Detox Disaster

In my quest to fit into my red jeans, my nutritional counselor recommended that I try a detox diet in order to clear my body of toxins and kick-start my metabolism.   From my Health Coach training, I know there are several schools of thought regarding detox diets.  One school of thought suggests that detoxing is necessary because our bodies are exposed to high levels of various toxins from the environment and from poor diets (mainly comprised of sugar and processed foods).  Detoxing eliminates these toxins and restores the body to normal levels, leading to increased energy, better digestion, and a better-functioning metabolism. 

Another theory (and one that seems to be more mainstream in the scientific community) is that our bodies are equipped with perfectly good detoxifying systems already (mainly our livers and kidneys).  These organs do a perfectly adequate job of cleansing our bodies of toxins, and don’t require outside help.  Proponents of this theory believe that detox diets are not scientifically sound, and may in fact be harmful, especially ones that are all liquid-based and last for more than a few days. 

After weighing the evidence and speaking with my nutritional counselor, it seemed to me that the detox diet was worth a try.  The program she recommended included eating real food that seemed nutritionally balanced.  It was a ten-day program that although restrictive, seemed doable for the duration.  Eagerly, I ordered the detox kit for around $70.00 from a company that produces various nutritional supplements (she said the detox could be done using only food, but it was easier to purchase the kit).  The kit arrived in a glossy, thick box with the picture of a woman running through a field of wildflowers, smiling with hands uplifted to the heavens in pure joy (I’m not making this up).  I opened the box.  The kit contained a bottle of daily supplements that seemed to contain mostly B-vitamins.  It also contained a supply of “medical food” (this should have been my first red flag) that I would make into nutritional shakes to consume at various intervals during the detox.  It also came with a shaker glass to make it easy to blend your shakes.  The program recommended a very strict diet – no meat or poultry, no gluten, no dairy, no sugar or artificial sweeteners, no caffeine or alcohol, no oranges or peanuts (which seemed a bit strange to me), and limited grains.  I could eat all the fruit and vegetables I wanted, along with fish, legumes, nuts, seeds, oils, spices, and rice cakes (of all things). 

The diet was structured in the following way.  On the first two days, I could eat anything from the list of recommended foods in any amount (there were no calorie restrictions).  On days 3-4, I was to cut out nuts and grains.  On days 5-7 (the strictest days), I was to eat only fish, vegetables, apples and pears.  On days 8-9, I could begin adding the other foods back in, returning to a normal diet after day 10.  The “medical food” was to be added beginning on the second day.  This could be blended with water, apple juice, or any non-dairy milk.  One scoop twice a day with one supplement twice a day to start.  Then on days 3-4, 2 scoops 2xs/day and 2 supplements 2xs/day.  On days 5-7, the amount was increased to up to 2 scoops 4xs/day with a similar dose of supplements.  These were then reduced on days 8-9.  The “medical food” was a brown powder that smelled earthy and didn’t taste very good (it looked a bit like pale poop when mixed with almond milk).  It was okay when blended with fruit, which masked its taste and smell. 

I was gung-ho to try the detox.  I spend the day before I began at Market District buying my supplies…organic greens, lots of beans, salmon, tilapia, cashew butter, almond milk, apples, pears, and of course, rice cakes.  When I arrived home, I got to work making some of the recommended recipes for the meals I would be eating throughout the week (some of the recipes were not too bad, actually).  I was ready!

On day one of my detox, I prepared my breakfast of quinoa with almond milk, fruit and nuts, which was pretty yummy.  Unfortunately, it didn’t really hold me, and I was hungry in about an hour.  I ate an apple, one of the core fruits on the program, which didn’t really satisfy me either.  But, I was feeling okay.  For lunch, I had a bowl of vegetarian chili, which was good, but very spicy.  I ate it with white rice (which was also on the recommended food list, interestingly enough), a salad, and a pear.  This is when I started not to feel so good.  The program guide warned that it was common to experience fatigue, muscle aches, and “flu-like symptoms” (yikes).  It recommended cutting back on vigorous exercise and taking it easy during the detox.   I decided to lie down for a little bit to take the edge off.  Four hours later I awoke in a groggy stupor.  I had no energy, my stomach felt queasy, and I was ravenous.  I ate a rice cake with hummus on it, but it really didn’t help.  With my little remaining energy, I prepared my dinner – tilapia with veggies and rice (which seemed really healthy), but did not taste good to me.  I was still hungry, but weirdly enough, didn’t want to eat anything else.  A bit later on, I had an apple with cashew butter.  By this point, I went to bed, as I had no more energy to muster. 

