Day 4 of the master cleanse has finally arrived and I am more excited about today than actually making it to day 10 or more. Day 4 is the actually the threshold and if you can make it through today, you have gotten passed the worst of it.

My overall feeling this morning is good and I slept soundly last night. I just finished a 3 mile run to see how my energy levels were testing….outside of some heavy breathing and sweating profusely…it was all good.

This is a video that is tough to swallow…

Today is the toughest day of all, but I feel mentally prepared for it. I had a little trouble falling asleep last night, but managed to get a good nights rest overall. Luckily it is Sunday so I am pretty much going to putter around the house and do some cleaning while my body does the funky chicken craving food. Hopefully the family takes off, as I recently realized that our lives are consumed with thoughts and discussions about food well over 50% of the time.

It’s actually very interesting to be looking from the outside-in at my life when food does not play a role on a hour by hour basis. While the first 3 days, especially now, are extremely difficult to listen to food conversations, I know by this time tomorrow I will have a whole other perspective. Today should be the last of the cranky days.

Day 2 of the Master Cleanse seems more difficult than the first time. I am much more irritable and seem a lot hungrier this cleanse. I was thinking to go longer this time around but I don’t know if I can go past 10 days. The purpose of exceeding the 10 days was to see how my body will react, however at this point I think I just want to reach the end. The first 3 days are the toughest, so I hope to change my mind after day 4.

Many of my friends have been asking why in the world I am doing the Master cleanse again in less than a year. Is it a ritual, spiritual, narcissistic? The answer is partially yes to all of the above, but mostly because my body now tells me when the toxins in my body have reached critical overload. Lately I am not sleeping soundly, I feel like eating badly or sometimes late at night, my allergies are extreme (over above the time of season) and the list goes on. Now that I am in tune with my body and its functions, it is so much easier to read what my internal organs need; more importantly, what the proactive things I can do before the cup runneth over and I get sick.

Today is day one of the Master Cleanse and I’ve promised some friends and enthusiasts that I would be more clear on what I am doing this time around. Due to the popularity of Video…and because its so much easier, I am video recording the master cleanse starting with Day 1. Please enjoy and remember, I am not a doctor and flush responsibly!

As I prepare for the greatest challenge of my life (in fitness) to date, I am trying to figure out ways to keep things fresh, interesting and moving forward. I will soon find myself getting board running and cycling on the same roads, so I will start to find alternative areas to increase my distances every week.

The part I dread the most of my upcoming training is the swimming. It’s definitely the weakest link in my repetoire of the 3 sports, but I’m up for the challenge. The nice thing about swimming is that summer is approaching, so I will be in the pool more often to both to cool off and improve my fish racing skills.

I’m getting ready to do another 10 day cleanse to rid my body of all toxins and garbage so that I can perform at optimum levels without any encumbrances. I am thinking about video taping my cleanse this time around.

Lots of activities in the works for both my personal and business plates this coming month. I’ve merged my company together with some of the best people on the planet and combined forces to build a fortune 500 company. This merger is one that I’ve been waiting a lifetime for and it was well worth going through all the difficulties, learning trials and tribulations of the past.

I’ve been traveling for the past few weeks for both family and business and recently attended the Natural Food and Beverage expo in Anaheim. The show was packed with food and drink of the future with a big play in organics. The shift to organic foods in the world is definitely here and there will be some big changes in the supermarket chains. With some strategic moves in product development and a solid marketing plan, we hope to take a piece of the marketplace with some of our new and exciting brands.

With all of my focus on business collaborations and new partnerships, I’ve not had any chance to play any tournament poker this year. It looks like the only event I will have an opportunity to be involved with is the World Series of Poker, provided a few things fall into place. Funding and sponsorship will play an important role in this years WSOP as I hope to represent some brands that can keep me healthy, focused and balanced during the month of June.

In addition to a month full of poker events, I will be training for the Silverman Triathlon which takes place in November. I recently made the commitment to participate in my first IronMan Triathlon just a few weeks ago and have begun training. The ideal situation is to be set up at the RIO with a mini training facility so I can run or bike on my breaks and in between play. It may prove to be a bit of a spectacle, but I dont want to miss this years WSOP or the necessary training to be ready for the Silverman. My friends, associates and partners are all working together to find me some equipment sponsors that will can help to make the month of June a little more comfortable to achieve my goals in 2008.

As the months of January and February blew by, some interesting events took place that I jotted down in different places (my office is a disaster zone). I just couldn’t seem to find the time to blog for the last 3 months and I’m pleased with my procrastination efforts of 2008.  I did however, gather up all the scraps of paper and reviewed my Google calender to finally get everything posted.

1.15.2008 - Sky turned 4 and is an amazing little human being. He continues to make me marvel, laugh and learn new breathing exercises for moments when I lose my patience.  He’s a bonafide negotiator and never takes no for an answer.

