I Got Nothin

Day 6--Month 2

I've got nothing again tonight. . . . Must be a low creativity point, or my energy is going to casting the Spring Production.

Or maybe my biorhythms are low. I remember hearing about biorhythms in fourth grade, but not much else since. Maybe it's hokum?

I didn't make a business goal for this month, so that may have me down some.

Or maybe it's because I have a dog that is literally afraid to go outside, and that's stressful.

I'm struggling and not feeling at all positive, but not negative. So am I ambivalent?

Or maybe I'm dreading changing my blog name, the web address, and business email. . ..

Whatever it is, it's temporary. I'll be back soon!  

Russian Roulette and Golden Statues

Day 3--Month 2

Full disclosure, right? After my extended off days of debauchery and eating like I had been in my old lifestyle, I gained some weight back. I knew I would. But there was a little glimmer of hope that maybe I wouldn't. Note to self--stop experimenting! I am, however, accepting the responsibility and the consequences and moving forth to this new month! (Bad thing is, not only did I eat bad, I didn't take any of the products, either. [Picture me hitting my head on the wall, saying, "Stupid, stupid me!" {Pretty brackets inside brackets inside parentheses, I'm on punctuation fire this morning.}]) In addition, my dag-gum foot/ankle/whatever still hurts, but a little less today. (Flash to head hitting on wall again!) I predict that it will be fine by Thursday. It better be, damn-it! Hahaha.

So today (actually yesterday, but I'm writing this as if it were last night when I should've written it), I started again, a new month, a new Ignite kite, and it wasn't hard getting back on that proverbial horse. This tells me that although I did eat horribly over the weekend, and some of it was forced, I'm ready to move on and that this lifestyle is going to stick! (Cue music and me doing the Snoopy dance!)

Although I have celebrated my successes over the past 30 or so days, my favorite thing has been the people that I've been able to help! Many of you probably saw on Facebook the post about my mom. After one Ignite cycle, she has been able to cut her cholesterol medicine in half! Kudos, mom! She is a wonder woman, and has stuck to the eating/meal plan to the letter. I want to be her when she grows up. I also feel good that my friend, Rachel, is having success--even though we drive each other crazy and fuss all the time. She's doing great with a hectic life that would make me want to crawl under the covers! My sisters, too, are having success, even though each has had to modify just a bit to fit what they do day to day. I only hope that I can live up to their expectations and make them as proud as they have me!

Finally, before I go make copies and actually get back to my day-job, I have got to give a shout out to Heath and Julie Branham. They inspired me to look into Xyngular and to take the step. And they are both doing great, well into their second month! Heath has been in China, continued the program, and has lost an AMAZING 30 pounds and as many inches. Julie, with 3 kids, 2 dogs, a baby that she babysits during the day, a church job--which if you've never worked at a church, is not all Hallelujah's and warm fuzzy feelings--and being a mama taxi, has lost 20 pounds and I think over 20 inches! I'm so proud of them.

Now, as I'm re-reading this, I feel my love of award shows has seeped into my writing. It's sounding like an acceptance speech. Wait...what's that? The band is playing me off... . Until tonight, my friends!

I'll Get By With A Little Help From My Blend

Day 2--Month 2

Continued on my weekend of what I used to be. I feel yucky! But the experiment is over; I have my new red box--the box my products come in--and I'm ready to go! I don't post my pictures at the end of this cycle, but that is because I don't see a difference, even though the numbers say there is. I'll believe the numbers. Mathematicians, physicists, and the casts of The Big Bang Theory and Bones trust the numbers, so who am I to argue with Jim Parsons, and Angel from Buffy the Vampire Slayer?

Cannot wait to take my Xyng in the morning! I missed it. You've read my extolling the virtues of Xyng before, so let me tell you about how much I've missed my Super Fruit Global Blend.

For about 4 years I've been plagued with this odd, often excruciating pain in my ankle area. It's not necessarily the ankle, but the tissue and whatever surround it and the heel and the side of my right foot. X-rays show nothing, multiple x-rays showed multiple nothings. It hurt so bad I would teach completely sitting down, and when I had to move, I'd put my right knee on the "roll-y chair" in my classroom and use it as a scooter. Last year we began treating it as if it was gout. The anti-inflammatory med would help, but not as much as the pain killers.  It usually gets worse in the winter. 

On December 25, I took finished a prescription of meds, and said I was starting the Xyngular products, and vowed I wouldn't take the meds again. My ankle did hurt on the 26th and 27th. (I began the products on 12-27-2012.) The 28th and 29th, it hurt a little less. Somewhere between the 30th and January 2, it quit hurting completely. Now I tend to doubt and am a bit cynical, so I haven't been shouting from the rooftops how the Super Fruit Global Blend has helped me. Two weeks ago, my mom began her first Ignite cycle. Before she talked about how much weight she was losing, she told me how her wrist/arm quit hurting when she began taking the Global Blend. She is typically more pragmatic than I am, so I knew there must be something to it.

Well, in this experimental weekend that I've been having, and since I forgot to take my Global Blend on Thursday, I thought I'd see what happened if I didn't take it a couple days. (Plus I was almost put until my box came.) Results? Pain. Yep, it was back. The people whose testimonies stated that the Suoer Fruit Global Blend helped their chronic pain weren't making it up. I currently have a friend who is tracking her migraines, and hopefully lack of while she's taking Global Blend. As for me, I opened the new bottle of juice tonight and took a shot to get a jump start on the new week!

Below is more information about Xyngular's Super Fruit Global Blend.

