And so, we are here… the final week! Four short and long weeks of doing the cleanse suggested in the Medical Medium book. I almost can’t believe it, and just like that it feels like it flew by! Such a rollercoaster in so many ways, I wasn’t sure if I could keep it up at times, but it makes me super proud of myself to say that I held up my promise and finished it rain or shine. The question is, what are the comments now that the final results are in?
Well… I do feel better, A LOT better, about 40% better as far as inflammation, headaches, and joint pain goes. I would say the brain fog is down about a 30% overall, which is amazing when you don’t sleep enough, spend your days running after a toddler and trying to keep track of everything. I am still tired, but less than before, and could probably use more sleep, but that is a work in progress. Still, I have had more energy than what I have had in the last couple of years. The cravings have subsided, it’s more a “hmmm that smells good and I’d like to taste it” kind of thing now. Much more manageable as I finally leaned in completely and accepted the new diet in my life. I have to say my moods have been a lot better this past week (for which I’m sure everyone around me is thankful lol), and overall, I have felt less anxiety this past week. The rashes… oh the rashes! Still there, it’s the last thing clinging onto my skin like its life depended on it (and it probably does), however, they are somewhat better. Something that was interesting to see this week was the fact that I saw some inflammation come back, and my left knee was up and down, however, I am still able to bend it all the way with just a slight discomfort. I would say it is a win from not being able to bend it completely, not even for child’s pose. Also this week, I found it hard to eat some salads with lemon juice, it started to upset my stomach as it used to do a while back… this would be the reason why I also stayed away from raw garlic and kept ginger to the minimum. The morning routine has become more normal, and now I can manage to have the celery juice made and ready in about 20 mins assuming baby doesn’t pull me much. So, overall, we are getting more used to it. This week was particularly challenging with snacks as I was out of the house most of the afternoons, but we resorted to apples, pears, bananas, nectarines and tangerines, and did pretty good. For the lunch and dinner recipes, I kept making salads and did cooked meals at least 3 nights, mostly for convenience of time. I have to admit some days it is exhausting to be cooking so much, cooking the two or three different menus per meal, and I feel like adding more pasta to the boiling water. But being a tired mama did not persuade me enough to break the commitment to myself. At the end of the day, I would be cheating myself and no one else. I have to say I am super proud of sticking with it. I didn’t think I would make it four weeks on [mostly] raw food, but I did! And the little modifications I made so it became easier for me, I do not regret one bit. I have actually started to enjoy this kind of eating more and crave more fruit. The only downside is the lack of true healthy food restaurants where I live in the Southern US… it’s nice to get a break from the kitchen and it is close to impossible to get a nice big salad or vegan dish in my town. This week I did exercise! I managed to work out twice, plus the usual running after and lifting the toddler. Add a couple of long walks to that, and I would definitely say my week had more movement. I managed to do one short meditation, and that is a start. Having spent a little more time on physical exercise and mental well-being, definitely helped keep my anxiety levels lower. I do see my thinking patterns much better, and my brain has been able to focus a lot easier. It’s almost like I can have defined thinking processes with a beginning and end to the idea, also something I haven’t been able to do in a while. And speaking of things that haven’t happened for some time, I am proud to say I lost another 4.5 lbs. this past week, bringing the grand total to 18 pounds! Woohoo!! That feels like a huge accomplishment!! The biggest takeaway I got from the last seven days, was realizing the emotional process my soul went through. I have been comparing this experience to the experience at Kripalu Center for Yoga when I trained to become a yoga instructor. It was also a four weeklong intensive program, but in that case, I stayed on a hill in the middle of nowhere for the whole month, had limited internet and communications, and immersed myself in a very amazing experience at a very hard time of my life. All that sent me into a process I will never forget. This process felt a lot like the four weeks at Kripalu. The emotional patterns were pretty much the same: resistance the first week, rebellion on the second week, anger on the third week, and acceptance on the fourth week… that would be my super condensed sum up of the emotions. Allowing and witnessing the process was half the battle and coming to peace and acceptance with myself allowed for me to let go of emotions that have been trapped inside me for far too long. In a way, I feel liberated and lighter, with a new canvas to paint new stories. In the coming weeks, I have decided to stick with the diet. I will add more cooked food and will consider adding some processed foods within reason, but still sticking to the morning detox routine, and salads. I want to see what happens if I add more exercise and meditation to the same menus. Besides I feel so good, I don’t really want to go back to the same ol’ foods that were not helping before… continuing to eat like this can only keep helping, right? Thank you for walking with me this far, I really hope you got something positive out of this exercise. Please leave me a comment and tell me what keeps you going every day, ask any question, or just say anything you would like. I love hearing from you! As always, feel free to visit my IG for more videos and recipes. I will be back next week with more reports on my journey and a whole new entry about how to get back to health. Have a wonderful time and see you soon! Love, Light, and Music… Yeshiva Lex~
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