The next day, I awoke feeling a little better, and determined to continue my detox.  I was sure that yesterday was just my body adjusting to the new diet, and today would be better.  Besides, I would be starting the supplements and medical food, which would surely improve things.  I blended my medical food breakfast shake with banana, strawberries and almond milk.  It didn’t taste too bad.  I then ate some leftover quinoa and nuts and some herbal tea.  I felt okay for a couple of hours.  For lunch, I had some homemade vegetarian minestrone soup, but I put too much red cabbage in it, and it turned the soup to a brownish-purple mush.  Not very appetizing.  I ate some salad with nuts, oil and vinegar.  I also ate a pear with cashew butter (this was my last day of nuts and seeds for a while, so I wanted to make the most of it).  Again, I started feeling tired and fatigued.  My stomach didn’t feel good.  I felt shaking, queasy, and out-of-it.  I spent a lot of time in the bathroom (apparently this is also a side-effect of detoxing – it cleans you out).  I had no energy at all, and could barely muster the energy to sit upright on the couch and watch a Bones rerun with my dad.  I really didn’t feel good.  I felt like no matter how much I ate, I still felt hungry and fatigued.  My mouth tasted really bad.  I started to get a headache (and I never get headaches).  My mom said that I didn’t look good.  I said, I didn’t feel good.  I went upstairs to lie down again, but I was restless and couldn’t get settled.  I emailed my nutritional counselor—what was happening?  Why was I feeling so bad?  Was I doing the program wrong?  I expected to experience some discomfort during the process, but I simply could not function.  I received a reply from my counselor.  She said that those experiencing my symptoms were very toxic and were likely going through withdraw.  Perhaps this was true, but I could not continue for the next 8 days like this.  I mixed my afternoon medical food shake and ate a rice cake.  This sucked.  My parents both urged me to bag the detox at this point.  I didn’t want to abandon it, as I worked so hard to prepare for it.  I didn’t want to throw in the towel, but I just felt too lousy.  I ate a piece of string cheese (a little dairy wouldn’t hurt too much, would it?).  Then, I ate another piece.  Then I sat down with a bag of pita chips and started munching them, sitting on the couch in a daze eating them, one after the other, until the bag was half-empty.  I announced that afternoon that the detox was over.  I was going back to my normal diet.  That night, I went to Dairy Queen and ate an Oreo Blizzard (not the best detox food, but it really tasted good). 

The next day, I regrouped.  I decided to go back to what had worked for me before – eating a balanced diet of all major food groups, watching portions, measuring things, keeping track of what I ate.  And I felt better.  Not just physically better, but also mentally and emotionally better.  Maybe a detox diet would have been good for me to stay on.  Maybe I should have given it more time.  But, I’ve learned to listen to my body, and I just didn’t feel good on the detox.  Since I ended the detox, I have been eating a balanced diet of whole grains, veggies, fruit, lean protein, nuts, dairy, and water.  No more DQ binges.  No more medical food shakes, and no more rice cakes (ever).  Interestingly, since ending my brief detox diet, I feel as if I have more control over my eating.  I feel healthy.  I feel like I have more self-control.  I’m watching portions.  I’m writing things down.  I’m measuring.  I’m making better choices.  It’s not glamorous, but it’s working for me. 

Detox diets remain very popular.  The science on them is uncertain at best, but many report experiencing positive results from detoxing.  If you are considering a detox diet, do research, ask questions, get medical advice, preferably from more than one source.  Listen to your body, and don’t do anything that would damage your long-term health.  For me, I’m going to stick to losing weight the old-fashioned way.  It might take me longer to reach my goals, but I think it will be healthier along the way. 

Until next time, may good health be yours!

Miss Red Jeans

Write it down.

