More cleansing

So I went for another colonic on Tuesday, there were of course more worms, probably fluke or flue worms, I'll have to look it up, probably from living in Mexico as a child because we are to some really old stuff. There was some liver bile and some candida bubbles and some shiny see through flakes that Vicki says are like glass. So this week, I am increasing my herbs and making sure I drink lots of rejuvelac and eat lots of greens so that we can break it up and get it out. Vicki says it's old milk, ice cream and cheese from long ago, the dairy mixed with the salt gets really hard and is the hardest stuff to get out of the colon. The probiotics help to break it up and make it slippery. I had a bit of a headache and felt weird yesterday, but I released a bunch of weird stuff and it was hot this morning, and I am feeling better and lighter. I haven't lot any more weight, but I feel lighter so I think it will come. I have also figured out how to drink enough water-- instead of grabbing a snack or a piece of fruit, I drink water first, I have stayed much better hydrated that way. I am making progress, it feels good. I'm not so upset about eating mostly salad all the time anymore either, I can see and feel the results and it is worth it! Oh and I have to share this-- my 14 yr. old daughter produced the whole thing, I love listening to her play the piano! : http://youtu.be/DvjVFn4oRj8

Getting Healthy #5

Ok so a couple days after that last post, I released a huge mass of dark red degenerative material probably a foot long and 2 inches around! I felt completely different once that was gone and I finally got below the next 10 on the scale. I have felt lighter and healthier. I am relieved, so I had a harder time focusing on my eating after that because I was so relieved. I had a decent colonic yesterday, but I have to keep focused still and remember to drink my water and Vicki says I need to eat even more greens! But I feel good. I am down 10 lbs, my back fat rolls are gone and my waist is coming back. It feels so good. I have more energy too. I am so grateful. Thank you Vicki, thank you wheatgrass juice, rejuvelac, cleansing herbs, almond shake, watermelon, beets, kale, collards, sesame and flax seeds, comfrey, yummy salad dressings, fruit and water!! Vicki has me finishing my herbs and cleansing shake this week, I'll be diligent in my eating protocols and hopefully I won't have to go in every week, and I'll be back on track soon!

Getting Healthy, more cleansing #4

I have finished up two more colonics. Last week, Vicki was very happy with me because we were getting to some very core stuff, parasites, worms, gall bladder bile, and what she calls cancer spiders, precancerous degenerative material. I was plenty hydrated and it felt good to get flushed like that. I was dealing with some more church stuff, really bizarre behaviors, and she told me that Satan was really on my case and that because Of the mind / body connection and me cleaning out my body and getting to some very deep core stuff in my body, that it was also manifesting itself in the physical world. I thought that was a little weird, but I did take strength from it and prayed a lot and was able to face some of these challenges with my church that I've had and face them head on and stand up to people and solidify in my mind what is right and wrong, what is ok and what is not, what the gospel is and what it isn't what The Lord expects of me and what He doesn't. It was very empowering and peace giving. I had been so confused about our issues, but I understand them better now, and will write about it in a different post. But it was partly because I chose to tackle my physical issues head on that my spiritual and social issues were also coming up, but I had the strength to face those too. I am very grateful. Then the following week I had some stools full of some dark red material mixed with a greenish gray weird looking stuff. So I asked about it and Vicki said it is degenerative mucus and it's wrapped around with parasites. We got out about 2 feet worth of that stuff at my colonic yesterday. I'm going to increase my herbs a little bit and make sure I get in my rejuvelac and wheatgrass juice, but basically I just have to keep doing what I'm doing. The scale hadn't changed since my initial weight loss, but my clothes are getting looser and I can wear things I haven't been able to wear in a while. I'm starting to get a waist again too which is nice and better than anything else, I have tons more energy, I can go all day without needing a nap or to lay down so I don't develop a headache or migraine. The bumps that I developed early in the cleanse had reduced a lot and my body is cleaning itself out. I know a lot of it is due to the blessing my husband gave me when I was worried about the bumps on various parts of my body and the fear that I had waited too long to do this. He blessed me that I will be healthy and that my body would rid itself of whatever was ailing me. I really feel that this is saving my life, and I am so grateful because there is so much I want to do with and for my kids and my husband. It is hard, but the benefit is so worth it.

