As you know I've been on a cleanse. It's been 23 days now. 23 days I've gone without dairy, meat, sugar, alcohol, and gluten. There have only been two coffee indulgences (without dairy or regret)--and they were good!
I have talked a little about why I wanted to do this. It's a kind of a general cleaning up of all areas of my life. Really, that means living with more awareness as to why I do things. I wanted to answer questions like why do I crave this? Why do I feel I need to buy this right now? How can I be more honest with myself and others? If I clean up a little and get real with myself, can I move forward in my life from a more authentic place?
My goal is not to get overwhelmed by all of these questions, however, I feel it is important to shine the light on ourselves once in awhile and see if we're okay with how things are. Am I okay with where my food comes from and how it's being produced? How is the food affecting my body? In yoga we learn to listen to what's going on. That's what I've been trying to do.
In three weeks my skin and digestion have improved significantly. I have more energy and no brain fog at all! I have been doing yoga and meditation every day. I feel like I'm letting myself be myself by saying what's on my mind and acting from clearer intentions.
I have not really been craving anything either. There were a couple nights were I wanted something sweet so I had naturally sweetened cranberries or Kris Carr's chia tapioca pudding and I was satisfied. The thing is, now I crave this feeling of health and vitality more than the cheese and the croissant. And I've learned a lot about nutrition and food combining along the way.
I haven't decided if I will continue not eating meat and I'm sure I'll have a croissant or cookie now and then, but I would rather jump through life feeling this way rather than trod about sluggishly with cotton in my head.
It just takes a moment to step back, to put some space between your desires and your actions, so you can question the motivations behind and the effects of your decisions.
p.s. It finally decided to snow in Montreal!
4 notes:
congrats on the journey my friend!! I think that is so noble of you to step back at something that we do so habitually and question it. We should always question our lives and our actions. You should blog about what you have been eating I'm curious as to how you've been doing it!
I hope to do that, actually. I'd love to share some of the recipes!
This is so awesome. I'm inspired now! I've done cleanses before, but never for more than a week. I like emphasizing raw foods, too -- it's like an entirely different eating experience!
My gosh... that's really inspiring!
Post a Comment
Thanks for taking time to leave a note.
Have a lovely day!