One of the tools that has been helpful to me in losing weight is a food journal.  A food journal is very simply a written record of everything I eat each day.  A food journal serves a number of purposes in weight loss and living a healthier lifestyle.  For one, a journal holds one accountable for what he/she eats.  When you hold yourself accountable for what you eat, you are much less likely to engage in mindless eating.  Also, the temptation to indulge in a less-than-healthy food item diminishes when you know you are going to have to write it down on paper.  A second thing a food journal cand do for you is help you see patterns in your eating.  This makes it easier to target particular areas in your diet that need addressing.  For instance, if you want to consume more fruits and vegetables, your journal can tell you how many servings of these you have eaten in a typical day.  You can then adjust your diet to meet your goal.  Also, your journal can point out particular times and circumstances in which you are prone to overeat or eat unhealthy things.  For instance, if you record in your journal a lot of nighttime snacking while watching TV, you can strategize ways to change that habit, either by choosing a different nighttime activity, having a little more to eat at dinner so that you're not hungry later, or planning a light, healthy snack.  These are just some of the ways a food journal can help you meet your wellness goals. 

A food journal doesn't have to be fancy.  For years, I simply wrote mine down on paper or typed it up on the computer.  You can make your journal as simple or complex as you would like--just make sure it tracks the things you are wanting to track to achieve your goals.  Some things to record are the type of food, the amount (portions are very important!), the time eaten, the situation in which you ate, and how you felt during/after eating it (This is particularly helpful if you are prone to emotional eating, as I am.  Tracking your feelings when you eat can help you identify if you are eating because you are really hungry, or if you are eating for another reason, such as boredom, stress, loneliness, etc.) 

If you don't want to go old-school and write everything down, there are websites and mobile apps that can help you easily track your food on the go.  My personal favorite is My Fitness Pal - a free app that allows you to track your food online and on your smartphone/tablet.  It has a database of thousands of foods from all major brands (even grocery store brands like Giant Eagle!).  It gives you the option of entering your own foods and recipes (so if you have a recipe you like that you eat frequently, you can enter it in once and save it for future use, so you don't have to enter it in each time).  It also has a barcode scanner, so you can simply scan the barcode from your favorite food item, and it will enter it for you!  I like My Fitness Pal because it makes it so easy to track my calories each day.  I can keep track of what I eat anywhere anytime.  Also, I can track my exercise and water consumption too.  It will even give you a calorie range to reach certain weight loss goals.  Just enter some basic information when you set up your account, and you're all set.  You can also see what nutrients you are eating, and how much fat, cholesterol, carbs, protein, etc. you are getting in your diet.  This makes it easy to adjust accordingly.  And, did I mention it's free...it's free!

Keeping a food journal is one of the most effective tools I have used to help me lose weight.  According to a recent study, people who used a food journal lost twice as much weight as those who did not.  Maybe a food journal can be an effective tool in your wellness arsenal. 

That's all for this week.  Have a blessed week, and may good health always be yours.

Sincerely,
Miss Red Jeans

Can a Girl Get Some Support?

The other day I was shopping for a crucial, but often elusive piece of fitness equipment to help me in my quest to fit into my red jeans...a properly-fitting, supportive, yet comfortable sports bra.  Bra shopping has always been a challenge for me, as I have always tended toward the more, shall we say, well-endowed end of the spectrum (I was a C-cup in 7th grade.  No training bras for me.  I went straight into women's sizes when puberty hit me like a mac truck at around age 12.  Anywhooo...)  Needless to say, I have always found sports bra shopping particularly challenging. 

In my experience, sports bras come in two basic types.  The first is a slim cropped tank-top style bra with no shape or definition that probably works fine on slim women with normal-sized breasts, but amounts to a glorified boob-sling on bustier women like myself.  The second type is a full-coverage bustiere made up of a combination of thick wire and durable, super-strong, yet barely pliable elastic that straps your boobs in place like they are preparing to leave the earth's atmosphere in a rocket launch to the International Space Station.  The first type (boob-sling) offers little if any support to a larger bust, putting me at risk of a concussion after just a few minutes of vigorous jogging on the treadmill.  The other type, though arguably more supportive, constricts both movement and circulation, causing great discomfort during exercise.  Could I find a happy medium in a sports bra...one that could supply both comfort and support? 

