Hello everyone,
After a 6 month hiatus I am once again posting.
In my last post I admitted that I live to eat instead of eat to live. Things have not been much better but I made a determination to get back on the right track.
In order to jumpstart this rebirth, I will begin a 10-day Green Smoothie cleanse this Tuesday.
If you are interested in joining me, please leave your email address and I will email you the pdf version of JJ Smith's book on this cleanse.
I am looking forward to getting back to the healthy, energized, and disciplined me.
Join me!
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Admission - My name is Tyeshia Hilbert and I...
The first step to healing and deliverance is being able to recognize that there is a problem.
So I am writing to admit that my name is Tyeshia Hilbert, and I live to eat, not eat to live, and I often find myself finding comfort in food. There...I've said it!
It took me this long to come back to my blog because I felt like a failure for not completing the detox. I was doing very well but when tragedy or trauma strikes, I often look for comfort in the wrong things... like food. During my detox, I got a phone call which involved me having to take a loved one to the ER, and it just turned my whole mindset upside down. It was at that moment that I decided that I needed something warm to eat, therefore deviating from my detox and raw eating. Unfortunately this trend has continued up until about a week ago when I decided that enough is truly enough.
I thank God for how He sends encouragement through His children at just the right time. I was sitting in my office one day when a saved colleague came in, and I was compelled to tell her about my journey and recent "failure". She told me not to put myself down and just see this as part of the journey. She complimented me for being able to self-reflect, and asked me to use this time of self-reflection to process life as it's happening, and determine to stay on course. I truly thank God for her.
I am starting to pay attention to the signs as well. The moment after I have received some news that can possibly send me over the edge, I get an immediate headache, and the next thought is to go and relieve my "pain" with something warm and yummy to eat. Now that I am aware of this, I can be more cognizant and ask God for self-control in these moments. I also have been preparing green juices consisting of kale, bananas, strawberries, and chia seeds, and keeping them close by in case of an emergency, and as my meals. I keep healthy snacks around too.
I have not consistently worked out in about a year, and have gained over 40 pounds as a result, and was officially told that I was overweight by my doctor. This is a lonnnnnnng way away from the trim, fit and healthy Tye that I had become through this journey, but I am determined to treat myself better.
I also need to share that about a month or so ago, the rashes on my legs came back in full force. I ate a whooooooooole lot of yummy foods during that time. I went to the doctor and she gave me a steroidal cream which caused even more bumps, and she wanted me to go back to the dermatologist for a possible biopsy (this would have been my 4th biopsy). I had also purchased a blood detox along with my full body detox and had begun taking those pills as well, but stopped on the 3rd day because I wasn't eating to fidelity. When I came to myself, I reminded myself of the healing that God had already provided from the auto-immune disease, and I was determined to believe God for the healing of these rashes as well. So one night I laid hands on myself and began to pray and ask God for healing, and claimed my healing. Within a day or two, those rashes were beginning to heal, and soon, there wasn't a trace left. God is indeed a healer.
I wrote all of this to say that regardless of the mistakes that we have made in life, or how many times we have fallen, God has given us the ability to get back up again in Him, and begin anew. So instead of wallowing in the mess that we've made, determine not to mess up anymore and begin living the way God intended from the beginning.
I truly thank God for this journey, and for the life's lessons that He is teaching me through it.
Continue to be blessed.
So I am writing to admit that my name is Tyeshia Hilbert, and I live to eat, not eat to live, and I often find myself finding comfort in food. There...I've said it!
It took me this long to come back to my blog because I felt like a failure for not completing the detox. I was doing very well but when tragedy or trauma strikes, I often look for comfort in the wrong things... like food. During my detox, I got a phone call which involved me having to take a loved one to the ER, and it just turned my whole mindset upside down. It was at that moment that I decided that I needed something warm to eat, therefore deviating from my detox and raw eating. Unfortunately this trend has continued up until about a week ago when I decided that enough is truly enough.
I thank God for how He sends encouragement through His children at just the right time. I was sitting in my office one day when a saved colleague came in, and I was compelled to tell her about my journey and recent "failure". She told me not to put myself down and just see this as part of the journey. She complimented me for being able to self-reflect, and asked me to use this time of self-reflection to process life as it's happening, and determine to stay on course. I truly thank God for her.
I am starting to pay attention to the signs as well. The moment after I have received some news that can possibly send me over the edge, I get an immediate headache, and the next thought is to go and relieve my "pain" with something warm and yummy to eat. Now that I am aware of this, I can be more cognizant and ask God for self-control in these moments. I also have been preparing green juices consisting of kale, bananas, strawberries, and chia seeds, and keeping them close by in case of an emergency, and as my meals. I keep healthy snacks around too.
