Super adventure!

Here's my adventure with Superhero You.

Thursday:

Spent the evening with Sarah and Ted.
Then drove to the bay and battled the HIGH winds that knocked the cars around like balls in a 1990's pinball machine.

Friday:

Woke up at 4:45am (PHEW!)
Rob dropped me off at the airport and made it to the plane without any hitches with an hour to spare.
Made it to San Diego by 10:30. It was overcast, and chilly. And I brought sleeveless shirts to wear (my two nicest shirts I own). THANKFULLY, I brought a light over shirt, just in case the flight was cold. Good thing! *facepalm*
Took a SuperShuttle to the resort, and was greeted by a handful of smiling, handsome men.
Checked in at the front desk, and WOW was the manager gooooood lookin'! Gorgeous eyes!

The whole place turned out to be spectacular. I felt like I was at a Waldorf school with all the plants and wood everywhere.
After getting settled and changing into something a little nicer, I made my may to the conference hall. They weren't letting people into the main room yet, but I picked up my badge and goody bag and took a seat by the fire place, observing the people around me (as well as perusing through the bag). Soon enough conversation was being made with the others who were sitting around me. The contents of the bag made for good starters (especially the "multi vitamins" that looked and tasted like gum drops.. we all were having fun ragging on it).
The guy sitting directly in front of me (who had these beautiful blue eyes set in a creamy milk chocolate complexion) turned out to be a nutritionist, and had also had an auto immune disease. He told me his story (in brief) and I began to tell him mine. Then the doors opened. So we made our way into the room, and I sat next to him, continuing the conversation. He made the comment (as I've heard before) that it's all about the gut, and suggested I cut out ALL grains (not just wheat), dairy, and beans (OY!!!!) until my gut fully heals. I'm certainly willing to try! :)


------- (It's now two years later (May, 2014), and I just realized I never finished writing this post...which is incredibly unfortunate, because two years is plenty of time to forget that entire weekend. *Facepalm*

I made friends with the sexy milk chocolate man. Plus a few other gentlemen he was friends with... We all went out to eat Friday night. I told them my story and journey with ITP and my beliefs. They were fascinated and had some brotherly advice for me.
On Saturday, I met an Australian and hit it off with him and had dinner with him and another gal Saturday night. He was SMOKIN hot. And a photographer/TV host. Cool guy. He thought my story was fascinating as well and that I should write a book.

The whole conference was very inspiring and intimidating. Most of the people there had this "I'm better than thou" vibe, which was a bummer...but kind of expected. I'd like to go again...now that I'm such a different person, but meh... I've got better things to do. Maybe if Scott was lecturing, I'd go...hehehehe. (Scott doesn't come onto the scene until a few more months from now....But I'm writing this in the future...so... ha...this is kind of bizarre and will be hilarious to read later)

Off to a wedding!

We're off to LA for a friends wedding. Just a few things:

• I re-dosed (2 drops)
• Got an iPhone.... still getting used to it. :)
• I created a new website for my recipes...it's still in the works, but I'm VERY pleased.
• This jogging thing is awesome... I could get used to it REAL fast. :)

Re-dose and Mini Mudder making

I re-dosed the LM today, two shakes/two drops. So far I'm not crazy sleepy or anything (just the normal tired) but I DID notice something.. and this happened the last time too.... was shortly after I took it, I started passing some wind, as it were... and said wind smelled of sulfur. It's a long story, but that means something to me... and it's a SURE sign that this remedy is working if it's getting that sulfur out. (It's a rreeeeeaaalllllly long story). I also could tell my count dipped while I was in the story. All of the sudden every time I would squat and then stand up, I would get light headed. Hopefully it won't be too bad when I train tomorrow. Hehehehehe. But it's WORKING!!! It's actually working!!!! I can't WAIT to get a CBC. (Which I also checked HealthCheckUSA... $40! Same exact price as SaveOnLabs.. the only difference is theirs is $25 with a $15 handling fee. Lame!)

Today I started looking up how to make a cargo net. Pretty easy, but might not be cheap..so I may not do it. We'll see. For SURE I'll be making a balance beam, tunnel simulation, "kiss of mud" simulation, and 15 foot gym rope. Other idea's still in the works, but I am WAY excited about it. Hopefully it'll still be fun while getting an awesome work out.
More to come on that.

