RECOVERING WELL...

It's been a full week since surgery. I must say that I am shocked at how easily it has gone. The pain has been minimal. What I am finding now is what I believe to be some nerves coming back to 'life' and making sure I am aware that they are there. Other than that, I am just tired. You know how it is... Getting back into the swing of things after lying around in a hospital doing a whole lot of nothing for several days.

Now, do I think that Xocai chocolate has helped me through this surgery? Yes, I do. However, I must say that there is no scientific evidence to post. I did not have a team of doctors following me around. But what I do have is my own personal testimony. I have had 4 c-sections in my life and now one (I don't think that I can have more) hysterectomy. I read several message boards before the surgery trying to figure out what recovery would be like. Most of what I read said that it was the same, if not worse than a c-section. So that was what I had my mind set for. I went in expecting the same thing that I had experienced with my previous c-sections (I wasn't accepting 'worse').

I remember a whole lot of nothing about my surgery. I remember being prepped for the epidural and telling the anasthesiologist that I felt sure that they would not need to give me too much to 'relax' me. As you remember from my last post that was at the 4-1/2 hour countdown, I did not get a lot of sleep. Two hours to be exact. Went to bed at 1:30AM and back up at 3:30AM. So, that was it, I remember the epidural. If I spoke with my doctor, I don't remember. I've been racking my brain trying to remember post-op recovery and there's nothing there. I sort of remember trying to move my legs. I remember from previous c-sections that I had to be able to move my legs before they would let me out of post-op and into a room. Next thing I remember is being in my room. I had a cath still in place and the epidural was still there for pain. I remember being asked about my pain level. I said a 7. Who REALLY knows what to say when they give you that silly smiley face scale of 1-10? I've just never really gotten that one. So, I said, "seven". We spent most of the rest of that day trying to decide what was the best way to administer pain meds to me. I am not much on the epidural and we finally settled in on a 'pump' method that I was able to control myself (it was administered through an IV). I was able to give myself a dose every six minutes which I thought was pretty crazy. Heck, I couldn't even stay awake for much more than 15 minutes. I think I took about three doses an hour and slept for most of the 1st two days. I know that I took a book that I had been saving to read while I was in the hospital and it took my until Thursday to even get through the foreward. By Thursday they had removed the cath and all IV's and I was up and using the restroom on my own. I got a shower and walked the hallways. My pain was very minimal. I was able to get two pain meds by mouth every 6 hours, but was only requesting one. Two put me to sleep and I was really looking forward to having some time to read.

One thing I do remember is that the nurses and even the doctors would tell me that when I got home I could take some motrin to help with the inflammation. I had to remind them that I was allergic to ibuprofen and I kept thinking, "that's OK, I have healthy dark chocolate for inflammation." I took my chocolate to the hospital with me. The first couple of days (day of surgery and the day after) I would suck on bits of the chocolate. I was on a liquid diet and wasn't tolerating much yet, but by day three I was back into the swing of things and eating a couple of pieces a day and tolerating 'some' food. The doctor was ready to release me by day 4, but it was late and I stayed until the next morning.

I got home on a Saturday and spent most of the weekend in bed with my husband babying me. (I love you, honey!) It was certainly good to be home. I had my post-op appointment yesterday and it looks like things are going great!!!! According to my doctor, pathology showed that there was good reason for the surgery and after I am completely healed, I should be a new woman!!!

I will keep you updated as things progress. If it wasn't for the mandatory restrictions that come with surgery and the fact that yes, I am tired after a full day of 'life', I would tell you that I am great! But...I'll give it a couple of weeks. Xocai healthy chocolate is only a 'super-food', not a 'miracle-food'.

The Final Countdown...

It's midnight. In 4-1/2 hours I will have to be at the hospital prepping for surgery. It's been pretty crazy. Can someone please tell me why we women worry about things like cleaning our carpet before we leave the house for surgery? Or, how many of you go crazy cleaning before you leave for vacation? Yes, I know, it is to make it feel nicer when we get home. Right? Whatever the reason, it's truly unnecessary!

But I am ready. This surgery has been a few years in the making, but the timing has just been off. Now the timing is perfect. I mean, really. Tomorrow night when they announce the next President of the United States of America, if the outcome is not to my liking, I can just pop another pain killer. What more can a girl ask for?

I will be back after I have had a little time to rest. I feel great. I have packed a nice, new pair of jammies and, of course, my chocolate.

Keep forgetting...