I have not consistently worked out in about a year, and have gained over 40 pounds as a result, and was officially told that I was overweight by my doctor. This is a lonnnnnnng way away from the trim, fit and healthy Tye that I had become through this journey, but I am determined to treat myself better.
I also need to share that about a month or so ago, the rashes on my legs came back in full force. I ate a whooooooooole lot of yummy foods during that time. I went to the doctor and she gave me a steroidal cream which caused even more bumps, and she wanted me to go back to the dermatologist for a possible biopsy (this would have been my 4th biopsy). I had also purchased a blood detox along with my full body detox and had begun taking those pills as well, but stopped on the 3rd day because I wasn't eating to fidelity. When I came to myself, I reminded myself of the healing that God had already provided from the auto-immune disease, and I was determined to believe God for the healing of these rashes as well. So one night I laid hands on myself and began to pray and ask God for healing, and claimed my healing. Within a day or two, those rashes were beginning to heal, and soon, there wasn't a trace left. God is indeed a healer.
I wrote all of this to say that regardless of the mistakes that we have made in life, or how many times we have fallen, God has given us the ability to get back up again in Him, and begin anew. So instead of wallowing in the mess that we've made, determine not to mess up anymore and begin living the way God intended from the beginning.
I truly thank God for this journey, and for the life's lessons that He is teaching me through it.
Continue to be blessed.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Mid-way Point
Well, I am halfway through the detox, and I have to say that it is amazing how poor food choices and bad habits can disrupt a healthy way of life. You would not believe the many bodily functions that are becoming regulated simply because I recommitted to taking care of my body the way God intended me to in the first place.
I almost feel like I need to do 2 full body detoxes, but I will just have to ensure that after these 20 days are over, I don't go back to those poor habits. If I do, I will be without excuse as I have been for the last few years. I have to remember that I am eating to live not living to eat.
Whatever you do, please commit to giving God His due and His best because He deserves the glory and all of the praise. If God said that we can be healed, then let's do our part to maintain and walk in that healing. If you have fallen off of the bandwagon in any shape, way, or form, don't stay there - repent, ask for forgiveness, and turn from whatever it is. God is able to keep us from falling but if we happen to fall, He is able to forgive, deliver and restore...even in this.
Be blessed!
I almost feel like I need to do 2 full body detoxes, but I will just have to ensure that after these 20 days are over, I don't go back to those poor habits. If I do, I will be without excuse as I have been for the last few years. I have to remember that I am eating to live not living to eat.
Whatever you do, please commit to giving God His due and His best because He deserves the glory and all of the praise. If God said that we can be healed, then let's do our part to maintain and walk in that healing. If you have fallen off of the bandwagon in any shape, way, or form, don't stay there - repent, ask for forgiveness, and turn from whatever it is. God is able to keep us from falling but if we happen to fall, He is able to forgive, deliver and restore...even in this.
Be blessed!
Monday, March 16, 2015
12 more days and counting down
Today is my 8th day detoxing and I must tell you, I am experiencing symptoms that I don't remember experiencing in the past. However, the Dhealthstore.com Djehuty's Famous Full Body Detox Instructions does have an explanation for each one of them:
- Body Odor: A sign that the colon is being cleansed and toxic fumes are being released via the pores of the skin - I apologize for anyone that has noticed an odor coming from me (my bad). At least it's a sign of healing and cleansing.
- Burning Sensation in the Throat: A sign that the throat is inflamed due to compromised mucus membrane area; mucus and toxic lymph congestion in the throat area of the mucus membranes - whelp...enough said.
- Coughing: A natural body function; a sign that the lungs are attempting to expectorate dissolved mucus via the mouth.
- Cramping: Gas pockets in the colon are being released.
- Dandruff: Denotes dried mucus (boogers) being eliminated externally in the head area; a sign of too much mucus in the head area.
- Itching: A sign that the body is eliminating via the skin and that the blood is extremely acidic (which causes the itching).
- Lethargy: A sign that the body is greatly taxed due to being toxic.
- Perspiration: A sign of bodily elimination via the skin; a sign that the internal eliminative channels are taxed and sluggish; represents a good sign and natural function of the body's intelligence.
- Rash on the Skin: A sign that the body is eliminating via the skin; a sign that the blood is toxic; denotes blood is being purified.
- Runny Nose: Dissolving mucus in the respiratory tract and/or sinuses being released via the nostrils; fluidic buildup in the head area being dissolved and eliminated via the nose.
- Sneezing: The body's way of cleansing (expelling mucus) via the nostrils of the nose; denotes excess fluid build-up in the head area being drained via the nose.
