BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES ARE HERE !!!!!!!!!

THEY'RE HERE!!!! I 've posted photo's taken from summer 2007 when I first began the Martha's Vineyard Diet Detox, weighing in at 202 pounds. I have also included the new and improved "47 pound lighter" pictures to show what MVDD can and will do for you if you persevere. (See Blog Archive Dates 9/15/07)
My goal weight is 135 and on September 23, 2007 I weighed 152. As soon as I reach my goal weight I will post my final "Job accomplished" photo.
My effort to lose weight will have been accomplished but I will continue practicing the MVDD for my health, the rest of my life.
Hope and Healing to all who go here.....
Lisa
The Bowel Arena

Blog Archive

SUCCESS WITH MARTHA'S VINEYARD DIET DETOX !!!

This has been the best turn around for my overall health bar none! Not only have I lost a considerable amount of weight in a short period of time, I have also been given back so much of my physical and emotional health! So many things have been reversed just by the simplicity of cleansing and nourishing my body in accordance with the program outlined in the book written by Dr. Roni DeLuz RN ND and James Hester......."21 pounds in 21 days...The Martha's Vineyard Diet Detox."

This is no quick fix! It is a lifestyle reformation which is followed by detoxing and nourishing your body with healthy supplements instead of normal everyday eating. You will discover how amazed you are that you no longer crave the wrong kinds of foods and in the wrong combinations. Whether you have concerning health issues or just need to shed some pounds to prevent health issues.....this detox diet is the secret! May you discover like so many of us have already......NEW LIFE!

Let Freedom Ring!
The Bowel Arena

10.04.2007

DAY 83 Maintenance Menu and Schedule

7am - BerrySplash mixed in Tension Tamer Tea
9am - Green Drink
11am - Avacado and a Vanilla/cinnamon Protein shake with Stevia
1:45pm - VeggeSplash
3pm - Almonds/pumpkin seeds
5pm - Chilled Wild rice/Black Lentils mixed with Avacado and Feta Cheese/Braggs/Flax oil dressing

Posted by The Bowel Arena at 5:47 PM 0 comments

10.03.2007

DAY 82 Maintenance Menu

6:30am - BerrySplash
9:30am - Green Drink
10:30am - Vanilla Protein shake w/Cinnamon and Stevia
1:45pm - VeggeSplash, Almonds & Pumpkin seeds
4:00pm - Avacado, Tomato, Corn salad with Braggs/Flax oil/Balsamic vinegar dressing
Wild Rice/ Black Lentils cooked in organic chicken broth. Braggs/Flax oil dressing to taste after cooking rice mix.

Posted by The Bowel Arena at 4:13 PM 0 comments

10.02.2007

MVDD Maintenance Diet and Menu

81 days .....Weight - 149 pounds.

7 am - BerrySplash this am in herbal tea
9 am - Green Drink
noon - Almonds and Pumpkin seeds
1 pm - Wild Rice/Lentils with Avacado and Almonds/Pumpkin seeds
4 pm - Avacado, corn on the cobb, Steamed Cauliflower with Feta cheese Braggs and Flax oil.

Posted by The Bowel Arena at 3:38 PM 2 comments

9.29.2007

DAY 78 on Maintenance Schedule and Menu

9:30 am - BerrySplash mixed in Cinnamon Apple spiced tea
11:30 am - Wild Rice/Black Lentils, Salad with romain/radiccio,Broccoli, Fetta cheese with Braggs/Flax oil dressing
Chocolate Protein shake with cinnamon and Stevia
2:00 pm -Dry Roasted unsalted Almonds/Tamari Pumpkin seeds
4:30 pm - Wild Rice/Black Lentils, Cucumber, Avacado, Sweet corn

Ice Tea with Stevia the rest of the night.

Posted by The Bowel Arena at 5:31 PM 0 comments

9.28.2007

DAY 77 on Maintenance Schedule and Menu

6:30 am - BerrySplash mixed in cinnamon apple spiced tea
8:30 am - Green Drink
10:30 am - Chocolate Protein shake with cinnamon and Stevia
noon - Almonds and Pumpkin seeds
2:00 pm - VeggeSplash with Braggs and Cayene
5:00 pm - Wild rice/lentils, Avacado, Tomato, Corn, Green Beans.

Went to the Spa tonight......back late and Oh so relaxed....nite nite!

Posted by The Bowel Arena at 10:31 PM 0 comments

9.27.2007

DAY 76 on Maintenance Schedule and Menu

6:30 am - BerrySplash in 16 oz. water
8:30 am - Green Drink
10:30 am - Chocolate Protein shake with Cinnamon and Stevia
2:00 pm - VeggeSplash
3:00 pm - Almonds and Tamari Pumpkin seeds
5:00 pm - Wild rice/Black Lentils, Romain and Radiccio salad with corn,avacado,olives,Feta cheese, Braggs and Flax oil dressing.

Posted by The Bowel Arena at 6:03 PM 2 comments

9.26.2007

DAY 75 on Maintenance Schedule and Menu

Weight =150 pounds this morning!

