The Mechanics, March 16 & 17

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Monday March 16~

on the road most of the day,~ a big glass of spirulina and oj started and ended my day
a nice warmed cup of coconut milk and cinnamon wrapped up the evening.

Dry skin brush,
Nice hot detox bath, with baking soda, ACV, ginger root
Colon cleanse, and sitz bath.

And tonite in honour of St Patty Day and to celebrate my purchase of a big jar of GREEN CLAY;
I dug out an old body wrap recipe
and made myself look like a big leprachaun!
Its been years since I've done a full body wrap and I had forgotten how scruptious (and itchy) they are.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

HIP HIP HORRAY!!!
ITS GREEN DAY!!!
AND GREEN WE ARE!!!



lots of spirulina, and a big jug of spinach, apple, cuc juice to hit the spot
The morning started at 5 AM with 20 minutes on the rebounder
followed by a contrast shower to rinse off last night's clay bath.

Some Miso soup to end the day
after a nice hot detox bath, drybrush scrub, and sitz bath.

I am remembering how magical sweat baths and detox baths really are.
I was absolutely unbearable today~
Backaches, and fatigued.

How I wish I could have bathed earlier in the day.
You can feel it lift INSTANTLY!
It is one of my absolute favorite cure alls!

Its now 11 PM and time to tune out,
but unfortunately zee brain is finally tuning in.

In a true pioneering spirit,
I am reapplying and experimenting with my clay recipe
on my favorite jiggly places again tonite.

Will keep you posted....

As well, I have begun to supplement with sea water
Truly amazing stuff

Take a Gander....

Here.....

Or Here

The Mechanics~ no need to Pass My Shotgun anymore

pssttt..... gather round.....

I have a secret...and a confession....

ready???


I don't get PMS!!!

eeekkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(oppps... sorry boys, close your eyes)

but its true....
I use to be a monster.
Cramps, headache, backaches
moods swings, RAVENOUS appetite,
(if it wasn't nailed down, down the gullet it went)


but now Auntie Flo arrives very much unannounced and is quick to leave
I average a 2 day cycle with 2 liners...

yes... I said LINERS
(please don't throw that)

I must admit it is quite heavenly compared to the hell I lived thru for years.
Long gone are the days of laying in bed and hot pads.

Just another perk of going CLEAN AND GREEN folks~~~
Get rid of that cr@p and your body LOVES YOU BACK!!!

The only indication that TOM was sneaking up this month was a little attack of the munchies last night...
(this is the confession part)

Last night I polished off two big ole bowls of popcorn.
My special recipe?
Air popped and swirled with some hemp oil and organic herbs....
nummy,nummy, nummy.....

A far cry from binges of bowls of Rice Krispies and pans of cinnamon bun of days past

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Alright so back on track and very green today,
feeling much more in control.

Juicing lots of kale, spinach, beets, parsley, cilantro, carrots.
Managed 3- 20 minute sessions on the rebounder
1 hour of yoga for my poor,poor back
and a sweat bath and colon cleanse.

With Dearly Beloved home, things have been really whacked.
to be honest (confession #2)
I almost quit on me...

But I have re-grouped and re focused...

but you'll need to "tune in next time" to hear that one,

Right now, I have a boy all tucked in and waiting for his kiss...

X0xOXo

MECHANICS~ The Bottom Falls Out

Darling beloved has returned.
All tanned and sexy looking from one month in Mexico!

Ah... to spend 30 days lying on the beach and crawling under the sea.

And OH HOW HE LOVES ME!!!
He came bearing a nice little bottle of REAL VANILLA and CACAO BEANS!!!!

How Heavenly!

But as expected, the eating had begun. He shared tales of pirate ships, underwater taverns and an iguana that fell out of the tree while we dined.

I managed to get away with several cups of broccoli and cauliflower, and a smattering of potatoes.

I did try to explain to him all I was doing, but I'm afraid it fell on a blank stare.
I don't have words to make him understand; some how I wonder if I understand.
Why I wrestle. Why this is priority. Why I need to know what is on the other side of victory in this.

