Sorry I've Gone Missing and SUMMER CLEANSE!

I just signed in to discover I haven't written anything since April!  How time flies . . . I have been busy getting my house ready to sell, buying another home, finishing my health coach program through IIN and getting a new health coach business off the ground.  It's all good and I am having an interesting journey.  I'm slowly learning to get out of my own way and let the Universe do it's good work.

Packing, moving, transitions can be so emotional and it's been very emotional for me.  And, even though I know better, I am an emotional eater.  I completed a very successful cleanse in April and lost 8 lbs.  I wish I had measured myself because I lost inches too.  I went down 2 jean sizes.  Even though afterwards I felt AMAZING I went back to my old emotional eating habits and here I am again - low energy, put a few lbs back on, so I decided to do another cleanse to get myself back on track.  I thought I would document so that I was accountable.

The cleanse I am doing is Clean Burn Shape through Orenda.  It's 10 days of detox at a cellular level along with super clean eating.  Why cellular level?  Well, toxins are fat soluble - meaning they like to store themselves in fat cells.  That's one of the reasons so many people lose weight only to put it back on.  The body is smart - it likes to have those toxins spread out.  If you lose weight, the toxins are concentrated - so they eventually work themselves back to be more evenly distributed - and the weight comes back.  We live in such a toxic environment that I recommend to most clients to detox at least quarterly.  For clients with more than 10lbs to lose I recommend a 10 + 30 day cleanse.

Ok - I am really putting myself out there.  I am posting a pic of me in a bikini (ACK) and I will post one of my recipes I am eating on the cleanse - and I will also post my "after" picture.

 I will keep you all updated daily and any and all support is appreciated.  If anyone would like to learn more about cleansing, feel free to email me at pamela@food2live4.com.  We provide recipes, meal plans and shopping lists for our clients interested in doing the Clean Burn Shape cleanse.

Happy Sunday!

UnTuna Salad

1 can garbanzo beans

3 tablespoons veganaise

1 tablespoon dijon mustard

2 stalks celery chopped

2 tablespoons chopped red onion

2 tablespoons lemon juice

salt and pepper to taste

Romaine lettuce leaves

Pulse beans in food processor until just chopped – don’t over process, you want it to be chunky.  Mix in rest of ingredients.