Camo-caffeine highs and sugar lows
Here's to new music. It's just what I need to pick me up out of the dumps.
I'm on day 13 of my cleanse. Technically I could stop tomorrow but I think I feel the need to continue on for one more week. It takes roughly 21 days to change a habit, so I'm hopeful that I will continue to avoid dairy products. I love that. "Hopeful." As if it's out of my hands. I can totally take control of this, and pursue a full-on vegan lifestyle. A few times in the past week, I let it drop that I was vegan without the full background "Cleanse" story, and I felt like such a liar. Maybe that's where the angry vegan stems from; feeling the need to advertise their beliefs when it's not really necessary.
In any case, I'll be mindful of my eating habits again this week, start my day with a glass of lemon-water, and eat some grains or fruit for breakfast. I continue to avoid alcohol (my pregnant friend Tasha introduced me to Beck's 0.0, and it's awesome), refined sugars and wheat. I cheated a bit this weekend and had some samosas after an adventurous evening of walking through the city. I think I'll make smoothies this week, I haven't done that in a while for some reason. I weave in and out of good habits, I guess that's normal.
What's not normal is my mood. I was trying to explain myself to a friend last night, how my energy level seems to have stabilized, as opposed to having many highs and lows: camo-caffeine highs and sugar lows. As a result of a more equalized system, I'm missing the wide-eyed enthusiasm I've been experiencing for the past several months. That's part of the reason I want to stretch this out another week. Let's see if that comes back.
In the meantime, I'm trying to take advantage of this "down" time to do some soul-searching, figure out a few things and attend to my inner self. I've been wanting to meditate too, so I should stop wanting and start doing. I shelve things. I shelved daily meditation for about 12 years. Time to dust that one off and put it to use.
The Vaccines (super awesome!!),
Katie
I'm on day 13 of my cleanse. Technically I could stop tomorrow but I think I feel the need to continue on for one more week. It takes roughly 21 days to change a habit, so I'm hopeful that I will continue to avoid dairy products. I love that. "Hopeful." As if it's out of my hands. I can totally take control of this, and pursue a full-on vegan lifestyle. A few times in the past week, I let it drop that I was vegan without the full background "Cleanse" story, and I felt like such a liar. Maybe that's where the angry vegan stems from; feeling the need to advertise their beliefs when it's not really necessary.
In any case, I'll be mindful of my eating habits again this week, start my day with a glass of lemon-water, and eat some grains or fruit for breakfast. I continue to avoid alcohol (my pregnant friend Tasha introduced me to Beck's 0.0, and it's awesome), refined sugars and wheat. I cheated a bit this weekend and had some samosas after an adventurous evening of walking through the city. I think I'll make smoothies this week, I haven't done that in a while for some reason. I weave in and out of good habits, I guess that's normal.
What's not normal is my mood. I was trying to explain myself to a friend last night, how my energy level seems to have stabilized, as opposed to having many highs and lows: camo-caffeine highs and sugar lows. As a result of a more equalized system, I'm missing the wide-eyed enthusiasm I've been experiencing for the past several months. That's part of the reason I want to stretch this out another week. Let's see if that comes back.
In the meantime, I'm trying to take advantage of this "down" time to do some soul-searching, figure out a few things and attend to my inner self. I've been wanting to meditate too, so I should stop wanting and start doing. I shelve things. I shelved daily meditation for about 12 years. Time to dust that one off and put it to use.
The Vaccines (super awesome!!),
Katie
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