{"id":44979,"date":"2015-01-27T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/uncategorized\/checking-in\/"},"modified":"2021-12-15T00:17:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T07:17:32","slug":"checking-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/journal\/dream-thrive-live-the-dherbs-battlefield\/checking-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Checking In"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hey guys doing things a little differently this week. Decided yesterday that I\u2019d speak after returning to the gym today. Yup returning. I was out for the count last week due to a knee injury and a car towing. Not all week, but four of the seven ya<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"\/<\/a>
Saturday shake going up! And boy was it needed. Those #HungerGames were starting to flare up. Lol. No nickname for this one I was just hungry as hell and needed a fix. I think I damn near sprinted from my car to the kitchen. Lmao #seriously Try it though. My base is usually kale, threw in half on an English cucumber, chia seeds, an apple and my natural sweetener a banana. #SoGood its got a brotha boy was done.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"\"\/<\/a>
Someone brought me flowers while I wasn\u2019t on my feet. Men like flowers too. (In a really deep tone) lol<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Today I got back on the horse, my energy was top flight and I was ready to feel the burn of a long strong session. I spent 2 \u00bd hours enjoying myself to the fullest. Kind of didn\u2019t realize how much I enjoy working out until I couldn\u2019t. I was a wreck too y\u2019all. Lol. The whole dramatic shabang, bang, bizzle! The car wore me out because it was one thing after the other. I count it all a learning experience but that knee! Whew baby. I injured myself coming down a hill. Took me out for a little minute because I couldn\u2019t put pressure on it. Its much better now though and today was proving ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll get into the workout in a minute; I wanted to first mention that while on rest I continued to take my Dherbs Cleanse\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"\/<\/a>
January 26th, 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m happy to report that I lost three pounds while doing NOTHING! Well, nothing but eating properly and taking my herbs. I was suspired my self! Lol. Yup! One of those \u201cman this cleanse really works! I liked this particular experience because I could have easily gotten into the thinking that working out alone could do the trick. But no, the change in my diet in addition to my commitment to the cleanse has been amazing. I\u2019m doing it differently this time around. Not for anyone but myself, my health my Life. It feels Good and I\u2019m continuing my journey. Like I said, I think I needed the rest and to see the Cleanse thing Work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"\/<\/a>
Jumped to the scale today for a by chance weigh in. Ahh progress.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Back to the workput! It was supper cool I actually pushed harder today and it felt great. I hit the treadmill for about three miles plus and even got a lil jog in there. I then hit the weights and a couple of the machines; Chest Press, Leg Press, Bicep Curler and a couple others that I don\u2019t know the name of. I stretched to all out after too. I learned the hard way that not stretching is a midnight tail whooping. Legs go crazy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wanted to leave you guys with a Reprise of one of my first ever blogs at the request of a few readers. Emotional Muscle is equally important to physical muscle as we tread this road to freedom from our past bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a read:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emotional Muscle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Abraham Mc Donald<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What a day\u2026 a lot of smiles and self realizations\u2026 Hmm. I wish my emotional muscle could get stronger at rapid speed. Sometimes the things that hurt us aren\u2019t meant to, ya know? Hold on though\u2026 With each trial comes NEW understanding and purifying rain. That refreshing rain will cleanse your thoughts, softening the self afflicted blow we often trial ourselves with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remember back a few months ago, maybe 7 months : ) I had come to a serious wall in my life. I realized that I was the hold up; I was concerned most of the day with what YOU, others\u2026 thought. Beating myself daily with who I wasn\u2019t\u201d and what I could have done\u2026 I leaned into what I thought was the life I was to live. Even pretending that I was complete. As with most of us\u2026 I was stuck in myself, screaming, climbing and scratching for some sort of normalcy. I wanted to feel alive, affirmed and validated. But it was costing me too much of my \u201clove energy. I burned out and came to a screeching halt. Whew!!!! Glad that\u2019s all over. Lol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This blog is an account of what the past eighteen months of my life have looked like. I learned a long time ago that every Champion has a theme song\u2026or ten\u2026lol. The songs that helped me to regain my self love, forgive my offenders, myself and challenged me to see myself has who my creator made me to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE RED TRUCK: I heard your voice
