Well, It's been longer than a week since my last update....sorry about that.
I am feeling so much better, I think my body is getting used to all this crazy stuff :)
Although, after I got the colonics I didn't go number two for four days! And on the fourth day I asked my chiropractor (haha, something wrong with this picture??..she knows a lot about natural remedies) and she suggested a couple things but then suggested a coffee enema.....
If I knew that I was going to do these things even a year ago I think I would have thought I was a freak, alas, I really want to get better and I suppose that is what is driving me to all of this.
It worked, of course. After that, I finally got a hold of the lady who did the colonics and she said that I need to drink a gallon of water a day. Because I am nursing and not eating any fruit I just need that extra liquid. Well, I am happy to report that I am..ahem...more than regular.
The other part about this whole thing that has been hard is that I feel even more emotional than when I was pregnant. Todd can easily (more than the usual easily) hurt my feelings. Poor guy. He told me the other day that he misses his wife and to top it off I guess I am also super mellow.
That makes sense because nothing I am having should spike my sugar level so that would make me pretty even-keel.
This brings me to a question- What am I going to do after these three months are up?
I want to be healthy but for real, I look at sweets on pinterest all the time. I don't want to go crazy when I get off of this thing. I know that my lifestyle needs to change, but to what end??!!
I will be excited when I get to have fruits again...how how glorious will that day be!
It seems like it's the season to do new things though. Like we are transitioning and there's grace for it. If you want to change something I think it would be good to do it now, hop on the moving bus that's gaining momentum!!..I'll take that for myself :)
Ok, I guess this blog is a bit of my random ramblings but I wanted to give an update :)
Peace out y'all!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
ouch!!
Wow, so today is not a good day. I woke up last night to feed Noah and I could hardly hold still the whole time she was nursing. All my muscles were just buzzing and felt tight. I put her to bed and almost blacked out.
I drank about two glasses of water and then went back to bed to only lay there for an hour(?). I was tossing and turning. My back hurt and my whole body was on edge. My stomach hurt too. I was too hot and noticed that Todd put on his blankets so it must just be me...then I was too cold.
It kind of scared me a bit, feeling this way all of a sudden. I did some stretches and felt a bit better. I think I finally lolled off to sleep. I woke up later at six and felt bad then too, I drank two more glasses of water and slept on the couch to wait for Sarah to get here because I am watching Ashlynn today.
All morning long it has just been hard, but I made some juice and started feeling better. I read that it’s all detox and I just need to focus on drinking more water and keep the cleansing flowing. It also said that the worse it is, the seemingly faster and better you heal. I am pleased to find that out, because it also said that some people could take months to fully detox! No thanks!!
In one way I am encouraged, because I thought for sure when I got the colonics I would see yeast, but because I didn’t I was beginning to think that perhaps this is all in vain.
Well, last night showed me that it’s not. Also, my little Noodle (Noah) has pooped out some weird mucus looking poo which is yeast. So those are some good results for me :). I want this yeast to be gone for Noah and also that none of my other babies would get it!
The yeast infection that I got vaginally cleared up by itself in three days. So that is also very cool. It’s just hard to feel this way when I am wanting to function as wife and mom. I know that it’s only temporary so that is very helpful. I am feeling bad so I can feel better!! :)
Thanks for all your encouragement. It really helps me :)
Please stand by
I drank about two glasses of water and then went back to bed to only lay there for an hour(?). I was tossing and turning. My back hurt and my whole body was on edge. My stomach hurt too. I was too hot and noticed that Todd put on his blankets so it must just be me...then I was too cold.
It kind of scared me a bit, feeling this way all of a sudden. I did some stretches and felt a bit better. I think I finally lolled off to sleep. I woke up later at six and felt bad then too, I drank two more glasses of water and slept on the couch to wait for Sarah to get here because I am watching Ashlynn today.
All morning long it has just been hard, but I made some juice and started feeling better. I read that it’s all detox and I just need to focus on drinking more water and keep the cleansing flowing. It also said that the worse it is, the seemingly faster and better you heal. I am pleased to find that out, because it also said that some people could take months to fully detox! No thanks!!
In one way I am encouraged, because I thought for sure when I got the colonics I would see yeast, but because I didn’t I was beginning to think that perhaps this is all in vain.
Well, last night showed me that it’s not. Also, my little Noodle (Noah) has pooped out some weird mucus looking poo which is yeast. So those are some good results for me :). I want this yeast to be gone for Noah and also that none of my other babies would get it!
The yeast infection that I got vaginally cleared up by itself in three days. So that is also very cool. It’s just hard to feel this way when I am wanting to function as wife and mom. I know that it’s only temporary so that is very helpful. I am feeling bad so I can feel better!! :)
Thanks for all your encouragement. It really helps me :)
Please stand by
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
deuce
Well, I made it through. I did two rounds of colonics and survived :). Actually I must not have been so gaseous because this time was much better. It still reminded me of pregnancy though, towards the end when the baby is squashing your intestines...not the whole time, just when she pumps you full of water.
I got all cleared out though, so that's great. She told me about how some people with big problems have to go back five times in a row. Also some people go every four to six weeks....sheesh! But, that has to do with them choosing to not eat right and other factors such as a weak colon(I think).