I began my quest for such a garment at my local Dicks Sporting Goods store.  They had a plethora of sports bras from which to choose, from all major sportswear manufacturers.  I bypassed the boob-slings and went straight to the ones with more substance.  After surveying my options, I selected a few to try on and headed to the fitting room.  The first selection looked nice and sturdy with adequate frontal coverage and crossed back straps for extra support.  Unfortunately, there were no hooks on this one, so it had to be put on either over the head or by stepping into it and awkwardly shimmying it up the legs and torso to its desired location.  Neither option was particularly easy to do or comfortable.  After a few moments of trying to squeeze into this bra, I gave up and began examining my other options.

The second option was also a substantial garment with sturdy straps and hooks (yay!).  This could be put on more like a normal bra, although the hooks were in the front (I've found that front-closure bras are a bad idea for women of my size).  I tried to remain open-minded as I tried on bra #2.  The front hooks were awkward, but I did get them to close.  However, the shape created by the front closure caused my boobs to mush together and partially roll over the top of the bra like rising bread dough.  This one would not work either. 

The last option was a sleek black sports bra with steel-grey lined straps and a back closure.  At least I would be able to get this one on!  The elastic was strong and tight.  I managed to cram myself into it and hook it up, though this was not without some struggle.  It fit, but it was tight...I mean TIGHT.  Could there be such a thing as too much support?  Feeling like I was having trouble breathing, I unhooked myself, freeing my boobs from their elastic prison.  This bra would not work either. 

Discouraged, but undaunted, I left the store and decided to pursue other options for finding a good sports bra.  Perhaps online?  You can find anything online these days, right?  As I was travelling home, I stopped at TJ Maxx, one of my favorite places to browse around.  Just for kicks, I checked out their workout clothes and looked to see if there were any promising prospects here.  Shopping at a place like TJ Maxx is a bit like the box of chocolates Forest Gump talked about...you never know what you're going to get.  Amazingly, I found a bright pink sports bra that looked at least promising.  It was worth a try.  I tried it on, and to my surprise and pleasure, it fit!  It was easy to put on, comfortable to wear, and supportive.  It was bright pink, which would make it difficult to wear under light-colored T-shirts, but still, it was a find.  And at $12.99, I couldn't pass it up.  Now at least I have one bra that can give me the support I need when working out.  Maybe someday I'll invent my own line of comfortable, supportive sports bras for bustier women like me. 

A quick update on my last post...I went to my Primary Care Doctor for a checkup the other day.  He was concerned about my sudden weight gain as well.  He insists that the cortisone shot is not the cause, and he ordered blood tests to check various my hormone levels.  I'll keep you posted. 

Hope you are finding good health...and lots of support in your wellness journey.

Sincerely,
Miss Red Jeans

Bumps Along the Road to Wellness

So, the other day I met with my Registered Dietitian (a medical professional with specialized training in nutrition and diet planning).  I was shocked and chagrined to learn that I had put on weight since our last visit--despite all my efforts and lifestyle changes.  In fact, my weight has steadily been going up, rather than down, since about mid-November of last year.  "What is going on with my body?" I thought.  I had a bit of a meltdown in the car on the way to her office after weighing myself that morning.  I couldn't believe the number on the scale!  How was my weight steadily going up, when I was working so hard to bring it down?  What was I doing wrong? 

At our appointment, my R.D. calmed me down and talked to me about the positive changes I was making in my life.  I had finished the pre-final draft of my D.Min thesis, which had reduced my stress level significantly.  I am eating a healthier diet--eating more vegetables, packing healthy lunches instead of eating out, making better snack choices, and eating more sensible portions.  I am exercising regularly, doing both strength training and cardiovascular training.  I am exercising most days of the week for at least 45 minutes per session.  I am also feeling better physically.  We discussed these positive changes and their effect on my health.  She affirmed these changes, and encouraged me to view these as positive steps that would yield positive outcomes in time. 

But, I was still distressed about my weight.  She weighed me on her office scale, and compared the numbers with our last visit.  Sure enough, she showed me that I had been steadily gaining weight since last November--ten pounds, in fact!  How could this be?  What was I doing wrong?  She then asked me about medical treatment I had had on my lower back last fall (I had developed a herniated disc).  She asked if I had had a cortisone shot as part of the treatment.  I did, in fact, have a cortisone shot at the beginning of November.  She said that this was likely the culprit of my rapid weight gain.  Cortisone is a steroid, and steroids can cause significant short-term weight gain.  She said she had seen many similar cases of weight gain in other clients who also had cortisone shots.  The timeframe of my weight gain, which began shortly after receiving the shot, also points to the cortisone as the culprit. 

