Thursday, October 17, 2019

Verdict

30 days down and here is where it stands;


1.) Weight lost: 8.5 lbs
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*NO that is not my actual stomach... but you know #Goals*

2.) Skin: 100% clear for the first time in my life

3.) Sleep: 2 out of 7 nights no need for Rx to sleep (first time in 7 years)
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4.) Stomach Issues: NONE

5.) Energy Level: higher than ever, to the point where hubby has told me to slow my roll a little, I am making the rest of the world look lazy (LOL)
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6.) Coffee: Did I miss it, yes, for the first 5 days. I no longer crave it and after trying a small cup this morning, no longer have a taste for it. FREE!
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7.) Sugar cravings: GONE. This is a huge milestone for me. I was the girl sitting in bed at night eating gummy bears by the handful (true confessions here, LOL)
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8.) Menstrual issues: resolved like 75%

9.) Mood: 100% better, even my Nanny noticed over the phone that I sound "light and airy"
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10.) Confidence: Weird, but totally increased.
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**Yes, I LOVE Dodos!

11.) Rx: I am down to half of the Mgs of medicine that I was previously taking. After researching why this is, I have come to know that the healthier the alkaline levels and ultimately the cells and tissues are in your body the better the absorption of medication is, thus I need less.

Other unintended consequences:

De-Tox MY LIFE: While on this journey I have detoxed a lot of things: clothes, shoes, purses, people, vices and relationships. It has been very freeing. Hoping that my heart will feel as good as my body does. I have gotten rid of material things that carried around bad memories that I wasn't even aware of. Letting go of those things has helped me let go of the past that was woven into them, HUGE. There is one primary relationship in my life that has really been draining my peace and energy for the last three years, but because of the history and position that this person has in my life, I was not able to let go, until now. I still have to maintain a friendly connection with them, but I no longer had to allow this disappointing relationship drain me. I am not sure why it took a full nutritional program for this to dawn on me, but it happened.

In Full Bloom: Kind of cheesy, but true. I ahve started doing things that I never would have otherwise. I invited someone over to my house (total Hobbit here.) That may seem small to you, but to me it is a huge step. I stood up for myself recently and it felt good.

Wanting to share: this has been such a life-changing experience for me that I cannot stop talking about it... I feel like a Body Re-Boot Missionary! "Hi, My name is Holly, have you heard of the 30-day Body reboot?" LOL


Summary: Try it, do it, be better, live better. This process will change you 100% in the best ways.

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Quick Note:

I am starting a New-Year Body Re-Boot Jan 2. If you are interested, email me: birdbonne207@gmail.com.

I will be sharing daily inspiration, facts and tips and also recipes to help you get rolling.

If you are interested in seeing what Arbonne has to offer: http://HollyManiatty.arbonne.com/

I am always  available for a chat over FaceTime if you are considering jumping in and want to ask questions.


#ItsOnLikeArbonne







Thursday, October 3, 2019

#SnapTheThread

Day 17... I realize it's not just about the shakes.

There is an African parable about the captive elephant. One day a man found a baby elephant and stole it, took it home and placed a chain around it's back leg and attached it to a spike. The elephant could only go as far as the chain allowed. As the elephant grew, it learned the length of the chain and the length of it's freedom. At some point along the way, the captor took the chain off, while the elephant slept, and replaced it with a thread. When the elephant awoke it was none the wiser. When it moved and felt the tug of the thread, and went no farther. The elephant remained trapped by this thin thread, the habit of the tug.

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I am a little over half done this de-toxing process and I have come to see a huge change in myself. Felling better physically has really made me face-up to some other "junk" that has been hanging around in my life, the threads that I am bound by:



Material Possessions: Yes, I am a pack-rat. Never know when you are going to need that sweatshirt from 12 years ago- keep it. Those shoes you bought for a hideous costume ball- can't live without them! Just to be clear, I am not ready to be featured on Hoarders, but I had things to could let go.... and so I did. Bags and bags of clothing that I had been holding on to for years, gone or passed on. Beauty products that I never used, gone. Shoes, books, even pens  (gasp, I know!) all gone and donated. I feel better, I feel lighter.



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Relationships: We all have those people in our lives that are as pleasant as a colonoscopy and equally impossible to avoid. While scrubbing my floor (very Zen, BTW) I thought to myself, I don't need this hurt any more, I don't need this junk in my heart any more, it is taking up space for something good. And with the next "wax on, wax off" it was gone. 






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Hang-ups: As a woman, I have many hang-ups (confession time here) I don't like my feet to look big, I have acne scars, my hips are wide, no thigh gap, I have baby bangs that drive me crazy. I hate the way I can look cross-eyed in pictures sometimes. I could go on, but I won't, mostly because I have let many of these things go, not all - but I am on my way.





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Bad Habits: Some of my worst habits are my thought patterns, "I am not worthy," anger, lack of self-confidence or that snarky monologue that can play in my head when I am feeling vulnerable. GOODBYE... well goodbye at least 75% of the time so far. These things were holding me down, these were threads.








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So this whole process is not just about the shakes. It's about me changing me. It's about me snapping those threads and walking away. One by one I feel a little more free and wanting people that I care about to feel the same. #snapthethread