gull bladder cleanse

Sounds pleasant, doesn't it? Well so far so go.

Remember when I told you that I have been having some stomach problems, well I had a couple of bad days again this past week. I think it was Wednesday afternoon, I drank a glass of milk after I worked out and I got a terrible stomach ache. It lasted almost all day until I ate a bowl of chili, go figure? Then on Thursday, I still wasn't feeling very good, I was busy all last week and starting to feel the stress of the week and just didn't have it in me to work out. I called Lisa (from Physicians Weight Loss Center, she is always available to chat if I need her and I really needed her) because I was looking for moral support, someone to tell me it was OK not to workout for a day. Then we started talking about my stomach aches. I really didn't want to go to the doctor, I really didn't understand why these foods that weren't bothering me before were bothering me now, like protein bars and protein powder and milk? Then she asked me where my stomach hurt and I told her at the top right underneath my ribs and that is when she started telling me about my gull bladder.

It makes sense, I was eating so good, then I had a terrible bout of 3 days of eating and drinking really bad (boy do I know how to really do it up) So she gave me a cleanse to do and that it what I'm in the middle of right now at 9:00pm on Sunday night. So far I have fasted since 2pm, not eating or drinking, then at 6pm and 8pm, I drank a 1/4 of a mixture of Epsom salt and water. It was TERRIBLE and I'm lucky that I even got it down. At 10pm, I get to drink a mixture of grapefruit juice and olive oil. That should be interesting. I'll let you know tomorrow how it goes...

On a happier note, I did go in to visit Lisa on Friday and I did awesome. I lost almost 2 lbs and it was all in fat. My muscle mass stayed the same and all I burned from Monday to Friday was fat! Yeah for me.

I'm really hoping this cleanse will get me back to normal and feeling good again instead of how I've been feeling the past few weeks since Christmas.

And on a very personal and exciting note...GO PACKERS!!!

The after effects...
Well I'm now ready to let you know how the cleanse went. I was OK. I "did my business" in the middle of the night after drinking the grapefruit juice and olive oil mixture. That almost made me puke, but I made it through. I was a little weak in the morning and after I got out of bed at around 6pm, I drank the 3 portion of the Epsom salt and water mixture and I gave it ALL UP in the sink. It was disgusting. BUT if it worked, it was worth it. I didn't eat anything for several hours after I gave it up. I just drank sips of water here and there to keep myself hydrated a little. Then I finally drank a glass of apple juice about 10am and that tasted amazing after fasting for so long. Then I ate a banana at 10:30 and had some yogurt at noon. After that I felt OK, my throat was scratchy and I was really tired, but I survived my first (and possibility last) gall bladder cleanse. I ate pretty light the rest of the day Monday and Tuesday. Today (Wednesday) I ate more normal and I even ate a protein bar. That went well too. All in all, if it works, it was worth it. I guess I would have just skipped the morning drink and not even subjected myself to that.

I went in to weigh in today and it was as I thought. I stayed the same in weight but lost muscle mass and that could have very well be because I haven't been drinking enough water. I'll let you know how things go.

Chat with you again soon...

Warm up with the SNOW BIZAAR

It’s amazing how fast the days really fly by – I was really hoping things would slow down for me after the first of the year – well – I guess I’ll keep dreaming. BUT on the other hand, it is good thing to be busy. I believe it was a good friend of mine that said, “you must make hay while the sun shines”. So I will remember that every day that I so busy I can hardly get my exercising in.

I want to start with some shameless promoting – The Local Biz (my monthly publication) is putting on a wonderful event in several weeks called the Snow BIZaar. It is me along with two other gals, who are planning and promoting this awesome event. It will be held on Saturday, February 12th from 11am – 6pm and we have the day all planned out for you. Come and enjoy a day filled with local business vendors, a café experience, live acoustic music, cash bar, light lunch, demos, mini-seminars, pampering, great conversation and a make-over fashion show with 10 ticket winners. Since this is our first year, I’m asking for help from all my friends and family. I’m asking for your support to join me that day at my event. We are selling tickets, $15/ticket and $25 for two tickets. So please consider joining me that day. I do have tickets so please email me and I will reserve you a ticket.