BerrySplash w/ water @ 6:30 am
Green Drink w/ water @ 8:00 am
Protein Shake w/ water @ 10:00 am
(Chocolate Natures Plus w/Cinnamon & Stevia)
VeggeSplash w/ water @ 1:45 pm
Small handful of Almonds/Tamari Pumpkin seeds @ 3:00 pm
Dinner tonight @ 5pm.......Corn on the cobb with Braggs/Earth Balance butter and Steamed Broccoli/Green Beans sprinkled with Pecorino Romano Cheese.

Posted by The Bowel Arena at 3:14 PM 0 comments

9.25.2007

DAY 74 on Maintenance Schedule and Menu

I've lost 52 pounds today!

6:30 am - BerrySplash/herbal tea mix w/ Stevia
9:30 am - Green Drink
11:30 am - VeggeSplash and Chocolate Protein shake w/ Stevia, Tamari Pumpkin seeds/Almonds
2:30 pm - Iced herbal tea/w Stevia
4:00 pm - Chopped Celery,Cucumbers,Tomato, Avacado, sweet corn, topped with Wild Rice/Black Lentils, Pecorino Romano Cheese and Braggs/Flax Oil dressing

Posted by The Bowel Arena at 5:00 PM 0 comments

9.24.2007

DAY 73 on Maintenance Schedule and Menu

7am - BerrySplash mixed in 16 oz Hot Vanilla/Honey flavored Tea with Stevia
9 am - Green Drink and VeggeSplash
noon - Cucumbers,Sweet corn,Tomato,Avacado salad with Braggs/Flax Oil dressing
Wild rice/Black Lentils. Pumpkin seeds/Almonds
2pm - Herbal Tea
3pm - Pumpkin Seeds/Almonds
6 pm -SWEET CORN....."Honey and Pearl" brand with melted Earth Balance/Braggs butter spread. This is not butter it is made from Olive Oil, Soy, Canola, and Palm fruit oils not Kernal. It actually improves cholestrol and Trader Joes sells it in Organic form.

Posted by The Bowel Arena at 7:05 PM 0 comments

9.23.2007

DAY 72 on Maintenance Schedule and Menu

8 am - Warm BerrySplash mixed in 16 oz Vanilla/honey flavored tea and Stevia.
10 am - Green Drink, Ice herbal tea with Stevia
noon - 3/4 c. cooked Wild Rice/Black Lentils and 1/2c. cucumbers/onions/sweet corn salad w/ Braggs/Flax Oil Dressing.
2 pm - Iced Herbal tea, Water
4 pm - Cucumbers, Sweet corn(raw), Tomato, Green onions, chopped into salad with Braggs/Flax oil dressing and 1 Tblsp. Pecorino Romano cheese. 2 Tblsp. Almonds/Pumpkin seeds, 1/2 c. Wild rice/Black Lentils.

Posted by The Bowel Arena at 4:42 PM 0 comments

9.22.2007

50 POUNDS TODAY....IN JUST 10 WEEKS !!!!!!!!

Day 71 and on Maintenance.........FOR LIFE......(with an occasional detox thrown in for FUN:O)

8 am - Berry Splash
10 am - Green Drink
noon - I made the same chopped salad that I made yesterday but added Almonds, Pumpkin seeds and Pecorino Romano Cheese. I cooked Wild Rice & Black Lentils in Organic chicken broth and added Braggs and Flax Oil to this. After it cooled I added some of the rice/bean mix to my salad......yes......it was SOOOOOOOO DELICIOUS!!!
2 pm - Green Drink
5 pm - Same meal as the noon meal.

Posted by The Bowel Arena at 5:01 PM 0 comments

9.21.2007

DAY 7 of the 7 day detox

Day 70 since begining detox and 49 pounds down. That is 50 pounds in 10 weeks.

I detoxed until dinner and then began doing maintenance tonight.

7am - Berry Splash
9am - VeggeSplash/green drink mixed
11am - VeggeSplash and iced herbal tea
2pm - Green Drink and iced herbal tea
4pm - Chopped Cucumbers, Tomato, Celery, thin sliced onions, Avacado, and Raw sweet corn. Dressed everything in the Braggs/Flax Oil dressing . DELICIOUS!!!! SCRUMPTIOUS!!! DIVINE!!! SUCCULENT!!!.......and SOOOOO WORTH THE WAIT .
1 hour later I had a Chocolate Protein shake with cinnamon and Stevia.

DETOX is officially OFF........Maintenance is ON......YEAH BABY!

Posted by The Bowel Arena at 4:41 PM 0 comments

9.20.2007

DAY 6 of new 7 day detox

Day 69 since beginning MVDD

Same schedule as yesterday and the same drinks. I added some early evening rollerskating with the kids tonight and I felt so strong! I had no muscle weakness......I wish I could have skated all night! I have plenty of energy this time "around the rink". Tomarrow is Day 7 and I will be back on maintenance the same way as before.

Have a "Green" and Healthy Evening!

