Finished!

I am all done the cleanse now, Wednesday was my last day. I was just...done. I ran out of supplements too, so it just made sense. I'm going to be careful with what I eat, try to keep it down to two cheat days a week and remain on the regular eating pattern the rest of the week. Hopefully I can keep it up.
School is done! I'm looking forward to this summer, lots of fun stuff coming up. Janice and I are going to try and go for a run tonight...I'm not really holding out hope that will materialize. We are excited because in two weeks we will be in Vancouver for a girls weekend with Meg! We decided last night that we would both take a half work day on the Friday so we can catch the 2pm ferry and start the fun early! I'm really excited! I get to meet Sean's girlfriend that weekend too, which will be nice.
I am in Vernon for the May long weekend again this year. I think I spend every May Long there. I hope its hot, I could really use a tan and I'd love to lie out in the sun.
It's my parents 30th anniversary this year...wow. It feels like I just threw them their surprise 25th wedding anniversary party, hard to believe its been 30 years! Wait, that makes me...never mind. My birthday will be celebrated this year, just not sure how yet. Maybe some ziplining with friends?
I have friends coming down this weekend from Nanaimo. I'm excited because i've known them for over 10years and we only see each other twice a year at the most. Her girls are amazing and beautiful and I love spending time with them. Its hard to see them as teenagers when I used to baby-sit them when they were toddlers! Again I'm aging myself.
Jyo's wedding will be the big event this summer and I'm currently planning her stagette. I've never been to one before, let alone plan one, but I'm going to make sure she has a great time!
The weather here in Vic needs to warm up. The sun is great but the breeze is still really cool and I really want some hot weather that warrants drinking mararitas on a patio somewhere. Here's hoping it warms up soon.

And so it continues...

Hello, yes I am still on the Candida Cleanse-day 33. I figured...why not? I made it this far, surely I can go a little longer. Yes and no. It's a struggle as I am starting to tire of eating the same, plain diet day after day. I would love to have two slices of toast in the morning, yet I'm full with only one. I'd love to have a slice of cake at work, but then when I run in the evening I'm really glad I didn't. It's so up and down right now. I was going to end tomorrow, seeing as it is Jan's birthday...but now I'm thinking another week wouldn't kill me. I keep reading testimonials of other cleansers to motivate me. Some people have been on this cleanse for 3 months! I couldn't imagine. I don't want it to take that long for me. I do want to pass the spit test with flying colours and I didn't last week...there was some cloudiness and that concerns me. I watn to be 100% sure because I never want to do this again.
Thankfully Riley helps keep me distracted. He came limping home Saturday morning and his poor leg was swollen to 4x its size. I immediately took him to the vet hospital (9am Sat morning...) but they couldn't find any wound and figured that his shoulder received trauma of some kind. They gave him a shot of antibiotics and sent us home with antibiotics as well. Riley pretty much slept for 96 hours straight! He could get on the couch, but he couldnt get off, so I was picking him up (gently) and putting him down. He was in so much pain. The first day he didnt even want me to sit next to him. By Sunday afternoon he came and sat on me and on Monday he was running around and only limping a little bit. I let him out last night as his leg was back to normal size. I am still going to pump antibiotics into him for the next couple of days. I have lots of pills but I am going to save some for the next owie he gets, maybe save myself a vet bill. Randi told me to look into pet insurance and with Riley...it's not a bad idea!

Last Day!

Today is the last 'official' day of my cleanse. I put that in brackets because I am going to continue taking the supplements for another 4 weeks. I am also going to try and maintain 4-5 sugar free days/week. I can't believe that it's over. I remember starting it and feeling skeptical and unsure of whether or not I would last 4 weeks. I also thought the first week would be the hardest but actually the third week was the hardest. Surprisingly, most people were supportive of me. I've had a few people look at me like I'm trying to starve myself but that isn't it at all. It's NOT a diet, its a cleanse and I certainly didn't starve. I didn't do this cleanse to lose weight, as that is not the point of it. I just cleaned out all the toxins in my system and what a difference! Here are a few of the changes I have noticed:
-no more troubles sleeping
-improved energy
-I'm always happy/positive
-no more headaches
-no more numb hands/feet
-good skin
-things taste different (better)
-clear thoughts (no more 'fuzzy' confusion)
-my concentration has improved (no more ADD ;) )
Thanks to my mom for recommending this cleanse to me (and for being so supportive) and thanks to dad for trying to torture me by emailing me whenever he was making cookies! lol