Back in October 08 I bought a red Chevy Tahoe, it was what I wanted to believe, my dream car. A symbol of my work and accomplishment, the \u201cG\u201d ride that I knew was gonna increase my value on all ends. It was sittin on some chromed out Italian phatties with a couple of screens, some serious beat and an ego that was brighter than the color of the whip itself. An obnoxious display. Lol. In all of it\u2019s splendor. I felt better because of the car, I looked better because of the car and even had a few new passengers that I\u2019m certain would not have gotten in the 94 Chezy hooptie I been rollin round in now\u2026lol. Long and short. I was feelin good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dec 7th 08: You ever hear a whisper in your ear but nobody\u2019s there? And you\u2019re certain ya heard it, but don\u2019t wanna convince ya\u2019self that you\u2019re crazy in that moment\u2026haha. Well, check. So a friend rings me up and says lets hang. I wasn\u2019t pressed so I said sure. About five minutes after the call I hear \u201cDon\u2019t do it. Right! so I look around the bathroom\u2026as if someone could have come through the ceiling\u2026lol. And I hear it again\u2026 \u201cDon\u2019t Do It. By now\u2026 Lol. I\u2019m like pulling shower curtains back, done turned the water off at the sink. I mean, I was really freaked. And then the phone rings again\u2026 It\u2019s my folks again\u2026 \u201cWe aren\u2019t gonna make it. \u201cNo worries\u201d I returned and hung up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All good right? Because this voice in the bathroom done already told me that this hang is a bad idea. Lol. But real. Walk with me on this. YES. YOU! Focus!!! Lol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But check, then I get a third call\u2026\u201dwe\u2019re just gonna roll through. \u201cAll good\u201d, I return. Completely ignoring this voice I\u2019ve heard while in the bathroom. Why did I do that!!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I oblige and before ya know it there are several folk at my spot, and some I really don\u2019t know. It didn\u2019t get out of hand per say. It was just that people I didn\u2019t know were in my personal space and I wasn\u2019t diggin it. My folks brought folks who brought folks\u2026 Toward the end of the night I notice a guest lingering\u2026 So I asked, what are you waiting on? It\u2019s time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A bit curt, I know\u2026 but hey!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I see that the guys ride has left though and with no warning. After a few calls and a definite that his ride was not coming back, I offer the floor to him and a blanket and pillow; something I would hope would be offered to me if I were stranded. When the morning came all was well and in order. The sun crept in my room, sending a warm hue over my face, opening my eyes to the day. I even heard birds outside chirping away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I go in the living room and the guest is still sprawled on the floor. \u201cHey doc\u2026it\u2019s time. You should call your folks again. I know somebody can grab you if you catch uhm now\u201d. Guest, \u201cyeah, let me do that now\u201d. He places a couple of calls and lets me know that he\u2019s just gonna jump on the buss. \u201cAin\u2019t nobody answering man\u201d. I return\u2026\u201dOkay doc, do ya do. ya dig? And off to my room I went, not realizing that I\u2019ve left my keys in the living room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And as I\u2019m on a call I notice that I don\u2019t hear anything\u2026nothin, not a drop. I jump up and walk to the living room to see the door slightly open. No keys on the mantle and no sign of the guest. I go outside to the back car port and no Red Tahoe either!!!!!!!!! Disgusted I was ooooooohhhhh DISGUSTED!!!! Lol\u2026 Not because the car was gone\u2026 But that I had been so far from my love source that I didn\u2019t even recognize His voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though my car was stolen on the day that the First note was due\u2026 I was grateful that I could hear again. And in every lesson there\u2019s a message. I got a couple on this round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Had my thinking\/emotional muscle been in tact\u2026 This wouldn\u2019t even be a story cuzz I would have had an empty home that night. Lol.
2. I realized that the car had become my pride. It was bigger than me to me\u2026 And who really wants to validate their existence based on a \u201cthing\u201d.
