Motivational Whisperers Blog

 
Apr 19th

No Surgery Needed!

By Eileen Lichtenstein - Peak-Performance-Success Coach

The test today showed gall bladder  is functioning 100%- with all the crazy yummy fatty stuff I ate for the “prep” last night.  Dr. Larry Good, my gastroenterologist in Lynbrook, NY.  (as fabulous as his name), said I can join the millions walking around with family stones and that my occasional vomiting symptoms over the past 6 mos. were any of virus-food poisoning-extreme stress- whew!!  So I asked what he thinks abt me having Hagen Daz – whipped cream for dessert after a high fat meal? He said he wants to help me stay trim & slim & I can have an occasional ice cream cone :)
So much for radiologists giving advice for surgery..argh!!

   I’m thanking  Dr. Bruce Kesten (kinesiology, chiropractic & nutrition) and Maria Antonopoulis (acupuncturist) for all the ongoing support, nutritional supplements and gall bladder strengthening .  I will continue to tap-EFT- to pass the stones painlessly; thanks Dr.Virginia Porcello for helping me figure out the tapping phrase!

I'm still "radioactive" and cant go near children or pregnant women for 2 more days..and am carrying an ID card to that effect.

Apr 16th

Dessert Buffet

By Eileen Lichtenstein - Peak-Performance-Success Coach

Imagine that you’ve decided to have a totally high fat “decadent” dessert buffet without any health constraints..what would you have?  I’ve been presented with this scenario as “prep” for a radiological gall bladder scan- given a “script” for a decadent dessert sesssion- or pizza, etc. bet 10-11PM Sunday night.  Having had some symptoms, and discovered that I’m housing small multiple gall  stones (Steve hubby is calling me Eileen & the family stones”) my MD was a tinsy reassuring by giving me stats re the large  # of women over 45 with this condition doing well..

Back to the desserts. I’ve decided that whipped creme is my fav-with almost anything – strawberries, or solo. Topping a warm chocolate brownie and rice pudding mmm! And of course there’s all the  yummy Ben & Jerry’s & Hagen Daz.. and then Steve reminded me about connoles and chocolate creme pie, cocnut custard pie, flan…

What are your dessert fantasies?