What a month it’s been.  Early March Audi and I started watching our calories, and me - being the book worm I am - got online and requested half a dozen books from the library that dealt with metabolism and weight loss.  One book really caught my eye.  ”The One Day Fast Track Detox Diet” by Ann Louise Gittleman.  What an interesting read.  Summary:  The liver and colon are overworked by you eating junk.  Feed them foods that help them do their job and get rid of excess waste and toxins fast.  Sounds good to me.

It was a lot of preparation: getting rid of almost everything in the pantry because it was off-limits during the detox, which was NOT one day by the way.  It was seven days of prepping your liver and colon for a one day fast (only drinking a special kind of juice we had to make from scratch) and then three days of building up your body’s natural antioxidants and good bacteria (aka: eat lots of yogurt).  So anyway, we suffered through the first four days and by day five were smooth sailing.  We got used to eating broccoli and asparagus every meal and were dealing with the loss of all refined sugars and starches.  At the end of the eleven days, Audi had lost 7 1/2 pounds and I had lost 7.  We’re doing really well continueing to eat healthy, well-proportioned meals.  We’ve switched to whole-grain in all the foods we still eat like pasta, bread, and tortillas.  I used some of my amazon gift certificates to get some new workout videos from “The Biggest Loser” trainers.  Audi and I do Bob’s workout together, and I do Jillian’s 30 day shred by myself, plus my Sara Ivanhoe Yoga DVD’s.  It’s nice because when Audi and I can work out together, we’re both doing something we like and getting a longer workout (60 min.), while when I work out by myself, my yoga DVD’s and Jillian’s circuits are only 2o minutes long, but I still get the benefit of a longer workout because she kicks my butt!  TV’s toughest trainer indeed!  It’s been nice.  April 1st was our first day with “real” food, and we’ve kept the weight off for two weeks.  I’ve dropped another two pounds, and I think Audi’s dropped at least one.

Jayden’s been really cool about the whole thing.  I talked to him about it before we started and explained that Mommy and Daddy were going to start eating healthier so we have more energy and can do more things easily.  The other week when he went with Audi to Kroger to pick up a few things, they went down the cracker/cookie aisle, and Jayden turned to Audi pointing to the cookies and said, “Daddy, that’s a fat food.  You should only have it sometimes.”  Awesome.  :)  He’s tried several foods and found out that he likes carrots (with a bit of ranch) and celery (with peanut butter).  He also LOVES the trail mix I made with Multi-Grain Cherrios, peanuts, cashews, raisins, and M&M’s.  Guess which ingredient is his favorite?  But, hey, he eats all of it.  What do I care if he eats the M&M’s first?  Personally, I save mine for last.