So today will complete the first (of three) full week of the detox program. Boy has my mind, body, and soul been lifted for the better. I’m still not going out to run, but feel happy and good. I’m not exuding too much energy, but just enough. I recognize when I need to dial it back a little and when to go with the flow. This morning in my yoga class, I honored my body and chose not to ‘power it up.’ It was so beautiful to close my eyes and let the moves flow. I was in the zone.
Reality
Yesterday I had a meeting run long and it threw off my food preparation and eating schedule. I wanted to cheat last night so bad. But, I grabbed my journal and made my entry – pouring it into the book rather than food into my body. I then grabbed my detox book and reread some sections. It helped me get back into the zone. It helped me be okay with where I am today and where I want to be tomorrow. Again, one day at a time.
During my weak moment, I used my tools and I re-centered myself. I also took a hard look at the details around safely coming out of the detox. I’m so glad I did – it was alarming yet encouraging at the same time. At my completion, my body will be so clean that I have to follow the plan for reintroducing new (new to my body again) foods into my diet. I didn’t consider that my cells are regenerating and while they are doing this, they won’t recognize bread, grease, dairy, artificial colors and flavors, pesticides, and all the other things I’ve already flushed out. If I don’t have a plan, I could go into antaphylactic shock. THAT got my attention.
So, I pulled out my calendar and looked at what works for my schedule. Recognizing that I need at least 8 days to reset my body following the completion of the cleanse, I determined that I will need to shorten the actual detox phase a few days. This allows me time to reprogram my body in time for a vacation later this month. I wouldn’t want to be trying to carry a thermos of green pureed vegetables on a plane or go hungry and weak “waiting” until I can get the “right” food in my system. At first I was sad and then I remembered every day in is another clean day. Keeping with my ‘one day at a time’ mentality.
As of this morning of Day 7, I’m 6.5 pounds down with noticeable inches gone. Today, I’m recognizing how far I’ve come in 7 days, where I want to be 7, 14, 21+ days from now, and how healthy and happy I am and will continue to be on this quest, all by paying attention to my mind, body, and soul. It’s a journey, taking corrective action as necessary. No worries, no pressure, no expectations. Just me.
Namaste