Ah, well yes... the mechanics....

I was horrendously proud of myself... (yes, and pride does come before a fall)
I have been keeping a daily organizer close at hand, and EVERYTHING gets measured and written down.

I feel the need for control here, desperately...because somehow.. I feel it could evade me at any minute.

The day started brillantly...

* up at 5:30 feeling awesome. Rebound 20 minutes
*sweat bath, dry skin brush, sitz bath all by 7 AM
* breakfast.... half a dozen cacao beans... I couldn't resist...
but then off to the teas and juices.
(dinner with honey was over, I really want to return to my juicing)
*home by 7~ to tired to juice. Instead big cup of warm coco milk with (yup) cacao and cinnamon.... mmmmmmmmmmmmmm..................

But this my friends is the end of the happy tale....
Some where around 9 pm the bottom fell out.

In between a rough day at work, some cr@ppy self-talk, or just not giving a damn at the time, I fell into a bowl full of mashed potatoes.
ok... it was several bowls of mashed potatoes.....

I ate, I almost enjoyed... all the time, knowing now would come.
The moment I would have to sit down and figure out why this happened.
Why once again I became the mastered, not the master.
And even worse deal with all the shit I will throw at myself.
Why I didn't do better? How could I have let this happened? What if I've lost precious time and ground?
Oh, I know I will not spare the condemnation......


So, I sit.....
desperately pounding on the keyboards rambling gibberish to you all.
Trying not to get up and feed the wakened beast with cookies, spaghetti, scrambled eggs with Tabasco, PB & J, or anything else I might dig out of the cupboards.....

Trying hard not to let the demons of my past eating disorders, Mr Binge and Mr Purge, resurrect themselves.
Because no matter how much distance I put in between them and I.

Some how they are only one bad choice away.

Sitting here, trying to figure out why I ever wanted to do this in the first place.
Who the hell do I think I am? And wondering why anyone would want to read this drivel.....
I know I'll have the answers. I think tonite is part of the journey.
It must be
I have a new road to victory to forge thru this.
I will not take the one most familiar to me.

I will walk out of this.
I'm not sure how, but I think I'm doing it as I type......

MECHANICS~Sat Feb 14

Happy LOVEY Day one and ALLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

XOXoxOXOXOOXOXO
MMMMWAHHHH!!!!!!

Once again I apologize for disappearing into cyber space... but I have returned.
When I left you last, I was recovering from LIVER FLUSH #2


And flush, indeedy I did....

The first time around, I passed approximately 50 stones,
and this time i did as well.


I was so excited to post pictures for you, but somehow, by the time I figured how to upload from my phone, the pics went missing....


These pics were taken off of CUREZONE, but mine were very similar,
It gives you a really good indication of what I'd been up too the past couple days....
enjoy...

tee hee....

MECHANICS~ Feb 6, Friday

I have not been excited like this, since the beginning of this adventure.

It has been close to 3 weeks, 3 absolutely roller coaster weeks, and my focus and fervor is rekindling quickly.

Even as I sit here, there is a bonfire building inside....

This journey is not ending this week, folks, that much I know.

And I really do believe that because this may been one of the most complicated and awkward juice fasts, I've done, it is because it will be the one to bring the greatest results. What relief beyond description.

CHANGING LASTING RESULTS~~
I can't wait~

But that is for another post.....

We're all about the MECHANICS here.

Today, looked very much like a Masters Cleanse regime. Lemon juice and cayenne.

However, I have found a trick that seems to, in theory work.

My hardest moment is walking in the door when I get home late.

I have keep my juicer out on the counter ready for me and veggies cleaned and prepped in the fridge.
This has helped my internal argument about it beening soooooo hard to juice when its late and I'm tired....

But I also keep miso soup warmed in a slow cooker all day so when i get home it is INSTANTLY ready AND SNUGGLY WARM!!!!

The house smells delic too! So much nicer walking in the door.

