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I walked!

I walked for exercise this morning.. I am so proud of myself. 

 Anyone who knows me knows I have lived the life of a disabled person for a very long time.  At 16 I had a total hip replacement after many years of suffering from Perthes Disease.    

My hip has defied logic and medicine.  Every Orthopaedic surgeon I meet are dumb struck that I have a 25 yr old hip replacement that looks as healthy and perfect as the day it was done.  

February 2012 I thought my mobility was over when I had a slip on mud in the school car park.  I virtually did the splits and heard a very loud CRACK in my left hip.  I was in a lot of pain and taken by specialist ambulance to the PA hospital in Brisbane.

Put on morphine and CT scans and Xrays were taken.  Specialists were fearing I had broken my hip and I went into a real panic and grieving; thinking my life as a young mother would be taken away from me.. that my kids would forever have a mum in a wheel chair.

The scan returned COMPLETELY CLEAR.. the specialists were amazed.. Diagnosis was that I had severely ripped my Adductor Muscle..  It was the most painful thing I have ever done. Long term prognosis was unknown, and the worst case scenario was given to me to prepare for.  Never walking unaided again!

Three days in hospital on morphine and other pain medication and a hospital Physiotherapist trying to get me mobile enough to go home.   I left hospital using a wheeled Walking frame.  A geriatric at 39 was no life for me to look forward to.  I went to Rehab every week and was blessed with an amazing Physiotherapist who found me fascinating and rose to the challenge to help me.. beyond just the adductor.  They felt my slip has been contributed to by the fact I had a dropped, twisted and tilted pelvic and 3 compressed discs in my lower spine! (L3-5).  I had two lovely Physiotherapist Manually manipulate my pelvis back into some type of normal position (not fun when two grown men are virtually sitting on your pelvis pushing it and you are not medicated and fully awake!!)

Over the weeks/months of adjustments, manipulations  hydrotherapy and massages the Adductor healed and I strengthened my leg and endurance.  I was eventually discharged from Rehab told to use at the very least a walking stick and if uneven or slippery ground or long distance walking I was to use my walking frame.  

And this was the life for me. Until I went to Kiama in March 2013.

In Kiama I was at the Jon Gabriel retreat.  Jon gave us an amazing 3 day retreat of learning about different aspects of health, digestions, our spiritual ability and our brain etc.  One of the seminars I found the MOST challenging of all, was about our bodies ability to HEAL itself naturally.

I cried so long and hard that day... could I REALLY live the life of a fully able person just by CHOOSING to and just by nourishing my body correctly and visualising Health and Vitality.

SO so so many years of doctors telling me I was destined for nothing.  Life never had really begun for me.. back as a 12 yr old girl first losing her ability to walk after a slip on mud impacted my already damaged hip .. suddenly not being able to walk.. then at the age of 39 almost repeating history.. but actually THAT fall almost seems like it was coming full circle and the END of the life I had lived so far.. disabled, fat, fearful and lonely.

What led me to Gabriel Method in May 2012 is another story I will tell one day.. but my mobility was still being rehabilitated.. and my mood til that point was very low.. depressed  and i was on Prozac, high strength Voltaren and the occasional Morphine etc.  but once I started listening to visualisations my life changed.. my physiotherapist saw a change.. a passion to be great! A determination to one day Ride a Bike!

I started taking Omega 3 suppliments and suddenly i no longer had pain.. so I stopped the morphine and voltaren.. and as my confidence grew I suddenly one day said NO MORE to the Prozac and that too was gone.. all because of Omega 3.

So now nearly a year later.. and suddenly believing in myself at last.. and believing in the power of this God Crafted body to heal itself and renew. Every cell one by one can be healed, duplicated and renewed.. I decided to take on the challenge.  If this be true then I have to give my body EVERY advantage I can.. 

I learned that processed foods made my cells rigid and not duplicate correctly.  Processed food make the vital hormones that regulate blood sugar, fat storage etc be ignored by the brain.  

The chain of command in my body was in ruin.  The ONLY way forward was to deal with my Digestion < to me this is the true nervous system of our body.. without proper digestion our body can not get the vital nutrients for cell health.. My body is 100% cellular.. its simple.. crap food = crap cells.   I have a Gastric band that was suppose to save my life but was KILLING IT.

My mind is also the other factor.  Crap food = Crap attitude.  

I'm now feeding my Cells LIVE HEALTHY VITAL FOODS.. that create this body every day.  They feed, heal and mobilise.. 

So.. that leaves TODAY.. after 11 months on the Gabriel Method.. I just did a 1km walk without painkillers, without a walking frame, without a walking stick.. just me and my legs.. my beautiful amazing clever legs.

THANK YOU GOD FOR AMAZING BEAUTIFUL CLEVER LEGS THAT GET US FROM A - B

Its a process and it takes time!

Today I'm feeling very chilled.  I think its because my new lifestyle is becoming routine and I can just settle into it without fear of failure.

Its liberating to finally be LIVING and LOVING.

It happens when you stop fighting.  You know you have found the right thing for you when its no longer a battle.  I never understood that when I heard others say it.. but I FINALLY understand. 

Its a process and it takes time.

I have ZERO cravings for my old Toxic life and I don't feel deprived or left out.

I'm loving living Processed Food Free.  I'm loving eating LIVE food.  Drinking a fresh veg Juice every day.  Taking my Probiotics, digestive enzyme and Omega 3!  

