100 days in the life; week 3.

Week 3-August 26-August 31, 2012.

            I realized from comparing week 2 to week 1, that in order to stay on track, my goals should be more specific, especially in light of the fact that I DO have two standing appointments on alternate weeks; so those weeks MUST be somewhat regimented. 

          This week is one of those weeks. 

         So.............for week three, I am going to try and be very specific and not very flexible. Also, because of the pain, I am planning on taking a full Amitrytaline on the days I also ingest caffeine, as well as committing to myself, to USE the massage tools on those days. 

        This is very important, and ever so helpful. 

       For some reason, I can use the thumper on my back and neck, for just hours, and get good results. The minute I have caffeine, however, I have to start over, as those muscles all just tense right back up. Plus, my surgical residual pain increases, substantially. It almost doesn't seem worth it, at times, hence why I'd like to give it up entirely. (BUT, it SO helpful when one is tired and lacking calories, so to get through the first few transitions, I believe it's necessary to cut back very, very, gradually. Same with dairy, as it has casein in it, which is very addictive and therefore will cause numerous withdrawal symptoms, if eliminated too abruptly).

            Additionally, I would like to get some full stretch sessions in, (the Miranda DVD's) on the alternate days, which happen to be Mon.Wed.Fri. this week. I would also like to increase Vitamin C, B & Enzymes, to 2x a day. So, in the interest of getting my intentions out to the Universe then, here's my plan for week three:

Sunday:

Caffeine Okay Today (with 2% milk, only).

Up & Down, or Up & Over, Chipman Hill. 3 Sets of Kegels & Abs with the ball.

Full round of stretching with the Pilates arc and the usual floor stretches.

Full bevy of vitamins when I am done (plenty of Hibiscus Rose Hip tea on hand).

Ginseng slices (no more then two pcks) perfectly okay.

Coconut water, herb tea, any juices a-okay. Veggie Juice for dinner w/miso.

Homedics cushion along with leg compression and thumper. 1 full Amitryptaline (10 mg).

Monday:

No caffeine today (not even the thrice-brewed). Stick to cacao & nut milk. Would like to work in an extra stretch session. Apt. with Sharon. Walk dog, twice. Same food regimen as Sunday. 1/2 Amitryptaline this p.m.

Tuesday & Thursday same as Sunday. 

Wednesday & Friday, same as Monday.

Saturday now becomes the "flex" day.

Notes to self:           

Try to stick with thrice-brewed Pur-eh, even on days of allowable caffeine, unless I become exhausted and really need the boost of the 1st steep.

Will need to make Essiac from scratch this week, as I ran out of liver support.