I have always wanted to become a flight attendant, and last August, I took the plunge and I accomplished my goal!
It was a long, tough process. I was lucky enough to be hired upon my first interview, and also to pass the rigorous 6 weeks of training. I work for an airline that is union represented, and I am so grateful for its benefits.
To anyone that is holding on to their dreams, I urge you to consider the consequences of not living them!
I hit my one year anniversary of quitting smoking in February. It was one of the most gratifying days of my life.
These past 13 months of being smoke-free have paid off in ways that I couldn’t imagine.
Being a non-smoker has benefited…
my health
my relationship
my career
my mindset
my home
my family
my future
Anyone can quit smoking.
Remember….
You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
I always wanted to become a flight attendant, and last August, I took the plunge!
Has anyone experienced this before?
I just brushed my teeth and it was very painful on my gums. I looked in my mouth, and my gums are a silvery/ivory color behind 3 of my bottom front teeth!
I am kind of freaking out… could this be from the acids in the lemons? I don’t have dental insurance and i’m worried that this could be bad. I have been drinking the SWF out of straws, but not the LA.
I’m on day 5, nervous if this continues though…
I found this on a website. I feel like I should tattoo it on my body for these final 5 days of my cleanse!
Hope it helps all of us!!!
Fasting is a calming experience, often relieving tension and insomnia.
Fasting is adaptable to a busy life.
Fasting is used successfully in the treatment of many physical ills.
Fasting lowers and normalizes cholesterol and blood pressure levels.
Fasting gives body a physiological rest.
Fasting is the quickest way to lose weight.
Fasting can yield weight losses up to 10 pounds or more in first week.
Fasting is easier than any diet.
Fasting improves dietary habits.
Fasting increases eating pleasure.
Fasting frequently induces feelings of euphoria, a natural “high”.
Fasting is a rejuvenator, slowing the ageing process.
Fasting is an energizer, not a debilitator.
Fasting aids the elimination process.
Fasting often results in a more vigorous sex life.
Fasting can eliminate or modify smoking, drug, and drinking addictions.
Fasting is a regulator, educating the body to consume food only as needed.
Fasting saves all time spent marketing, preparing and eating.
Fasting rids the body of toxins, giving it an “internal shower” and cleansing.
Fasting does not deprive the body of essential nutrients.
Fasting can be used to uncover the sources of food allergies.
Fasting is effective in schizophrenia treatment and other mental ills.
Fasting under proper supervision can be tolerated easily up to 4 weeks.
Fasting does not accumulate appetite; hunger “pangs” disappear in 1 – 3 days.
Fasting is routine for the animal kingdom.
Fasting has been a commonplace experience since existence of man.
Fasting is a rite in all religions; the Bible alone has 74 references to it.
Fasting under proper conditions is absolutely safe.
I don’t so much mind the cleanse, and i haven’t cheated because uh…. what’s the point in doing the cleanse just to cheat, right?
But to be honest, I don’t know if i’m getting the benefits of the cleanse that everyone else talks about. I have done everything by the book… SWF in the morning (siiiick), 8 glasses of LA and even more purified water… and the senna tea before bed. I’m definately eliminating after the SWF for an hour or so, all liquid…
...but i don’t know if it’s because I was fine to begin with or what but I don’t have the ‘glowing skin’ or ‘super energy’ or ‘major detoxes’ or anything! If nothing else i just feel a little bloated from all the liquid and I can’t stop craving and thinking about food.
I know I should try to be in a better mental state, and think positive thoughts, but i’m finding that to be the hardest part. Starting tonight i’ll be pet-sitting for FOUR different friends (3 dogs and one cat) for the next 10 days, so maybe that will keep my mind off things. I am dreading the weekend, because I will want to go out with my boyfriend and our friends for brunch like we do EVERY weekend… waaaah.
Sorry i’m such a sob story today, it’s been a rough week. I know i’m almost over the halfway point, and I try to just keep that in mind. I love SMELLING food when it’s around me, it helps with the cravings. So i guess i’ll just keep that up, maybe get a massage on Monday, that might do some good.
GOOD LUCK everyone. Hope you’re feeling better than I am!!!
The sense of challenge and accomplishment you feel when you are rock climbing is like no other feeling in the world.