You know, I have been so excited about the weight loss (which, by the weigh, according to the scale at the hospital today is at 17 lbs) that I have neglected to tell you about anything else that has been going on with my health.

So, here goes...

My energy is still maxing out. I can tell you that, yes, I have had a few days of 'just plain tired', but if you knew the life that I lead, you would understand. Flash back to my life a year ago and WOW, what a difference. There is no way that I could have been holding up to the schedule that I have been keeping. It is crazy and quite frankly, I need to slow down. Just for my own sanity. I need to just breathe. But, at the same time, it is exciting. My kids love seeing me hanging out at their school. I spent the last 5 days on their morning announcements dressed like a scarecrow. They loved it. When the Fall Festival was over, Gracie was actually disappointed to find out that I wasn't going to be there anymore. I heard that she actually waved at me the first morning (me, on TV). These are things that I never could have had if my health had remained the same. My children would not have the memories that I am helping them to develop. I am thankful for Xocai.

Here's another big kicker, I saw my neurologist on the 23rd. He is a new doctor for me. My old one (and the one before him) left town. I seem to have that effect on neurologists. It could almost give a girl a complex. So, anyway, here I am at my appointment explaining to the new guy about my symptoms and how I was feeling. Of course I have to tell him that I am feeling great. I even have to tell him that I have all but stopped taking my meds. To this he replies that perhaps I really don't have myasthenia gravis. And, in a way, I'm OK with that. But then there's the other side of me who knows what I have been experiencing for the last 4+ years. There's a side of me that remembers clearly the feeling of lying down to bed at night and not truly knowing if I would wake up in the morning. And that side of me just has to ask, "if it wasn't MG, what was it? And more importantly, is it gone?" There's a side of me that thinks, could chocolate have really cured me? I mean, it seems truly illogical. But, all I know is that I feel better. Actually, I feel great. And for that I am greatful. I will not complain. I will eat my chocolate and be happy.

UNBELIEVABLE!!

OK, I have been busy running around like a chicken with my head cut off. I have had birthday parties and tonight I had a Fall Festival at the kid's elementary school. I have been so stressed. Sunday night (while I was gorging myself on queso and chips) I told my husband that I would be shocked if I did not gain weight. You see, I am a stress eater! And then there's that thing about women holding their weight around their waist. I don't know the science behind it, but I can tell you that this stressed out, over eating woman is a definate muffin top.

So I have been avoiding the scale for the past couple of days. And tonight when we got home from the Fall Fest, some how the scale had ended up in the hallway. It's like the darn thing was calling out to me. Taunting me. So I got on it.

I HAVE LOST ANOTHER 2 POUNDS!!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!

Tomorrow I go to the doctor's for my pre-op, so I will be on their scale. I will let you know the outcome. It ought to be interesting. The last time I was there, let's just say that it wasn't pretty.

I'm becoming fanatical...

Well, I got on the scale again today. Yes, I know, I'm one of those people that I just love to hate. You know the ones, they get on the scale every day (sometimes more than once) to see if they have gained or lost any weight. Yep, that's now me. It wasn't too long ago that I thought that I had thrown the scale away. Well, seems my husband has always known where it was. Somewhere hiding in the garage. (There could be an elephant hiding in our garage and I wouldn't know it.) Now it (the scale, not the elephant) sits proudly in the bathroom just weighting (yes, I know I misspelled it) to be stood upon. And I wake up anxiously everyday hoping to see more weight loss. Well, today the scale did not let me down. ONE POUND MORE! Yes, I will shout for even one pound. Remember, I am a woman who has sat stagnant at a certain weight that I am still not prepared to divulge for over 4 years. So one pound is worth shouting over. And for the record...that's 14 pounds lost in 3 months, 1 week. All from adding chocolate to my diet.

(Picture me standing on the mountaintop) "That's right world!!! I lost 14 pounds from eating Xocai Healthy Chocolate."

FINALLY...

I had what I would consider my first official tasting last night. (Granted I didn't do too much.) Two of the girls on my team 'tag-teamed' with me. They were responsible for the brunt of the show. However, I am proud to announce that I had a friend sign-up. I now have two personally sponsored distributors on my team. I can finally see my business starting to build. I don't know if I had mentioned it before but I also received my first check from MXI Corp. This is just too exciting. Increased energy, weight loss, and income. And all from eating CHOCOLATE. Ya just gotta love this business.

Chocolate, health and wealth. Now there's a combination that I think that I can handle.