1. Just one capful adds 22 super fruits to your diet. That's a super-supplement!
2. It also contains herbal adaptogens that help balance hormones, blood sugar, and the stress hormone, cortisol.
3. It's an antioxidant that fights toxins already in our bodies. It protects our cells like lemon juice protects an apple.
4. It is an anti-inflammatory. It has offered relief from arthritis, allergies, chronic aches and pains, migraines, asthma, and fibromyalgia. 
5. Didn't know this until tonight--It has Sea Buck Thorn which is great for the skin!

That's a lot for one capful of juice a day. (That's what I take because I want it to last the month for sure. You can take up to 6 ounces.) So, yeah. It works. It tastes good--especially when I mix it with my my morning LEAN shake. 

If you'd like to try some, contact me! 

Experiments and Coping Strategies

Day 1--Month 2

It's been a blah couple of days, even though I had a lot to celebrate on Thursday: good report from the doctor, from the oncologist and great numbers to report on my new lifestyle.  I think going to the oncologist, even though it wasn't a huge deal physically, was a big deal psychologically. This weekend, I decided I'd take another couple of days off instead of hitting the next Ignite Cycle. I'm fully expecting that I may gain a few pounds back, and I decided to make it kind of an experiment. It may not be the best idea I've had, but I made the decision, and I'm going to stay the course. 

I got supper last night and tonight at two fast food establishments I would have typically gone to prior to discovering Xyngular. While I ate the meals and drank diet drinks, it was ok. OK the burger and fries last night were gross. Greasy. Flavorless, other than salt. The diet Coke was even too sweet.  Tonight I had chicken nuggets and waffle fries, and though the taste was great, I wasn't ravenous as I ate, nor did I want more when I was finished. These are too places that I used to crave, that when I would bite down on the food it was sooo good. Like chewing on food from heaven. And now I think, "Really? What was it about this kind of food that I craved?"

I realize that it was a dangerous little game I played. But, I wanted to see. I want to be able to truthfully tell people if they ask about cravings. I want to be able to, when I help other people, tell them what happens if they slip. Of course the answer is just start again. I think it will ring truer and I'll feel better to say, "I did it, and here's what happened and what I did to get back on track." Or all this could be a rationalization of being self indulgent. Naaahhhhh....I swear my motives were pure!    

BTW--

Several people have asked what I can eat on this Ignite plan that I am doing. Here's a sample! (Some are snacks, and some are meals. And I ate about 1/5 to 1/6 of the pizza--ask about the crust--but the whole thing looks so yummy!)

Making a list. . . Or two, or three. . ..

Day 29

I've hit my one month weight goal! PLUS .1!

Down 20.1 pounds

Down 23 inches

Down 2 medications

(Yes, that's pretty much what my Facebook status said.)

I feel like making lists tonight, not paragraphs. Hope that suits!

Good things today--

                              The dog I adopted last Thursday FINALLY ate something today!

                              My oncologist said everything looks fine.

                              I got to see CP, Christy, and Kimberly.

                              I had time to do my shopping for next week!

Things I learned during my month on Xyngular--

                              Never eat a spoonful of Cheat.

                              Always plan meals/snacks ahead, 

                                so I don't get to school with spoiled protein and no complex carb.

                              If I follow the plan, it works.

                              3/4 teaspoon of red pepper flakes is too much on 10 shrimp.

Friends doing great on Xyngular--

                              My mom: 14.5 inches, 7.5 pounds after one round!

                              Sister 1: 8.5 inches after one round!

                              Sister 2: 13 inches after one round!

                              Julie Branham: 17 pounds, 22 inches in a month!

Pics of other friends-- (Nicole Wood and Kellie Harris)

Their stories are incredible! I can't wait to share them with you over the next few days!

Reasons you might want to try Xyngular products--

                              You want to lose weight.

                              You want to tone up.

                              You'd like to increase your focus and energy, decrease your appetite   

                                    and anxiety, and feel peaceful and in a good mood!

                               You have migraines, arthritis, fibromyalgia, gout, other aches and 

                                    pains, and you'd like to try an all natural way to reduce 

                                    inflammation and pain.

I think that's it for tonight! Have a wonderful Friday!            

                                    

 

Anybody Have Some Carrots?

Day 27

.8 of a pound until I reach my month one goal! Woo hoo!

Great first day of the new semester. I met half my students today, my B Day students. Tomorrow is A Day. Kind of a drag go over a syllabus again--6 more times total. But it's all good. I've got amazing plans for these students, and cannot wait to dispense with procedural stuff and get down to some acting!

My eating was off today, and that's a bummer. I took a bite out of my deli sliced, Boar's Head roast beef, only to spit it out. It expired on January 15. Sad me. Ohhhhhhh, I forgot, I went to the pantry this morning to get my complex carb, only to find I had none that were cooked. Whole wheat pasta and quinoa greeted me, when all I wanted was the whole wheat bread. So at lunch, I had no complex carbs because the school had none, not even a Sun Chip, which I'm not sure even counts. So, I munched on carrots for snack, got some hummus from the healthy line and ate it with carrots for lunch. Stopped by the store and got some jerky on the way home. I was starving! I did make some yummy chicken for supper, but I was so hungry that I ate two helpings.  And I ate more carrots. I like carrots.  

I didn't plan well this week, and that's what I get. I'll do better. But tomorrow is the last day of my third Ignite cycle. On Friday I will have been doing this a month. I cannot wait for the results!

A Poem of Strength

Day 25

Thoughts on a Break-up

I loved you, craved you,

Your slender body, golden

Hot

The taste of your skin on my lips

Even after you were gone

Salty

In the middle of the night

Your scent alone beckoned me

Demanding

I at once thought the futility of my

Abstinence would leave me wanting

Powerless

But I summoned my resolve

Broke it off, completely, at once 

Strong

It wasn't as hard as I thought

I don't miss you at all

Gone

McDonalds French fries, I've escaped

Your grip and am slave no more

Forever

Hahaha! Thanks for indulging me!