I mentioned a fashion show with 10 ticket winners…well, if you buy your tickets or call me to reserve your tickets by this Saturday, you will be in a drawing to be one of those 10 winners. You will get a make-over which includes getting your hair done, make-up done and you will get a free outfit courtesy of a local consignment shop. I appreciate your support and promise you a fun day!

Now on to my journey; I think I’m out of the holiday hangover woods. It was rough, like I’ve said before, but I think I’m feeling good again. I was also having some problems with my stomach. For a while there, everything I ate made my stomach ache. I have been feeling better since yesterday so hopefully I’m out of the woods with that as well.

That is all old news. The new news is that I've been on a roller coaster. Last week, when I went in to see Lisa at Physicians Weight Loss Center, I was down in weight, but up in fat and down in muscle mass. That didn’t make me very happy, but it was really nice to be below 160. I was into see Lisa on Monday and just the opposite happened. I was up in weight, down in body fat and up in muscle mass. That made me much happier, but I just can’t seem to get out of those darn 160s.

You know – I’ve been doing this for over 90 days now and it is second nature now, but I think that maybe I need to re-evaluate everything a little closer and make sure I’m not adding calories where I shouldn’t. OR – like I was scolded again, I’m not eating enough. Isn’t that the craziest thing. This is something I’ve struggled with as well. The diet I’m on is really for those that aren’t exercising or just walking. I laugh when people say that hate dieting because they are always hungry. Well let me tell you – I’m not hungry very often at all. The diet where I need to eat more, haha - that’s funny. It is all because of my workout schedule.

Now that we are into the New Year, I’m looking to training for the Eau Claire Half Marathon. I’m super excited for this. It will be over 2 years since I’ve ran a ½ marathon. I’m looking to PR and I’m very focused on that.

I go and see Lisa on Friday so I will write more at the end of the week. Don’t forget the Snow BIZaar - Saturday, February, 12 - put it on your calendar!

A time to reflect...

It seems like everyone is reflecting on 2010. I was going to write this blog post yesterday but just didn't. Guess I could have while I spent the last 2 hours of 2010 sitting on the couch waiting for the ball to drop next to my sleeping husband. It was a quiet New Years Eve for us. That was fine me, but it's always nice to celebrate the New Year.

So back to reflecting - 2010 was a good year for me. My kids grew to a healthy age 4 and 1, I started a new publication and made some awesome contacts and friends as it developed, I started a radio show that ended the year as an hour long live show and I started working with Tera Busker of Fitness to Go and Lisa Kolashinski of Physicians Weight Loss Center. I'm sure there's plenty along the way that I've missed.

I do thank God today for my husband, my two healthy kids, a wonderful supportive family and all around great life. I really can't complain and have to pinch myself when it doesn't seem real. Sometimes I don't feel like I deserve it so I keep thanking God every chance I get.

Since my last post, I've done much better. I'm still having some sour stomach issues so I'm thinking I might have some kind of bug that isn't leaving and keeps messing with me. My "aunt" also decided to visit so that doesn't help my over all feeling. And remember how scared I was to go in and see Lisa. Well it turned out that it wasn't so bad. I lost a little bit of fat mass and I gained some muscle which means I did gain some weight, but that is OK. I'm so determined to get down below 160 by the end of this next week!!! I seem to be stuck at around 160-162.

Now let's get to the resolutions - or maybe goals is a better word to use. Seems like resolutions equal failure so we will use goals. I love the word goal!
My children: I really need to pull the bottle away from Cash and get Colton night time potty trained.
My Hubby: I'd like to see us spend more "alone" time together. Kids sometimes throw a wrench into intimacy.
My business: I want to grow ASIL Design and start treating my business like a serious business and not a hobby.
My Weight: I've got just under 2 months left of my weight loss program before I go into maintenance for 6 months. This is with Lisa and PWLC. I'd like to loose another 10 lbs. or so, get down to 25% body fat, up that muscle and maintain it. I really like food so that will be hard & something I need to focus on. I also like the idea of inspiring people to get healthy and would love to find a way to channel that.
My Running: I'm planning on running a 1/2 marathon in early May. I want to PR with my running partner Cheryl and then we will make our next runninggoal after that.

As I go into this next year and into the unknown, I walk into it with a huge smile and a "bring it on" attitude - this will be MY year!

Happy New Year and stay tuned...