Unbelielivable

OK, I hate to get too confidant, but the weight just seems to keep coming off. I am down another 2.5 pounds. (and I'm retaining). This is just too good to be true. I also started doing just a few (and I mean 'little') exercises last night.

That's all, just a quick update.

later...

Procrastination and other excuses...

Well, paint me a liar. It has been almost a week since my last blog and I have not started walking. Here's my list of reasons why: it has been very rainy in the state of FL, I've been too busy, I can't find a walking partner (OK, I haven't asked), ummm, hummm, ahhh, I'm sure there is something...oh, yeah, I remember, I'm lazy. Yeah, I think that's the one that I'm going to have to go with. Sure, it really has been raining A LOT! But not 24/7. There is always time, I just haven't looked for it yet. No excuses, it's just me.

So...last night I went to the "launch" of our new product and got to hear Jeanette, the companies founder and president speak. What an amazing woman. She is so full of energy. There were distributors there from all over the country. A couple of women even flew in from Canada. What a presentation! I've got to tell you, there are people getting rich with this company. And why shouldn't they? It's chocolate and HEALTHY chocolate at that. Who ever thought that a person could eat chocolate, lose weight, improve their health and get wealthy? I know you could have never convinced me 3 months ago that chocolate would change my health. And I can say that honestly because the girlfriend that I finally signed on under tried to convince me to get on board for at least 6 months before I would even taste the chocolate. That seems to be the story of many. It really is almost too hard to believe. You have to taste it for yourself and what's cool about that is, YOU CAN. There are tastings all over the country, going on everyday. Actually, there are tasting going on in 7 (I think) different countries. You want to try the product for yourself? Just ask me how. I can probably have you at a tasting that week. It is so amazing. And if I can't get you to a tasting, I'll bring a tasting to you. This is just an opportunity that people shouldn't miss out on. I feel sort of embarrassed when someone talks about feeling poorly or wanting to lose weight. I just start spouting off about chocolate. They think I'm nuts! I wish I was Bill Gates, because if I were I would be giving a months supply to everyone I met. There is just no reason to feel unhealthy when so many issues can be improved with CHOCOLATE! Really, I just want to scream it from the mountaintops. Thank goodness for the Internet and blogging. I get to scream right here. And if you're reading, you get to keep the volume down. lol

Well, I have a house to clean and a Fall Festival to organize so TTFN. (I just love Tigger!) If you want to check out my website you will find it here:
http://ifoundthegoldenticket.com/

Hope if you are reading this, life is treating you well and remember, you can always treat yourself well by consuming Xocai Healthy Chocolate every day. Your body will thank you.

PS: If you're PMS'ing, perimenopausal, or just plain mean, your husband might thank you, too. I know mine did.

Not Quite 3 Months

HOLY COW!

Well, I got up this morning and my dear hubby said, "wow, you look like you lost more weight!" I, of course, was skeptical. I was still in my jammies which today happen to be a brown shirt and brown khaki's. I said, "no, it's just the monotone colors". He kept insisting that I had lost weight and got out the scale. HE WAS RIGHT!! I have lost another 5 pounds. I can't believe it. I must confess that I have been really bad this past week. I actually binged on the leftovers of a can of icing. I think I might have mentioned before that carbs also seem to be my new craving. At least once a week we get pizza and bread sticks (pizza, pizza). I can eat at least 5 bread sticks and that much in pizza. I have done NOTHING to lose weight. I have not exercised and I certainly have not dieted!!! OK, I think that I'm inspired. I will start walking before the weekend is over. (I hope). I spoke to a girlfriend this morning who said, "just imagine if you were exercising". Yeah...just imagine.

Also, I have a surgery scheduled for Oct. 5. I am going to start drinking the Activ. That seems to be one of the products that people are having great results with. I want to really boost my system prior to the surgery. I will keep you updated. I am hoping for a quick recovery and wonderful health!!!!

PS: Energy level still high!!!

NEWS FLASH!!

I finally got on a scale. I have lost 5 whole pounds. Now, I know that some of you are saying, "Big deal". However, for me, that is amazing. I have been at a holding pattern for almost 4 years. It didn't matter what I did, the weight was would just lay there (or more often than not, bounce). But, after 2 months of eating chocolate on a regular basis (read 3-5 times daily), I am actually losing weight. Yeah!!! Oh, and believe me, I have not been to the Y or have I tried to diet. I am sure that exercise will come eventually. But for the moment, it's just not in the cards.

