Throwback Friday

On Monday, my little girl will be 8. I remember the day I brought her home. Suzie was soooo tiny and I was completely in love. The week before, I had gone and bought her some toys, a bed and all the puppy essentials. I went to Target and bought a pink baby blanket, which she still has, and a play pen. No child of mine was to sleep in a crate; I wanted nothing but the best for my new little pup.


Today Suzie looks nothing like she did when she was a pup. She has grown into a beautiful, lovely lady..well aside from licking her lady bits. She still has my heart.

A lot of my friends have "real" children these days and I can't imagine having one myself. Its strange to some of you, I know, that I don't have this overwhelming desire to be a mother to something other than a furbaby. Don't get me wrong, I like kids and I love holding and spending time with my friends' kids. I guess just for me, I was born without that biological clock. Or its just broke. But whatever the reason, I can sorta understand the love that parents have for their children. Because I've been spending so much time with babies, both personally and professionally, I've realized that I talk to Suzie and treat her just like I do the human babies. So in a weird way, I get it.

I love this dog more than anything. I mean its right up there for the unconditional love I have for my husband. I'd be devastated and lost without "my little Suzie girl." She makes me smile and laugh and angry sometimes...like right now while she is trying to rip paperwork to shreds. Ahh, who needs that silly paperwork right? Go ahead, play and have fun! Don't worry; mama will clean it up.

Happy Birthday, Suzie!

I'm mama's lil pirate...ARRGGHHH

Awwww Snap...Spring is Here

To kick off the first weekend of spring we did give the boat some much needed TLC, with a little help from our friends, of course. I love spring and it just makes me all giddy. And I go around singing this little rhyme courtesy of our dear ole friend Mr. Willy Wonka:

IN SPRINGTIME

THE ONLY PRETTY RING TIME

BIRDS SING

EH, DING A-DING A-DING

SWEET LOVERS LOVE

THE SPRING


I love how my husband is "photo-bombing" our pic with the kids

The boat looks brand new. I wish I could take some sort of credit for it. I didn't do a damn thing but drink beer and gossip. But I had a dandy good time doing it. By the end of the day I was so pumped, I just couldn't stand it-I had to put on my life jacket and pretend I was floating around, getting my Vitamin D on.
So until next time, stock up on the suntan lotion and get your gear ready...ITS BOATING TIME FOOLS!

Final Answer...

I am a bit torn about the cleansing diet I did last week. I lost 2 lbs so that's good, but I have been trending around the 1-2 lbs per week doing things my way. So I am not sure if it really worked or not. I think it may be a good idea for someone who is just starting; I mean it was called the "Pre-Diet Cleanse" afterall.

The powder shakes kept me full for about 5 hours. The downside is they were pretty disgusting. By Friday, I couldn't get them down. They honestly, made me gag. Slim Fast tastes much better but they don't have as much protein & fiber.

The Diet Pak did give me energy and made me pee more. They also made me thirsty so my water consumption went up; the downfall was so did my beer consumption on Saturday.

The cleanse that I drank after dinner every night actually tasted really good. I'm not sure it ever cleansed me though. I didn't see any change in my #2s.

Maybe if I had 100% stayed on the cleanse and didn't cheat on day 6 & 7, I may have lost more weight. However, I could not bear to drink one more of those damn meal replacement shakes. No wonder people lose weight. They taste so damn shitty that you don't even want to eat!

If anyone saw my last post on the weight update, I decided to send back the tee shirt and get a smaller size. I was informed by the husband (after a few beers ofcourse) that the shirt made me look trashier than a lot lizard carrying around a milk jug full of Summer's Eve. He doesn't know much about fashion but I certainly don't want to go around looking like a cheap whore either. I'm hoping the smaller size will give me the look I'm going for, but with a more classy flair. We shall see...

Throwback Friday

In honor of this weight loss journey, I would like to use this opportunity to remind myself of what I use to look like and to use this as a goal.

This was taken in Maneo, NC in 2000-about 4 months prior to my 20th birthday. Oh I wish, I still had that stomach. I'm working on it....stay tuned!

"The Cleanse" Update Part 1

I've been on this new cleanse for 2 whole days. So I know the burning question is the status of my bowel movements. Well, there hasn't been any major poopage; just major gas. Yesterday, I am quite sure, that my stomach and butt were preparing for battle. And, I'm expecting to shart at any moment. I spent most of yesterday with major indigestion and gas pains. Today, so far, hasn't been so bad. I'm not sure if its the powder shakes or the cleanse. I was having trouble drinking the shakes yesterday due to the thickness so today I added a little bit more water and some fresh fruit. It makes it better.

But as I've lost 2 pounds, I'm gonna stick to it the rest of the week. I'll report back in a few days. Until then, just breathe, or fart, or poop; whatever you'd like.

7 Day Cleanse

Because I have received so many messages on Facebook regarding this new diet, I decided to chronicle my week here on Just Breathe.


As most of you aware, I started a diet on January 1st. I didn't follow a specific diet; you know I just cut back, eating healthier and added an exercise regiment. I haven't been too strict but I am proud to say that I've lost 10 pounds. I am about halfway to my goal.

I have now plateaued, so I've decided to do a 7 Day Cleanse Program from GNC. Its called Total Lean 7 Day Fast Loss. The kit (see above picture) includes a daily diet pack, lean shake meal replacement powder and a pre-diet cleanse.


The Pre-Diet Cleanse is to rid your body of built-up toxins that your body holds and does not naturally get rid of. In other words, its gonna make you poop and then poop some more. This also helps to boost your metabolism and allows your body to better absorb nutrients. It has tons of fiber!

I haven't had this yet as you are supposed to drink it after dinner so I'll follow up in a day or so to let you know how its going and how much I'm going.




The Daily Diet Pack: Supplements to help start burning more calories & increase energy.

The 2 red pills are Burn 60 which is supposed to help increase calorie burn-off. It also has caffeine for energy and metabolism boosting.

The smaller, lighter 2 pills are Waterex. These are for maintaining water balance and also has B-6.

The larger, darker pill is a Green Tea Complex that has EGCG. This is the major component of green tea and is for enhancing metabolism.

As for the program itself, it comes with a detailed meal plan & exercise plan. My plan is a little different. I'm taking the Diet Pack in the morning with breakfast (one of the shakes). For lunch its another shake with some fresh fruit. Dinner is the usual healthy things.

My workout plan for the week is yoga once a week, Zumba class on Tuesday, Zumba on the Wii one day & some other cardio for 30 minutes (probably a Jillian Micheal's' workout).

Now....I realize all this may be complete BS, however I'm gonna do it. I'll check in mid-week and let you know how its going and how much weight I've lost.

I will say that I was quite nervous about the Diet Pack. I haven't had any side effects. I have seen an increase in my energy level today. Also the shakes, although not the most tasty, do fill me up and keep me full.

Let me know if you have any questions and wish me luck....