Day 23

Health Advice #1  Breathe.  Seriously friends.  As babies we know how to take deep breaths but as we become adults we take tiny shallow breaths.  When we are in stressful situations or even in everyday life, we hold our breath.  Take a moment right now and inhale in your nose for a count of 8.  I want you to feel the full expansion of your lungs.  Hold it.  Slowly, ever so slowly exhale out your nose.  Take twice as much time to exhale as you did to inhale.  Notice how your body starts to relax.  Repeat often!

On day 43, I just want you to know, I will be waking up to a HUGE cup of Salted Caramel Coffee.   (Yes that is a HUGE CUP)  I'm going to savor it and bathe in it!  I am dying for a cup of coffee.  It's not the caffeine but the taste I crave.  My friend Katie told me about this site  www.teeccino.com  It is herbal tea that taste like coffee.  I did order the variety pack to try!  I'm excited to taste it. 



1. Read the daily proclamation day and night.  Done

2. Compliment someone each day and say nothing negative about anyone. I stopped at Al's supermarket today to just grab a few things.  I don't normally shop there because Kroger is my choice of markets.  I was heading home and remembered I needed some things so I chose to pull in on the way.  I found some things I needed that were on sale but I needed that fancy card they give you to scan at the checkout.  I know I used to keep one but since I don't visit that store often, I must have gotten rid of it.  The gal at the checkout was so helpful.  She stepped away from her register and got me the information I needed to fill out.  She then filled it out for me and gave me my card.  She did it with such a helpful, happy attitude.  I knew right then she was getting my compliment for today.  I thanked her for being so helpful and pleasant.  She looked at me like I was crazy and said "This is my job!"  I said "not everyone does their jobs so well."  I have to say at Kroger....wait, I can't say anything negative.  Never mind.

3. Stop eating BEFORE you are full. Follow the special body cleansing program- I am eating a vegan diet. I am on the Eden diet.  Only allowed foods that would be found in the Garden of Eden.  No cooking allowed, all raw.  I had a juicy grapefruit for breakfast.  I don't eat them very often and every time I do, I wonder why I don't eat them more often because they are delicious!!!  Note to self, buy more grapefruits. I had a salad for lunch and again, munched on fruits, veggies and nuts the rest of the day.

4. Do not get angry, curse or complain. Do not gossip about anyone.  Today was a stressful day.  I didn't complain or curse but I did get upset.  I went to bed with a headache and woke with one and that was not how I wanted to start my day.  It's  day that I am glad is ready to end. 

5.Give someone something material each day.  I gave my friend Kim (not the same Kim from yesterday) a gift certificate for Mucho Mas! (I told you I love that place.) because she gave me a waterfall for my new yoga/pilates room. She said she got it for Christmas and tried to trade it off because she didn't want it but someone gave it back to her.  I was DELIGHTED to get it because I was thinking how badly I wanted one.  I was contemplating putting it out there on facebook world to see if anyone had one lying around that they didn't use and before I could, she approached me asking if I wanted it.  God works in wonderful ways!!  I gave her the gift certificate and told her she would like this better than the fountain.  I hope she enjoys it. 

6. Pray and read scripture for your age in minutes daily.- I pray for 11 minutes in the morning and 11 minutes at night. I also listen to an audio bible for 11 minutes in the morning and 11 at night.  The other day, I reached out to my friends and asked if anyone needed prayer.  I am praying for 22 minutes a day and I'm running out of things to pray about.  Seriously, I must have prayed before this challenge for like 10 seconds.  What the heck is wrong with me?  And that was if I didn't fall asleep in the first 5 seconds.  Bad j, bad.  Soooo, I did get several requests which I was super excited about.  That night, I awoke at 2am.  And never.  Fell back asleep.  Nope.  I tossed and turned and turned and tossed until finally I realized, this was the time I was to pray.  I prayed and prayed until about 4am; I drew a hot bath and turned on my audio bible for half hour.  Sometimes we just have to be open enough to listen to what God is trying to tell us. 
7. Drink half myweight in ounces of water.- done I have to drink 72 ounces of water. Done.

8. If you are doing any of these stop. Stop flirting, having affairs, committing fornication, looking at pornography, or communicating with a person who is not your spouse. Nope

9. Wash my face before bed. This isn't part of the challenge but I made it part. I need to get back into the habit! Yep


My weight is as follows-
Day 1. 146.1
2. 144.0
3. 142.3
4. 142.6
Restart day 1. 143.8
2. 144.2
3. 142.7
4. 142.3
5. 140.9
6. 140.6
7. 140.4
8. 139.8
9. 139.8
10. 137.6
11. 138.9
12. 138.3
13. 138.7
14. 139.6
15.137.6
16. 135.6
17.136.3
18.135.8
19. 135.8
20. 137.3
21. 136.9
22. 135.8
23. 133.7