Time for my first confession....I did NOT do the jumping jacks/lunges/sit-ups last night :( But I felt so bad about it, especially after reading my friend, Heathers comment on Facebook that she did more than my little 20....so I did them this morning....which made my dog go crazy, he didn't know what was going on...ha ha...so, today has been a little harder, truthfully, I am getting a little tired of having to prepare EVERYTHING I eat....it is rough, if I want to go run some errands, I can't just pick up something while I am out, I have to think ahead and eat before I leave....I am really glad that this SUPER STRICT cleanse is only 3 weeks long....but I don't intend to revert to my old habits, if I am going to be sacrificing 3 weeks to clean out my body, I am going to do more work to keep it clean :) I did also discover something interesting about beets (sorry if this is too graphic)....apparently, they KEEP that purple coloring through out the digestive system....now I have no way of knowing what goes on in the middle, but I am guessing it stays purple in there, too...ha ha....I know, I know....I shouldn't have gone there, but it might be a great way to get your kids to eat beets.....ok, enough about that....I am so thrilled and honored by the response that I have gotten from my friends and their friends that are reading my blog......It is awesome to get the support and encouragement from each of you, as I am able to give you some encouragement, too :) I started this blog on Sunday night, and starting Monday morning, my wonderful husband has left me a note of encouragement on the computer, every day.... he also brought me home flowers on Monday morning to let me know how proud he is of me, but I am SUPER proud of him too, he is the best husband ever and he gives me so much support....these notes of encouragement that he leaves me every morning are these wonderfully inspirational notes with new Bible verses each day.....I really truthfully haven't even taken a single nibble of anything that I am not allowed to eat.....and some of it is because of my wonderful hubby's unfailing faith in me that has kept me going, and not even taking a little taste of what I can't have.....I feel like I can't fail, because I would be letting every one of you down, and I have been torturing myself for 4 days now, and I can't give up cause all that work will be wasted :) I tried to roast green beans today, and they were DELISH......I have pretty much decided that any veggie tastes good roasted :) It gives it a good texture and and really wonderful, comfort food kind of flavor.....I think I will by a Jicama (pronounced Hi-ca-ma), it is some kind of root veggie, from Mexico, I am guessing :) Other than that, nothing really new in the food category,  still just fruits and veggies with yucky "shakes"....but the "shakes" really weren't bad, I didn't make any yucky faces while drinking them today :)

So, what does everyone have planned for the weekend, and how are you going to work healthy choices into your plans???  I am going to see my Nanny (my dad's mom) tomorrow....she is 87 and still going strong....I love her so much, and she is a great example of how being active and taking care of yourself will help you stay healthy for years to come....She didn't always take care of herself, when I was born, her and my Grandad smoked, but they quit for me, so every year when I celebrate my birthday, my Nanny also celebrates how many years it has been since she quit smoking.....so, if smoking is something you want to quit, then do it for someone you love, do it so that you can be there for them as long as you possibly can.....When I am 87 I want to have as full a life as she has, I know people who are 60 who don't get around or are as healthy as my Nanny :)

Well, I hope you all have a wonderful night, and a GREAT Friday :)