21-DAY CLEANSE: THE WRAP-UP

15 POUNDS LIGHTER, BEYOTCHES!!

IT'S OVER: I can't believe it's over. I gotta tell you, this is the most enjoyable "diet" I've ever done. It's completely changed not just the way I eat, but the way I think about my body, my life and those around me. The reason I wanted to do this cleanse wasn't for weight loss, although I assumed that it would be a part of the process and I wasn't hating that

21-DAY CLEANSE: LAST DAY - THE FINAL FASTING!

DAY 21: I decided to start this morning off with a nice (not so nice actually) salt water flush. It is a way to get the body free of toxins at the start of the day and it's a little easier on the body than an enema. I know, gross. It's 32 oz. of  warm water with two teaspoons of UNIODIZED SEA salt. It must be unionized sea salt if you do this. It mixes with the water and doesn't sink. I added

21-DAY CLEANSE: DAY 20

DAY 20: Well dinner last night was absolutely amazy!!! It was a taste sensation and the restaurant was sooooo pretty. We sat outside on their back patio (pictured), the weather was perfection and the wait staff was great. OH, and there were two celebrities there; Crispin Glover (McFly from Back to the Future) and Kyan Douglas (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy). I used the term "celebrities" loosely

21-DAY CLEANSE: DAY 19

DAY 19: Wow! It's the end of the last work week on the cleanse. I can't believe how fast this whole thing is blowing by! My morning workout was great and it was the start of a beautiful New York City day again! I had my protein shake after my workout and then put together lunch before going for my Friday morning treat of buying a juice at Westerly. Oh, by the way, all the clothes I put on this

21-DAY CLEANSE: DAY 18

DAY 18: After last night's successful dinner (so delish) I slept like a baby and woke up at 7 this morning to make juice for breakfast. I put on my Madonna and juiced away. That sounds disgusting. I made juice. Okay. Packed up my lunch and headed out the door for another day at work only to be met by another beautiful New York morning. Since it was Bono's birthday today I enlisted U2 to get me

21-DAY CLEANSE: DAY 17

DAY 17: My morning started off with my alarm going off somewhere other than beside my bed. Where was that rascally thing? Ha. I was so tired last night I left it sitting on the table in the living room. Oh, well. Still heard it!! I hit the gym on a misty New York morning for my 6 AM workout and just caught the rain on the way home. It was actually pretty refreshing and the temperature made it

21-DAY CLEANSE: DAY 16

DAY 16: Today started off great. I slept in until 7 AM because of my after-work-cardio day and made juice for our breakfast. Put together some lunch and I was off to work with Robyn in my ears. My morning at work was A-okay and non-eventful in a great way. Exchanged a few happy texts with the hubby and set up plans to meet with a friend who is embarking on an exciting overseas journey soon. OH,

21-DAY CLEANSE: DAY 15 - WEEK 3

DAY 15: Here we go! It's the last week of the cleanse. Lookin' good and feelin' better every day!! I had my 6 AM workout today and I have lost another 3 pounds, which brings my total after 2 weeks to 10 pounds. Pretty freakin' great, IMO. Especially after the added calories from Saturday. Ha. I am back in my thin clothes and I feel really energetic going into week 3. Anyway, made a salad for

21-DAY CLEANSE: DAY 14 - THE SECOND FAST

DAY 14: Well, last night was a total blast, but I definitely broke the cleanse. I didn't go hog wild by any means, especially considering my past. Ha. I did, however, over a 5-6 hour period have four vodka/sodas and a half a glass of champagne. So what I'm deciding today is this:

Do I feel better:
A) Completely clear-headed, energetic & thin
B) After four vodka/sodas and a half a glass of

21-DAY CLEANSE: DAY 13

DAY 13: Started my day off with some water w/ lemon and an herbal tea. I got up at 7:30 this morning, so I sat and read my daily cleanse reading (inspiration, affirmation and focus) and then worked on my blog a bit. I went to the post office at 9:15, hit the gym at about 9:30 and then back home to make juice. Then it was off to buy a new blender. Turns out our 300 year old blender wasn't great