- Swollen Lymph Nodes: Denotes the lymph system is congested and a lot of toxins are stored in the nodes and are trying to be released by the body.
The above symptoms are in addition to the normal diarrhea, flu-like symptoms, and joint pain that I have always experienced during detoxing.
What does this tell me? That my body is indeed very toxic and that it was well past the time for detoxing.
Following this cleanse, I will take about a week off and then will begin a Blood Cleanse.
I am thanking God that He made me sick enough to realize that I needed to go back to the basics and begin to once again honor God by taking care of my body; this is the first step.
Be blessed.
Thursday, March 12, 2015
I'm Back
Well, it's been a minute or two but I must say this...if God has allowed you to be healed, and to come through an incredible struggle of sickness with victory, the least you can do is honor God by taking care of your body. I lost sight of that somewhere along the way but I'm back! I am on a journey to honor God by going back to the basics (tribute to April Chapman), and do what it took to maintain my healing in the first place.
I started a full body detox again (courtesy of dhealthstore.com), and today is my 4th day. I must say, I am feeling some of the same effects as I did when I detoxed prior like fatigue, being moody, having flu-like symptoms, and of course pooping (that's one of the greatest benefits of detoxing - to get rid of all of the toxins); these effects just come with the detox territory.
The last few times that I have detoxed, I was not 100% true to the program and cheated along the way. But when I asked God for healing, I followed the detox to the letter, and this time I am determined to do that again.
For those of you interested in detoxing, it can't be just to lose weight because yes, you will lose some weight, but as soon as you begin eating cooked foods and meats, you will gain what you've lost and then some, and begin to feel sluggish and run down again.
In addition to going back to the basics with my body, I also went back to the basics with my hair. I cut it all off AGAIN, and am being true to the natural me. For those of you that don't know, I have been natural for 7 years but with weaving, blow-outs, and all of the other stuff I put my hair through, the natural me was non-existent. So...I'm back!
For the past 2 years I have had some failures and defeats, but I have also had some successes and victories. The failures have made me stronger, and are making me appreciate the victories even more. If you've not been true to your "true self" or the self that God intended you to be, don't waste time worrying, regretting, pouting, and being unforgiving:
So get back on track (whatever that may mean for you), and begin to live in God's most perfect will.
Thank you for hanging in there with me as I continue to journal through, and maintain my God-given healing...by the way, I AM STILL HEALED! How do I know? Well God told me so, and the blood work shows it. Now I have to stop with the unhealthy habits so I can live out my healing as God intended from the beginning.
Be blessed!
I started a full body detox again (courtesy of dhealthstore.com), and today is my 4th day. I must say, I am feeling some of the same effects as I did when I detoxed prior like fatigue, being moody, having flu-like symptoms, and of course pooping (that's one of the greatest benefits of detoxing - to get rid of all of the toxins); these effects just come with the detox territory.
The last few times that I have detoxed, I was not 100% true to the program and cheated along the way. But when I asked God for healing, I followed the detox to the letter, and this time I am determined to do that again.
For those of you interested in detoxing, it can't be just to lose weight because yes, you will lose some weight, but as soon as you begin eating cooked foods and meats, you will gain what you've lost and then some, and begin to feel sluggish and run down again.
In addition to going back to the basics with my body, I also went back to the basics with my hair. I cut it all off AGAIN, and am being true to the natural me. For those of you that don't know, I have been natural for 7 years but with weaving, blow-outs, and all of the other stuff I put my hair through, the natural me was non-existent. So...I'm back!
For the past 2 years I have had some failures and defeats, but I have also had some successes and victories. The failures have made me stronger, and are making me appreciate the victories even more. If you've not been true to your "true self" or the self that God intended you to be, don't waste time worrying, regretting, pouting, and being unforgiving:
God knew what you would do
And already made provisions for that too
When He sent His only Son to die for you
And for me way back on Calvary
So set yourself free
For God has already blessed thee
And given you the way of escape
Thank you for hanging in there with me as I continue to journal through, and maintain my God-given healing...by the way, I AM STILL HEALED! How do I know? Well God told me so, and the blood work shows it. Now I have to stop with the unhealthy habits so I can live out my healing as God intended from the beginning.
Be blessed!
Thursday, August 8, 2013
I GOT IT!!!
For anyone that has been following my blog, you know the one thing I've been hoping to get for about 2 years now. Anyone care to guess what I'm talking about?????????
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Give up yet?
Well...I GOT IT!!!!
Because of the rashes that had begun to form, admittedly I was getting discouraged. When the joint pain ensued, forget about discouraged, you know I was just A MESS!