WOW! What a week. Oh, wait a minute, it is only Monday. What in the world is going on? What was I thinking? I have spent the entire day involved in some sort of extracurricular motherly activity. I woke up, packed lunches, got the kids to school (all but one, of course) and then sat down at the computer and began working. There is a Skate Night to be promoted, and Open House to prepare for, Crew row team to sell for, etc, etc, etc. The list never seems to stop. Oh, wait...There's chocolate. I've got to tell you a little secret...don't buy the chocolate. Your life will never be the same. I used to take naps during the day. And PTA! Heck, I was lucky to make it to a parent/teacher conference. I can actually remember Hannah's 1st year of school and Danny had to go. Yep, I was too tired to make it. But not any more. Oh, no. I have chocolate. Now I can take on the world. Don't do it, I tell ya'. You'll never get a chance to look back. I feel like that squirrel on Ice Age. You know the one. He's always chasing a nut. That's me. Only I've caught my nut and I just can't seem to stop now that I have it.

Life's so good...

Just trying to keep updated...

I noticed that it had not posted for a few weeks and figured I should get on the ball. So here it is:

I AM FEELING GREAT! And sometimes, that can be a bad thing. I think that I can take on the world and sometimes, the world gets the better of me. I have definitely been burning the candle at both ends. On top of having 5 kids and a house to run there's PTA, and religious ed., and of course, XOCAI! Well, I guess I shouldn't complain about Xocai. If it wasn't for Xocai, I wouldn't be able to do all those other things. Right?

I still don't think that I have lost any weight. Haven't been on a scale though. A few people have mentioned that I look like I am losing weight. What they don't know is that I wear super, powerful, made from steel, underwear. (HA! Bet you never thought that you would be reading about my underwear!) Well, you know me, I'm all about full disclosure.

I have definitely noticed that my palette has changed. (Another thing that doesn't quite sit well with me.) You see, I don't want things like curly fries and when I'm out on that rare date with my husband and I could get away with eating anything that I want, I don't want anything. What's with that? This just can't be a good thing. However, that is what they say is helping people to lose weight. The fact that I no longer want to eat all that terrible stuff must be a good thing.

Oh, but here's the worst thing possible...I don't drink as much coffee as I used to. Now, for those of you who know me, coffee is one of my favorite things ever. I just love it. I'm a true coffee-oholic. I drink it all day long. Hot coffee in the morning. Cold coffee in the afternoon. Coffee, coffee, coffee! But, sadly enough, I find that I don't really want it. And I'll just bet that you thought all those Starbucks that were closing was due to the economy. Nope, guilty as charged, it's me.

So, to date my Xocai update is: energy, energy, energy (and not coffee induced), and change of eating habits. Now, if I could just get myself out for a jog. Note to self: must start exercising.

Still feeling great

Wow, what a long week. It looks like we might actually have a full day without rain. It has been 5 rainy days with TS Fay beating down on us. The kids have been restless, the dog has been restless, and mom has been restless.



We finally decided to weather the rain and went to the movies on Friday and Saturday. My energy level is still high. I woke up Tuesday with a slight, sore throat. Drank orange juice and upped my chocolate a little (now there's a true punishment...must eat more chocolate to feel beter) Felt better by that evening. Yeah!!!!



I have been told that I look like I have lost weight. I have not gotten on a scale. My sister-in-law said that she could see it in my arms and face. I looked in the mirror and thought, maybe. It could just be wishful thinking. I will have to find a scale and force myself to get on it. I will update you when this happens. I keep hearing people say that they lost "body fat". I don't really understand the lingo. I think it's all body 'fat', right?



I have another guest that I am taking to a tasting on Tuesday. I am excited to share this opportunity with others. Everytime I hear someone complaining of an ailment I am trying to shove chocolate down their throats. I know they must think I am crazy, but the science is there. It is amazing how much more I find out everyday. I just can't stay off the net.



Post again soon...

Meet Your Teacher

Last night was meet your teacher at school. I have three kids in the same elementary school this year with one more to add next year. I think that I mention before that I am on the board of the PTA this year. That meant total involvement of last night's festivities. I was in charge of pizza and drinks and I also had a table set up for "Family Fun Nights" (this is my actual position). We went through 480 slices of pizza, 27 cases of soda, and a countless number of water bottles. WOW! What an evening.

I am looking forward to a great year! I realized at a Xocai tasting last week, that my fatigue had really taken over my life. It had actually just become a 'fact' of life. My kids didn't know any different. It had pretty much always been a part of their lives. I can remember them asking me to come out and swing them. I would try. I would go out, maybe push them four or five times, and then have to go back in...out of breath. My children have actually said, "mommy doesn't play". They never meant anything nasty by it. It was just a fact. For all I know, they thought that ALL mommies don't play. Just like all mommies don't work outside the home. You know how that is when kids are young...their world is their reality.