Getting Healthy # 3

Ok, so 2 weeks ago I went in for my 3rd colonic, I was a little dehydrated and not much came out. I also developed a couple cysts in different areas of my body which was concerning to me. Vicki basically told me that I'd better really focus on my health, exercise hard, make sure I drank the wheatgrass juice and rejuvelac, eat those salads and beets, drink enough water, etc. or my body was not going to be able to cleanse and heal. So I was pretty scared because I could see and feel for myself that I needed to step it up. I was reading about my different ailments, knowledge is power. By the weekend though, I was totally sick of it all, I wanted to stop because it is so hard to make all that fresh healthy food and drink all that water, etc, etc, and clean the house and take care of everybody, and make a separate meal for the family and also try to figure out how to get them al to eat more salad and veggies and hope that they are getting the nutrition they need. My husband helped me see things logically, that I am feeling better generally, that it is probably not as dire as Vicki made it sound, that I didn't have any cravings and that I have given birth to 8 children and my baby is only 1 yr.old and it is going to take time to recover from that. I was mad that I needed to go in for colonics, like isn't there a better way where I can cleanse all on my own. But my husband told me he sees it as reconstructive, my body has been through a lot and it may take some time and some outside help to get it into a better place. I felt a lot better but then I still had some intense fear about the cleanse not working and not being able to raise my children, so I asked my husband to give me a blessing a day or so later. My husband gave me a blessing of healing, that my body would be able to cleanse itself, my body systems would function normally and that I would know that he and my children enjoy spending time with me and that I will be able to enjoy them too and that I wouldn't worry. I felt better, but the fear was still there, so I prayed and the fear is gone. I have made my health my top priority, Vicki had me add in some stronger herbs, I've gotten in most my water, rejuvelac and wheatgrass. So this last colonic I had was much much better. My body had been dumping stuff all week, I have a lot more peristaltic action, and we are through the excess fecal matter in my colon and on to the degenerative junk. I released a worm and some parasites and some precancerous chunks as well as some mucus. Vicki says the mucus is the hardest to get rid of so she was really pleased to see that. I know it's gross to talk about, but it is the reality for me, I would rather have it out the still in. Also she said some of those parasites were brown which means they are dying and then my body is releasing them. So this is a very good thing. My energy is still up, the baby is handling the cleanse fine, it's still not a full on cleanse. The full on cleanse is so much faster but I want to keep nursing especially since this is my last baby. So I feel like I am going to survive and be able to live a long healthy productive life, it may be a little difficult to get there but I'm on my way, I just gotta keep going!

Getting Healthy #2

I went in for my second colonic on Tuesday. The first week went well, but I really should have gone in right after, my colon therapist was right about needing to go every week til my bowel is more healthy, so the second week didn't go as well, I didn't feel as good, I had some visual flashes and some headaches, I hardly exercised because I didn't feel good and I didn't drink enough water and I ate too much regular food. So sure enough by the time I went in, I had developed a block, it took some soaking and little time to get past it, but once we did, my colon happily released a ton of stuff, it felt so much better, Vicki also told me that I needed to drink more water and eat more of the mature kale instead of just the baby salad kale to get enough good fiber to help scrub things out. I was able to held the water for 50 seconds which is pretty good and it looks like we got to about halfway of my colon being cleared and now that June is over, that's where my focus will be and I will go in every week til my bowels can do more on their own. it is much easier and effective to do her full on cleanse, but I can't do that while nursing, but this is a very good alternative. I had finally lost about 5 lbs. before my colonic, but gained it back that second week. Now yesterday I weighed and I'm down 6 lbs. overall. I'm feeling good again, definitely lighter, it is so nice and so worth it. And since I've been through this before, I know it works well for me and I know how to prepare all the different foods and dressings so it's not too bad, I'm making healthier tasty meals for the fam too. Definitely progress! I really hate being fat, so that aspect will be nice too. Yay!