Rest of the day was dry skin brush, colon cleanse, sweat bath, 10 minutes sitz bath and 20 minutes rebounder.

Dug out the pedometer ~ the goal? 20 thousand steps......

MECHANICS~ Watch Out Mr Gall Bladder

And just who is Mr Gall Bladder, you may ask, and why ever should he be ware?!?!?!?

Why Mr GB and his side kick Mr Liver, are in for the shock of their little life in a few short hours.... they are getting flushed...

(unfortunately for me, i have to endure this right along with the rascally rat)

But JO, you may ask, who exactly are this gall bladder/ liver duo and why ever should I care?

Actually, dear friend, they are the unsung heroes of our health, that Mr Liver is the hardest working (and most neglected) organ in your beautiful bod, and when they are overloaded and crapped up with stuff, guess who suffers.... yup....

Its these guess who work as the filter, busy busy busy cleaning out all the unwanted stuff we put in our bodies before it gets into our bodies.

And do we ever work them hard. Alcohol, smoking, fatty foods, chemical ladden food products, heavy proteins, metabolic waste... all this over loads the liver/

World renown Dr. Hulda Clark says "cleaning the liver bile ducts is the most powerful procedure that you can do to improve you body's health".




And what about Mr. GB, well we have all heard about Gall Stones, but what are they?

"Gallstones are formed in the liver. They are made from a waxy substance called cholesterol which is manufactured in the liver. 80% of the cholesterol in the body is produced in the liver. 95% of gallstones are not "stones" at all, contrary to what the medical profession would like you to think. They are waxy agglomerations of coagulated cholesterol.

In fact, only 5% of gallstones are hard, or calcified. So, they seldom show up on x-rays or with ultrasound because they are waxy, not solid. They are coagulated cholesterol. They are usually green in color because they are infused with bile which is also produced in the liver. Cholesterol "stones" clog the bile ducts in the liver as well as the gallbladder itself."

And the gallbladder/liver flush, should remove them.....

Now i have done this before, I have released stones, and in case you are wondering, yup.. its gross....

So, off we go into more grossness, tomorrow.

Today its just lots of apple juice, allegedly the pectin helps "prepare" those silly stones to get moving, and lemonade.

I am really not looking forward to this...

Mechanics for the rest of the night....

Sweat bath, dry skin brush, colon cleanse, sitz bath.

MECHANICS~ Wendsday, January 28

No big worries.... I am still here...... melting into a big hot bath.....

Pretty typical end of week one... alot of wrestling.
Why in the world am I doing this??? My mind goes blank, the spoon in the muffin mix looks good...... Think, think, think Jo.....

Why am I here?

But I am here.... incognito..... in stealth mode.... holding on by my bloody knuckles....
But holding.....

The nights have been ridiculously cold. Record breaker cold.
So its all I can do is to soak and sweat under the flannels, hoping the inspiration will return.

Juicing last night... orange, apple, beets, cilantro, celery....

Lots of lemons, and a weekend off. Grapefruits, and apples are on sale, so me's thinking a liver flush and a Master's Cleanse in a couple days.

MECHANICS~ Saturday, January 24

So much for feeling ahead of the game.....
Last night I feel asleep on the couch about 9 and stayed there until 9;30 the next morning.

Rush, rush, rush off to work...

Lunch at work was my first "meal". Barley greens and oj.

Lots of detox tea, and yes... I must confess... a cup of coffee.

It was a small... my motive was driven out of curiosity than the feel of "need".
The verdict... I dumped 3/4 of it... tasted funny....

Home now... to lazy to juice, its already 9:30.
One hot sweat bath, dry brush, colon cleanse and sitz bath.

Sipping fennel & fenugreek tea.

The evening is lovely, and I'm feeling fresh, focused and full.

THE MECHANICS ~ Friday, January 23, 2009

Up @ 5 easily... on the rebounder... not that easily~ put is 20 mediocre minutes.

Hot sweat bath, dry skin brush, followed by a sitz bath.

