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When the "ber" months started we were swamped with events and it won't stop until early next year. Because of these feasting, I was unable to follow my low-carb diet: the Whole30 Program. I felt really great when I was on that program, my chest pains disappeared and the palpitations went away too. I still don't eat a lot of carbs, I try not to, even if my kids constantly ask for carrot and chocolate cakes, I am able to avoid the temptation that stares at me from the fork that I hold to feed the twinnies. After I got better, I slowly went back into cardio exercises using the elliptical instead of running. And I really miss running. I'm so out of shape and I don't think I won't be able to go back until next year. Anywhooo, I have added Barre3 into my daily routine, doing 10 mins a day of this wonderful exercises. I have been an online member and I do see results. It makes me feel amazing whenever I do this at the start of the day and more relaxed when ...

Yay! I'm here at day 10. Couldn't believe it myself. Still thinking if I should continue for 5 more days or stop now. But as soon as I get out of here, I'm gonna start the Barre3 28 to Great challenge. Can't wait, maybe it's 5 days from now, or maybe it's gonna be tomorrow. Gonna start to prepare for it though. Have my grocery list, allot some space in my refrigerator, and re-arrange the family room for my daily exercise routine. Oh, and I gotta clean my elliptical too. ;) How did I get to go this far? Well I had loads of support from my hubby and every time I'm tempted, I just look at before and after pics, read success stories, watch Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead by Joe Cross (this documentary was the main reason I jumped into this challenge, and I recommend watching that to anyone who wants to start anew, detox, and load up on health food, I mean juice.) So let's see, I feel really great right now and I can't wait to embark on a new challenge for a ...

I don't think I have ever seen Kale around here. While I kept hearing from a friend of mine in Cork that it's just everywhere including her backyard. I would have loved to taste Kale juice. Today is my 9th day and I am 9 lbs lighter from the day I started. I seriously am contemplating if I should stop the day after tomorrow or continue for 5 days more. The reason behind this is I miss exercising very badly. I miss running and walking at night. My elliptical has started to gather dust, and my brand new weights have not been used. Yesterday I took pictures of myself for a 'before and after' comparison, and it was horrible to find out that I don't have a single muscle! Everywhere was flab. Hehehe. I look like I have just given birth even if this was one a half years ago. Well, I gotta do something about that, 2 days from now or 7 days from now.

Lost half a kilogram today, I have another 5 kgs (11 lbs) to go. Hopefully I don't go into a plateau soon, but I look better in my clothes now, I realized I lost some belly fat. Found a trick to manage the hunger, use a girdle. ;) This morning, I did another 10-min killer Barre3 workout to boost my metabolism. I'm telling you, juicing and Barre3 are so addicting! I plan to sign up for their 28 to Great Challenge when I'm done with the reboot, I think it's a great way to keep the weight off, plus I really love those long and lean look the ballerinas and gymnasts have.

Lost another kg today, but wasn't able to take a pic since my phone was dead. Started the day with wheatgrass juice and ending it with coconut water. What a treat! Not too crazy about the wheatgrass though, I really had to take it since it's very packed with nutrients. Also did a 10-min Barre3 killer workout and that was enough to make me shout! :D

Day 3, Yay!!! No more headaches no more hunger pangs. I am able to manage my hunger by drinking water and juice alternately every hour. I lost another kilogram, bringing down my weight to 57kgs. I also started this day with my favorite juice which consisted of apples, carrots and oranges. :) Cheers!

I have successfully completed Day 1. And to be honest, it wasn't easy. Cooking and feeding my toddlers make it more difficult since I had to handle the food. I also had to cook for my hubby our favorite dish and it took a lot of will power not to even taste the meat. Now on my second day, I had headaches and hunger pangs. But I am ok, this in spite of all the household chores, errands and work I had to do. The day is almost over but I am delighted to see that I have actually lost 1 kilogram on my first day of juicing! Yay! :) I can do this!

Summer is a lot like Christmas Season. You go on family trips, gluttonize on native delicacies and make you forget on your promise to be mindful of your eating. But there's more than that, it has been a year and a half after I have given birth to my wonderful twins, and I have managed to trim down about 5kgs since then. Now at my age, there seems to be more things to be worried about apart from my waistline A couple of months ago I’ve had on and off chest pains and my blood tests revealed that I’ve had high cholesterol levels. I managed to stay off pork and beef for about a month and got my cholesterol levels back in the normal range. However, we had a couple of trips and well, I think I ate too much. I had my eye opener yesterday went I went for a stroll at the mall, and found the sleeves of my favorite shirt a bit too tight around my arms. And so, here I am, about to embark on my 15-day journey of juicing. Some call this a reboot. Yes, I will reboot. With the goals of weight l...