1.18.2008 - My truck was stolen for the second time in less than two years; its been almost 2 months and it doesn’t look like its coming back. It appears its time for a new truck and I guarantee it wont be a “Stealescalade” this time around. Some other information I’ve learned over the past few months is that Vegas has more stolen cars than any other city in the US and Escalades are at the top of the list for the most popular car to steal.

1.27.2008 - I turned 39 years old and soon approaching the big 40. I think I’ll start counting backwards when i hit 40 next year.

2.02.2008 - I Converted from Windows PC to a Macbook pro PC after 15 years of using Windows. The transition wasn’t as difficult as I thought it would be, however i’m still learning how to do stuff at the MAC store…I have to say that the MAC stores are the best in customer service i’ve ever seen. Something to be learned at that store, and i’m not talking about how to use a MAC.

2.11.2008 - Purchased a new Blackberry 8830 from Ebay along with some cool new faceplate parts from Hong Kong and I now have the most amazing phone on the planet. It has both GSM and CDMA technology and is good to use anywhere i travel in the world. But that’s not even the cool part; it has the best features, slickest design and is easier to use than any of the 100 phones I’ve tried in the past. I often think about the iPhone, but i dont think i’ll be changing over anytime soon.  This phone is the nuts!

2.17.2008 - Traveled to St. George Utah for the first time last month and found the drive to be amazingly gorgeous. Mountains and canyons were the scenery along the way and the weather was perfect. It might be the next city for the family if all the business dealings go as planned.

2.23.2008 - I enrolled Sky into his first team sport…soccer. Can’t wait for the first practice and game…he’s really excited to play.

2.26.2008 - www.gurupokertour.com was created at the request of my management team for all future poker sponsorship opportunities.

2.28.2008 - Finally decided on a car after renting several kinds over the last month. I purchased a 2009 Nissan Murano fully loaded with all the extras…and I mean all! Leather heated seats, voice activated controls, bluetooth handsfree phone, Ipod connector, Bose 12 speaker system with built-in subs, dual sunroof…and many more toys. I looked at a lot of cars and became a little discouraged after losing my Escalade to the thieves in Vegas, but I think I’m in love again! This time I dare anyone to steal my metal friend…I’ve got LoJack!

3.04.2008 - Went to Sky’s first soccer practice and laughed so hard I almost wet myself. The coach is very cool and makes its really easy for the kids to stay focused with some fun games like “chase the other kid with a shirt tail game…too funny!

The first month of 2008 is gone and I’m trying to figure out where it went. I am almost positive that the time lord has sped up the time continuum as there seems to be less than 24 hours in a day. I am working at least 12 of the 24 hours every day and while I am loving every minute that I seem to have track of, I am falling behind on the things I enjoy most and lose half of the day on a regular basis.

I’ve already broken my new year’s resolution by not writing everyday, not to mention I have been doing less exercise, not eating the way I want to or keep myself organized (resolution to myself) the way i planned. With all of this in mind, I’ve decided its time to do another master cleanse and reset the system. Its been almost 6 months and I think another cleanse is great way to put things back into perspective.

While I’ve not been great about keeping track of time and letting things slide a little, I have been researching like a maniac. My most recent finds include learning about water, its affects on the body (internally/externally) and the differences between bottled, tapped, filtered, structured and a ton more. I’ll be posting my findings soon.

Shame on me for not writing in over two weeks…I am back on the bike!

Today is the first day back after a tough few days of fighting off the flu that seems to be floating around getting everyone.  I didn’t go quietly though as I began to fight it the minute my head started to feel like a pin cushion and my throat started to close up.  The first thing I did was go to the “raw food” store down the street and get a pure blend of garlic, celery, parsley and beet juice.  I drank this concoction for most of the day then I took echinacea in capsule form followed by a chaser of E3 Live.

This was the first time I’ve actually taken E3Live, although I’ve been reading up on it for the last few months.  I usually drink one ounce of wheat grass everyday for cleansing but for the purpose of killing this flu I thought this would be a good time to try out E3 and see if it could help  with my fight against the flu. It worked like a charm.

The combination of power juicing, E3Live and popping echinacea every 3 hours did the trick as I was able to function in a limited capacity over the last few days without having to curl up into a ball like some of my friends have been doing when they got hit with this nasty virus.  I’m not sure exactly where I picked it up, but I am certain from what my friends have been describing that I avoided the worst of it.  I typically get sick once a year and I’m hoping this was my “one time” so the rest of 2008 is clear sailing.

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The year for me is going to be all about doing the right thing, creating good karma and paying it forward.  Based on the years past and my desire to understand and assess my successes and failures, I’ve paid close attention to my internal cycles.  In fact I have been tracking my cycles for years now and pay very close attention to when things are going smoothly or are seeming difficult; which largely depends on where I am in my cycle.   With that being said, 2008 is the beginning of my upswing  and the meter on the scale is pointing straight up!