Day 13 of my Not Perfect Detox: I'm so done with this.
'Mom, you need to eat more!'
So I'm really tired today and I'm tired of my detox. I think I feel so wiped out because I had a couple of days this week where I had to really push through past exhaustion to the end of my day. I pay for even one of those days anymore, but two days of it requires real recovery time. That's just how it is.
I still don't have the energy to go running, but I wanted to get outside and MOVE so I took my son to the wetlands with me for a 'run'. We jogged together for just a few minutes for fun, then walked the rest of the way marveling at the high water and signs of spring. When we got home, I had to just go back to bed. My son suggested that I'm not eating enough and need to 'eat some real food... not this detox stuff'. I smiled. I feel the same way, buddy. I love that my kids tell me that. I love that they put their faith in nature and eating eggs and oatmeal and chicken stew and broccoli. It made me so happy that I sat down and joined him with his breakfast and told him I felt a little better. Then I took a nap.
I always tell people to do some exercise during their detox and I usually do. For one reason or another, I've had to cancel on my fun-runs the whole time. Thank goodness for my yoga mat. Nothing says 'gentle, loving movement' like a little yoga in the living room.
No, this detox is not going to fix my insomnia or my complete inability to adapt to stress. Yes, it's good for my body to stop eating gluten for a few weeks. It's good for anyone to clean things up and do an anti-inflammatory diet for a few weeks for 3 weeks. It still helps me remember what it's like to eat a diet that makes you change how you cook and shop for a while. And that helps me do my job better. But I need to keep digging deeper for that and just keep eating and resting and doing what I can.
This detox helped me REALLY appreciate any old food. A simple bowl of egg fried rice or a bowl of chili with no cheese on it and no cornbread on the side. These are wonderful things. Totally satisfying and nourishing.
I find myself thinking that I'm done with this. We should just stop now and go back to normal life. 2 weeks is enough. But I'm going to do this... I'm going to take a few deep breaths, get through this day and see how I feel about it tomorrow. One more day can't hurt and it might help me get over this hump. I can do anything for one more day and I think I remember thinking the same thing last year and it got better.
So I'm really tired today and I'm tired of my detox. I think I feel so wiped out because I had a couple of days this week where I had to really push through past exhaustion to the end of my day. I pay for even one of those days anymore, but two days of it requires real recovery time. That's just how it is.
I still don't have the energy to go running, but I wanted to get outside and MOVE so I took my son to the wetlands with me for a 'run'. We jogged together for just a few minutes for fun, then walked the rest of the way marveling at the high water and signs of spring. When we got home, I had to just go back to bed. My son suggested that I'm not eating enough and need to 'eat some real food... not this detox stuff'. I smiled. I feel the same way, buddy. I love that my kids tell me that. I love that they put their faith in nature and eating eggs and oatmeal and chicken stew and broccoli. It made me so happy that I sat down and joined him with his breakfast and told him I felt a little better. Then I took a nap.
I always tell people to do some exercise during their detox and I usually do. For one reason or another, I've had to cancel on my fun-runs the whole time. Thank goodness for my yoga mat. Nothing says 'gentle, loving movement' like a little yoga in the living room.
No, this detox is not going to fix my insomnia or my complete inability to adapt to stress. Yes, it's good for my body to stop eating gluten for a few weeks. It's good for anyone to clean things up and do an anti-inflammatory diet for a few weeks for 3 weeks. It still helps me remember what it's like to eat a diet that makes you change how you cook and shop for a while. And that helps me do my job better. But I need to keep digging deeper for that and just keep eating and resting and doing what I can.
This detox helped me REALLY appreciate any old food. A simple bowl of egg fried rice or a bowl of chili with no cheese on it and no cornbread on the side. These are wonderful things. Totally satisfying and nourishing.
I find myself thinking that I'm done with this. We should just stop now and go back to normal life. 2 weeks is enough. But I'm going to do this... I'm going to take a few deep breaths, get through this day and see how I feel about it tomorrow. One more day can't hurt and it might help me get over this hump. I can do anything for one more day and I think I remember thinking the same thing last year and it got better.
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