What is Dana Eating Now? TWO Weeks Later!

You better believe this java junkie immediately went back to her caffeine drip the very next morning after the cleanse. 

Plain & simple, I wanted to go back. There aren't enough reasons to stop this coffee habit o' mine. Yes, I do remember the 3-day headache - oh-so-clearly, in fact. Which does lead me to question exactly how much was I consuming before I started my body clean-out? uh... a lot. That alone probably justifies a once-a-year detox - get it out of my system & hit the "do-over" button. But for now... 2 cups of Joe every morning make me happier than I'd like to admit. (Along with my daily dose of Steve, that is...)

I must say, it has been smooth sailin' back to the reality of eating whatever the hell I want. 

My taste for foods have changed... or shall I say, my appetite has changed. I went back to eggs. I love them. Have 'em for breakfast with a peach every morning. But, I have yet to eat meat. Chicken or otherwise. Just have no taste for it. Don't crave it. & Don't feel like I am even missing out on it. Although, I had this crazy dream last night that I ate BBQ chicken with the skin! Like 4 or 5 pieces or something. I woke up in a panic. Thinking... "Did I REALLY just eat that? What the hell?" whew! nope. Just a dream. 

I know you are gonna want to just slap me for this one, but i speaketh the truth - I actually find lots of other grains, veggies, nuts, fruit and fish to be way more appealing than candy, chips, or even pizza. & I love pizza! or...er... I did anyway.

It's also less appalling than consuming animal products that leave me questioning how the animal was treated, what they were fed and if they were ill and being dosed-up with antibiotics when they were slaughtered, packaged up & sent off to my grocery store. I work too hard for this hard-body of mine to consume meat from a sick cow infested with antibiotics. 

Do you know the last time I was on antibiotics? Hmmm. That's a good question. Definitely in over 10 years. So, in 2 words: "F That." My muscle is formed and my tissues are healed from clean protein sources as much as I can possibly help it.

& Oh yes... the sweet tooth. You want to know if I have caved & went for the cookies & ice cream, right?

You're probably not going to believe this, but growing up I was the queen of junk food. I was skinny & I knew it & I ate whatever I wanted - & yes, I was a complete brat, or actually "princess" was what my mother called me for years. Then somehow my all-time favorite Graphic Design professor in college picked that up about my demeanor & started calling me Princess yet again! I thought it was quite funny. But from her it just meant, I knew what I wanted & that was a good thing. Anyway... I ate all-sortsa junk ranging from Twinkies to Suzie-Q's, Oreo's to Ring-Ding Jr's. Oh, & yes...Reese's!!! They were my wholly grail of candy bars - which is well, not really a "bar" as much as a "cup". I tried them again awhile back. Maybe a year ago? I couldn't even swallow what I bit off. Totally gross. What an utter disappointment from memories of my childhood. 

Have my tastebuds changed? or has the recipe morphed to use hydrogenated artery-clogging oil and high fructose corn syrup in place of good old fashioned granulated sugar? My guess? a bit of both. 

Last year for my birthday, Steve made me a custom-designed, dark-chocolate & natural peanut butter cup the size of my neice's head (the 2-year old, not the 4-month old). It totally rocked my health"ier" candy-livin' world. DAMN! That was the goods! The old-school packaged Reese's? Not so much &... probably not ever again.

Even before the cleanse my "sweet" tooth was more closely resembling a "nutrient-packed" tooth when compared to the average chick my age. So, it was slightly skewed to begin with, but none-the-less, I still don't have a desire for cookies or treats right now. I'm happy with my fruit. :) Berries, melons, apples & pears... that just does the trick for me.

I feel my daily routine and work schedule has been in better balance the last couple weeks, which I shared was an introspective outcome of the whole cleansing process. I have noticed my happiness factor has lifted and despite all the gloom & doom that encounters my world every day being a business owner in this economic climate, I have done a decent job of maintaining a different perspective on my physical health - I think of it as a "tune-up" for knowing when my mind and my body has had enough. I know when I need the company of a good friend, I know when I need a "power Hug" from my sister and I know when I need to check out & be a wife for awhile. These are some things I've know in the past, but some nuts & bolts had to be tightened up before I lost my sh*t.

This, along with the vegetarian-based eating style, broader spectrum of foods now in my shopping cart at my pal, Trader Joe's, and my decreased desire to scoff down chocolate chip cookies on movie night, I am in a much happier place in my life than I was a mere 3 weeks ago.

This just goes to show you, you can change your ways, your habits, your perspective, at any point in your life. YOU decide. That's the beauty of it. I wanted this for myself, at this point in my life. It was calling to me, even though I knew how challenging it was about to be both physically & mentally. It was my decision and my soulful purpose to work through it because I know where I'm headed in my career. I wanted all the ammo I could find to propel me there. So I can rise above and create more goodness for the world. The only way to do that is with clarity & lots of energy! So.. I got what I needed out of that 9-day cleansing journey, and then some! It turns out to be quite a delightful little gift. But, is not little at all. In fact, it's really the bigger part of what this journey's all about.

Comments

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So inspiring Dana! As you always are!! Thank you!

[Amy Gettings]

Thanks for being so HONEST! Just being "naked" about the truth takes a lot! Thanks for sharing your journey and inspiring people like me everyday! Keep up the great work :)