Kick it up a notch

5:00am. That's the time it was when I woke up. And by 5:30, I was at Cody's house, and we were jogging! It was a good, easy pace...and we ended up going for 2 miles. Aaaahhhhh. I really do love being up this early. The energy in the air is fresh. :) I think I could have gone another mile at that pace, but I don't want to push it just yet...with my knee and all. Slow and steady, as they say. :)
I'm also going to put together an obstacle course for us (and by 'us' I mean anyone who wants) to do. I'm thinking I'll need a rope (gym class style), some bands, flags and/or cones, signs... I would LOVE a cargo net, but that might be getting too expensive. We'll see.. this idea is in it's infancy. Mini Mudder is a working title. Hehehe

My count is up! Not sure by how much.. I intentionally picked a small scab to see how much it would bleed..and it seemed to stop rather quickly. Quicker than a few weeks ago, that's for darn sure! So I slept almost all day on Friday. Saturday was better, though still sleepy..as well as Sunday. And Monday I realized I was having a hard time keeping my brain in one place...I just couldn't really sit down and focus on stuff that needed to be done. Of course, that might have something to do with the fact that I still have LOTS I want and need to do and am having trouble starting. :P
Just checked SaveOnLabs... their stupid handling fee is back!!! *facepalm* *eyeroll* Guess I'll have to wait till my doctor comes back from vacation...which isn't for another week or so. Laaaammmme.

So I'm not sure when to re-dose.... cause I don't know what mental symptoms to look for. Hmmm... maybe I'll just realize? Or maybe I'll just take a new dose on Thursday (that would be one week later).

Wow. That jog was awesome! It's SO nice to have someone to do it with! Phew! I hope we keep it up!!!

LM1 with a POW

Yesterday, my LM1 arrived in the mail. Phew! Not a moment too soon.
I took two drops in water without any shaking.
Then made a TASTY little banana chocolate shake for mom and I, and we hung out in her room, chatting. Then, all of the sudden, I got this wild sensation. It's hard to describe.... but I could tell it was the LM. Don't ask me how...I just could. The same way when my platelets drop drastically I can tell. There's this deeper sense. Anyway....
I was excited, because I wasn't expecting it to 1) work that fast (about 10 minutes) and/or 2) have a strong, noticeable effect on me, since most remedies are VERY subtle.
Today, I am totally drained of all energy. I mean POOPED. I was going to go dancing tonight, but just don't have it in me. I even had to take a nap earlier! Yeesh. You know it's for real when I can't go dancing!
I also started out the day eating the "Derek" way (my trainer), but had to break it... there's no fruit for the first two weeks, and with my crazy low energy, I gave in (plus, Rob and Julliana are here with the baby).

Phew............ tired.

Well that was short lived *facepalm*

I woke up this morning all ready to go with the water fast. Slept as late as I wanted (until Jackson decided it was time to get up around 9am). So I got up, grabbed book 8 in the Wheel of Time serise and a glass of water, and sat outside to read.
About an hour passed, and then mom came out to check on the garden.
"Oh my word!!" I heard her shout, "Look at all these ladybugs!.....Are they bad?"
Curious, I put down my book and joined here, pointing out how I thought they were good.
"Mom.... those aren't ladybugs."
No no.... not ladybugs at all. They were bigger, with a more angular body, and orange. And worst of all, DESTROYING the greens. We grabbed a ziplock baggy and proceeded to pluck them all out of the garden and toss them in. We got the majority for sure (half of them were trying to breed). We'll either make bug juice out of it and sprinkle it on the garden, or just pluck them off as they come (which won't smell as bad, to be sure!)
I pointed out that I needed to get out of the sun, since I was fasting, and went back to my spot in the shade.
Around 3pm, I started to realize that this might not work as well as I was hopping, since I have rehearsal tomorrow night...and then Sunday morning service. I mulled it over and over, and finally realized that there was no way I could continue. My mind was too anxious about all the things that I still needed to do and were going on. So then I promptly went to the kitchen and had some watermelon. :)
I'm positive my trainer was quite pleased to hear... 1) he disagreed with it (didn't understand) and 2) it meant we couldn't train for a week. Which, to be honest, I'm glad we're back on. I can really tell now that I've gotten stronger, and would like to continue this trend.
I still don't know what to do about my ears though. Fasting was the only thing I could think of at this point. There's inflammation, and fasting is the strongest anti-inflammatory. *sigh* Maybe something else will work out. But for now, I'd like to get physical stronger..... after all, Tough Mudder will be upon me before I know it!