Feeling so ahead of the game, right now... will actually have time to make some juice.

Orange, apple and ginger... nothing too weird so I can get some down the kids before they head out the door.

THE MECHANICS~ Thursday, Jan 22, 09

Yesterday was a total right off.

I expect one or two of those during a fast.

I got home, had a warm cup of coco milk and cinamon.

Then another cup of warm broth, no bath, no cleanse, no brush.

Just snapped at my kids and off to bed by 9

Slept intil 7:30... so GLORIOUS!!! (not the snapping @ the kids part....)

Today was starting in "write off" mode. Woke up wondering why on earth I'm here, why on earth I'm doing this....

But decided to get my head out of my but and trust God to crank me around.

Got 10 intense minutes in on rebounder before I left, and deep breathing...

Things are much clearer.

At work 1 cp warm water & bee pollen
1 cup spirulina/barley greens lemonaide

Home time.... yummy yummy!!
Big glass of orange, apple, carrot, potato, cilantro, ginger

2 cups of miso....

Sweat bath, dry brush, cc, sitzbath....

THE MECHANICS~ Wednesday, January 21,

Up again at 5 am... (by choice) 10 minutes on rebounder but purdy stiff.. will try again tonite.

I've been experimenting with Niacin for sleep and I sure have noticed a difference waking up the days I've used it.

8 am~ warm coconut milk, cinnamon, honey, and a splosh of butterscotch flaxoil.. yummy

11 am~ 3 tsp of beepollen in warm water.

really missing the coffee today.... gonna convince myself to grunt it out... will be better tommorrow.

THE MECHANICS ~Tues Jan 20, 2009

Up @ 5AM Miracle in itself~ for so long that has been an unachievable goal.

40 minutes rebounder, lemon water, dryskinbrush, contrast shower.

8 AM ~ big glass of pineapple juice and spirulina.

Off to work 2 liter bottle of water and ACV in hand, wish me luck

Lunch at work~ 2TB bee pollen dissolved in water.
detox tea

Home 6:45~ juiced apple, carrot,beet, ginger, potato
sat at the table and ate.

7:45~ spirulina and lemonade. Sat at the computer and guzzled... bad, jo


9 PM 20 minute sweat bath, dry brush, colon cleanse, 20 minute sitz bath

10 pm one cup of the great big batch of cleansing broth I made

THE MECHANICS ~ Monday Jan 19, 2009

One more day off... all for me...

Morning started with big glass of lemon water.
Then bee pollen in water.
25 minutes rebound, followed by dry skin brushing, 20 min detox bath, colon cleanse, 20 minutes sitz bath.

2 pm~ juiced, carrot, apple, red pepper and ginger, all I had in the fridge.... wow!
DELIC!

Working on a couple new theories.... first, I am a lazy juicer.
I don't like the mess, don't like the work.
I'm trying to reprogram my stinking thinking, because logically I know its not really that bad.

So every night I get my juicer put together and sit it right in the middle of my cupboard.
Can't avoid it... there it is! FRONT AND CENTER, staring at me, ready to go.

As well, I try to get all my juicing ingredients ready the night before.
Washed, separated and in a nice little veggie bag in the fridge.
No fuss. Just pull out the bag and we're off.

I'm also noticing I need my sink clean when I juice.
Some how the thought of adding my dirty juicing stuff to an already full sink is enough motivation to put it off.
So far so good.

Also working on reprogramming.

As an recovering emotional/compulsive eater, my bod needs to reprogram

I notice in my previous juice feasts, I still default back to these tendencies, just with juice.

If I'm upset, I run to the fridge. But if its juice I'm guzzling, I tend to excuse it.

No more. I want these habits broken.

Now, I'm trying to make myself follow the "STEPS".

Juicing with intelligence and excellence.

This time, I stop, I sit, I drink.... same as if for food. No juicing on the run.
No guzzling at the puter.
At the table, slow, thankful, thoughtful.

Day one... so far so good...

cont....