At the tasting, the hostess stated that Xocai had changed my life. After she said that, everything that I had been missing because of my fatigue came flooding in on me. That was when I realized just how blessed I was to have found Xocai and to finally have the energy to do the things that I wanted to do... the things that I needed to do for my my children. I am looking forward to getting back to life.

Sunday Morning Thoughts

It's Sunday morning and there are no kids in the house. :) Aside from the sound of my husband snoring in the living room, it is soo very quiet. It has been a long weekend.

I don't know what got into me but I decided to have an unofficial PTA meeting at my house on Friday morning. I provided a brunch and babysitters for anyone who could come. We had about 15 moms in attendance and twice as many kids! I think that it went well though. Next Friday is Meet Your Teacher night and since I am new to the board (as are several other moms) I felt that it was necessary. My house is pretty welcoming and definately child-friendly. I think that we were able to get a few things accomplished. I at least feel better about Meet Your Teacher and exactly what my responsibilities are. I have to admit though, after 4-1/2 hours, I was glad to see everyone leave and by about 7:30 Friday night, I was kid-free. This is a big deal for me. No matter how many friends I have and how much they might love me, I'm just not getting weekly phone calls with offers to take them ALL off my hands. My sister-in-law will take one or two quite often (thanks, sis), but all of them? That is a rare treat! This weekend they are split up. Girls are at my girlfriends and boys are at my SIL's.

Saturday morning I had my Xocai 'grand opening'. That is officially my 1st tasting as they call it in the biz. It went pretty well. One of my guests was my oldest friend (not age, I've know her since I was 5) and she also brought a guest. They both bought chocolate and are hoping to see some weight loss. (Hopefully they will allow me to keep you updated.) Later that evening my husband and I went to dinner. Great company...lousy food! Today, very soon actually, I am off to get my hair cut and colored. EEEEKKKK. Haven't got a clue what I want. Just going for it!

I guess for my chocolate update I would just like to say that a weekend like I have just described would have never been possible in the past. Usually when friends offer to take the kids, I spend the weekend cleaning and sleeping. In fact, two years ago my husband and I took our first cruise and I slept probably 75% of the time. One of my girlfriends told me that I never looked better after I got back. Sad, but true.

Today's Update

I had a few thoughts after I posted my first blog... I only spoke of my energy level. I have seen other changes. My sweet tooth has all but subsided. This is big for me. The great thing is that I am a chocoholic and when I do need a little something, I just eat my Xocai. I haven't noticed any weight lose. But I also don't own a scale. Never really knew why someone would keep one of those horrible things in their house! I did weigh myself at a friend's house one day after starting my chocolate, so I know where I was. I had talked about actually taking measurements so that I could log how many 'inches' I have lost, but I am a procrastinater and that hasn't happened. I really think that if I can drop a few dress sizes, I'll fully be able to show that I have lost weight. I guess for full disclosure I should mention that I am a size 16. I have been that size since my 3rd child. I occasionally like to try on a size 14. I don't know why I do it. Just wishful thinking, I guess. Before my 1st child I was a size 9/10 on my worst days. I have pretty much written those days off. Who knows? Maybe with all this energy I'll start exercising. I have certainly given it a shot a time or two. Joined the Y a few times. I would start going and then find that it was just sapping too much energy from me. I know the logic...you have to exercise to feel better. Well, that one hasn't worked yet. There have been days that just getting the laundry out of the dryer leaves me breathless. (a good reason to not do laundry, right?)



I also have found that my breathing seems to be stronger...deeper. I really don't know how to explain it. In fact, I was hesitant to even mention it at first. It seemed pretty rediculous. But one day at lunch I mentioned it to a couple of the girls that are on my "chocolate team" and found out that cacoa has a substance called theobromine in it (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theobromine) that helps to relax the muscles of the bronchus and is actually used in cough medicines. (Note, I had to look this up before posting. I am not a scientific person. I don't need to know how or why something works, I just need it to work.)



So, so far these are my updates: Increased energy, reduction in sweets, better breathing.

A New Beginning

Wow! This is exciting. I have never had my own personal blog but I wanted a way to keep up with how my health is improving while eating Xocai "healthy chocolate" and this seemed to be the new age way of doing things.

