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Creating 2015—Day 111: Wide Awake
I wake up at 2am to pee. This is my third or fourth time since I feel asleep. Hmmmmm. That’s a lot even for me. We are cleansing so I am drinking a ton of water but I immediately worry I might have a urinary tract infection because this time it burns just the slightest bit. Shit. I hate that feeling and won’t take any chances. I am currently drinking a big glass of water spiked with eight ounces of pure cranberry juice. At the first sign of a UTI, I drink about 16 ounces of the bitter stuff diluted with double the water. Some research says it’s a total myth. One WebMD article cites a study that says it prevents bacteria from sticking around to turn into an...
Read MoreCreating 2015—Day 106: Day 4 Not Off To A Good Start
“It is suggested that you do not engage in heavy physical exercise on the cleansing days.” Oops! It’s Day 4 of my 11 day cleanse. I felt great when I woke up—light and energized. So, of course, I automatically decided to go on a bike ride. I suspect where I went wrong was taking my birth control pill, downing the cleanse drink and swallowing their “accelerator” capsule which contains green tea and cayenne pepper as the two main ingredients right before the work out. The bike ride was vigorous to say the least and was rather challenging considering I didn’t have a lot of gas in the tank after yesterday’s deep cleanse day—which went great by the way and thus I was...
Read MoreCreating 2015—Day 105: Day 3 of a New Cleanse
My third day cleansing is coming to an end! I made it! It’s only a total of 11 days, which isn’t too crazy. Eight more to go. Long story short my health has been super out of whack lately and I need to reset myself. The 21-day Clean cleanse is usually my go-to cleanse but it’s been challenging lately to focus and commit for that long. Last time I did I failed miserably and quit after two weeks. So, Uh-mazing Romantic Partner suggested I try a shorter cleanse, one he did back in November. He found it easy and it did wonders for his health and energy. It’s basically a shake, meal, shake kinda thing with a day or two interspersed of a more intense, deep cleansing...
Read MoreCreating 2015—Day 74: Consequences
I started feeling like shit about a week ago. A tender, shooting pain on the left side of my head, a swollen throat, and body aches, nausea and fatigue. Initially, I thought I was fighting off a bug of some kind. Then I thought it was allergies. But when it wasn’t going away or lessening, I knew what was really wrong with me—neglect. I had stopped exercising regularly and, I had stopped religiously following my pre-diabetes nutrition plan three months ago. Actions—or lack of them—have consequences. I started neglecting my health and now I am paying for it. What cures neglect? Attention. The holidays and stress were the two main culprits that kicked off my descent...
Read MoreCreating 2015—Day 33: First Day of Cleanse!
The second I remember Uh-mazing Romantic Partner and I are starting the Clean Cleanse this morning I am suddenly starving! Prior to this thought, I wasn’t hungry at all. What is that about?! I don’t know. Except that “hunger” is probably all in my head because I really have no idea what it means to truly be starving. Thank you god, goddess, all that is for that. This first day wasn’t too bad! I purposely made our favorite smoothies for breakfast and dinner and one of our favorite meals, chicken curry, for lunch. It did not disappoint! I altered the recipe years ago to fit into the Clean cleanse and we loved it so much, we kept it that way. The biggest alteration...
Read MoreCreating 2015—Day 32: Fresh Start February
As My Homecoming King’s family prepares to receive friends and family at the Roberson’s Funeral Home today, I say a prayer for them the second my eyes pop open this morning. Then I immediately give thanks for waking up alive with air in my lungs! Woo hoo! I give thanks for Uh-mazing Romantic Partner. You are the most amazing man and I love you so much! I give thanks for my amazing Mother, sisters, brothers, Aunt Wanda, Uncle Fred, and all of my incredible friends. Thank you for being so generous with your love and support! I love you all so much! I give thanks that my brother John was born today. Happy birthday, brother John! I give thanks that it is February...
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