20 minutes yoga... ughhh... felt amazing to stretch!

6 PM dinner with kids~ sipped my 2 cups of potato water, from potatoes.

supplementing with enzymes and niacin.

8 PM~ 25 minutes on rebounder

10 PM dry skin brush, sweat bath, colon cleanse, sitz bath...

Midnight~ lemon water, garlic, to bed....

THE MECHANICS~ Saturday, Jan 17, 2009

What a fabulous sleep.

Started the day with Lemon water, 20 min on the rebounder, dry skin brush.

Mid morning I did my detox bath (ginger, ACV, Epsom salts, H2O2)
Colon cleanse, followed by 20 minute sitz bath.

This really gets the bod releasing crap, the lymph pumping and moving things out.

Spent the afternoon sipping cleansing tea

Supplementing with Digestive Enzymes.

2Pm ~ Deep breathing ( I REMEMBERED JENN!! WOO HOO)

4 PM Feeling pretty weak, been going like crazy cleaning house. Made a big pot of juice (lemon, apple, yam, carrot, romaine) and climbing under electric blanket for a while.

Napped to 6 PM- rebound 25 minutes, dry skin brush, 20 min sweat bath, colon cleanse, 20 min sitz bath

THE MECHANICS ~ Friday, January 16, 2009

I had spent the past 2 weeks in sort of a pre-fast prep.
Consuming mostly raw fruits and veggies, alot of bee pollen and spirulina.

I had been waiting for BF to head off for his one month adventure in Mexico, so I can attack this without someone trying to wine and dine me every Saturday night.

I really need to be strategic about my long haul fasts. Its amazing how many people want to invite you over for dinner out of the blue as soon as you commit in your heart to do something like this. Murphy's Law? I'm starting to wonder.

This weekend all the kiddos are gone, and I have 2 days almost to myself.
I am pressing in and kicking this baby off.

Today was a hairy unorganized rush, delivering kiddos to various locations. Alot of time in the car and go, go, go...


Tried to work my way thru a big bottle of lemon water. But honestly it rolled under the front seat of the car, and I forgot.

I grabbed an OJ (real OJ not orange pop) at McDicks when kids and I hit the drive thru.

When I got home to my quiet little sanctuary, I started in with the baths.

Hot sweat bath. 1 cup Epsom salt, 1 cup baking soda, 1 cup Apple Cider Vinegar, one inch chunk of ginger.
Colon cleanse and dry skin brushing.....

Too late to drag out juicer and make a mess, so drank 1 cup cleansing broth and 2 cups of warm miso thru out the night while playing catch up with vacuum, dishes, laundry and puter.

1:07 AM and I'm off to bed.

THE MECHANICS AND THE MOMENTS

mI thot I'd make this fast's blog a little more streamline and user friendly than last.

There's seems to always be alot of interest, comments and questions, when I do this.
But primarily from 2 completely different directions.

That just fine and dandy, as my fasts usually mesh from two completely different directions.

The first being the practical fast. The cleansing, and restoring aspect to my health.
I always want to preach what I have first practiced and each time around I learn there is so much more to learn about natural hygiene.

There doesn't seem to be anything I won't try once. Because, simply I wanna know.
I had spent so many years in mediocre health, eating disorders, emotional distress... when I discovered raw foods, juicing and cleansing- it saved me, and it has become a passion.

I love the juice fast (or juice feast if you prefer)

The second angle is that of a believer. My Jesus taught us to fast to seek God.
He made it very clear there are some things that can only be accomplished in the spirit by the fast. It is a time of holy fellowship with God. A time of setting yourself aside, your screaming, demanding flesh and just being with HIM.

I love this even more than any perks of health of longevity.
This is MY PASSION!
My spirit always takes priority over this old wasting away bod.

For those interested in the googey details of my fast, my colon, my toxins or anything else "mechanical", look for the posts marked "MECHANICAL"

All other ramblings as I "detox" my soul will be posted "THE MOMENTS"

Simple huh.....

Shall we begin?