“M’aimer pour qui je suis”-”Love me for who I am”…perfect note to self.
Over the past five days, my boyfriend and I haven’t eaten any processed or packaged foods, any added sugars, or any animal products of any kind. We haven’t had any alcohol, and my four cup a day coffee habit has been reduced to one (what kind of loser can’t fully give up coffee, you ask? hi, this one). Instead, we’ve been juicing a lot, becoming reaquainted with that “water” thing that is all the rage, trying out new vegan* recipes and getting our greens in as many was as possible.
Why? To recharge and reboot. To mellow out my sweet tooth slash raging sugar addiction that came back with a vengeance after eating all of the cookies and all of the see’s candy in all of the land last month. To give our bodies what they need, not necessarily what they want, because let me tell you, all it wanted was chocolate truffles, wine, and crack pie (me) or jameson on the rocks, bacon and cheese (boyfriend). Preferably all at the same time. In a burrito.
The goal? Free up some space! Cut things out so there is room to let other things in. Not necessarily “good food vs bad food”, hell no- I’m not going to ever say that a green juice is any better than a big hunk of brie and a cold Imperial. Both are absolutely necessary, amiright?
But balance most definitely needed to be restored-inside and out.
Mostly inside.
Because who the hell cares what I’m eating? This whole “cleanse” thing goes farther, and deeper than just replacing salted carmel toffee (aka heaven in my mouth) with kale juice. I carried on the theme of cutting things out, the theme of dusting off and revealing my sparkle, of looking in a new direction, and made it my mission to give my mind, my heart and my spirit what it needs, not necessarily what it’s used to or comfortable with.
Shaking things up. Just because I’ve been eating it doesn’t make it good for me, and just because I’ve been doing it or thinking it or hell, feeling it, doesn’t mean it’s ok.
Letting go of the worry and grasping on to hope and faith.
Putting the anger aside and holding on to acceptance and gratitude.
Shutting the hell up with the negative self talk and placing some intention behind those thoughts of mine. Loving myself for who I am.
Drinking my juice.
Eating my veggies.
Getting my sweat on.
Letting go.
Opening up.
Dusting off.
Making room.
*Heck no, I’m not going vegan, Mom. I have a hot, sexy date with some In-N-Out on Friday. We are gonna get down and dirty…Animal style.
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i’m planning on “cleansing” after my 1/2 marathon in a few weeks. god help me.
I need a seriously cleansing after the holidays. I feel so slow and tired all the time. You are my guru! I love reading your recommendations!!! XOXOX AK
I, too, desperately need/want a cleanse, too, food-wise. I’ve been working on the heart ‘n soul cleanse the last week or so, now it’s time for the food cleanse. And yes, I’ve been pondering this juicing thing, but don’t even know where to start. Don’t own a juicer and I’m poor as hell so maybe juicing is for a bit down the road… Maaaaybe a baby step in the right direction is grabbing an apple instead of the chips?! Glad I’m not alone in this
xoxo J
Absolutely! It’s not an all or nothing thing at alllllll…little tweaks can make a huge difference!
I so needed to read this!
Ha! I’ve been a juicing machine this week…and almonds are my new best friend.
It’s all in moderation….right sista.
xoxo
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