a detox!

i have never detoxed in my life. but i stumbled across Dr. Oz's 3 day detox on Pinterest and figured i would give it a try!

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i basically was a peanut growing up. i was the shortest in my class throughout grade school and never worried about my weight. everyday after school i had four hour gymnastics practices that burned off anything and everything i could possibly eat in a day. and so i graduated & i went off to college & was forced to end my gymnastics career as a sophomore when i broke my heel in half. i then, all of a sudden, had so much free time! i partied more, ate more, and quickly decided to study abroad in Australia the following year... that combination, along with the fact that i had never even entered a "regular" gym in my life, was a recipe for a 20lb weight gain that lasted until the end of my senior year. if someone had just said "this is called a treadmill & this is an elliptical... they make you sweat" i probably could have held off some of the weight gain. but when you are a gymnast your whole life, running in one place is brutal & sooo so so incredibly boring.

fast forward to the end of college... i graduated and immediately entered my first job in NYC interning for Elite Model Management. as an intern i loved the agency, but after two weeks i was hired and quickly discovered the world of modeling & what was worse to me, some of the bookers that came along with it. i realized this cut throat business was not the place for me, plus i was trying to get out of an extremely dysfunctional relationship at the time. one that severely affected my self esteem & sent my emotions on a never ending roller coaster. when i found myself crying one day on the bathroom floor, spooning peanut butter & jelly out of their jars, i called my mom & told her i was coming home. i quit my job, got out of that relationship, & went through a little self discovery phase...

and enter: pete. the most amazing man in my life. he literally picked me up, dusted me off, put me on my feet & showed me the lighter side of things. we moved in together & within six months we were engaged & planning a wedding. those first two years, before our marriage, i lost 20lbs without even trying. a true testament to the powers of happiness. i felt comfortable in my own skin again & stopped dreading any season other than winter (where i could cover up). and then i lost another 5lbs due to the craziness & stress of planning a wedding & the fun work outs i did with another coach i was working with in jersey. life was good.

and then shit totally hit the fan about 7 months ago. most of you, who have been following along with the blog, know that i had my tailbone removed last summer... a surgery that resulted in a major spinal infection & a very, very serious amount of blood loss. after blood transfusions & two weeks in the hospital, i went home with an IV inside my upper arm to my heart & a hole the size of a grapefruit in my pelvis. i lost a lot of weight in the hospital, but after 8 weeks of the strongest antibiotic you can take, i developed "C.diff"... a horrible condition where your body kills the good bacteria along with the bad bacteria. it was horrifically miserable, and resulted in an additional 10lb weight loss that was, in a weird way, nice to have all of your clothes fit and look great... but i was very, very sick and it really showed in my face. and so over the past couple of months i have gained back those 10lbs that i lost. which really is fine because i needed to give my body the necessary nutrients to heal, along with a lot of rest, & some well deserved desserts! but as of the past week, my wound has finally closed up and i am trying to get back to being a healthy, fit individual.

and so, i am embarking on this detox for the next week (i'm going to do more than 3 days)... however, i am def going to make some changes to different things. because let's face it, strawberries instead of spinach sounds much more appetizing! i am hoping this will be a sort of kick start & just the motivation i need to a healthier diet. i have so much to look forward to: in the months to come & also in the future with my husband. and more importantly, i am hoping to move forward and put the past 7 months behind me :)

let me know if you are going to try the cleanse with me! i'd love to hear how it works for you, if you lose any weight, if you feel any better, etc... and as i've said before, if you are suffering from tailbone pain please message me if you have any questions. i have been through everything you could possibly go through with it & would love to answer any and all questions. 

xo