Finger lickin' good

Well guys I tried chicken for the first time since May and it was SLAMMIN'! My Boo-Boo put his foot in that bird. So far so good.

Although it was tasty, I'll probably still stick with my seafood and may occasionally eat chicken. I will also look into some vegan alternatives.

Hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas and I hope you have a Happy New Year!

STAY TUNED because I have one more post coming your way very soon.

Be blessed!

FANTASTIC...AWESOME..AMAZING

I am finished with my detox and the comments are endless. The most common adjectives that I hear are, "you look fantastic!" "You look awesome!". "You look amazing - even your face looks younger". All I can say is that my God is FANTASTIC, AWESOME, and AMAZING as He's the one that has made these results possible.

Here's an update on my results:
•Weight - I began the detox at 135 and now I'm 125...a total of 10 pounds shed.
•Waist - when I first measured my waist before the detox it was 32 inches. Now it's 28 inches...yup a whole 4 inches lost.
•Skin - even though I didn't steam and use the clay as often as I could have, I still see improvements. I would show a pic but I'm very red from blowing my nose and don't want to take a pic looking so much like Rudolph. 

                         

I didn't think it was possible for me to get any smaller than I already was but yup, I managed to do so; but I think I look great even though some believe I'm too small. Here are 2 pics of myself from this week:

What matters most is that I FEEL great, with the exception of this cold but I'll ride it out.

I have decided to add chicken back into my diet - not a lot of it, but just as an addition to the seafood that I'm already eating. April said that one thing I need to be mindful of is acidic foods, and trying not to put too much acid into my system. I looked up a chart that includes the pH levels of foods and discovered that pork and beef are the most acidic (I'll continue to stay away from these foods), but noticed that fish and chicken are similar in levels so I figured I may as well try it. My first time attempting it will be tonight for Christmas Eve dinner. I'm going to try baked chicken and the white meat and see how agreeable it is to my system. If it doesn't agree, then it may be the last time I try but we'll see.  I'll keep you posted.

Well folks, that's all for now. If I don't get to blog before Christmas, please have a blessed and Merry Christmas, and a prosperously blessed New Year.

STAY TUNED as I continue to journal through my healing.

Be blessed!

This is it

Well this is it my good people - my final day of detoxing WHOO HOO! I will update you tomorrow on my results.

Be blessed.

Another Milestone

God has brought me to another milestone...on this exact date last year, I was sitting in church, my body writhing in pain, and I heard a voice clearly say, "if you want your healing, stand up."

At first, I thought it was Satan playing tricks on me because who would ask me to stand up, knowing how much pain I was in, and knowing that I could barely move?! Then it dawned on me...God would test my faith by making this statement in order to see if I truly would have faith in Him. Once I came to the realization that it was God, I went ahead and stood up. It was in that very moment that all pain was gone and I was able to clap my hands, stomp my feet, and actually remained standing for the remainder of the service. Now when I got home, the pain returned but I believe it was this step of faith that enabled God to know that He could heal me, and that I would give Him all of the glory.  

One whole year later I look great, feel great, and owe God all of the praise, glory and honor. I have been claiming my healing since 2008 and God began to show me the manifestation of it last year. 

I believe that I am still embarking on my healing journey, and will one day allow my doctors to test all of my blood so that I will finally have the written proof that I seek. In the meantime, I'm going to continue to do my part and detox, eat healthy, and not put foreign drugs into my system.

I will continue to keep you posted as I continue to journal through my healing.

Be blessed.

Acidic Revelation

Today is day 9, it's my 3rd time doing the full body detox, and I have come to an acidic revelation. When nourishing myself, I need to ensure that alkaline foods make up the majority of my meals and that I limit my intake of acidic foods. Beef and pork are very acidic...so is coffee, cheese, white bread, eggs, white milk, etc. So I need to make sure that the majority of my meal consists of greens, greens, and more greens, along with some fruits, and more.

I also just discovered TODAY that fish is just as acidic as chicken. April said that I OD on fish; and I thought I was making a healthy choice to only eat seafood. So with today's revelation, I'm not going to focus so much on what to keep in or take out of my diet; I'm just going to focus on making sure it's balanced and that the majority is alkaline.

This is definitely a learning journey, and education definitely is key. So, I will be adding chicken back into my diet but will balance it and fish with alkaline foods. I will also continue to investigate to see what other foods/meals will work best for me. April also recommended that I look into some vegan cookbooks so I will look into that as well. I definitely don't want to cause my body to become acidic again so I will be sure to use extreme caution and to seek God's wisdom.