I was partially relieved, as at least there was a logical explanation for my weight gain.  I was frustrated as well, however, because a treatment I had received to ameliorate one medical condition had worsened another.  I was also frustrated that I had been working so hard to lose weight, while all along there were forces within my body that were working against my goals.  The good news is that my back is feeling much better, and the cortisone won't last forever (though it may last for 6 months or more).  Eventually, the cortisone will be out of my system, and my body will go back to normal, making it easier for me to lose weight.  But, in the meantime, there is little I can do about it, other than continue my healthier habits without outward confirmation that they are working. 

This incident made me realize that the road to wellness is often not a flat highway of smooth travel, but more like a rocky path, winding up and down hills, through thick brush, over many obstacles.  Sometimes there are detours on the route that we did not anticipate.  Sometimes the going is much slower and more arduous than we would like.  As with many things in life, wellness is a journey rather than a destination.  Life and circumstances often interfere with the best-laid plans, causing us to regroup, reevaluate, and re-route.  And sometimes, we simply have to stay on the present course and plod our way through to easier passage. 

I am determined not to get discouraged on my wellness journey.  I will continue striving for better wellness, even if the stubborn scale refuses to validate my efforts.  Getting and staying well is about a lifestyle, not a single number.  Wellness is a long-term investment in myself and in those whom God has brought across my path.  The long-term benefits are worth the short-term struggles.  And so, I persist in the journey.  Even if it takes me a bit longer than I had planned to fit into my red jeans. 

May good health be yours along your wellness journey.

Sincerely,
Miss Red Jeans

An Update

Greetings, readers! 

I know it has been a while since I have written last, but be not dismayed. ..The Red Jeans project is still underway.   I have been delayed in writing because I have been busily working on another project that is very important to me…and has consumed a great deal of time.  I have been finishing the pre-final draft of my D.Min. thesis, and I am pleased to say that I have submitted it for final approval.  Lord willing, in a few weeks I will be able to submit the final draft and graduate this spring!  It is quite a feeling of accomplishment to get to this point in my study journey.  It has been a long road – I began working on the doctorate back in 2006. 

Not only is this pre-final draft a big personal accomplishment for me, but it also represents an area of study that in near and dear to my heart – the connection between spirituality and wellness.  The thesis describes a blueprint for a 40-day spiritually-focused wellness pilot program that I led about a year ago at the church in which I grew up.  In the project, I fleshed out the concept of “stewardship of the body,” which involves both good physical care of one’s body along with the nurture and strengthening of one’s spiritual life.  This concept is based upon a passage from 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, which states, “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body.”  The gist of this passage is that God created human beings with bodies and spirits—both are intended to work together to glorify God.  Human beings are called to be stewards over the creation, and this includes being good stewards of their physical bodies.   We cannot separate our physical wellbeing from our spiritual lives.  We are whole persons who must nurture both bodily health and spiritual vitality for optimum wellness. 

For me, taking care of my physical body is as important as nurturing my spiritual life.  When I don’t feel well physically, my spirituality suffers, and vice versa.  When I lived an unhealthy life physically, there was a great disconnect between my body and my spirit.  I didn’t think it mattered what I did with my body, and so I didn’t take care of it.  Over time, I came to realize that my whole person was suffering when I wasn’t taking care of myself physically.  As I started to develop healthier habits, I noticed that my spiritual life improved as well.  As one area of my person began healing, the rest of me got better as well.  This personal realization led me to study the connection between spirituality and wellness, so that I could help others nurture this connection and achieve holistic wellness in both body and spirit. 

I’ll keep you posted on how my doctoral work goes.  Hopefully soon, you’ll be able to call me Dr. Red Jeans…but until then, take care and may health and wholeness be yours in abundance. 

Sincerely,

Miss Red Jeans

Waist not, want not

So, in order to effectively evaluate my progress toward my goal of fitting into my red jeans by my birthday, I need to assess where I am right now.  By assessing my starting point, I will be able to determine how much I need to do to attain my goal.  Also, I can chart my progress along the way by comparing it to my starting point. 

