Woohoo! I love things that make me say 'wohoo'. It's one of my favorite words. Today, it's definately a woohoo day. For two reasons: I've juice fasted for 15 days. I think that's quite an accomplishment for me and I could easily forget to celebrate it in light of reason #2...I only have 15 days to go! I'm hungry right now so the idea of filling my tummy is quelshing my feelings of accomplishment. Give me a second while I go drink a bit of juice...
Ok, all better. And that's the thing; my empty stomach is just as filled by juice as it would be by any other late night snack. The problem is I've been craving bad foods (candy, cake - I'm a cake-aholic, chips) more in the last couple days than in the first 10. Let's face it, chocolate chip cookies and chips and ice cream are delicious but I'm craving them mentally more than for taste. I get stressed at work and I want candy. I'm 'too tired' to cook so I stop for a pint of ice cream. There's a bowl of chips in front of me so why not eat them all? Stress, fatigue, boredom, habit. They're triggers and they're all still here, lurking just below my resolve to feel better.
And that's what I hope to get out of the next 15 days. I hope that my resolve grows, my bad cravings are replaced with good, my laziness about cooking is replaced with the new habit of being in the kitchen everyday, my taste preferences are reset, and that I feel better and better. And better. Good enough that I see poor food choices for what they are; my choices to live good or to live poorly.
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