I am glad I did that. I guess if I had a lot of yeast it would have come out, but there was no sign of yeast anywhere, so that is a relief. I guess it's just in my stomach and Kris said that it should clean out pretty easily. I am very excited about that :)
I do feel strange. The back of my head and neck feel all cool and at times I feel high. It is seriously trippy. It feels like one of those "I know the meaning of life!" kind of moments.
I kind of wonder if God healed me some because if I had yeast as long as I thought I did (because you can have it without it even breaking out) I would think that it would be in my intestines. No matter, I am happy with the progress and I march on :)
I got all cleared out though, so that's great. She told me about how some people with big problems have to go back five times in a row. Also some people go every four to six weeks....sheesh! But, that has to do with them choosing to not eat right and other factors such as a weak colon(I think).
I am glad I did that. I guess if I had a lot of yeast it would have come out, but there was no sign of yeast anywhere, so that is a relief. I guess it's just in my stomach and Kris said that it should clean out pretty easily. I am very excited about that :)
I do feel strange. The back of my head and neck feel all cool and at times I feel high. It is seriously trippy. It feels like one of those "I know the meaning of life!" kind of moments.
I kind of wonder if God healed me some because if I had yeast as long as I thought I did (because you can have it without it even breaking out) I would think that it would be in my intestines. No matter, I am happy with the progress and I march on :)
the deed was done :)
ok boys and girls....well really I hope there are no boys reading this :)
I survived my first round of colonics. I discerned correctly, the woman who does it was great. I really like her. Even though I thought that she was cool over the phone she was even cooler and more normal than I had imagined. :) She said that she gets that from people.
Anyway her little office is off the beaten path but when you go into it it is beautiful. She is great at decorating and it makes you feel at home. It was nice because she is the only one that was there.
I had already filled out a questionnaire, but she asked me lots of questions about what I had eaten and drank that day, questions about my period, do I take probiotics and on and on.
She led me to the bathroom where I was told to put on a frock and proceed to the bed of doom! Oh just kidding, but at that moment I was wondering how it would work because it’s just a normal table looking bed where you are slightly propped up. So I sat down and told her I was ready so she could come it.
she told me all about why I don’t need to worry about the pressure and how it’s not going to hurt me or over stretch my colon (I had never thought about that, It’s funny how sometimes when you are ignorant and people try to put you at ease it can actually cause some fright. But I was fine:)
She showed me the tube that would do the deed and told me how it’s disposable and never re-used and about how she would fill me up and then drain me out. I was asked to roll over onto my side and she inserted into my rear.
She then filled me up which felt very uncomfortable but that was because I had so much gas, I was later told. I never said anything about it though. I just breathed through it, it kind of reminded me of labor.
It took forty five minutes to fill and drain, fill and drain. At one point she filled me up and asked how far I could feel it. I showed her where on my ascending colon and she asked if I was really good in labor. I told her that I was and she proceeded to tell me that most people would not be that comfortable with that much water having that much gas. Well, I don’t know why I had that much gas but it was a relief to think that it’s not that weird feeling for most. Some people hardly even notice and are talking on their cell phones or typing on their computers, she told me.....People are so weird!!
Anyway, a lot of crap came out (haha) and then she let me go back to the bathroom wearing the absorbent diaper like pad I had been laying on.
She told me that I was a model colonic because so much came out and I did great, so that’s cool. I hope that I am not so gaseous today, she said I need to learn to fart. :)
Anyhow, If you ever get colonics done I would highly recommend Kris Mann, I love her. I want to be her friend. She started doing it because it helped her so much and she wanted to help others. She is very kind and not awkward at all.
Tonight I go in for round two. Wish me providence ;)
P.s. I do feel better today, but it’s hard eating know that she is going to see everything that I ate today. :p, it really makes you accountable for what you eat. Maybe I should get colonics done every day, haha, just kidding.
I survived my first round of colonics. I discerned correctly, the woman who does it was great. I really like her. Even though I thought that she was cool over the phone she was even cooler and more normal than I had imagined. :) She said that she gets that from people.
Anyway her little office is off the beaten path but when you go into it it is beautiful. She is great at decorating and it makes you feel at home. It was nice because she is the only one that was there.
I had already filled out a questionnaire, but she asked me lots of questions about what I had eaten and drank that day, questions about my period, do I take probiotics and on and on.
She led me to the bathroom where I was told to put on a frock and proceed to the bed of doom! Oh just kidding, but at that moment I was wondering how it would work because it’s just a normal table looking bed where you are slightly propped up. So I sat down and told her I was ready so she could come it.
she told me all about why I don’t need to worry about the pressure and how it’s not going to hurt me or over stretch my colon (I had never thought about that, It’s funny how sometimes when you are ignorant and people try to put you at ease it can actually cause some fright. But I was fine:)
She showed me the tube that would do the deed and told me how it’s disposable and never re-used and about how she would fill me up and then drain me out. I was asked to roll over onto my side and she inserted into my rear.