3. If you ever hear a voice over ya shoulder\u2026 Listen to it. In most cases, you\u2019ll save yourself a ton of headache by trusting your discernment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now!!! On to the good. A year to that date, Dec 8, 09\u2026 I bought a new joint that\u2019s fly and less obnoxious : )<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you get a chance\u2026 Check out this link. Feelin Good\u201d Nina Simone\u2026 She\u2019s on my Champion Theme list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PUSH YOUR DREAMS AS IF THEY ARE AS LIGHT AS a FEATHER<\/p>\n

<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hey guys doing things a little differently this week. Decided yesterday that I\u2019d speak after returning to the gym today. Yup returning. I was out for the count last week due to a knee injury and a...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44974,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1829],"tags":[9083],"yoast_head":"\nChecking In - Dherbs Journals<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hey guys doing things a little differently this week. Decided yesterday that I\u2019d speak after returning to the gym today. Yup returning. I was out for the count last week...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/journal\/dream-thrive-live-the-dherbs-battlefield\/checking-in\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Checking In - Dherbs Journals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hey guys doing things a little differently this week. Decided yesterday that I\u2019d speak after returning to the gym today. Yup returning. I was out for the count last week...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/journal\/dream-thrive-live-the-dherbs-battlefield\/checking-in\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dherbs - The Best All Natural Herbal Remedies & Products\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-01-27T07:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-12-15T07:17:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/0-601171465-img-20120201-125652.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"LeTanya Dorsey\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Checking In - Dherbs Journals\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Hey guys doing things a little differently this week. Decided yesterday that I\u2019d speak after returning to the gym today. Yup returning. I was out for the count last week...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/0-601171465-img-20120201-125652.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"LeTanya Dorsey\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"9 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Checking In - Dherbs Journals","description":"Hey guys doing things a little differently this week. Decided yesterday that I\u2019d speak after returning to the gym today. Yup returning. I was out for the count last week...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/journal\/dream-thrive-live-the-dherbs-battlefield\/checking-in\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Checking In - Dherbs Journals","og_description":"Hey guys doing things a little differently this week. Decided yesterday that I\u2019d speak after returning to the gym today. Yup returning. I was out for the count last week...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/journal\/dream-thrive-live-the-dherbs-battlefield\/checking-in\/","og_site_name":"Dherbs - The Best All Natural Herbal Remedies & Products","article_published_time":"2015-01-27T07:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-12-15T07:17:32+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/0-601171465-img-20120201-125652.jpg"}],"author":"LeTanya Dorsey","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Checking In - Dherbs Journals","twitter_description":"Hey guys doing things a little differently this week. Decided yesterday that I\u2019d speak after returning to the gym today. Yup returning. I was out for the count last week...","twitter_image":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/0-601171465-img-20120201-125652.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"LeTanya Dorsey","Est. reading time":"9 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/journal\/dream-thrive-live-the-dherbs-battlefield\/checking-in\/","url":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/journal\/dream-thrive-live-the-dherbs-battlefield\/checking-in\/","name":"Checking In - Dherbs Journals","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/journal\/dream-thrive-live-the-dherbs-battlefield\/checking-in\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/journal\/dream-thrive-live-the-dherbs-battlefield\/checking-in\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/0-601171465-img-20120201-125652.jpg","datePublished":"2015-01-27T07:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2021-12-15T07:17:32+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/#\/schema\/person\/55084030c8bc8fbfb57fa53a94e92576"},"description":"Hey guys doing things a little differently this week. Decided yesterday that I\u2019d speak after returning to the gym today. Yup returning. I was out for the count last week...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/journal\/dream-thrive-live-the-dherbs-battlefield\/checking-in\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/journal\/dream-thrive-live-the-dherbs-battlefield\/checking-in\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/journal\/dream-thrive-live-the-dherbs-battlefield\/checking-in\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/0-601171465-img-20120201-125652.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/0-601171465-img-20120201-125652.jpg","width":2592,"height":1936},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/journal\/dream-thrive-live-the-dherbs-battlefield\/checking-in\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Checking In"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/","name":"Dherbs - The Best All Natural Herbal Remedies & Products","description":"Buy the best herbal supplements, natural remedies, and herbal remedies from Dherbs. We're the #1 alternative medicine store online. \u2713 Visit and shop now!","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/#\/schema\/person\/55084030c8bc8fbfb57fa53a94e92576","name":"LeTanya Dorsey","sameAs":["http:\/\/dherbs.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/author\/tanya\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44979"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}