{What I've learned...}

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So this past week I 've had a lot of thoughts go through my head about a whole lot of things...happens when your husband is on a business trip to Florida for 6 days but anyway....It kind of happens in those long hours lots of thinking ...I decided that since some of my friends did this and had good results I'd give it a try its been around forever but it works so I put it to the test:
a.) to kick start my metabolism
b.) to see if I could do it everyday and carry though to the end
c.) to see what I could actually lose in seven days

I learned that 

a.) I have good friends who helped keep me strong on days I was a little hungry, a little irritated and little unsure of why i was doing this in the first place

b.) how much we snitch a little here and snitch a little there

ie. lunch cleanup ,opening snacks for the kids and sneaking one or two, 

c.) how much we eat cheese, milk, sour cream, etc and how much we bake { since all of what we make is from scratch pretty much from muffins to dinner....we have a habit of thinking that since its that way its much better which it is then prepared junk....but it adds up slowly

d.) how I thought I drank alot of water till I had to drink 10 plus cups a day....yeah I went to the bathroom alot....

AFTER A FEW DAYS

- I started noticing that my skin was clearer, my hair was shinier ,
- I had less cravings for things that I had for earlier
- that a baked potato for breakfast tastes like heaven after a two days of fruit and veggies
- that a frozen banana just past the green stage and a glass of milk mixed in the blender tastes like a milkshake or candy after three days so so good
- that the numbers dropping every morning made me stronger for the next day
- but best of all I felt clean inside like healthy like not stuffed or bloated or icky?? know what I mean?? no, okay never mind ha ha...
- I didn't feel deprived everyday filled something you were missing the previous days
-found a love for grilled zucchini again and discovered ground turkey {never had tried it before}
-discovered that I do have good willpower FOR seven days....
-my clothes started fitting loser ..awesome
-discovered that as each day ended and I crossed it off the next day became easier cause it was that much closer to my end goal...
-that comments from someone today on how she noticed I had lost weight made it all worth it that it did work....... the way I had hoped

I LOST 7 lbs doing it

but more importantly for me as much as cleaning, detoxing and rebooting my body ......was seeing if I could really do it

and I did!!

I then realized how much that one comment meant to me .....like what I was doing was worth it because I knew how I felt but was surprised how much better it felt that someone noticed a difference too that maybe it wasn't all just in  my head..

which got me thinking 

that the despite how trivial how small my situation was that in

 real life situations  

 no matter what we tell ourselves

 being validated... feeling important ......feeling apart of something 

lifts us makes us stronger and sometimes is what carries us through the hardest parts of our lives, through our trials 

through our bad mom days 

through just plain long tiring hard days.......  

its through others

Sometimes through a simple smile, a compliment, a note, a phone call, a thoughtful gesture they mean so much no matter how big or small

Just say it if your thinking it the good, kind, helpful things

 be more  aware of others, help others, encourage others....

build each other up instead of tearing down

don't  judge don't condemn

give.

honesty. love. service. a hug.

it's not going to hurt you..... try it.

Look at that I just turned a body cleanse into a mind cleanse. awesome.

Have a great week!!

oh and 10 for Tuesday maybe a shortened version?

1. tornado warnings and touchdowns severe weather last week kind of fun, kind of freaky...

2. Can't believe this school year is over next week! WOW. grades 1/3/5 coming up.

3. Everything I wanted to put my kids in summer is either full or when we are gone! Major frustrated!

4. Soccer is done next week too :) :)

5. K is enrolled for September football weird already thinking about that.

6.can't wait for July 16th :) time away with D..

7. I can't handle how big K2 is getting talking in full sentences, escaping out the front door, wanting to play with friends and he is so so polite he makes me feel like I'm actually a really good mom and teach my children manners ;) WHY DO THEY  HAVE TO GROW UP SO FAST HE IS GOING TO BE THREE!!!! Seriously 3 in 3 weeks!!!!

8. I'm excited for July 1st weekend means I am a true raymondite doesn't it?? Big party time here... K2 is so lucky every year is a huge party just for him {oh and Canada but we won't tell him that ha ha} and this year the celebrations are actually on his birthday:)

9. I really want the deck built and fence finished this month..... here's hoping.

10. thats all I got ......can't think of another thing!! 

Besides that I just love these kids

Enough from me 

"trying harder to be a little better" in every way was my motto {word} this year..... I'm trying :) how bout you??