Week #4-day 24

4 days left! I'm excited but I also feel really great! I just realized I don't have troubles sleeping anymore and I've only gotten one headache in the past month (probably because I am sleeping). I feel energized, I lost 5lbs and I'm really happy I did this cleanse. I was considering extending it but I think Friday will be the last day. I do plan on watching what I eat and taking it easy for the first week off this cleanse. I do not plan to overindulge, but I won't be extreme with my restrictions anymore either. I'm considerably more aware of the foods I consume, more importantly what is in them. It's amazing how much processed sugar is slipped into our food and I've learned to make wise choices at restaurants. I think the best thing I've learned is how to NOT be lazy when it comes to food. If I come home later, there is not stopping at Wendy's!! Instead, I come home and make a salad or burger but I do not eat fast food! It's very important to stay away from that poison. Also, I've learned healthy alternatives to starchy/snack foods. Yams are way better than potatoes, almonds are better than chips and stay away from pop and juice! Fruit is also loaded with sugar, so everything in moderation.

My grandmother sent me a care package (she rocks) and included was a bag of pancake mix...love her to pieces! That will be my first breakfast off the cleanse! yummy, I've craved pancakes this entire time. I would rather eat them than cake!
I'm really glad I did this cleanse and I would recommend it to anyone.

Day 20

The end is in sight! I have to say that week 3 is the hardest but I'm past it now. I'm fine at home and at work but when I'm at someone's house it's hard to watch them eat whatever. Easter weekend was tough but I feel really good now. I might stay on it for 6 weeks, its my debate right now...

Janice's birthday is coming up at the end of this month and she wants me to drink some wine with her, which I would love to do but...I could do without. It's funny, I don't miss wine, tea or pasta-staples I lived off before this cleanse (except for the wine). I do miss cake and today I wanted mini-wheats but I still want pancakes more than anything! Anyway, we are thinking of going kayaking for Janice's birthday. I think we need to stop NOT wanting our birthdays and start celebrating them again but doing different, fun things together. So we are working on it.

I had my last day of classes today-thank GOD. I am so done with school right now, I really need summer to begin. April bring us some heat please!

Week #3/Easter

Okay, I'm done now. Seriously, I am so tired of eating the same things over and over again. I am also tired of watching people eat cake and cookies, I really want to eat cake and cookies too! I will admit that I sleep really well these days but its not enough for me to stay on this. I am more conscious about what I eat and what ingredients are in stuff, but I really miss eating 'normal' food. Two more weeks and counting.

Sean just left an hour ago. He came over to have Easter dinner with GG and myself, which was really nice. What I wasn't counting on was the power outage. We had a terrible storm Thursday night and around noon on Friday I lost power. A lot of people all over the island lost power. It was terrible. Whatever do you do without power? no internet, no lights, no nothing. Within 3 hours I was freezing cold and my laptop battery was running low. So I went down to my cousin's place because they still had power. They are out of town but I have a key and she knew I was going there. I ran into my GG and ended up taking him to his hair appointment and then he took me out for dinner. I got home around 7 and there still wasn't any power. So I called the radio station (how else was I to get information?) and they said no power until Sunday. So I packed up food and clothes as quickly as I could (it was getting dark) and headed back to Jan's house to spend the night. Thank goodness they had power.

Sean arrived on Sat and it was a gorgeous day. I had power again just after 1pm, but by that time I had moved all the food for the dinner to Jan's house and so we just stayed there for the night. The dinner was very nice. On Sunday GG took us out for breakfast at A&W (I watched them eat) and then Sean helped me move everything back to my place. We chilled for a bit and then went to the movie "How to Train your Dragon 3D" and it was INCREDIBLE. I really want to go again, it was a great movie. We watched "The Hurt Locker" the night before and it was pretty good too. Now I'm cleaning sheets at Jan's house and trying to get motivated enough to write an essay. I also have to create an outline for a test I have on Thursday. I cannot wait until school is over. But it was a pretty good Easter weekend, I'm really glad Sean came down because we had so much fun.