I will be entering into an extreme changing of my world I thought I would start using my site as my sporadic journaling of how I am feeling and what is working and what is not working.
WHAT? REALLY? ARE YOU KIDDING?
Ok, first I have to explain about this crazy thing that is happening to one of my YouTube videos. A few months ago I posted a short video on YouTube which Jodie used in one of the blog posts. This was a post about the fold-out bed we bought to put in our guestroom. All of a sudden as of this post, this video which is nothing special, has over 200,000 views! What? And now I have over 400 subscribers where 388 of them were just added in the last few weeks. Nutzoid if you ask me.
I was hoping the posting of my old songs, granted they are not the best sound quality, which I had written way back in the 1980s would get 50 views. But a video about a bed getting 200,000 views? WOW. If you want to check it out and let me know what all the hoopla is about you can see it at here Guestroom foldout bed instead of a murphy bed.
It makes me wonder what else I can video that people would love to see as much?
Update: Latest count is 2.5 Million views. Wow!
ALWAYS ABOUT FOOD
As an aside, Jodie was invited as an influencer to visit a new coffee shop in Scottsdale, AZ called SweetWaters Coffee and Tea. They had their grand opening back in October. If you are in the area, go check it out. It is head and shoulders above Starbucks. Their coffee is smooth and rich and they have some very unique offerings.
MY EXTREME CHANGE
I have decided to seek out a Naturopathic medical approach to try and take my lifestyle up a notch to be healthier. I have been dealing with major digestion issues for many years now and in the middle of last year, I had noticed it was getting worse which was becoming really concerning, not to mention uncomfortable. Then I had a little bit of a health scare which then pushed me to find some natural-type solutions. And lo and behold I found a place called Arizona Natural Health Center(ANHC). Back in October 2020, I started a plant-heavy 21-day quick detox program to try and reset my body. This step is designed to help equip my body to be as strong as possible to fight off whatever comes my way.
A little journaling glimpse of what I did and how I felt.
Day 1
I really miss my breakfast food. Especially the toast. We are limited to two meals per day. We are supposed to do a 16 hour fast spanning from dinner to the next day. This means the first meal of the day is at 11:00 AM and the 2nd meal at 6:00 PM. But fortunately, we are modifying the schedule, (with the approval of my health coach), to have the first meal at about 8:30 am -ish instead of changing the fasting span to 12 – 14 hours fasting instead of 16 hours.
Day 2
Ok, really I am dealing with depression. Is this the vision of what the rest of my life is going to be? I know it’s only 21 days. I need to adjust my mindset. My mantra is ” I am happy because I trust in the Lord”. ANHC has a great few lessons in their education portal about the mindset which I have started watching. I really believe that I have been put on this path to improve my health, mindset, and energy.
Day 3
Now I am getting angry and continuing to deal with being depressed. Where is my toast dagnabit? Fortunately(Unfortunately), Jodie and I are getting out to go to the chiropractor. It’s a 30-minute drive so it gives me some time to pray in the car. I released my anger to the Lord and I hope to feel better soon. Jodie and I were discussing my feelings and I am reminded that people go through a whole heck of a lot worse situations than what I am experiencing. I am blessed that I can even do this health reset. I have to keep my initial motivation in the forefront that I want to live and grow old with the love of my life.
DAY 4
Terrible morning as I am having on and off again stomach aches, which actually is to be expected at first. The evening was better. My mindset is not good and I am battling with my inner voice of “What was I thinking”? and ” I am happy because I trust in the Lord”.
To be continued……. SPOILER ALERT – yes it gets better.
Thanks for stopping by.
Rob