Kidisms

#6 was scared of the fireworks, he actually went to sleep curled up not looking. He is good at getting what he wants, he will ask me, can I have a frozen fruit? And then he will smile at me til I say yes. He has learned to put his own shoes on and he can buckle himself in the car. He was having a lot of pee accidents but he got in trouble an his daddy gave him a talking to and now he's fine. The same thing happened with #5 when he was potty training, dad had to give him a talk and then he would go in the potty. When I say yes to something, both the twins will say yay! And run or skip away to do or get whatever I said yes to. #6 also told my husband that he needs a haircut, my husband has been bugging me about giving all the boys haircuts, so I guess we will do it tomorrow, I'm getting pretty good at it. #7 got a burn from touching his sparkler last night, fortunately it was very small and he went to bed with an ice cube on it. He will want to do something or wear something or whatever and I will explain why not and what to do or wear instead and he will say oh yeah, and do it. Last night he wanted to sleep in the bunk bed, he slept there for awhile and then I decided to have him and his twin sleep on their crib mattresses for beds so that we don't have to buy another bunk bed yet, and #3 &5 always sleep on the floor anyway, but this way those 3 boys each have a twin bed if they want to use it and the twins sleep on their mattresses, so anyway, I told him that he needed to sleep in the little bed because he's little, that he and #6 should sleep in the little beds, and he said oh yeah, and was fine. So cute. The twins also wanted me to read a little book to them instead of just the chapter book, so I did. To get my attention he will say mom, mom, mommy, mom, mom, mommy over and over again, I will be right in the middle of cutting something or talking to one of the older kids or whatever, it is extremely annoying. I got mad at him and couple times and told him not to do that, he might not have done it at all yesterday, I will take note, he is learning to wait and take his turn, hard lesson. So tonight for beds, as usual #3 slept on the floor, he says he doesn't like his bed. #5 used to always sleep in his bed, but stopped because the light burned out and he wanted to be closer to the hall light so he started sleeping on the floor too, now the light is fixed, and I think # 3&4 slept on the floor, #5 slept in the bottom bunk, I had originally given him that bed, but he never slept in it, so I let #7 sleep there and then #5 wanted it again, but I wouldn't let him, but I think we are situated now. I do not understand why nobody wants the top bunk! They have finally been able to clean their room by themselves, they shove everything in their closet, I finally got enough stuff out of there that they can do it, they think I don't notice, we'll clean out their closets again sometime, I'm just glad to have a nice big clear floor in there now. We went to the park today with our homeschool friends, it was the best time I have had at the park in a very long time-- like since before the twins were born. Every child had someone to play with and was happy, I could see everyone from where we were chatting and they were all wonderful and there was a nice breeze blowing. The twins even went off and played on their own and found some friends, one was a little girl who helped #7 put his shoe on backwards. It was cute and it was so nice for me. My life is finally getting to a manageable state where I am still not keeping up with everything, but I am not drowning anymore, it is really nice, I'm starting to feel like a regular person again. The twins being potty trained is probably the biggest reason for that, I used to spend probably 2 hours a day changing their diapers. They are also becoming more independent and that is freeing me up too, most of my time went to filling the needs of one and then filling the need of the other and then back and forth again and again. So now as they are growing up, my duties are being eased doubly, so not only was the work for them doubly and more intense because it was so constant, it is now easing up doubly,very interesting to experience. The baby is super busy and has loved to put things in his mouth from the time he was old enough to do so. He loves the dirtiest things he can find, the vacuum, the broom, the dog food, etc. yesterday my husband watched him lock the dustpan, and I found him going for the dog poop outside. He is keeping us on our toes, but he is of course super cute and he is the first one to like his dad at that age, which is nice too. He was not scared of the fireworks either.

Getting healthy!

OK, so I eat very cleanly-- I will eat some processed packaged foods from the health food store, so the ingredients are fairly good, and that is about the worst thing I have eaten for the past 5 yrs. or so-- Although after this baby was born, I experimented a bit to see if it mattered so I would eat regular stuff when we went out or went to social gatherings, I also added some raw cheese to our diet because I felt like the kids needed more animal foods and I also enjoyed some good rich dark chocolate on occasion-- that's supposed to be good for you, right? I also started exercising regularly and really making progress there, but I hit a base weight and no matter how much water I drank and salads I ate and hours I exercised, that number was not budging. Plus, I had a belly that wasn't going away either regardless of how many ab exercises I did. Then I started getting weird ailments and infections. I was able to get over most of them, but I started having migraine auras, I was thankful they weren't full on migraines, but they were becoming more frequent. I decided to cut out the cheese and the chocolate. The migraines subsided. I watched my water intake more carefully and kept exercising, but I still just didn't feel real good-- just tired, kind of sluggish and that sort of thing. Anyway, I felt like I had done everything I could do on my own and that even though I am nursing I needed to go get a colonic, so even though I don't want to do a full on cleanse yet, I could do a little bit of colon cleansing. So once the kids were out of school and things calmed down for a bit, I went and got a colonic 2 weeks ago. Vicki, my colon therapist was happy to see me and I was happy to see her. It was nice to get caught up and sure enough my bowel was a bit backed up. She gave me some herbs and raw foods and lots of recommendations to get my bowel moving again. So for the past 2 weeks I've been taking her herbs, alternating drinking water and eating every hour or 2, eating lots of watermelon and beets and kale salad with her healthy and tasty dressings, I have also been drinking rejuvelac and eating seed cheese, sprouts and veggies. I have been feeling sooooooo much better. I have more energy and I just feel better. I don't need to lie down as much and even though this has been an incredibly busy w eek, I've been fine and felt good. It is so nice! My bowel movements are healthier too. I went in for another colonic yesterday, and sure enough things are moving much better and Vicki said my color looks so much better, I think some of my gray hairs have gone away too. These next 2 weeks I'm going to add wheatgrass juice and step exercises to strengthen my muscles in the pelvic region. I am very grateful and didn't want to forget all this. I haven't lost any weight yet, but my pot belly has gone down noticeably according to my husband. So I am on my way and thought it would be good to have it recorded along the way!