Blocked Chakra

Three years later... and I'm back.  Why?  Apparently my third chakra (my throat chakra) is blocked.  I've been getting migraines everyday for the past three weeks.  Sometimes twice a day.  I went to my doctor and was given narcotics to rid the pain.  But, I'm not a narcotics girl, so I went to my massage therapist, Ranjot. It was he, that told me I had a lot going on around my 'third eye' (which is not a zit in the middle of your forehead.) Don’t worry; this chakra thing is new to me too!)  In other words, I am thinking A LOT and my throat charka is blocked, which means I'm not talking about whatever I'm thinking about.  So hence, I'm going to start talking about it, by starting to blog again (as opposed to spending money on a therapist.)   I know I have another blog, but I think my 'randomalyson' thoughts are not what people want to read on a beer soap blog.  So, as this blog name suggests, this will be reserved for my random thoughts... Now that I have compartmentalized everything, I'm feeling better already.

Ranjot, the amazing, gave me the following strategies to unblock my Chakra:

1) Talk about worries/thoughts

2) Meditate daily (this even means reciting a mantra over again. "This is Me-time, enjoy it!  This is Me-time, enjoy it! This is Me-time, enjoy it!")

3) Ground yourself by walking barefoot on lawn, grass, anything not man-made!

4) Visualize: Breath out the bad, breathe in the good.

So what did I choose:  I combined some strategies.  I ripped out a 10 X16 ft area of brick (manmade), which got me breathing heavily. I may not of been visualizing out with the bad, in with the good...  but I did seem to work something out...  

Well, see how my third eye took it!!!!  

Getting Back on Track!

It's time to publicize and become accountable for getting back on track with my health!  I'm vowing to get healthier... I'm getting this pregnancy weight off, I'm going to model the benefits of regular exercise and  healthy eating habits for my kids, I'm going to feel good, and have fun while doing it!!!!!  Why do I need to announce this to the world?  Because I need the support of others to say... "Yes you can!  And I will help!"  Two role models have led me on this path... my Dad and Joe Cross's documentary, "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead!"

My dad has definitely been an inspiration.  A couple months back he had a heart to heart talk with his doctor who informed him, that by changing his eating habits many of his aliments that he has been suffering from for years... (over weight, skin inflammation, aches and pains, migraines), would go away.  Since then, he has eliminated  sugar, wheat, and starch out of his life and has incorporated more vegetables, nuts, fruit, and meat. His ailments have virtually disappeared.  He's lost 40 pounds and is feeling great.

Joe Cross had similar problems that my dad did.  However, he took his eating to an extreme.  He basically "rebooted" his body for 30 days by drinking only homemade veggie juices and slowly incorporated whole food in moderation after that time.  He too, lost weight and the illnesses he was struggling with basically disappeared.

I've been saying for years that I know, "You are what you eat!" But, I never really got it. No, to watch people actually transform... I finally get it!

So, I'm taking elements of what these two people have learned and making it work for me.  I have begun to eat more veggies, and less sugar/wheat. I  have rid my kitchen of processed foods and replace them with fruits, veggies, and meats that I can get locally or grow/raise myself.   I have started to  juice...  (otherwise, I will be eating veggies none stop... all day) once or twice a day.  I run twice a week for 30 minute (I hope to increase this in the future.)  And now....  I am going to post my recipes so that I have a place to not only log my craft and gardening projects, but to log a healthy lifestyle as well!

For me, this is not about weigh lose, but about being healthy...  making my body  run as efficiently as possible so that I can watch my children's children grow up, have a lifetime of memories with the people I love, and maybe even inspire others, as I have been inspired by these two gentleman!