Day 2

Here we are at day 2 so far..last whole foods eaten on Friday night at 6pm. Doing good so far, not to say this has been a piece of cake..mmm cake. Saturday I had to make 2 trips to the grocery store because I need to grab a few more things. That was certainly a challenge for me, I forced myself to stay up front in the fruits and veggies only so I wouldn't be tempted by anything I saw. Last night we were out running errands (I had packed 2 of my juices so I had plenty of nutrients for myself) but the person with me wanted Culvers. Rather than let that into the vehicle I just sat outside while she went in to eat her meal.

There are times my mind does dwell on what I could be having and what I think I want. But this is a mental thing as much as a physical one. I won't say that I am not hungry because there is a level of hunger there but I am not sure if this is true hunger or just what my mind is telling me. It certianly does not help that I am smelling chicken and rice right now...and being reminded that THEY have to eat and I CHOOSE to do this....yeah not helping...

It is a challenge at home, being the only one doing this detox. The smells of food cooking and then being asked to cook something is difficult. Sometimes I wonder if this was a good idea.

But when I start to wonder that I just remind myself that this is only for 7 days - anyone can do anything for 7 days. I can reset my mind and body to make better choices. I CHOOSE to do this. I can do this!

Day 1 begins tomorrow

Tomorrow I begin my juice cleanse, or detox. I am so ready and excited...I also wonder if I will have the ability to stick on the course. I wonder if I will have the mental motivation to overcome my food and sugar addictions/urges.

Here are some of the documentaries that I have been watching:

• Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead
• Hungry For Change
• Forks Over Knives

I also have a list of ones I want to watch yet:

• Tapped
• Killer at Large
• King Corn
• Frankensteer
• Fed Up
• Ingredients
• Food Matters

Just in the last week I have ready 3 books about juicing, diet and sugar addiction. It's eye opening what is in the products that people eat. It's almost scary what is in the food we consider healthy. How many things do we ingest because we have been told we need them when in reality it just lines the pockets of certain groups??

It's amazing when I started talking about what I am doing I found friends of mine that watched the same documentaries and were doing the same cleanse I am doing AT THE SAME TIME!!! It's amazing! 

Get educated!

What are the steps?

Eat eggs, eggs are bad. All protein & no carb. Balanced 40/30/30 plan. What is right? Every diet guru is selling you something, their interpretation of healthy, oh and they are trying to make a buck or two. I get so frustrated with being pulled in so many directions only to feel that I know less than before & I am stuck in the same miserable spot.

A few documentaries found their way to me while being snowed in for storm Draco. Ironically they both spoke of the health benefits of juicing. Now, before you scream in frustration let me share some thoughts. They spoke of always starting a "diet" on Monday & although you were unhealthy on Sunday suddenly Monday you feel deprived. This is me to a T. We start to focus on what we can't have. Rather than retraining our minds to think that we CAN have it, but we CHOOSE not to. Part of the problem is that we do not accept the fact that for days before we were accepting lots of junk into our system without thinking twice, and now we think that chocolate cravings will kill us.

I have come to understand that I am a sugar addict. I have zero actual sugar in my house, I gave up all soda a year ago, how can this be? We. I do eat bread, I have creamer in my coffee, I add flavoring to the 64oz of water I consume a day. I like things sweet. I will never turn down a good cookie, I enjoy frosting on cake, I will secretly pick up something sweet when I stop somewhere alone. That sounds like addict to me.

I never thought I could give up a soda, the chemically altered, drink I was fond of. After all I did like diet soda so that was okay right? Turns out that diet soda is designed to make you want more & actually increases weight!!

To start 2013 off on a good note I am going to embark on my quest to conquer sugar. To begin I am going to do a juicing cleanse. I am starting with 7 days but we will see if I end up doing 14 or even 21 days. This will also be a period of time away from my beloved coffee. I will be honest that scares me more than juicing for a week or more! I know this is part mental and part physical because I need to clean my body & mind of the toxins I have invested for 35 years.

After the cleanse is done I will be back to clean eating again because that makes me feel much better.

I am going around tomorrow to check price/quality/variety of the fruits & veggies. What a great way to kick off the week! I will share my experiences on here & I look forward to a great year ahead!