DAY NINE

Somehow I’ve thrown my lower back out, so I struggled to move around today. Luckily getting work done at my computer wasn’t too big of an issue. It’s when I tried to get up that I struggled. I think juicing will help me heal quickly. I’m hoping.

Juicing went great. I indulged in a grapefruit and orange juice for lunch, just two cups, then had a veggie–only snack a couple hours later. It just worked out that way. Then for dinner, I did all veggies, no sugary fruits. Not very tasty. But my face flushed soon after like it did occasionally when I was eating alkaline before. I think it was a sign telling me that I did something super good for my body. I will do occasional veggies only, probably for dinners.

I felt fine except for the couple times I felt hungry. But that’s easy to fix. I juice.

For the most part, I’m happy with how things went today. I was quite productive for a day being in pain. I could have taken Ibuprofen, but chose not to.

I watched several videos of fullyrawkristina today. She inspires me. Not only because of what she eats, but how she looks and her sweet and awesome personality.

Symptoms:

I just realized that two more symptoms are gone, in that short of time. They are both related to nighttime. Sometimes before I go to sleep I feel itchy.  Then I scratch. And sometime it can even keep me up for a bit. This happens to me when I fall off the diet wagon and start eating sugar again. Well, unfortunately I had gotten myself to that uncomfortable stage again. But now it’s gone. That’s quite a relief.

Another symptom I get when I let myself get too overweight is a debilitating back pain during the night. I’ll wake up in so much pain, like my muscles have seized up, that it takes all my will power and strength to roll to a new position to relieve the pain. Because of it, it was never an option to sleep in. It would only get worse the longer I stay in bed. That is gone now too.

I’m getting more hopeful for my scaly forehead to clear. It still feels a little rough (I feel it mostly just after I shower and the water and evaporated from my face, before I use moisturizer), but I really think it’s improving. That will be a sweet day when it feels normal again.

DAY EIGHT

Today was a low energy day and not a very productive one. I'm so grateful for tomorrows.

WEEK ONE WEIGH-IN

Down 6.6 lbs
So that got me to before Christmas weight. That's a good thing.

DAY SEVEN

It’s been a week and I’m still alive. Not only that, I’m thriving. Only thirteen weeks left to go. One day at a time.

Tomorrow morning is my weekly weigh-in. I’m pretty excited to see what improvements I’ve made in the weight loss department. I've chosen to weigh weekly instead of daily for several reasons. I want to be free of my scale obsession. I think the main reason is because of the mind games it plays with me. If I don’t lose any weight, it lies and tells me, ‘You've had no progress’ and ‘You must not be doing it right, or doing enough of what you are doing.’ I hate those deceiving voices and I’m tired of them. A weekly weigh-in will surely free me from them, as each week should be a noticeable drop.

On the opposite spectrum, if I see I’m doing well and have lost a lot, the enemy voice tells me, ‘you did it! You are amazing. You can relax your focus now and cheat a little here and there. Sure you’ve still got 20 to 30 pounds to lose, but at least you’re not embarrassed by your weight and size now.’ For this reason, I almost committed to not weigh at all until the very end. That’s still alluring. But I have decided there are benefits to weekly weigh-ins. One, it will be fun encouragement for me and I won’t have to wait so long to reap the benefits. And two, for anyone following, you will want to know if it’s working. (And so will I!)

I will post the photo of my weight in the morning.

So here’s to my first weigh-in! I’m excited.

Goals:
Today is Sunday and therefore my day of rest and worship. Other things get done here that I don't necessarily do during the week, things of a more spiritual nature. I love my Sabbath days.

Isaiah 58:13,14
If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, [from] doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking [thine own] words:

Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

DAY SIX

It’s so liberating to get away from the grip of food. It’s amazing how much time you can save when you’re juicing. And how much aggravation over food disappears.

I had all the energy I needed today to get lots of housework done. Some were things I had procrastinated for a long time, so that felt super good. If I’m not careful, I may live in a well-organized and clean home from top to bottom. I clean every day now instead of when I know someone is coming over. Hmm. Now there’s a concept.

I am SO sleepy though right now. It’s been a long and productive day.

Symptoms:

None to speak of, except had another rough night. So, if the Emotion Code worked, it’s not an immediate or overnight fix for this symptom. Or I’m still not doing it right. I practiced more muscle testing today and learned more about it from various websites. I'm still feeling positive about this method of healing. I just still have more to learn.

