Words from Muriel

Hello Girls,

How you are all enjoying this LOVELY wet weather!!!

We have returned from the Yoga Retreat feeling stronger and ready to take on the warmer weather??

Activities for this month are getting ready for the Relay for Life  which takes placeMay 31st. The Feel Fit girls do not have a team this year as many of you are on other teams. So good luck with your preparation and fund raising. If you are not involved with a team and want to sponsor some one I know Monica, Connie and myself are all walking. Feel free to give us a donation. Anyone else looking for sponsorship let me know.

Julia's Spring classes are in full swing and I am resuming yoga this week. Mon there is a slight change in time am yoga at10:00 instead of 10:30 am. (just this week as I have a noon commitment.)

Katharine Fletcher is having her first SOLO art show May 12  (7-9) at the Mud Oven on 1065 Bank St. Ott. just north of Sunnyside. In the Chinese Calendar this is the Year of The Horse and Katharine loves horses  hence her show depicting horses! Please join Katharine on May 12 and if you can't that evening the show will be on for a few weeks following.

We are pleased to introduce 2 new members Linda Hay and Fran Doyle. Both girls were on the Yoga retreat and we wish them success with their fitness goals.

Remember our next meeting will be June 8th, 12:30 at the Cafe. Please plan on attending and let me now asap so we can inform the cafe. I'll confirm our guest as soon as I have confirmation.

Please let us know asap if you plan on renewing your membership as we will be going through our contacts and deleting any non  renewed members this month.

Fitfully Yours,

Muriel 

Words from Muriel

It was good to see so many Feel Fit members yesterday at our Women's WELLNESS DAY.  I am sure you are all inspired to  continue your fitness journey . Kathie Donovan has a great gift  of inspiring women.

I am pleased to say we honored 7 members with letters for their bracelet. Congrats to Lyn, Katharine, Darlene, Velma,  Betty and Madeline on receiving letters.

We welcome 4 new members to our FEEL FIT FAMILY: Ann, Janey, Inger and Jenny. Good luck on your fitness journey. Remember to set realistic goals and put  your chart where you can see it. (ie the fridge)

This year if you are a new or renewed member for 2014-15 you will receive privileges from Gwendoline's Boutique, Shawville Shoe Shop, Cafe 349, Norway Bay Golf and  Muriel's Yoga. New Feel Fit members will receive 1 free pilate's class at Julia Clarke's Body by Design. Look at the attachment to see what each business is offering. 

Our next meeting is Sun. June 8th at 12:30 and I will let you know more details regarding the day asap.

A number of us are off to a yoga retreat in Alexandria this week so think of us and wish us good energy as we get stronger physically and spiritually.

Fitfully Yours,

Muriel

The 7th Women's Wellness Meetin

Thanks to everyone who joined us on Saturday, Feel Fit had a successful 7th annual meeting on Saturday, April 26. 

The meeting started with Muriel's opening, following by the inspiring and cheerful speech from our guest speaker - Kathie Donovan who was the co-host of Regional Contact on CTV for 24 years and now a public speaker, life artist and author of "Inspiration in Action". Through her life experiences and stories, she encourages women to focus on the truly important factors of being optimistic, embrace life and make stuff happen.

Here are some of the event pictures. What a wonderful time to spend with you ladies! Stay well and feel fit! 

 

Day 43

Well Day 43 almost half way through my 90 day detox! Yes I am pleased with the results so far.  I as mentioned in previous blogs have a much less coughing.

I feel a need to stay honest because of the Feel Fit girls who know I am doing this and also because I have committed to writing this blog.

So her is the honesty, I fell of the no sugar detox and had several tlbs of honey and cinnamon. I had just read on face book how honey and cinnamon have many health benefits and I wanted something sweet so chose to believe it at that moment. However what was going to be only 1 tlbs turned into 3-4! I repeated the honey/cinnamon fix a week later.

I also fell of the no wine/ alcohol last Friday evening and had 2 glasses of white wine. Barb  felt I should celebrate  my half way mark in the detox. It was something about 40 days and 40 nights. Mind you it didn't take a lot of convincing. 

I treated myself this week to a coconut /pineapple milkshake. It was a little flat so I added dates and sunflower seeds. The dates gave it the sweetness I required.

Thank goodness more restaurants are adding gluten free choices to their menus. Last Mon. after visiting family in Carelton Place we found a restaurant "Bally Giblins which had a full page of gluten free choices!

To my surprise Billy T's had gluten free individual size pizza's. 

Pizza is one of the fast foods that I missed the most and now thank goodness I can get it now right in Shawville Domino's have a very good gluten free pizza as well.

I have to thank Ruth at the Cafe for her excellent gluten free pasta salad she made today for our Feel Fit meeting.

Now wish me luck as I continue towards the second half of the detox! I have not gotten sick. Touch wood!

Muriel

Happy New Year's! day 32!!!

Happy New Year's to myself and all readers! I am on day 32 and have not had 1 glass of wine except a sip of communion, not even at mid night last night! And you know what? I did not even miss it!!
I enjoy drinking water knowing I am flushing away all those toxins and getting rid of germs  that seem to be fling around at this time of year.

This program so far seems to be working, over the holidays other years has been a challenge for me and I often get sick but even with Jenn sick before Christmas and Lulu sick at New Years I so far have stayed healthy. I drink lots of hot water and fresh squeezed lemon and sometimes I put fresh ginger in it or turmeric and I continue to use 2 drops of peppermint oil in hot water as well. The wild oil of oregano is helping I am sure.

I had 1&1/2 cup of coffee on Christmas day and seemed to have a gastric issue. It might have been coincidental but not sure so have stayed away from it ever since. I continue with the aloe drink as well.

I had a little chocolate and a little gluten and dairy New Year's eve afternoon. I noticed a repeated twinging in my right side a few hours afterwards so must be diligent regarding those items as well.

Now that the holidays are over it will be easier for me to maintain my detox of no sugar, no dairy, no gluten and no alcohol and no coffee!

After 90 days I will start to reintroduce a few items at a time or maybe have to stay on this plan for the rest of my life!!! Yiks!!.

I do feel better and look better as well with the weight loss.

32 days down and 58 to go! I am doing well!

Detox Muriel