I'm sure that this won't be the last thing that I'll learn before this detox is over but I welcome it. I'm toasting my herbal tea to better health. TO HEALTH!!!

Well...that's all folks. Continue to stay tuned as I continue to journal through healing.

Be blessed.

Halfway Point

I have made it to day 10 with 10 more days to go. I've been experiencing some chest pain/discomfort and asked April about it - her response was this:

"that's formula #2 at work it's dissolving mucus. Does it feel like burning in the chest? Nothing to be alarmed about. Drink more water and green juices; green juices are alkaline and will help. Just ride it out. It's also a sign that circulation is improving."

Then she dropped a bomb on me...here it is:

"After this detox lay low on seafood. It's not as bad as meat but it's way too acidic for you especially since you are still healing."

After inquiring further, she said that I can still eat seafood but shouldn't eat it anymore than twice a week. Shucks! It's good to know that healing is still taking place; I'm glad I detoxed again. I've been eating fish just about everyday since May, so I'm not exactly sure what to do. My sister-in-law just bought me some salmon and tilapia yesterday...it's just waiting in my freezer until the 21st (first day off the detox).

Oh well, I'll have to investigate some other food options. That should be fun...no really, I'm serious. I like investigative work ;-). My husband will be happy as he absolutely forbade me from frying anymore fish (it was fried in olive oil so it's healthiER but I know fried is not good). He'll be glad to see that I'm trying other things, even though I do cook other things for him when I make fish for me.  Oh well, let the adventure begin. I have 10 days to look into other options.  I will keep you posted. 

Well I'm getting ready to turn in.

STAY TUNED as I continue to journal through healing.

Be blessed.

Bitter SWEET

Well, as far as the detox is concerned, today is day 9 and things have been going pretty good. I had some other things that took place this week that has been bitter sweet but I'll share that with you in a moment.


As for the detox - I've lost a total of 8 pounds, 4 inches from my waist, and am feeling great; with the exception of still being tired.  April commented that I needed to ensure that I'm eating my share of greens...which I thought I was doing, but one thing she said I should do is to juice my greens. I've been drinking green smoothies (well, I was until my blender went rogue again but that's another story for another day). So this week besides eating salads at lunch and dinner, I made a kale and apple juice which was deeeeeelicious, and then I made a dandelion and carrot juice which...well...let's just say is still sitting in my fridge. You definitely have to have an acquired taste but I will finish it...on second thought, maybe not. The only thing that I can say when I drink that juice is, "Whooo"!. 

Here are some pics:


   Kale and Apple Juice - YUMMMY!!!

                          

Dandelion greens and Carrot Juice - WHOOO!!!

So onto the bitter sweetness of my week. 

God allowed my husband and I to build our 1st home in PA in July of 2008. We had planned to look for jobs close to home but things didn't pan out that way, so we both commuted daily to NJ. We were both driving 120+ miles daily, putting massive wear and tear on our cars, spending countless hours on the road and away from each other. After I became increasingly more ill, along with difficulties with my husband's health, we made the decision last October to sell our home - my doctor made it very clear at that point that it was either going to be me or our home. We decided that God would bless us with another home but He would never bless us with another "Me" so I took precedence. 

With the housing market being what it was, we owed more on our home than the house was worth, which meant we had to enter into a short sale (which is actually the longest sale in history) - this allows us to accept an offer on our home for less than the house is worth, with the bank's approval; the bank also has the right to make you owe the balance or in our case (thank You Jesus), they forgave what we still owed on our loan.  So on Friday, December 7, 2012, this short sale was finalized and we had to attend the closing on the sell of our home. Initially we had opted not to attend the closing because, although we knew this was the decision that was best for us, who wants to sell their home under these types of circumstances? But, being that this was buyer #4, and we wanted to close prior to us having to winterize the house (fill up on propane so that the pipes wouldn't burst), we had to attend the closing. So we got to meet the buyers of our home and sign off on all of the necessary documents. It was bitter because we will miss our residence; we had some good times there HOWEVER it is SWEET because we know that God closed this door in order to prepare us for our house-blessing that will be close to our jobs, and won't require an hour + commute. We did this commute for 3 years and although it almost killed me...lesson learned.  I also thought it was SWEET how the closing took place on the 7th day - the number 7 is said to represent completion. God completed this journey in our lives (7 is also the number of years in which my healing came) and He is preparing us for our next journey as the number 8 symbolizes "new beginnings". God has already begun anew in the Hilbert household ;-).

God is taking us to new heights in Him and we are so thankful. 

STAY TUNED as I continue to journal through healing.

Be blessed.