Tai Chi is at 7am tomorrow. I'd like to go....mmmmm... I wonder if I can get up early enough. We shall see. I need to keep a good sleeping schedule, otherwise it'll be hell to pay once work starts back up again.

Water fast prep (day 2 of 2)

Alright! Here we go.... Water fast #2 commin' right up! Feeling good and ready to do this. Excited, really.

Here's a super tasty dish I made for dinner last night and lunch today.

Avo-Eggplant

Ingredients:

• 1 eggplant
• 1 tomato 
• 1 avocado
• A handful of basil and rosemary 
• 1 tsp Benson's no salt Table Tasty 

Directions:
Peel the eggplant and slice short-ways into patty-like pieces. Bake till crispy on the outside. (Sorry.. I use this crazy mini oven that I don't know the temperature of) 
Finely chop the basil and rosemary, and mash into a bowl with the avocado and Table Tasty.
Slice up a tomato.
Once the eggplant is done, spread on the avocado mix and top with tomato.
A medium eggplant will make about 8 or 9 patties.

Water fast prep (day 1 of 2)

Last night I read back to my fasting posts a few years ago to help mentally prepare myself. Heh! I forgot how rough the first few days were! All I remember is the good stuff. :) But apparently the two day prep was tricky too.... and now I remember why. No beans and nuts/seeds is a killer!

Smoothies to the rescue! 

I had a green/fruit smoothy for breakfast. A salad for lunch (that was rough without dressing and beans. OY!). And now there's next to nothing in the fridge..... so I threw together this little bad boy. It consists of:

• 1/8 avocado
• 1 banana
• Handful of black berries
• Acai berry mixutre
• Handful of spinach
• 1 celery stalk
• 1/8 zucchini
• Handful of cilantro
• Water

Yum.

Water fast, round TWO

My right knee has been giving me serious issues... and it's hard to do ANYthing with a mucked up knee. It's swollen, and clicks and pops. I'm rehabbing it, but the healing process is soooooooo slow, and I'm sure my platelets don't help. SO. It's clearly inflamed... my sinuses are STILL inflamed..and I'm sure everything else is still inflamed. So I'm going to water fast again. Only for a 5 days, cause that's all I can do in between work.
And hopefully my LM will show up soon so I can take that as well. I feel very good about this, and am excited to do it.
Tomorrow and Monday will be prep: only eating fruits and veggies.
Then Tuesday will start the rest and water.


I went dancing at Midtown last night for almost 4 hours. It was AWESOME. I met this guy (John) who gave me some fantastic tips on how to be a good follow, as they're called. He was really impressed with how fast I could pick it up. (Clearly, he didn't know me...hehehehe). He said I was one of the few gals there he wouldn't mind dancing with any time.... He doesn't like dancing with girls who can't follow. I just LOVED his teaching and adjusting me. I'm always the leader so much in my life, it was fantastic to relax and be really led for once.

Lower than ever

I'm still working on the post for my trip down south..but for now wanted to rant about how incredibly low my platelets are. I mean really.. I don't want to check. I have SO many purple bruises all over my legs..and a HUGE one on my butt from today (bumping it on the side of the pool). Cuts are taking longer to stop bleeding, and the blood looks so thin and watery. :(
I went sailing last weekend, and got sun burnt, and took 1M Phos..hoping it would help with the burn and maybe the platelets.
Then my bottom lip FILLED up with cold sores, making my checks, jaw, neck, and ears all terribly sore. It was pure misery there for a few days.

I just now took a swig of my constitutional that I had put in water, but I'm not sure if it'll help. I feel like it's not strong enough for some reason.

That 66 count was three months ago. I'm doing something wrong, cause there is no up swing. It went down, it stayed down, and now it's even worse. I should go back and reread what I was doing. I remember I had a crazy intense session with Linda, and then took a dry does a few days later. I had a pretty in-depth session again a few days ago..so maybe I'm due for a dry dose instead of water?  Or maybe I need to get an LM. Maybe more than LM1?.... I need to talk to April.

Jessica is spending the night. She's totally in love and obviously going to get married. I'm tremendously happy for her, but also really jealous...and sad (for myself). The cold sore epidemic really threw me off, and now I'm depressed cause it really feels like I'm never going to find anyone who matches me. Ugh.
This is just a down patch that I have to get through.


I need to water fast again..... maybe that will help.