http://myfitness.innereyes.com Trauma: Life in the Gym Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:06:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So after all this time, I finally did it...I signed up for Belly Dance classes at a studio very close to my studio. I saw their ad sometime last summer and went to visit the studio which was quite well done. It isn't a huge place, but I love their ... http://myfitness.innereyes.com/2008-04/belly-dancing/ Yes....for the first time in a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG ass time (must be over a year or so!!), I finally made use of my membership and actually WENT to the gym. Let me tell you, I found many excuses NOT to go today but had to force myself. I decided last night ... http://myfitness.innereyes.com/2008-03/going-back-to/ Can you believe...about 2 years ago, I gave up chocolate-more like, I decided that I would try and see how long I could go without chocolate and this is how long it has been!!! I do miss it, especially around the holidays or the time of the month...but I don't ... http://myfitness.innereyes.com/2008-03/carob/ Ok, so the last 4 days weren't all that bad which is a good thing this time around. I did notice that on this detox, I found the herbal laxatives to be a bit stronger than normal. You are supposed to take 2 of those along with your 2 cleanse ... http://myfitness.innereyes.com/2008-03/day-8-9-10-11-12/ Wow the days sure have gone by FAST! The detox so far has been pretty good to say the least and I have been doing well to always bring along carrots, water, a piece of fruit (but I sure miss the tropical stuff) and nuts with me whenever I go ... http://myfitness.innereyes.com/2008-03/day-4-5-6-7/ So far it has been pretty easy to do the detox this time around-what a difference it makes to eat food that doesn't bloat you, make you feel sick or thirsty!! That is why I like eating right, detox or not...but it sure is nice to go off track and ... http://myfitness.innereyes.com/2008-02/day-1-2-3/ Ok-I know most of you don't care about the fact that I am doing a detox so let's just say that I am recording my daily entries here for my own purposes to help keep track. I went back and checked out my very first detox that I started recording ... http://myfitness.innereyes.com/2008-02/and-here-we-go-again/ And so it is overrrrrrrrrrr and hooray! Actually not really hooray because I didn't suffer at all during this round, ok there were some times that I just wanted a frozen dinner or have some pineapples, but honestly it went really well. I feel much better than I did when ... http://myfitness.innereyes.com/2007-09/done-for-another-while/ Ok I feel like a pro with this whole detox thing now, I basically am that used to it that I don't even need to look at the food charts to know what I am not allowed and allowed to eat!! I decided that it was time to do ... http://myfitness.innereyes.com/2007-09/detox-4th-round/ Ok, I dunno if this is really healthy or not but this has got to be the BEST tasting sherbert/yogurt I have EVER tasted. I have tried various forms of sherbert before and they always come off with a very sugary flavor and an odd taste and texture. Of course ... http://myfitness.innereyes.com/2007-07/fantastic-ice-cream/