My body is thanking me by being PAIN FREE!  Parts of me are shrinking and Im finding the new me underneath this layer of Toxin Storage!

Lovely Legs

A big part of my journey is about acknowledging my body, its importance and how toxic I have let it get.

When you have body image issues you tend to obsess about being the Victim you are and not about the LOVE you should be showing.

My mind has had a real renewal in the last few months.  Im beginning to see ME.

This morning I got my son to take a full body photo (clothed) so that I could use one of those FREE Apps on my iPhone that can make you look skinny.

The photo I chose I was at first really pleased with and thought.. wow I dont look too bad.. then I applied the "skinnyfier"  and suddenly that first real photo didnt look so good.  For the first time I had seen a thinner version of myself and I was happy..

It really helped me focus on my journey.  I now see how I can be thinner.  This then effects my actions and reactions and choices.

Today whilst my boys were having fun at a Kids event I had an unexpected couple of hours child free and as I was only 10 mins from my favourite Chinese Massage place I decided to take the opportunity to have my back and legs massaged.

I have decided April to June will be LEG health focus. So today I had an OIL massage done on my legs.  I have never let anyone massage my bare legs before and I must say it was liberating and amazing.  

Whilst having my 50 min massage there was music playing and it happened to be chinese style instrumental music.. I was trying to use this soothing sound to meditate and help with any pain that arose from pressure point the massage dealt with.  Suddenly when some fleshy kneading was taking place the song "Change my heart o Lord" came on.. the words are ingrained on my heart so I knew the chorus lyrics are :

You are the Potter, 

I am the clay; 

Mold me and make me, 

This is what I pray

I started to feel emotional and my mouth salivated badly as I stuffed back the urge to cry.  I had been praying for God to intervene with my body transition.  And suddenly this song AND Amazing Grace were playing.. God knew these two song would speak to me and help me allow the massage to have the maximum benefit.  I felt like God was working through the masseuse in her work and I don't if she was in touch with the energy I was emitting but she seemed to do just the right things!

I'm so grateful for this HOLISTIC journey and the person I am becoming!

The changing face of skippy

Its refreshing to see the physical changes.. especially as I dont weigh myself

21 Days of success (my post on the Gabriel Method Forum)

I had the privilege of going to Jons Kiama Retreat this month and it was a profound turning point in my journey.

Too many things happened at retreat to share in one post but about 2/3s through I suddenly changed INSIDE. The Qi energy of the whole retreat was transforming me holistically ..

On the Thursday night we watch Hungry for Change DVD and I think this was a huge turning point for me – as after watching that DVD my change started with me singing 2 Karaoke at the local Hotel when a couple of the GM coaches and retreat delegates and I decided to let our hair down. Their encouragement made me fearless to get up and sing in front of a LOT of strangers who lets say were all jolly on alcohol (though our group were sober). I come across as out going but had learned to be shy in many situations.. but I had no one to hide behind this time..

That night I was a new me emerging like a caterpillar coming out of a cocoon a new creature.

It was liberating and empowering to be there.

Since the first full day on retreat (Wednesday) I had been eating LIVE foods and a daily juice.. I was visualising alone and in a group. I was “eating the sun” I was around people who shared their vitality.. it was reinforced several times it takes 21 days to establish a new habit and I came home determined to do just that. So.. I got back my home in Brisbane with a solid foundation to go on with.

I have had daily LIVE juice and greens, I have honoured my body with nutrition and I have fed my mind with healthy mental attitudes.

I naturally stopped eating Gluten (and processed carbs) I naturally reduced my dairy intake to just cheese, a splash of milk in coffee and occasional yoghurt and I have ZERO cravings for processed crap or sugary vices!

I have surrounded myself with a cheering squad of inspiring people who keep me humble and encourage me. Who hear my heart and dont crush me.

Its the CORE of GM that changes you holistically and for me I finally found my Mojo.

I dont weigh myself on scales as these represent and Old diet head that I am ridding.. and as one challenge goes a new challenge surfaces so my new challenge is BODY SHAPE.

Parts of my body seem to be emptying of excess fat cells at a rate of knots and as a SUPER morbidly obese personal this is leaving me a little spooked. I have been battling physically with skin flaps that could create a cyclone if I wave at you too long!!! So.. my mind has gone into overload today worrying about EXCESS SKIN.

I have realised today that my body is feeling like its being sucked from the inside out and I realised my visualising has been lacking that physical acknowledgement of what its be replaced with! My only answer to that is LOVE. I have to find a way that Im not LOSING weight but Im REPLACING it with something more life giving and fulfilling.

I dont have to be a saggy baggy elephant.. and Im now going to devise a meditation or visualisation where I teach my skin to shrink.. because its no longer needed. I might have to do something symbolic like rubbing rose oil in and using imaginary healing hands to thank my skin for doing its job.

All in all.. EXPECT change to produce a whole new you and never be surprised by the things it brings to the surface..

This is more than weight loss this is about Recovery!

Here’s to the Next 21 Days!

After I posted this on the forum a news.com.au came onto my news feed on facebook

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health-fitness/being-thin-is-no-fairytale/story-fneuz9ev-1226606989848

 I’m a firm believer that I have a very good intuition and sixth sense.. but who knew the tabloids were connected to my vibe!