21-DAY CLEANSE: DAY 12

DAY 12: Well, well, well. Day 12 it is!! Woke up to pouring rain this morning so I decided I would wait for my workout until after work so as not to start my day off soaking wet in workout attire. It was a nice extra hour of sleep. I packed up lunch and headed out for my Friday treat, a juice made for me at Westerly, and off to work. The rain had stopped by the time I left the house, by the way

21-DAY CLEANSE: DAY 11

DAY 11: Woohoo! I am so proud of myself. I'm halfway through this (super easy) 21-Day cleanse and I feel fanstasgreat, energetic and light. It's really a huge difference in my health and my mood. So great!! My morning started off with the super green juice, as usual, and a healthy dose of Scissor Sisters blazing in my ears. My AM at work was quick, painless and uneventful (in a good way). I

21-DAY CLEANSE: DAY 10

DAY 10: By the time you read this post I will officially be halfway done with the 21-Day Cleanse!! I can't believe how fast it's going!!! Last night two of our best friends came over and we watched Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. A-MAH-ZING!! They ordered "normal" food (ha. that's what they called it) and drank some beers. I was genuinely not tempted at all. It was a nice little test. And if you

21-DAY CLEANSE: DAY 9

DAY 9: Still riding the high off my weight loss breakthrough (that sounds dramatic), yesterday was an absolute delight!! Last night the finale of RuPaul's Drag Race came on and, as expected, my fave Sharon Needles took the title!!! Sorry if you didn't know, but it was almost 24 hours ago, beyotch! I'm not RuPaulogizing for it (thanks, Willam). Woke up this morning and made my first smoothie of

21-DAY CLEANSE: DAY 8

DAY 8: Well, the fast yesterday was not only easy, but kind of a delight! Not only was I not hungry all day, I felt and FEEL light, energetic and happy. Got up to do my 6 AM lower body workout today, rocked it, got on the scale and.....I'VE LOST 7 POUNDS!! I knew I was losing some weight and I didn't have the bloat I always felt I had, but SEVEN POUNDS??? Yep. The power of veggies, m'friends!

21-DAY CLEANSE: DAY 7 - THE FAST

DAY 7: Well, our super is going to (fingers crossed) fix our bathroom today. It's totally usable except there's no light or electricity. It's not like we use a lot of electrical appliances in there anyway. We're guys after all. So I got up at 7:30 today for no apparent reason besides I was awake and feelin' good. Obviously we didn't got to the party that we were scheduled for last night due to

21- DAY CLEANSE: DAY 6

DAY 6: Well, it's the first weekend on the cleanse. I have a party to go to tonight, so we'll see how well I hold up under the pressure of booze and food. I think I'll be fine. Woke up at 7:30 this morning and had my water w/ lemon and cayenne before heading off to the gym for my last workout of the week. I did the cardio and meditated in the sauna for 5 minutes. Came back and my hubby was

21-DAY CLEANSE: DAY 5

DAY 5: First full week of work on the cleanse done! Last heavy workout of the week done! Weekend temptation ahead. Ha. This morning was great. I awoke for my 6 AM workout and had my water w/ lemon, a bathroom stop and I was off. I'm not gonna lie, my upper body workout was a challenge this morning, but then again, Friday workouts are always the hardest, aren't they? As my daily focus says

21-DAY CLEANSE: DAY 4

DAY 4: And we're off. Today started nice and smooth. I awoke at 7 AM, did my business (gross, I know, but this will happen a lot on the cleanse. THINK THIN!) and cut up some more lemon to take to work. My hubby and I had fun and used some awesome team work last night to make green juice to put in Mason jars (which you should TOTALLY get to keep air out of your juice if you keep it in the fridge

21-DAY CLEANSE: DAY 3

DAY 3: This morning started off with a bang! After my morning water w/ lemon and cayenne, I was off to the gym for my 6:00 AM workout. When I first got there the nice young lady who works at the front desk decided she wanted to talk to me and it kinda threw my concentration -- well, what little I have at 6 AM -- off kilter. Anyhoo.......the workout went very well, but then after I left the gym I