Reflection #1

So here I am, over a week into the detox. I've made it through exactly a week and 3 days of refraining from refined/processed or additive sugars. I'm proud of me, lol. In case I didn't say this in my last post, I will be cutting my experiment a week short due to financial constraints--the foods I've been able to eat are limited and costly, and at this time I cannot afford to do this a third week =/ . Therefore, instead of a 3 week detox, I'll be completing a 2 week detox. Meaning that this Sunday will be my last day on the detox diet--Yay.

I know for a fact that I wont eat or drink the same way I did before the detox, because I've learned to analyze and think about what I put into my body and how it effects my health--but now that Im aware and I see know how I can eat and work around things like High Fructose Corn Syrup, my eating habits have changed direction. When I first started this detox I was experiencing fatigue, severe mood swings, & struggling with craving certain foods, especially foods that I love which contain minor amounts of sugar (4 example, it annoyed me that I couldnt have Cheerios because they contained 2g's of sugar!! ahh) lol. But Luckily, by the fourth day I started to adjust to the new diet. I was excited about cooking new meals that I normally wouldn't cook, like spaghetti tuna salad. This detox has strengthened my self-discipline not only nutrition-wise, but overall. Believe it or not, spiritually I feel like I have learned a valuable lesson about disciplining my body and my life to do or not do what I say--it might sound weird, but I seriously feel like I have more control over my thoughts, desires, and overall attitude about everything. When you refrain from an addictive substance, or anything that you naturally enjoy, it's gonna be hard--BUT, once you've done it and overcome yourself--it's such a gratifying experience. That's also one of the reasons why I wont go back to my old eating habits, because I would totally demolish all of the things that I've built up thus far through this detox, such as self control, not buying unhealthy snacks at the local grocery store, drinking only water &/or natural juices instead of sugary drinks with no nutritional value, etc. So I guess what I'm trying to say is that I have learned a lot about myself and I'm really glad I decided to do this experiement.

til next time,
peace