In 2 days
from now, on September 3rd 2013, I will be going on a 30 day Arbonne Cleanse (also
being called a Boot Camp). A 30 day journey to reclaim my life and my
health from the years of doctors, diagnosis and multiple medications which now
rule my life!
For those who know me and those who do not, here is a little bit about me.
Name: Christie Goldenberg
Age: 45
Status: Married (17years) and 2 children ages 16 & 9.
Body: 5'8" 172 pounds - Goal Weight 140 pounds
Activity Level: Not physically active for the last few years. Joined Hyperion Fitness in March 2013, 5 months ago, and have tried to go to 2-3 Boot Camp classes a week (usually at 5:30 am , yes I know it's crazy) as well as a Yoga, Spin or Cardio Pump class once in a while. Have lost 6 pounds since March but my endurance level has increased exponentially. OOOO GOOD WORD!!!!
Current Physical Health: I have been going to doctors and complaining endlessly about my never ending daily fatigue! (It's not ok that I require a 1 to 2 hour nap everyday and my kids don't!) Nonetheless, in the last few years I have been diagnosed with High Blood Pressure, Hypothyroidism & Hoshimoto's Disease (an auto immune disease in which the thyroid attacks itself), Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) which is an occasional irregular heartbeat which is caused by a bad electrical signal to the heart, depression, anxiety and PTSD, ADD and most recently an Unspecified Auto Immune Disease (my doctor says looking like possible Pre-Lupus). HOLY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE BATMAN!!!!
Number of Current Prescribed Medications: 5 - (6 if you count the fact that I am almost always on antibiotics due to chronic bladder infections!) Even with insurance I pay close to $150 a month for prescriptions! THIS IS JUST RIDICULOUS!
Current Eating Habits: OK so let me start by saying that my husband tried to get me on
the show "World's Worst Cook" and rightly so! I hate to cook!
The kitchen and I are not friends and never have been! My kids put
up with my dinners and my husband just cooks his own food. My family and
I eat what I consider to be pretty healthy. We stay away from processed
foods for the most part and almost never eat fast food. I try to
always have fresh fruit and vegetables in the house and I only drink 1 diet
soda a day and only 2 cups of coffee a day. We eat a lot of
chicken, pork, brown rice, ground turkey and whole wheat pasta. We don't
eat a lot of sweets and are not big snackers either.
I now believe that the medications are the reason my health is continuing to decline. I was looking up Lupus the other day when I came across something that said a combination of certain medications can actually cause Lupus symtoms! Is it possible that each diagnosis and medication is having a snowball effect and causing more problems?!
So I welcome
you to undertake this journey with me. I will be doing my best to blog
everyday and include photos. I will be honest about every bit of this
experience. I am excited and hopeful but I must be honest, I have
tried many different things over the last few years. On the urging of a
friend that I know truly cares about me, I agreed to Give the 30 day Arbonne
Cleanse a try.
