Vitacoco coconut water fast day 2

Today was verrrrry different than yesterday. By nightfall I could smell everything within a 20 mile radius. I wanted to eat cardboard if it was in my path. I went to bed moody and frustrated. I felt like opening my fridge and devouring all the hot links I could get my hands on. I saw my children enjoying chips for a snack and felt like my head was going to explode. A very small (I mean minuscule) chip landed next to me on the couch, and I ferociously consumed it with everything I had. Then I realized that I looked and felt like an animal. I continued sipping my coconut water with pineapple flavoring as if I was eating 4 carne asada tacos from the local Mexican Restaurant :) The truth of the matter is I made it! Day 1 was a success!

Day 2 I awakened to UPS delivering a package to me. When I jumped off the couch, I realized that my feet were totally numb! I was running with somebody else's feet! My hands weren't very different. Were these the toxins leaving my body as I read about? Or was it my pre diabetes telling me that no matter what you do, you'll always desire junk. Well.....the day passed uneventfully. I had a lot more mental clarity, energy, and my back wasn't as sore. I went to my follow up dr. appt to discuss my previous lab results. Here goes ya'll:

Cholesterol-241
Vitamin D levels- dangerously low
A1C- 6.9 (full diabetes 7.0)
Hormone levels- I'm in the early stages of menopause
Blood Pressure-elevated

The rest she said was pretty good, Kidneys are fine etc. This is wonderful news since I have hAmlodipine 10 mg once daily and 80 mg of Furosemide for my BP. My reading today was 150/80. I'm representative of all of the terrible things that accompany obesity. So you see, my fasting journey is difficult but I need to live for my children. I plan on doing what's best for my body. Now it's time for shower and bed! Nite all!

BEFORE PICS

Homeschooling mom villian

***post from 2012***
I have always had a problem with "validation" from others. Whether needing it, requesting it, or running away from it. It's crazy, you have to teach people have to treat you. The same is true of the notion of once bitten twice shy. Where am I going with this? As a 42 year old single mother of 4 kids ages 3, 5, 7, and 18, I should know what is best or what is better for them with regard to education and the like. My 7 year old son has been diagnosed with ADHD. He just wasn't doesn't doing well in a rigid setting. His current elementary school has a rule that during lunch time, yes lunch time, you cannot talk to your peers or anyone for that matter when the "music" is on. Now. for an adult that would be torture, can you imagine an ADHD or even a typical child? So, I have given up on the public school system. I will allow God to order my steps and let my children learn from their life experiences and use a biblical based curriculum at home, with yours truly, a teacher that loves and cares about my kids as individuals and not statistics.

Embarking on a fast of only coconut water and coconut meat

I have determined that, a blogger I am not. I have lots of thoughts, but no real consistency in keeping a blog. It takes tenacity, informative information, and tenacity. I feel bad admitting that the only time in my life I have expressed those characteristics, on a regular basis, is with regard to eating. Overeating. I have gained over 100 pounds in 2 years! With my separation from my husband, several major moves from Las Vegas to South Carolina, back to Las Vegas for a month, then finally to California, I am happiest when I am eating something, The greasier the cuisine the better. Isn't that deplorable to admit? They say the road to recovery is admitting you have a problem right? Don't get me wrong, I am a happy mother of 4 great kids: Kejan-19, Terrill-7, Diamond-6, and Alyssa-4. I am a stay at home homeschooling (borderline unschooling) mommy that enjoys discovering and learning from the world with my children. My adult child is a full time employee and college student, helpful and very respectful, I couldn't ask for anything more! They aren't the source of my food obsession, I am.
                                       My decision to use coconut water as a fast and master cleanse came from watching lots of YouTube videos about purifying my body. I knew I needed to start somewhere. I suffer from hypertension, pre diabetes, pseudo tumor cerebri, gallstones, obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy, and high cholesterol. God has kept me alive and able to use my good sense to say, enough is enough! I don't look forward to the toxins leaving my body and hunger pangs. What I do look forward to is that weightless feeling of "clean". So.....I decided to blog about my journey, my side effects, my feelings, my triumphs, and my tribulations! I hope you will gain some insight as well and cheer on my new mindset :) It's in black and white so if I fail, I have eyes watching right? I will put a before photo of my weight and an after. Thank you for your support and for subscribing to my blog!