Day 23- Every cloud has a silver lining, right???

Can I get a "HOLY CRAP BALLS" from my homies???

What an up and down emotional day today. I almost flat out quit the cleanse today and went straight up to Rudy's biker bar and started drinking- FOR REAL! But, thanks to my friends for backing me off the cliff, I did not and got back on the happy cleanse train and had my salad, chicken, baked potato and water for dinner this evening. But I am sure your curiosity is killing you, so here's how my day went:
I woke up ready to conquer the world today! I had a cute shirt and loose pants on (I have now lost 10 pounds to date), which made me happy, happy, happy. I knew that this evening I was going to be a guest speaker at my Doctor's office (a testimonial) of why this cleanse has made me feel so good, loose weight, give me my energy and give me my healthy life back! But...of course there are things during the day that somewhat derailed my chipper mood. Work was fine, but in between work and my guest lecture series was a trip to my dermatologist. I have a spot under my eye that people think is a black eye (I tell people it is and I got into a fight at the biker bar) and it is getting bigger and little discolored. So..... while waiting for an hour in the waiting room while a dumb ass lady that was late for her appointment walked in, and then took her right in- oh man, my blood was boiling. I was ready to box that skinny redneck bitch right out of the Doctor's office. But I controlled myself. So I finally got in to my Doctor, and then the "fun" began. He began asking me my "sun habits"- of course I told some white lies like I wear 70SPF suncreen all the time and wear a hat when I am in the pool- (he could totally read me like a book and that I was a lying sack of poo). Well, there was little chit chat- he began numbing my cheek and my nose. My nose? Now, I didn't come in for that- again I had no choice, the scraping had begun. Great. So, I came in as a precaution and left a possible skin cancer statistic. I am SICK and TIRED of being a frickin statistic! So, I am all "band aided" up, I look ridiculous and then I remember- Holy Crap Balls! I have to give a testimonial tonight to people that want to change their lifestyle to a healthy lifestyle and help them with their audio immune disorder aches and pains. And I'm walking in like an injured cleanse patient. Great! And...to top it all off- I remember I have to give a keynote presentation tomorrow at the CDC Birth Defects Annual Conference downtown. OMG. I look hideous! Tears start to swell up. So I start to think to myself, not "what would Jesus do", but "what would LaToya Jackson do"? She's had so many nose jobs, she has to have some tricks up her sleeve to cover up a cut up nose- or... maybe I could wear a black veil for my presentation- better yet, call in sick! (No, I couldn't do that to my buddy Chelsea). Right then and there I hit the wall. What else can go wrong with my body this Spring? Come On- I need a break! So I go home, look at my band aids all over the right side of my face in my bathroom mirror and I ask myself my options: "take the band aids off" or "go in to my lecture and tell a joke that the cleanse had some adverse reactions to my skin"? I couldn't do that to Dr. Jane or Dr. Dave. No, I got in my car, drove to the Doctor's office and sucked it up- band aids and all. I made it through my testimonial and even answered several questions, which gets me to the silver lining title of my blog this evening. There was a women, who came to this seminar (who I will leave nameless- she made start reading my blog) :) and was very quiet and just taking it all in. She attentively listened to Dr. Dave's speech, my testimonial and then Dr. Jane's speech. She was frantically taking notes. There was another gal that was asking a lot of questions, but I was sitting by the other women. Then all of a sudden, she leaned over to me and said, "I'm ready to do this. I am tired of being in pain all the time and being overweight. I am ready to do this. " Her eyes swelled up like she was going to cry. I noticed she had a tissue in her hand. This was a tough first step I could tell, to even come to the seminar. I turned to her and touched her hand and told her, "You can do it. If I can do it, you can do it." I also told her that I was here to support her through her cleanse. I gave her my phone number and she grabbed me and gave me the biggest hug. Hell, I almost started crying. I have been there-when you think you can't overcome poor eating habits, not exercising because you are too tired and just in a funk. But I can see the light at the end of my tunnel and I think her journey to the end of her tunnel has just begun. That woman was my silver lining that I needed to "keep on truckin". 5 more days of this cleanse and part II starts. Part II? Yes, part II. Stay tuned.....
Slan! (Irish for good-bye)