Oh, the joys of the moon cycle!
It's always interesting when I'm detoxing. I never quite know what to expect. The first day, I was all cocky and arrogant and like, "I have no cramps! This sugar detox is amazing!" (the only other 2 times in my life I didn't get menstrual cramps was when I was doing raw food detoxes.) But they came in full force on the second day this time around. I'm desperately craving chocolate, just like any other month, but haven't yet indulged in an Endangered Species bar or a Green&Blacks. Just drinking my choco-chai and riding out the waves.
Today I replicated a delicious warm drink I once had at the Wings bookstore at the Unity Church in St. Petersburg, called the "chai-coff-ski." Say it phonetically, and think of the Russian composer. I made it with 1/2 chai tea, 1/2 coffee, and 1/2 chocolate almond milk. I know, that doesn't work out in the proper ratio, but it was tasty nonetheless. I REALLY wanted to dump a couple tablespoons of sugar in it. But, I restrained myself. I made lentil soup instead.
For dinner tonight, I was going to throw in a veggie burger, but we didn't have any that were vegan, so I had some sprouted grain, high protein toast, with Earth Balance spread, some mixed nuts, and an apple with the rest of the chocolate/coconut/peanut butter dip from a few days ago. Now I'm hungry again, and really jonesin' for something sweet. Even the "Juice Plus" chewable vitamins are calling out to me.... "eat us, we're healthy for you...." but 2 of the first 3 ingredients are Tapioca syrup and Evaporated cane juice. What will I do???
....OK, I had some Triscuits. Not exactly health food, but contain no sugar, they're vegan, and they were satisfying. And now I'm sipping a big glass of water- not the greatest idea at 9pm, but I realized that I really didn't drink enough water today.
I realized that September is the perfect time for me to take a sugar vacation. There are no holidays with obligatory sweets, and no one in my house has a birthday, so there was no saying "I'll start next week after this event...." I was just able to decide I wanted to do it and jump right in, rather spontaneously, with nothing looming ahead to thwart my efforts. Maybe September should be National No Sugar Month...what do you think? Should we start a revolution? (Sorry, Virgos and Libras, I don't mean to deny you your birthday cakes.)
I'm looking at the calendar, and see that I only have a week and a day to go on my 21 day journey. Tomorrow marks the 2/3 point. (I don't have a game plan for Day 22 or beyond, just yet.) So far, I've lost 2 or 3 pounds, and my body- especially my arms- feels a little leaner. The past couple of days I've been kind of tired, but that's probably just the effects of the moon cycle. I've been sleeping well at night, and getting a lot of work done during the day. Today I was really focused and crossed a whole bunch of items off my to-do list, hooray! (I know, you can't tell I'm feeling focused from this blog post, it's all over the place.) The rest of the week is going to be full of activity, culminating in a great workshop this weekend. I'm going to go hit the sack and do some reading to prepare for it.
Namaste!
It's always interesting when I'm detoxing. I never quite know what to expect. The first day, I was all cocky and arrogant and like, "I have no cramps! This sugar detox is amazing!" (the only other 2 times in my life I didn't get menstrual cramps was when I was doing raw food detoxes.) But they came in full force on the second day this time around. I'm desperately craving chocolate, just like any other month, but haven't yet indulged in an Endangered Species bar or a Green&Blacks. Just drinking my choco-chai and riding out the waves.
Today I replicated a delicious warm drink I once had at the Wings bookstore at the Unity Church in St. Petersburg, called the "chai-coff-ski." Say it phonetically, and think of the Russian composer. I made it with 1/2 chai tea, 1/2 coffee, and 1/2 chocolate almond milk. I know, that doesn't work out in the proper ratio, but it was tasty nonetheless. I REALLY wanted to dump a couple tablespoons of sugar in it. But, I restrained myself. I made lentil soup instead.
For dinner tonight, I was going to throw in a veggie burger, but we didn't have any that were vegan, so I had some sprouted grain, high protein toast, with Earth Balance spread, some mixed nuts, and an apple with the rest of the chocolate/coconut/peanut butter dip from a few days ago. Now I'm hungry again, and really jonesin' for something sweet. Even the "Juice Plus" chewable vitamins are calling out to me.... "eat us, we're healthy for you...." but 2 of the first 3 ingredients are Tapioca syrup and Evaporated cane juice. What will I do???
....OK, I had some Triscuits. Not exactly health food, but contain no sugar, they're vegan, and they were satisfying. And now I'm sipping a big glass of water- not the greatest idea at 9pm, but I realized that I really didn't drink enough water today.
I realized that September is the perfect time for me to take a sugar vacation. There are no holidays with obligatory sweets, and no one in my house has a birthday, so there was no saying "I'll start next week after this event...." I was just able to decide I wanted to do it and jump right in, rather spontaneously, with nothing looming ahead to thwart my efforts. Maybe September should be National No Sugar Month...what do you think? Should we start a revolution? (Sorry, Virgos and Libras, I don't mean to deny you your birthday cakes.)
I'm looking at the calendar, and see that I only have a week and a day to go on my 21 day journey. Tomorrow marks the 2/3 point. (I don't have a game plan for Day 22 or beyond, just yet.) So far, I've lost 2 or 3 pounds, and my body- especially my arms- feels a little leaner. The past couple of days I've been kind of tired, but that's probably just the effects of the moon cycle. I've been sleeping well at night, and getting a lot of work done during the day. Today I was really focused and crossed a whole bunch of items off my to-do list, hooray! (I know, you can't tell I'm feeling focused from this blog post, it's all over the place.) The rest of the week is going to be full of activity, culminating in a great workshop this weekend. I'm going to go hit the sack and do some reading to prepare for it.
Namaste!
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