When you set your mind to something, everything follows. It’s such a powerful determination that involves you applying all your willpower and your beliefs into that one or two or three things until you reach them. And speaking of will power, this second week has been even more challenging in many ways, but I’m glad to have gotten through it, and be done with it… so here’s the report!
This is not my first rodeo. I have done many detox diets in the past, to the point where I found a favorite one that I do every 6 months or sooner if I feel it’s time. Never have I done a cleanse this long though, two weeks has been my max, so I know after 14 days I’ll transition back to my favorite healthy foods and try to stay away from the not as healthy foods but have some normalcy again. I think my mind has been having some resistance to the cleanse this week. Finding some challenges with my reaction to some recipes, and knowing I got two more weeks to go, sometimes makes me feel frustrated. Still, I keep changing things around to make it work a bit better or easier. I’m finding the process just as emotional as it is physical. This is quite interesting because there is a mention in the book of how as you cleanse the liver, some of the adrenaline trapped in there for a long period of time is released. These pockets of adrenaline were produced by some kind of emotion, and then stored in the liver, so when they get released, the emotion does as well… hence the emotional healing. For me, it has come in the form of memories, old memories from childhood and teenage years long forgotten; as simple as my nana’s Bolognese pasta (smell, taste, place I was eating and all), or some more troubling memories from my young adult life. It has been a wide range of emotions, and that might be the culprit to the moodiness of the week. Boy was I moody!! And I did try to keep it controlled and cope with it for the sake of those living around me, but there were some days I was in a terrible mood. Sleep is still all over the place, I have no problem falling asleep, but still too much to do after baby falls asleep that I need to get to (like a shower!), and my son continues to wake up some random nights and not go back to sleep without help. That has me quite tired still, but I do see the improvement. The brain fog has been at an all-time high this week, and almost need to write things down as I do them or I completely forget what it was! I’m even forgetting to pick up items on my grocery list, as I hold it in my hand. Breathing through it though and being patient with myself as I do see the improvement in inflammation and some of the muscle pain. The rashes are still pretty bad, and this week I had a migraine so bad on Saturday, my head was going to explode! It even woke me up in the middle of the night. I refused to take any meds, as it would defeat the purpose, but it was better by the next day. I think I need to drink more water during the day too, it could be dehydration. I spend so much of the day cooking, cleaning, and making sure my toddler stays alive that I keep forgetting to drink more water… you know, before 11pm. Right now, everything processed smells and looks delicious. Every piece of bread, pizza, pasta, cookies, etc, seem like the only thing my body wants, and it doesn’t help my partner eats it in front of me. He has stopped eating some things while I’m around, but the ones that he does, definitely takes a lot of strength not to take a bite. I just keep thinking that all the effort I am doing will count for something, and I don’t want to lose what I already have done. But oh, how good they all smell! However, I keep introducing new fruits and smoothies to my baby and he’s liking them! Even the spinach soup was a hit the other night, yes! He still only takes a sip of celery juice here and there, but I keep trying. Can’t blame him, I am still having a hard time with it, and still get nauseous with it some days, but it’s starting to be more tolerable. The lemon water seems easier to drink first thing, and I keep waking up so thirsty you would’ve thought I went out drinking the night before… Prepping is something I am still not getting to do much of, but I will say it is getting faster in the mornings. Some days I really struggle, and it all depends on how much energy my baby has that morning. Little by little we seem to get into a routine, and we are getting more used to bringing and sharing fruit for snacks, or a juice or something I much rather put in our bodies. Before the cleanse I was relying heavily on the nut bars for afternoon snacks, and this week I have missed them a lot. Nuts are not really allowed, the rule of thumb is “in small quantities”, but I did find myself cheating a bit and grabbing raisins and nuts as a quick source of energy while doing landscaping or on the run with baby. That could be the reason why I only lost 2 pounds this week, but again, I am not doing this for the weight, and I gladly part with those 2 pounds all the same. In any case, I see my body changing shape, my clothes are fitting better, and I am starting to recognize my face in the mirror again. That-is-priceless. This week I did not get to do any yoga or meditation. It is frustrating, but it was a pretty busy week with doctors’ appointments and a pretty heavy landscaping project around my house (I have a big garden!), so I’m counting that as exercise; not to mention running after a two year old all day every day. For next week, the plan is the same. I think now I have a better idea of how to modify and structure the menus based on the samples given by the book, how to plan the snacks and grocery shopping, and I will continue to try and prep at night, but I’m not sweating it. Hopefully I will get some more exercise and some meditation, and I can’t wait to see what will happen with my symptoms. If the headaches go away and the body pain goes down, I will be really happy. Not one thing in the world will compare to actually having the energy to be a Mom to a supercharged toddler, and I can’t wait to report that I have at least 50% more energy to do just that! Once again thank you for coming to read this blog today. I really hope my experience is helpful for someone considering going on this journey. I hope it gives some hope to other people struggling with life and not having the strength to just do everyday life, and I hope you do reach out if you have anything to say or ask. I am here to talk to you, and I am here to remind you that you can do anything you set your mind to do. No change is too small if it takes you in the direction of a happier healthier life. Last but not least, don’t forget to visit my IG for recipes and other day to day stuff… Have a wonderful time! Love, Light, and Music… Yeshiva Lex~
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