This is my first blog entry....I hope I am doing it right :) So, with the encouragement of my husband, I have decided to blog my journey to becoming more healthy and fit.  I don't have a weight goal, or even a dress size in mind, I would just like to be able to shop in the regular clothes section at stores.....I have been buying plus size clothes for almost 15 years, and I just want to be able to look on any rack in any store and know that something will fit me :) I am starting a 3-week Purification Program tomorrow morning....it includes shakes for breakfast, lunch and dinner plus all the veggies and fruit I can eat....the only rules are that I cannot have anything else other than that, and I have to eat twice as many veggies as fruit....now for those of you who are reading this that know me, I want you to understand that I am starting this process under the supervision of a health care professional, and that you need not worry about whether I am doing this without proper guidance and supervision.....I would encourage any of you that are trying to make healthy changes to start with a cleanse of some kind....Mine is from Standard Process (you can google it)...I will let you know how it is going :) Also, from what I have been reading, any good purification doesn't eliminate ALL oils and fats, but allows the "good" ones....yes, you heard me....THERE ARE GOOD FATS.....Good fats do all sorts of good things for your cholesterol, and your heart, digestion....you name it :) My good fats that I am allowed to use for cooking or in my shakes are: Flaxseed Oil, Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Fish Oil, and Grapeseed Oil.....ha ha....a few of those don't sound like they would be ANY good in a shake, but I might use them to saute veggies :) Well, that is all I have to say as far as a first post :) Hope that I can help inspire others to start a journey towards a healthier life by making mine public :) Have a good evening, and I will try to post daily, but I think you all know that is a hard thing to accomplish :)