Day 4 of The Master Cleanse Musings

Days 2 and 3 of The Master Cleanse were difficult. Extremely difficult. I ate a handful (okay several handfuls) of pretzels on Day 2. I obsessed over food and even imagined eating any food I could possibly eat on Day 3. That day is always the hardest and I took comfort in knowing that if I could get through that day, I could get to 10 or 14 days. I have a work luncheon today and I need to plan how I will handle it. People feel some kind of way if you go out to eat with them and don’t eat. My husband is also fstow since I’m fasting. He says the mood swings are a lot to deal with. I told him imagine if I was quitting nicotine, caffeine, heroin or cocaine. That’s how powerful sugars and carbs are to your system. But I feel clearer, and my fibromyalgia pain is almost gone in just 3 days. This cleanse never ceases to amaze me. 

One thing that has been difficult than all my previous cleanses is that I only lost a total of 3 pounds on the cleanse so far. Usually you lose that much or more in water weight the first day.  But I am reminded to focus on the non-scale reasons I am doing this. I’m tempted to get rid of the scale altogether but the one time I did that I ended up wayyyyy to heavy. 

My Aunt Traci was diagnosed with diabetes in her 30s. She called me and said- eat how I have to eat now, so you never get sick and have to eat like this. It stuck in my mind. The fact that I can choose to eat healthy, choose to fast, choose to cleanse and that I don’t have to based on a diagnosis, is empowering. 

Today, I choose me. And although this cleanse is tough (my family made homemade Popeye’s chicken sandwiches Day 2), I know the benefits far outweigh the struggle I am going through right now. I want to be free of the pull that unhealthy foods have on me. I want to finally get through this decades long struggle with obesity. I want my 40s to be the healthiest decade of my life. And what I do today, will decide if that manifests for me or not. 

What have you decided will be true for you this decade? What are you doing today to make sure that manifests itself in your life?

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Day one

Anyone who is been overweight and tried to lose weight knows about Day One. It's like the day after the Big Binge, the day where you visualize going all the way this time. This day is going to be different from all the other first days. That's what we believe with all our heart. How will this be different? What will our choices be this time that will be different from all the other times? That's what I'm here to explore with you. 

The journey of 1,000 miles begins with one step. 

All great things begin with a catalyst. 

Today is the day that I begin. But guess what I have discovered? That today is just a culmination of all the days that have come before this. And today will build on tomorrow. And in actuality the beginning of this particular journey wasthe day you were born and the end is the day you die. If we could see our lives this way it would be helpful.

How would you live if you knew you would die from diabetes? Would you give up the pop today? If you knew you were going to die from a stroke or heart attack, would you take your high blood pressure medicine? If you knew you were going to die from interpartner violence would you heed the warning signs and get out now? If you knew you were going to die from lung cancer, would you give up cigarettes? Make the decision to live the best life you can live and not to contribute to your own demise. That's what today means for me. A chance to live my best life and change the course of my life! 

Will you join me?