There was a time when I never thought that I would be "old". I can still remember that day? Everyone else was older than me. I was invincible. Then something happened. Yes, I remember that day to... I was at my obstetricians. I was pregnant with my 5th child and I noticed on my chart the great, big, circled letters, AMA. They were even in RED. I asked the nurse, the same one that had been logging my chart for over 4 years with my 3 previous pregnancies, what it meant. In an embarrassed and hushed tone she said, "advanced maternal age" and then she apologized.

OK, so I was going to be 40 when I delivered this child. No big deal! I felt the same as I had in all of my previous pregnancies. But then one day, early in my 2nd trimester, things started to change. I was more tired than usual and my body was starting to ache. I kept writing it off to age and the fact that I had 4 other children at home; three under the age of four. Then one evening while reading bedtime stories my words started to slur. This frightened me, but I still wasn't ready to let on to my fears. The next day I had a well-baby appointment with my 1 year old and while I was explaining to my pediatrician how I was feeling, I started to slur again. (Now I was frightened.) I called my husband on the way home and he called his sister who is a RN. I also called my OB and spoke with his nurse. It was unanimous, they all felt I should go to the ER. I spent 7 days in the hospital. I had various levels of slurred speach and respiratory distress and I found that certain facial muscles were unresponsive. What was funny was that with sleep, the symptoms seemed to recede. Well, we all know when the doctors come in to visit and check your symptoms, right? Yep, in the early AM. Everytime the doctors were in, I was able to speak clearly. Thank goodness that the nurses were able to log my inability to speak, eat and even spit my toothpaste out. Now there's a sight: a grown woman with a mouthful of toothpaste and no ability to spit. It was really quite funny, at least to me. I learned to throw water into my mouth in order to rinse.

The night I first entered the ER, the doctor's had given me three possible options of what I was experiencing. They were MS, myasthenia gravis (MG), and something else that I couldn't pronounce. They ruled out MS first. That left the other two and since I didn't have any idea what they were, I wasn't feeling very relieved. Well, the bottom line when I was finally released from the hospital (after a week of much needed rest) was that I probably, most likely, had MG and it appeared to be a mild case. It was treatable but there were no real stats on the effects that it would have on my unborn child. Probably (optimal word here) nothing noteworthy. I spent the rest of my pregnancy getting as much rest as possible. If the kids were asleep, I was asleep.

It's been 3-1/2 years. I've gone through various levels of fatigue. I still suffer occasional respiratory distress and when I'm tired, I have a heavy lisp. In the beginning we had to put the children in daycare. There were days when I just wasn't able to truly care for them and my husband would have to stay home from work. I have learned that sleep needs to take priority in my life. Again, if the kids are asleep, I need to be asleep. I did start taking the meds to help control the symptoms of MG. At one point a year ago, I had to go off the meds for three days in order to take some muscle response test. At that time, under the observation of my neurologist, I decided to stay off of them. He agreed that there had never been a real diagnosis. The meds that I take only treat MG, so my logic was that if I could stay off of them and not have my symptoms return with full force, maybe I was misdiagnosed. My neurologist agreed that it was possible. It only took me 10 days without my meds and I was unable to speak without sounding drunk and my repiratory distress way pretty extreme. There it was, my diagnosis. I got back on my meds, spent 10 days in bed and got back to what seemed to be the future of my health if I was lucky, there is always the possibility that it could get worse.

Enter, Xocai...

On July 12, I hosted a "chocolate tasting" for my best friend. She had been trying to get me into it for months and I wasn't paying too much attention. I mean, really, eat chocolate and get healthy? Who's going to believe that? Well, I listened to her presentation and I tasted the chocolate. After all, that's what you do at a chocolate tasting, right? You eat your girlfriend's chocolate. Something that you'll never catch me turning down. lol The testimonies were unbelievable. People were seeing improvements with all sorts of things: diabetes, lupus, their eyesight, weight control, energy levels...you name it, there was a testimony. Needless to say, I signed on that day. I placed my order and I waited for my chocolate. On July 17 I started my first full day (3 servings) of Xocai. I had ordered the nuggets and the omega squares and I would alternate between the two, always before a meal. After the first day, I was already starting to feel more energetic. Now, mind you, I am a skeptic. Was it the chocolate or just the hope of feeling better and the adrenaline rush of it all?

It's early August, the 6th to be exact, and I'm still feeling better. Most days my energy level is thru the roof. It seems too good to be true. I won't lie, there have been a few days when I was tired. Those days have been few and since they came with other "symptoms", I'm adding them up to being "hormonal".