BUT GOD!!!!
I went to the doctor last Thursday for her to look at my rash and to take whatever blood she wanted to take...SHE TOOK ALL OF IT! Ok, not all of it, but she tested my kidneys, liver, heart, rheumatoid, SED rate; you name it, she checked it. Oh, I'm not sure if I told you but besides the rash that was growing on my right leg, a cluster of rashes formed on my left leg...yup!
Well, I GOT IT!!!!
I received not one confirmation, but 2 confirmations of what I've been waiting for. You still wondering what I'm talking about?
Side note - thank you for all of your prayers, concerns, prayers, encouragement, prayers, and just for being you...did I mention thank you for your prayers?
GOD IS FAITHFUL!
So back to today...I received not 1 confirmation but 2 confirmations of what I've been anticipating for about 2 years. YOU STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? OR DO YOU KNOW, AND YOU JUST WANT ME TO CONFIRM WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW?!
Ok, ok, ok...the doctor's blood work confirmed today that I HAVE A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH...
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Give up yet?
Well...I GOT IT!!!!
Because of the rashes that had begun to form, admittedly I was getting discouraged. When the joint pain ensued, forget about discouraged, you know I was just A MESS!
BUT GOD!!!!
I went to the doctor last Thursday for her to look at my rash and to take whatever blood she wanted to take...SHE TOOK ALL OF IT! Ok, not all of it, but she tested my kidneys, liver, heart, rheumatoid, SED rate; you name it, she checked it. Oh, I'm not sure if I told you but besides the rash that was growing on my right leg, a cluster of rashes formed on my left leg...yup!
Well, I GOT IT!!!!
I received not one confirmation, but 2 confirmations of what I've been waiting for. You still wondering what I'm talking about?
Side note - thank you for all of your prayers, concerns, prayers, encouragement, prayers, and just for being you...did I mention thank you for your prayers?
GOD IS FAITHFUL!
So back to today...I received not 1 confirmation but 2 confirmations of what I've been anticipating for about 2 years. YOU STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? OR DO YOU KNOW, AND YOU JUST WANT ME TO CONFIRM WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW?!
Ok, ok, ok...the doctor's blood work confirmed today that I HAVE A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH...
- NO SIGN OF RHEUMATOID ISSUES OF ANY KIND (this was elevated at one time)
- NO SIGN OF KIDNEY, LIVER, HEART TROUBLE OF ANY KIND
- SED RATE IS NORMAL (which verifies the level of inflammation- this was very elevated at one time)
Now of course as I'm typing this, it just dawned on me that autoimmune disease wasn't checked (you know...Satan is so cunning...DUH!!! They look for autoimmune disease AFTER they get elevated levels in the above tests as well as the below test...)
- ANA TEST IS NORMAL (when this is abnormal, they look deeper to see if there's an autoimmune disease (see Satan...smh)
If you still don't understand what any of this means, it means that I AM HEALED!!!!!!
This is the paper proof that I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!!
I AM HEALED!
See, it was revealed to me sometime last week that Satan threw a "monkey wrench" as my mother-in-law calls it, because God was on the verge of RESTORATION and BLESSINGS! What better way to keep your mind off-track and to make you not be grateful when God moves, then to keep your mind occupied on STUFF?!
I received a phone call last Friday that I was offered a supervisory position with my job...now, I don't have a supervisory certificate the first but as God would have it, they took this requirement out as not to limit the pool of candidates, which opened the door right up for me. YOU CAN'T TELL ME THAT GOD WON'T DO EXCEEDINGLY, ABUNDANTLY, ABOVE ALL WE CAN ASK OR THINK! I will share my full testimony about this occurrence in person at another point in time.
AIN'T GOD GOOD???
WON'T HE DO IT????
Whatever catch phrase you know, go ahead and say it.
What did I say in my last blog entry?
I AM AN OVERCOMER, GOD BROUGHT ME THROUGH!
YES HE DID!
And guess what...He ain't through with me yet so please don't stop praying, because that means that Satan ain't through with me yet either.
BUT I BELIEVE GOD!
Ephesians 3:20-21
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
Thursday, August 1, 2013
I AM an OVERCOMER
As I sit here typing this blog, I am reminded of the pain and agony that God has already delivered me from physically. June of 2011 through May of 2012 was indeed the hardest time physically for me, BUT GOD BROUGHT ME THROUGH...HE ALLOWED ME TO OVERCOME.
I must remind myself of this fact as the rash on my right leg triples in size, my ankles once again swell, the joints in my hands and ankles ache, and as more rashes appear on my left leg. I AM AN OVERCOMER, AND GOD WILL BRING ME THROUGH.