 

Since my goal is to fit into a pair of jeans, the most relevant starting measurement I can take is my waist circumference measurement.  Not only will this measurement help me determine how many inches I need to lose in order to fit into the jeans, it will also give me a good idea of my general health.  According to the American Council on Exericse (ACE), waist circumference is one of the leading indicators of obesity and their associated health risks. 

 

 

I measured my waist circumference to be 38.25", and I am not happy about it.  A waist circumference of 35" or more in women, and 40" or more in men, is considered high, putting one at an elevated risk for obesity and other related health problems.  I clearly have my work cut out for me.

 

Now that I have taken this initial measurement, I can periodically take additional measurements as I move along in the project.  I can compare these measurements with my starting point to chart my progress toward achieving my goal.  

 

 

I also decided to try on the red jeans at the start of the project to see where I am at the beginning.  Watch this rather humurous video of my attempt to currently fit into the red jeans.  

 

 

Sincerely,
Miss Red Jeans

A SMART beginning

Well, today I am getting started with the first steps of The Red Jeans Project.  Normally, in my initial session with coaching clients, I like to get an idea of why they are seeking health coaching and what they hope to get out of the coaching relationship.  This helps us to set goals for our coaching sessions and establish benchmarks to determine if the goals are being met along the way.  Goal-setting is important at the outset of any project.  If you don't know what your target is, you won't know if you've hit it. 

Many times, people come to me for training/coaching with vague desires such as "to lose weight," or "to get healthier," or "to look better."  These desires are what motivate the client to make lifestyle changes.  Part of my job as a health coach is to help clients take these motivating desires and craft them into actionable goals that can focus their efforts.  In my coaching training, I learned about the SMART goal method of goal-setting.  According to the SMART method, good goals meet the following criteria:

S - Specific

To be effective, goals must be specific.  For example, "To lose weight" is vague. "To lose 10 lbs." is more specific.

M - Measurable

Goals must also be measurable, meaning they have criteria that can be objectively quantified.  For example, "To eat healthier" is very difficult to quantify.  On the other hand, "to eat five vegetable servings daily" is quantifiable.  When a goal is measurable, it is much easier to determine if it has been reached. 

A - Attainable

This is one of the hardest aspects of goal-setting.  Many people, myself included, set unrealistic goals that are simply unattainable.  Making unrealistic, unattainable goals sets people up for discouragement and failure.  Nothing can put a damper on making positive lifestyle changes than the proverbial "biting off more than you can chew."  Although I would like to lose all the weight I've gained RIGHT NOW, I know that is unrealistic and an unattainable goal.  A healthy rate of weight loss is no more than 1-2 lbs. per week.  Slower weight loss is healthier for the body, and makes it easier to maintain changes over the long run.  Keep goals attainable.  Looking like Halle Berry in a month is not an attainable goal.  Losing 1-2 lbs. per week over the course of 3-6 months is much more attainable. 

R - Relevant

Goals must be relevant.  Mountain climbers don't get SCUBA certified to climb Mt. Everest.  Following the training regimine of an Iron Man elite athlete would not be appropriate for someone trying to generally improve health or lose a moderate amount of weight.  Set goals that are relevant to your particular situation. 

T - Time-bound

Goals must be time-bound, meaning they must have a timeframe in which to be completed.  Open-ended goals that have no specific ending date are vague and de-motivating.  If your goal is never-ending, it can never be achieved.  Participating in a project that is ongoing without an end in sight can sap motivation and lead to discouragement and burn-out.  Set a timeframe in which your goal can be realistically completed.  Once you've completed a goal within a timeframe, you can always set new goals to keep motivating yourself.  If you did not reach a goal in a particular timeframe, you can reevaluate it, and perhaps set a more realistic timeframe for its completion. 

So, my goal is to fit into my red jeans by my birthday (April 6, 2013). 

This goal is specific (I am working toward a particular objective), it is measurable (I will be able to objectively evaluate if I have achieved it by whether or not the jeans fit), it is attainable (I can safely lose the necessary weight and inches by the end date), it is relevant (it is a goal that is important to me), and it is time-bound (the end date is my birthday, a specific date on the calendar). 

Although it remains to be seen if I will actually achieve this goal, at least I have a clear target toward which I am aiming.  Hope this goal-setting strategy helps you achieve your fitness goals!

Sincerely,
Miss Red Jeans