I’m not saying I don’t have other symptoms. I do. Several. I’m watching and waiting until I start seeing an improvement and then I’ll share the good news.

  My Goal Productivity  

Project 1/‘Angels Sing’ – 0 hours

Project 2/‘King’s Quest’ – 0 hours

Project 3/‘Golden Eggs’ – 1/2 hours

Project 4/‘Scout it Out’ – 0 hours

Oh well, at least I still got lots done.

DAY FIVE

Wow, can’t believe it’s been five days. Already I feel more comfortable in my clothes and just more comfortable altogether. My mind has cleared enough where I was able to get back into some writing for several hours today. That felt awesome. I didn't want to stop, but I’m really trying to find balance in everything I do. So I let it go, did some reading with my son, juicing, and organizing.

Another thing I spent time on was practicing some muscle testing so I can get good at the Emotion Code. Using the pendulum method I was able to find a trapped emotion yesterday AND today. Now I’m watching and waiting to see if the physical symptoms that they are supposed to have caused, or contributed to, improve or disappear altogether. This is all an experiment for me. But reading further into the Emotion Code book, the method really has my attention. It would be amazing to be able to help people heal in this manner. And it’s so easy. Once you have the muscle testing down.

I will say, the symptom I was testing for yesterday was my heart/chest condition. It woke me up only once or twice, then I was able to sleep the night away. It was wonderful. But I’ll see how tonight and the next few nights go. I do see a challenge in the way I’m doing this. Because I’m juicing at the same time, it will be difficult to know which method is helping me heal. I’m nearly convinced that both will help. Honestly I don’t care right away HOW I am healed. As long as I’m healed, I'll be a very happy person. Several symptoms have plagued me for a few years now, so to see them diminish and disappear would be amazing. I have much hope for the juicing after watching so many videos of how it has changed peoples health and lives.

More Symptoms:

Dry, flaky skin under arms is smoothing out. Can’t wait to see this happen to my forehead as well. My forehead condition is the symptom I ‘Code’ tested today, and through my muscle testing I released the trapped emotion for that as well. Again, we’ll see. If it’s going to do anything, it should be in the next couple of days. I went vegan for the first six months of 2014, and in all that time the skin on my forehead did not clear up, though other things did. It was so frustrating and disheartening. I know strictly juicing is more powerful so I really do have great hopes for this dis-ease to vanish.

No headache or nausea (I am headache prone, so I’m happy that I only suffered during one day this week, and it was not severe).

  My Productivity  

Project 1/‘Angels Sing’ – 1 hours

Project 2/‘King’s Quest’ – 0 hours

Project 3/‘Golden Eggs’ – 7 hours

Project 4/‘Scout it Out’ – 0 hours

Over all I feel great physically, mentally, and spiritually. It's quite a relief to know this isn't that difficult. It's really a mindset. Mind over matter I guess. Life can be so full and rewarding and I'm loving it.

DAY FOUR

Today was great. My energy level was fine all day. I never really felt hungry. I made dinner for son, husband out of town. Enjoyed the aromas but I was fine with not eating it. Got lots done, but maybe too much time spent on learning about and planning for the big goals instead of actually working on them. After all, a main purpose to my cleanse is to nourish but deny my body in order to free up my spirit so I can claim a higher quality of life, filled with accomplishment and purpose.

Tomorrow will be a new focus on moving ahead on things. I’ve given my main goals code names to keep them private, at least for now. After all, a girl can’t give away ALL her secrets.

Project 1/‘Angels Sing’ – 0 hours

Project 2/‘King’s Quest’ – 0 hours

Project 3/‘Golden Eggs’ – 1 hour

Project 4/‘Scout it Out’ – 0 hours

Symptoms:

No nausea

No headache

Didn’t sleep well again last night, until about 1am, I think.

My brain fog is dissipating, though I still anxiously await the clarity I'm hoping for.

I will list other symptoms as they disappear. Sometimes we don’t even know we’ve been dealing with them until they’re gone.

Juicing:
Note to self - do not juice acorn squash. <shudder> Man, that stuff was nasty. I did chug it down, though, as to not waste all those vitamins. Good thing I tasted it by itself first and didn't spoil my whole drink!