Posted by The Bowel Arena at 9:07 PM 0 comments

9.19.2007

DAY 5 on new 7 day detox

Day 68 following MVDD....

7am - BerrySplash in 16oz Honey/vanilla flavored hot tea with Stevia
10am - Green Drink
noon - VeggeSplash w/Braggs and Cayene
2pm - Green Drink
3pm - VeggeSplash w/Braggs and Cayene
5pm - Pureed soup with Veggesplash added.
6pm - Protein shake

Posted by The Bowel Arena at 6:37 PM 1 comments

9.18.2007

DAY 4 new 7 day detox

Day 67 since beginning MVDD July 13th.

7 am - BerrySplash mixed in 16 oz of Hot Spiced Apple Tea sweetened w/ Stevia
9 am - Green Drink , Ice Spiced Apple Tea sweetened w/ Stevia
noon - Tomato VeggeSplash mixed in water with a Splash of Braggs and Cayene
2 pm - Green Drink, Ice spiced apple Tea Sweetend w/Stevia
5 pm - Pureed Soup/broth, Iced Spiced Apple Tea w/Stevia.
Weight was 155 today...... 47 pound weight loss.
3 days to go and really looking forward to a fresh raw chopped salad with my favorite dressing, Braggs/Flax Oil, Garlic powder, and cayene pepper.

Posted by The Bowel Arena at 5:39 PM 0 comments

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********** Maintenance Recipes *********

WILD RICE AND BLACK LENTILS
1 quart Organic broth (chicken,beef,veggie) Bring to boil.
1 1/4 c. Wild rice add to boiling broth.
1/2 c. Black or Red Lenils add to boiling broth.
Return to boil, stir, cover and turn down to simmer.
Cook for 40 minutes to 1 hour until all the liquid is absorbed.
Dress cooked rice after cooking in the following:
Braggs Liquid Aminos to taste
Flax oil to taste
Balsamic vinegar to taste
Garlic powder to taste.
Top rice with Pecorino Romano Cheese or Feta cheese.


THE BOWEL ARENA BOWL
Zuccini - Chopped
Yellow Squash - Chopped
Broccoli - Chopped
Celery - Chopped
Avacado - Chopped
Tomato - Chopped
Dry Roasted Almonds
Pumpkin Seeds
Sweet Onion - (thin sliced to taste)
Mix all together and dress in the following :
Braggs/Flax oil/ Balsamic vinegar/Garlic powder/Cayenne(easy does it)/Sprinkle with Pecorino Romano Cheese.


CHEESY VEGGIE MIX
In a sauce pan steam Broccoli/ Cauliflour together.
Cook only till tender crisp.
Remove from pan and Season with Braggs, Flax oil, garlic powder (to taste), and your choice of Feta Cheese or Pecorino Romano cheese. Toss well and eat with either Roast Organic Chicken, Broiled Wild Caught Salmon, or Wild rice/Bean mix.


SIMPLE, SUCCULENT, SUMMER SALAD
2 Avacados chopped in nice chunks
1 Red ripe tomato chopped
1 Raw ear of Sweet corn - cut from cob
Roast Organic Cashews (1/2 c.)
1 cup precooked and chilled Wild Rice/Black Lentils (see above recipe)
Pecorino Romano Cheese (2 Tblsp)
Braggs/Flax oil dressing to taste....heat it up with a little Cayenne Pepper


ZUCCINI SPAGHETTI W/ ORGANIC DICED TOMATO SAUCE AND PECORINO ROMANO CHEESE
2 medium zuccini peeled and string cut into long spaghetti like strips. Bring to boil 6 cups of water seasoned with garlic and Sea salt or Braggs.
Cook until blanched (2 or 3 minutes so it's not too soft).
Cook a large can of Organic diced tomatos and 2 minced cloves of garlic until hot. Remove from heat and add 1/4 c. olive oil and 1/4c. Pecorino Romano or Feta cheese.
Pour sauce mix over Zuccini Spaghetti.

SUPER HEALTHY...SUPER TASTY.....SALAD DRESSING
Say "Goodbye" to Blue Cheese, Ranch, 1000 Island, French,
Green Goddess, and Ceasar Dressings! You won't even miss them after trying this Tangy, Tasty Topper.
Use a small leak proof jar with a twist on lid so you can "Shake it and Take it" for those timeswhen you go out to eat and want to order a salad.
1/2 cup Flax oil or EVOO
1/4 cup Braggs Liquid Aminos
1/2 tsp. (opt) Garlic powder or 1 crushed clove fresh garlic
(herbs of your choosing or.....not. It tastes great even without adding herbs.) If you like it warm or even spicy, then add a pinch of Cayenne pepper.
Don't forget to "GO NUTS"! Bring with you Almonds, Cashews, Pecans, Pumpkin seeds.

YES!!! You CAN add Pecorino Romano Cheese or Feta cheese. These are wonderful on any salad and they are made from sheep and goat milk, not cows milk making them more digestable for people who are lactose intolerant.


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