First week

So I did make it to the gym five times last week; a combo of cardio, strength training with the weight machines and free weights and swimming. Tina, my personal trainer, led me thru 2 sessions of upper and body strength training - the day after I could really tell - my muscles were really sore.... Let's just say stairs and changing levels of any kind were a challenge. She assures me that that will only be temporary and that my muscles will adjust - at least until she adds up the reps to 3 sets of 12's rather than 2 sets....

I've can't remember ever being so preoccupied with my body as I have over the last week - between eating 5 - 6 small meals/day, drinking at least 8 glasses of water, taking tinctures to support my liver, pancreas, thyroid, etc., fiber tablets 6x/day, detox with foot patches and herbs - it feels like a full time job. Hopefully my body is eliminating toxins and building my immune system. Oh by the way at the "heart party" last Monday I tested out at a chronological age of 35 which I thought was pretty good considering I'm 56! I did start on the L Arginine though to assist with lower my cholesterol and they retest for free in a month to check on progress.

I have still managed to get some writing done and my two classes have started up again to give me focus. Nothing like having a deadline looming to get you motivated.
I'm still trying to safeguard Mon, Tues and Weds as writing days, so far so good.

I also started a new class on Saturday morning on the history and uses of the Tarot taught by Taroist, Jan Walker, with over 30 years of experience and research in the Tarot. It's definitely a college level class because I walk away after two hours with over 6 pages of notes.... Learning about the archetypes and their history is fascinating; each week she assigns homework as well so this should be really helpful for my intuitive readings.

So only one more week of a cleanse, thank goodness. After that my naturopath recommends that you really only need it once or twice a year. Barbara Tracy, the naturopath, explained a very plausible reason for my recent pancreatitis. She said that because I've had my gallbladder removed my liver and pancreas have been working overtime to digest what I eat and she says it was probably only a matter of time before either my liver or pancreas became annoyed at the overwork. So she's prescribed some digestive enzymes to aid with the process - probably something I'll have to be aware of for the future. I am really pleased that she is the first doctor that has come up with a reasonable explanation because the hospital docs weren't able to....