These past two weeks have been Ca-Razy! Not only have we been prepping to leave Fort Irwin (finally!) and for our huge move to Hawaii but we decided to take a cross country trip to visit all of our family, threw a ski trip in there, and are planning on driving back to Cali for our Hawaii flight at the end of the month. Take all of the stress that is involved with moving alone, add a trip, and two kids under two... and no wine... and you have a slightly frazzled momma.
But, I have managed. The movers arrived this morning (only after a slight hiccup with transportation and the fact that they showed up a day late) but I feel like we really are going to get out of here! Praise the Lord!
Somehow, I have managed to stick to the detox. I'm still not sure how I've done it. I'm on Day 16 with five days left and this round has been quite interesting.
Last post, I briefly explained that I was doing the second level of the detox, which involved eliminating grains from my diet, as well as limiting my dairy. I was nervous about the dairy part since I was eating cheese in nearly every meal. Now that I think about it, doesn't that seem insane? It was definitely time to cut back on dairy.
That part has not been as hard as I thought. The cravings are not as bad this time around, either. And I practically have the list of what I can and can't eat memorized. The hardest thing this time around has been the convenience factor. Constant meal prepping and making sure that I have things in the house that I can eat has been so hard with everything going on. After a full and busy day, it has been so hard to not throw in the towel and just order a pizza. The crazy thing about that is that it's not because I WANT a pizza or am dying for one... It's merely because I'm tired and don't want to cook. What does that say about the food that is offered to us daily? I could easily pick up a salad at a fast food joint but would still be worried that there would be food in it that isn't healthy. Pretty mind blowing.
Luckily, Joe has been super helpful in going to get last minute things that we can cook and being encouraging about not giving up. I still have five days left and am a little nervous because after today, my kitchen will be cleaned out and I will have to be pretty creative to stick to it.
Joe asked last night if I still feel the same way about the detox as I did the first time around. Absolutely. 100%. I feel good, am sleeping well, and have had the energy to make it through these very busy days. On top of all of that, I love the fact that despite being so busy, I've still taken care of myself and my family and have given my body the fuel that it needs instead of the crap that I definitely would have resorted to if I hadn't been on it. Even with the brief thoughts of giving up, I keep resorting to the notion that this is life. There will always be something going on. There will always be a reason to "just do it later." There will always be an excuse and a justification.
NOW is the time to do it.
I'm tired of making excuses and justifications. And I love the fact that I'm not only changing my diet but changing myself. This detox has been positive on so many different levels.
My goal is to somehow make it through this week and come up with a goal for vacation time. I want to enjoy our trip without worrying but I also don't want to take a ton of steps back. I'm still searching for balance but I feel like I am on my way! Wish me luck!
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