Remember a while back I did a detox? Well, I’m doing it again.
I know the concept of detoxing is a bit divisive. While I agree that a detox is not going to cure or fix anything, and that’s there’s no replacement for eating well all the time, I still think that it can be good to take a little mental break, to recalibrate, to spend some time doing something super clean and healthy for your bod.
At some point last year I stopped cooking. I just got tired of it. Seriously. There’s only so long you can cook for one and still find it interesting, and last year I reached that point. Unsurprisingly, at about the same time I stopped eating well. I had a major case of cbf and wtp* and I’ve been feeling increasingly shit – both mentally and physically – since then. And, MAN!! I am so angry with myself!! I know that when I eat really well and kill myself at the gym, I feel better: more balanced, happier, more positive, just… good. And when I don’t, I don’t. But when I start feeling crap it’s really hard to turn myself around and convince myself to eat a carrot instead of a latte and to stop watching FNL and go for a run instead. You know?
I’m doing the cleanse now because I want to fill my body with delicious fruit and veggies, take a break from my current less-than-healthy diet, and to help wean myself off coffee (my addiction to which I’m starting to question). Also, I’ve been sober for a year! How awesome is that? Definitely worth celebrating with a week of fresh, organic juices.
I’m using Schkinny Maninny again, though off my own dime this time (but at a discount, which is nice). My diet was not as clean before I started this cleanse as it was last time, and I’ve had more negative effects. One morning I accidentally drank green tea instead of herbal, and had a pretty impressive hurl shortly after. Yesterday I woke up with a pounding headache. Plus (tmi alert) there’s been lots of toilet time. But today, four days in, I’m feeling pretty damn good. (This is how the detox went down last time.)
*what’s the point – I just made that one up, but you can use it if you want