She then filled me up which felt very uncomfortable but that was because I had so much gas, I was later told. I never said anything about it though. I just breathed through it, it kind of reminded me of labor.
It took forty five minutes to fill and drain, fill and drain. At one point she filled me up and asked how far I could feel it. I showed her where on my ascending colon and she asked if I was really good in labor. I told her that I was and she proceeded to tell me that most people would not be that comfortable with that much water having that much gas. Well, I don’t know why I had that much gas but it was a relief to think that it’s not that weird feeling for most. Some people hardly even notice and are talking on their cell phones or typing on their computers, she told me.....People are so weird!!
Anyway, a lot of crap came out (haha) and then she let me go back to the bathroom wearing the absorbent diaper like pad I had been laying on.
She told me that I was a model colonic because so much came out and I did great, so that’s cool. I hope that I am not so gaseous today, she said I need to learn to fart. :)
Anyhow, If you ever get colonics done I would highly recommend Kris Mann, I love her. I want to be her friend. She started doing it because it helped her so much and she wanted to help others. She is very kind and not awkward at all.
Tonight I go in for round two. Wish me providence ;)
P.s. I do feel better today, but it’s hard eating know that she is going to see everything that I ate today. :p, it really makes you accountable for what you eat. Maybe I should get colonics done every day, haha, just kidding.
Monday, June 13, 2011
so it begins...
I am getting super excited about the changes that are about to ensue. In this time it’s important to remember that I want this change because when I get to the detox part it’s hard to walk through. I start to get cranky and feel like it’s unfair that Todd can eat anything he wants...”I can eat anything I want too!”...but, It feels as though when that’s happening by brain is detoxing too and doesn’t really think logically. :) Although, since I have decided to do the colonics I feel much better about it, because it’s supposed to circumvent most of those horrible detox feelings......
I wrote that a couple weeks ago and it’s good to read it today because I am having all “of those horrible detox feelings” :)
This is my third day of preparing for the colonics. I’ve been juicing a lot, eating lots of fruit and drinking aloe vera extract. Also lemon juice in my water and herbal teas.
I am going in this evening at five thirty to get it done...I haven’t really allowed myself to think about it because I just don’t want to go there.
Yesterday was not a fun day, I had a lovely headache and backache from detox. And today I woke up with my very first (and final!!) vaginal yeast infection...oh goody!
It is so ironic that it decided to come today! But, I guess it just makes me more determined that I am doing the right thing even though it’s not fun and can be quite hard. Also the aloe vera extract is terrible. Man, it’s disgusting! I thought that grapefruit-seed extract was bad!
Ok ok, I don’t just want to get on here and complain too much, so I will try and be thankful too. Todd cleaned up the kitchen yesterday for me and that was very sweet of him. It hurt every time I stood up so to have him do that was a blessing.
I’m hoping that after tonight I will feel better. I have another session tomorrow to get the rest out (I guess). I heard that after you do this you get a great high. Well, I’m really looking forward to that high :) It is so crazy to me that what I eat can make me feel this way when I stop. It really grosses me out. We have gotten so far from eating how we were meant to eat.
I was thinking yesterday how God created everything with so much water inside of it. Fruit and vegetables are made up of mostly water. Grains and beans also have lots of water, we actually dry them out so that they can last longer. We are supposed to be hydrated by much more than just water and I think that’s pretty cool. God is so smart.
I know that I didn’t write for a while but that was on purpose because I hadn’t started the diet yet, now that I am starting the diet I aim to write once a week.
Blessings!
I wrote that a couple weeks ago and it’s good to read it today because I am having all “of those horrible detox feelings” :)
This is my third day of preparing for the colonics. I’ve been juicing a lot, eating lots of fruit and drinking aloe vera extract. Also lemon juice in my water and herbal teas.
I am going in this evening at five thirty to get it done...I haven’t really allowed myself to think about it because I just don’t want to go there.
Yesterday was not a fun day, I had a lovely headache and backache from detox. And today I woke up with my very first (and final!!) vaginal yeast infection...oh goody!
It is so ironic that it decided to come today! But, I guess it just makes me more determined that I am doing the right thing even though it’s not fun and can be quite hard. Also the aloe vera extract is terrible. Man, it’s disgusting! I thought that grapefruit-seed extract was bad!
Ok ok, I don’t just want to get on here and complain too much, so I will try and be thankful too. Todd cleaned up the kitchen yesterday for me and that was very sweet of him. It hurt every time I stood up so to have him do that was a blessing.
I’m hoping that after tonight I will feel better. I have another session tomorrow to get the rest out (I guess). I heard that after you do this you get a great high. Well, I’m really looking forward to that high :) It is so crazy to me that what I eat can make me feel this way when I stop. It really grosses me out. We have gotten so far from eating how we were meant to eat.
I was thinking yesterday how God created everything with so much water inside of it. Fruit and vegetables are made up of mostly water. Grains and beans also have lots of water, we actually dry them out so that they can last longer. We are supposed to be hydrated by much more than just water and I think that’s pretty cool. God is so smart.
I know that I didn’t write for a while but that was on purpose because I hadn’t started the diet yet, now that I am starting the diet I aim to write once a week.
Blessings!
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