About a month and a half ago I was doing some serious contemplating. It's been a few months since I was diagnosed with a thyroid issue, and while I didn't expect sudden large amounts of weight loss, I kinda expected something! But as usual with everything I do the weight just stays put, so in my contemplating I had an epiphany I realized that it wasn't necessarily about the way I eat, exercise, or any of the standard problems, I needed to go on a spiritual cleanse, I needed to create space within my self and free myself of the weight I was carrying.
The thing is that I was weighing more than I did when I was pregnant almost 2 years ago. I think when I delivered my tiny infant son (18 weeks gestational) I actually gained weight. I've been through a lot emotionally over the last year and a half, but I came to this point where I realized something else had to happen or my health would just continue to decline.
It was a beautiful clear Saturday morning and I made a decision. I thought what would Kirk Duncan do? and I realized, he would find a way to create space. So, using the tools I had been taught through the courses he teaches, I wrote my I am statement/affirmation and I got in the car. It's about a 45 min drive from my house to Duck Creek UT and I decided it was the perfect time to test it out. I said my affirmation out loud and at the stop light used my arms to reinforce the idea. then I picked a person I needed to have a "conversation" with and let it go. I found myself becoming happier and happier, I had more energy when I arrived at Duck Creek than I had imagined. (I was super tired when my journey began), and the first change I noticed was that my upper abdomen was flatter
I did my scheduled massages and left for home, where once again I said my affirmations, I figured that I couldn't do it too much. When I arrived home I immediately stepped on the scale. WOW! 2lbs! I knew I was on the right track and what happened next is all part of this phenomenal journey.
Each day I would wake up and I would say out loud my affirmation; I went to work the first day back and my first client says wow you are so happy! your energy is amazing! I shared with her my ah ah moment and got amazing support. A few days later I tell my husband how I'm a little discouraged I haven't made more progress and he tells me say your affirmation more! love being surrounded by such support!
When you make a decision to change something in a dramatic way, it's amazing the doors that open. As a Massage Therapist I use many different products to help others feel better, so I'm always on the look out for something new and that really works. I would tell anyone who makes a decision like this to look for open doors and take them! Don't over think the opportunities that become available in your life, if it feels right go with that first feeling and jump, remember that these things are coming into your life at the very moment you need them.
In June, I finally had the opportunity to attend a CE class called Lypossage. (learn more about it on my webpage), I was very intrigued with the idea of being able to contour the body and reduce cellulite and inches! As I worked on the ladies in the class I was immediately amazed at how quickly their body was transformed and I even posted my own before and after pictures of the face on my website. (Something I don't normally do). Understanding the concept of Lypossage opened my eyes to other things I needed to be about doing. Being determined I bought me a water bottle and got some Sustain from Melaluca. Hydration is number one when you want to cleanse and create space.
Exercise: Well if you count chasing kids and massage That's my exercise, if I'm lucky I get an opportunity to go on a walk here and there, and of course my weekly jaunts to get the mountain air are fabulous. Between my affirmations, finishing the conversations and my 3 days of Lypossage, I had lost 5 lbs. within one month of course I'm not on a crash diet so not looking for huge numbers.
At the end of July I had an opportunity to go to another massage convention where I took another type of skinny massage class and an Aqua Massage class. I spent 2 amazing days in the water creating space and cleansing my spirit and my body. Yup I was cleansing all over the place!
I had walked through several vendors at the convention and saw a couple of pill companies and decided I didn't really want to stop, I use DeeCee Labs and am very happy with the products, Then this lady caught my attention, I told her I was looking to see what booths I had missed and she asked if I had seen theirs. Wasn't really in the market for pills and potions but didn't want to be rude so I listened. She handed me a small cup with some pink liquid in it and told me it was for weight loss, I worry about weight loss products because they all seem to have some type of caffeine in it and I'm super sensitive. So I had to read the ingredients first. I was amazed that the ingredients met my approval so I went ahead and drank the liquid, it tasted like kool aid.
Tastes good and meets my ingredient approval, difficult combination to find. So I took the open door and became an ambassador, (Plexus) I'm finding so many wonderful things through the open doors I have walked through, and I'm excited to say that beginning with my decision 1 1/12 months ago the scale says I have let go of 10 lbs that was keeping me weighed down. My health is is on the improve, I don't have people stop and ask me if I'm ok because of my severe heavy breathing, and the road ahead is great!
Cleansing is a continuous journey and it's one that needs to be taken on a daily basis, and then recognize the doors that are being opened for you in your personal journey and make sure you don't delay.