I lost a great friend on Sunday, he was an excellent climber and all around nature boy. He was backpacking and fell 200ft. to his death on Easter Sunday looking for ice holes for fishing.
A word of caution to those who climb:
Please make sure you are safe. I suggest a lot of indoor practice, and even taking classes. It is a very invigorating sport, one of the best there is. But it is very dangerous, no matter how experienced you are. Still, please take proper precautions, and learn all proper knot techniques and have appropriate gear before you take on such an incredible challenge.
Good luck and happy climbing!!!
i have been doing fine on my cleanse. I haven’t been hungry at all, just a few cravings but I can tell the difference, and that makes it easier. I wish I was farther along, one whole week to go seems like a long time.
Last night I went out to a bar for my friends’ birthday party, and was informed a friend of mine had passed away in a mountain climbing incident, and his body had just been found. It made me sad, and more than anything it made me want to DRINK.
Fortunately, my boyfriend was with me, and quickly got me out of that environment and put me to bed.
Today is a new day, and I can’t let the overwhelming sadness affect the decisions i’ve made for myself. I’ll stick with it.
I’m so excited!
I’ve spent the past 10 days preparing for these upcoming 10 days! Today was my official start date of my Master Cleanse. I’ve read Peter Glickman’s book and spent last week scaling down my meals to one per day, and high protein. (The only meat I eat is fish, so lots of fresh tuna, salmon and tofu—not fried!)
Yesterday I threw a dinner party for about 15 friends that was mostly vegan, raw, healthy and delicious, I just wish my boyfriend or roommate would eat up all these leftovers!!!
So today i’m not craving foods, and i’m not hungry. I like that I spent those 10 days preparing myself for the cleanse mentally and physically. I am on my way to yoga now, let’s losen up those internal organs!!!!!
:) good luck everyone!
I’ve been intimidated by this class for years and finally 2 friends that had never taken the class either said they’d take it with me!
It wasn’t as bad as i’d built it up to be in my mind. The first 15 minutes were really hard, and I thought there was no way I would make it through all 60. But after the first half-hour I was determined and it hurt very little. I am glad we all did a great deal of stretching after the class was through to keep our muscles from stiffening up.
I enjoyed the challenge, and the class went by much quicker than I thought it would! Afterward, I went straight to work (I have a job where I stand on my feet all day) and it wasn’t too painful, it just felt like I got a really intense physical workout…duh!
I plan on going back every week with my girlfriends!
I have finally set a deadline to complete the goals I have made for myself.
This may sound like a strange way to quit smoking but it worked for me….
I was driving past one of those billboards last summer that read SMOKING IS ADDICTIVE as to prevent non-smokers from starting. At that very moment, I was overcome with anger….
...what I figured out at that moment was just how clever and manipulative cigarette companies really are! The strategic wording of that banner was also basically telling smokers “you’re addicted! you can’t quit! haaa! hahaha!”
I felt that way because I know that one of the biggest excuses a smoker uses for NOT quitting is “oh i’m addicted, I can’t quit it’s too hard because i’m addicted…”
You just need to know that not all of the addiction is chemical. You have to recognize that you are the one putting that cigarette up to your lips, giving yourself every excuse in the book to let yourself be victim to smoking.
As soon as you break that mental connection, you can learn to curb the physical addiction, and every day that you go without a cigarette, the closer you are to breaking the habit.
GOOD LUCK to everyone.
Don’t be the victim….
i do a pretty good job of getting moderate exercise everyday. I live in the city and I don’t drive, so that in itself puts me at walking a few miles everyday. I bartend for a living too, and that keeps me moving all night long.
I usually make it to the gym about 2 times per week (it’s a goal to go more) and everytime I go, I walk past the spinning class…
..my question for everyone is how in the hell am I ever going to have the courage to take spinning classes!? it’s so intimidating…
any pointers for a first timer???
I am starting my first Master Cleanse next Monday! I am spending the next 8 days preparing myself for my cleanse by scaling down my meal sizes so that my body doesn’t go into complete shock on the first couple of days.
Good luck to all of you already cleansing!
I am crossing my fingers that I am selected as an egg donor for a family that wants to concieve a child. I have already filled out my paper work, and discovered that I don’t have any recent pictures of myself to send in with my package!
I guess I should add that to one of my 43 things…. take more pictures of myself!
