What Mensies?

I used to hate me period, now it's not so bad... Let me tell you the little tale.

I think I got my period in the 6th grade. But I never really started to have any of the really bad symptoms until I went into high school. I'm talking all of it... cramps, bloating, fatigue, short-term memory loss (lol, seriously), air headedness, constipation (TMI???), mood swings, the full nine yards. In fact, I would get cramps so bad to the point that I would turn white as a ghost and almost pass out. On a couple occasions I was in so much pain that I actually was throwing up. ...these types of issues continued over the years and even up until about a month ago.

...but before a  month ago, actually about 13 months ago, I actually started taking birth control for several reasons. The first was that I was getting married and babies are not in my near future plans. The second was to help control my break outs, which didn't actually help that much. The last thing which is the one good thing about it was that it regulated my periods and made them lighter, but it did not eliminate any of my period symptoms. One month ago, I quit the birth control because frankly, I believe the natural way is the best way. I hate the idea of pumping my body full of pills and things that just aren't being produced or provided naturally.

About two months ago, one of my really good friends contacted me about this product that she started repping that was all natural and is geared toward weight loss, clearing the mind, and other amazing health benefits. It is called Javita. She didn't want me to just try the product, she wanted me to sell it. Straight from the begining, I was like "Hell No". I didn't want to hassle with it. Every couple weeks or so she would try again to get me involved. Finally, I caved. I listened to her pitch, and I was intrigued. A cup of instant green tea later, I was on board... I mostly wanted to do it for the weight-loss benefits because as a newly wed I packed on a little extra weight. What I didn't realize at the time was how much this product was going to change the way I look, but my life as a whole.

About 5 weeks ago friend dropped off my boxes of samples to share with people, I couldn't help but get my little grubby fingers on a packet of the tea. I had just started my period that day so I was tired, moody and felt like a dead beached sea lion. I needed the pick me up to get through the rest of my day. Literally within 10 minutes, I was a new person. I was up on my feet running around the store like a boss, getting things done. The fatigue was gone, my moodiness was gone, and my bloating was subsiding.

That week, I drank my Javita Lean & Green Tea twice a day for the entire week, and not only did I lose 4 pounds, I did not have cramps, I did not bloat, I was not tired, and my mind was clear, and my period was lighter!!!. It was like I did not have a period even though I did. It was incredible.  Even this week, my period week,  my period is lighter, my mind is clear, I am energized, no cramping. ...it's just like "WHAT MENSIES!?"

I, at this point in my life, have no desire to get pregnant, so every month I get excited to get my period because I want my period (strangely enough). I used to be happy about it for the first 30 seconds, and then I wanted to spend the rest of the week burrowed in the sheets with a barrel of chocolate ice cream that is filled with chocolate brownies, chocolate fudge, chocolate pieces, and don't forget the chocolate sauce. The fact that I no longer have all the symptoms, but just the gory part is literally the most amazing gift that I could have received from tea. If I'm going to have to bleed out for a week every month then I want it to be as comfortable as possible, and right now I feel like I could run a marathon. ...before I would start to cramp up and get sick just from speed walking a quarter mile. I no longer want to attempt to cut out my ovaries with a butter knife while lying on a heating pad in severe pain. I no longer want to hide in my bed like a  sloppy angry troll that hogs all the chocolate in the house. I just want to be and am the most sunshiny version of myself during what used to be the worst week of every month.

What I am trying to get at is that Javita didn't just change my period, it changed my life. It means that I get to enjoy all four weeks of the month now, not just three.

If you are curious about this amazing product that I am head over heels obsessed for click here or feel free to contact me. It is a little on the pricey side to be honest, but with how I feel now compared to how I used to feel when I had my periods... It is worth every penny. Midol & Aleve have never fully worked for me. So, to have a product like this at my fingertips, that I can keep in my purse or car, that is just easy to incorporate into my life is such a blessing. Why didn't God save "life-threatening" menstrual symptoms for terrorists, rapists, and murderers instead? Damn you, Eve!!! Why'd you eat the fruit!?!?!?