I must remind myself that it doesn't matter what it looks like, it doesn't matter how I feel, it doesn't matter what the blood work shows, it doesn't even matter what I hear myself say...I AM AN OVERCOMER, AND GOD WILL BRING ME THROUGH.
One of the things that I worry about the most is God getting His glory; I don't want anything or anyone to tarnish the fact that on December 25, 2011, God, in a still, small voice said to me, " if you want your healing, stand up." This statement didn't make sense because at the time I could barely move; it hurt to clap my hands, it hurt to stand BUT I STOOD UP ON FAITH...I AM AN OVERCOMER, GOD BROUGHT ME THROUGH.
On that day I was able to stand, clap, walk, and jump, AFTER I STOOD UP IN FAITH.
Now the pain returned the next day, and I once again was unable to walk or stand for long periods of time, but on May 31, 2012, I stopped taking all of my medications cold turkey, and once again STOOD UP ON FAITH. Through detoxing and much prayer AND FAITH, I OVERCAME, GOD BROUGHT ME THROUGH.
I was once again able to live life better than I had ever remembered living it before - no pain, no rashes, no swelling; looking and feeling GREAT! I HAD OVERCOME! GOD HAD BROUGHT ME THROUGH!
So, maybe God is calling me to once again stand up on faith...recognizing NOW FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR, AND THE EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT SEEN (Hebrews 11:1). I don't care what it looks like or how things appear to be, I AM AN OVERCOMER, AND GOD WILL BRING ME THROUGH...again!
God revealed to me sometime ago that our greatest blessing sometimes comes in the midst or after our greatest obstacle. I KNOW that my Greater is coming and that this obstacle is going to bear a great blessing.
I AM AN OVERCOMER, AND GOD WILL BRING ME THROUGH.
So with that being said, I am going to stand on God's Word, stand on His Promises, and believe what He told me.
I AM AN OVERCOMER, GOD WILL BRING ME THROUGH.
I AM AN OVERCOMER, GOD HAS BROUGHT ME THROUGH.
He didn't bring me this far to leave me...
Say it with me now...I AM AN OVERCOMER, GOD WILL BRING ME THROUGH.
Be blessed
I must remind myself of this fact as the rash on my right leg triples in size, my ankles once again swell, the joints in my hands and ankles ache, and as more rashes appear on my left leg. I AM AN OVERCOMER, AND GOD WILL BRING ME THROUGH.
I must remind myself that it doesn't matter what it looks like, it doesn't matter how I feel, it doesn't matter what the blood work shows, it doesn't even matter what I hear myself say...I AM AN OVERCOMER, AND GOD WILL BRING ME THROUGH.
One of the things that I worry about the most is God getting His glory; I don't want anything or anyone to tarnish the fact that on December 25, 2011, God, in a still, small voice said to me, " if you want your healing, stand up." This statement didn't make sense because at the time I could barely move; it hurt to clap my hands, it hurt to stand BUT I STOOD UP ON FAITH...I AM AN OVERCOMER, GOD BROUGHT ME THROUGH.
On that day I was able to stand, clap, walk, and jump, AFTER I STOOD UP IN FAITH.
Now the pain returned the next day, and I once again was unable to walk or stand for long periods of time, but on May 31, 2012, I stopped taking all of my medications cold turkey, and once again STOOD UP ON FAITH. Through detoxing and much prayer AND FAITH, I OVERCAME, GOD BROUGHT ME THROUGH.
I was once again able to live life better than I had ever remembered living it before - no pain, no rashes, no swelling; looking and feeling GREAT! I HAD OVERCOME! GOD HAD BROUGHT ME THROUGH!
So, maybe God is calling me to once again stand up on faith...recognizing NOW FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR, AND THE EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT SEEN (Hebrews 11:1). I don't care what it looks like or how things appear to be, I AM AN OVERCOMER, AND GOD WILL BRING ME THROUGH...again!
God revealed to me sometime ago that our greatest blessing sometimes comes in the midst or after our greatest obstacle. I KNOW that my Greater is coming and that this obstacle is going to bear a great blessing.
I AM AN OVERCOMER, AND GOD WILL BRING ME THROUGH.
So with that being said, I am going to stand on God's Word, stand on His Promises, and believe what He told me.
I AM AN OVERCOMER, GOD WILL BRING ME THROUGH.
I AM AN OVERCOMER, GOD HAS BROUGHT ME THROUGH.
He didn't bring me this far to leave me...
Say it with me now...I AM AN OVERCOMER, GOD WILL BRING ME THROUGH.
Be blessed
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