and blend. Drink one in the PM for a BM in the AM :)
**The riper the banana, the sweeter the smoothie, but I add a splenda if needed.
Learn more about the benefits of green smoothies and kale here: http://www.smoothie-handbook.com/green-smoothie.html
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If you are looking for something closer, you know the Ukrops Monument 10K is March 31st and you can join the Massey Challenge to raise money for Cancer. Then there is the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on May 12th. Now that you have incorporated running in your routine, you may be able to run in the Race for the Cure!!! #YesYouCan :-)
Girl...I will be walking very fast in any race I enter! Lol. I still have not mastered running outside. I don't know about the May Race. I'll check to see the requirements.
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